Are you happy with your current wireless carrier? This week on the GeekWire radio show, we explore the relative strengths and weaknesses of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint with help… Read More
The wireless industry has seen more executive changes recently than it has in a decade. Today’s big move comes from AT&T, which is promoting Glenn Lurie to the position of president and… Read More
A year ago, T-Mobile undercut its wireless rivals by unveiling an entry-level plan that gave customers unlimited calls and texts for $40. The plan promised 500 MB with no overage fees… Read More
With a T-Mobile merger no longer on the table, Sprint has kicked off a pricing war with the introduction of a family plan that offers twice as much data at same price as… Read More
Verizon comes out ahead of rivals AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint in nearly every category of performance — including reliability, data speeds and phone calls — in a new study of the U.S. wireless market by… Read More
If you can’t join them, beat them. That’s the message from T-Mobile after Sprint this week decided not to pursue a merger with the Bellevue-based wireless carrier. After some initial smack talk,… Read More
Apparently T-Mobile CEO John Legere was holding back on his criticism of Sprint, but now that a merger between the companies is no longer in the cards, he’s letting loose —… Read More
Wall Street seems to have really liked the idea of Sprint and T-Mobile tie up. Shares of both companies tumbled on Wednesday morning after reports emerged that Sprint is canceling… Read More
Updated at 4:30 p.m. with additional details. Sprint is abandoning its attempt to acquire T-Mobile, according to a breaking news alert this afternoon on the Wall Street Journal’s website. An… Read More
T-Mobile will not move forward in negotiations with Iliad, the French-based telecom company that has made a $15 billion bid for the wireless carrier. The WSJ is reporting that the… Read More
A T-Mobile sale has appeared inevitable for almost a year, following constant rumors that it’s in talks with Sprint, and more recently, when a little-known French telecom company made an out-of-the-blue bid. But now,… Read More
As Sprint and T-Mobile prepare to merge, the companies are now reportedly looking to raise money to bid for wireless airwaves. The Wall Street Journal notes that the wireless giants want to… Read More
Sprint customers in Seattle will finally be able to have access to 4G LTE service. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier announced today that it is expanding its 4G LTE coverage to… Read More
A Sprint and T-Mobile tie-up is looking even more likely after news this morning from Reuters that Sprint has already lined up eight banks to help finance the buyout. The… Read More
Answering questions from reporters Wednesday night in front of an audience of enthusiastic employees and partners, T-Mobile CEO John Legere was careful not to comment specifically on T-Mobile’s widely reported merger talks with Sprint… Read More
What do you get when you mix the third-and-fourth-largest wireless phone carriers together? You get a combined wireless carrier that serves about 100 million subscribers and a coverage area that nearly blankets… Read More
Sprint’s merger with T-Mobile is moving closer to reality. Sources tell Bloomberg that Sprint is set to offer 50 percent stock and 50 percent cash for Bellevue-based T-Mobile US as soon as… Read More
Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son isn’t giving up on a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, based on his comments at Re/code’s Code Conference. When asked about Sprint’s lackluster LTE coverage, Son… Read More
LTE data lovers, beware: Sprint has started sending out notices to people who use the most data on its network, informing them that their speeds may be throttled in order… Read More
T-Mobile added a net total of 2.4 million customers in the first quarter — the biggest growth in its history — including record expansion of 1.3 million customers in the coveted category of… Read More
You may not see T-Mobile CEO John Legere bashing Sprint on Twitter later this year. That’s because Sprint is reportedly gearing up to acquire T-Mobile and make Legere CEO of the… Read More
Sprint may have posted better-than-expected first quarter earnings today, but the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier is losing customers at an increasing clip. Sprint reported a loss of $151 million (4… Read More
It seems like T-Mobile’s “Uncarrier” moves are continuing to work. According to a report by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, T-Mobile saw the greatest subscriber growth out of any U.S. carrier… Read More
T-Mobile’s moves have indirectly forced the hand of its larger wireless competitors in a variety of ways over the past year, but now T-Mobile CEO John Legere is trying the… Read More
Sprint announced today that customers switching to one of the company’s new “Framily” plans can get up to $650 to cover the cost of leaving their old carrier. Users can… Read More
Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son wants to buy Bellevue-based T-Mobile, in part so he can launch a “massive price war” against rivals Verizon and AT&T. Son, the president of SoftBank, made… Read More
Planning a cross-country road trip? Verizon’s the best bet for cell phone service. According to new research into wireless network performance released by RootMetrics, Verizon has the best overall service, though AT&T… Read More
Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son is going to be taking his case for a merger between Sprint and T-Mobile to the public, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.… Read More
The wireless industry is abuzz over a potential merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, but it’s not clear yet if U.S. regulators would be willing to let a deal go through.… Read More
Sprint continues to trim staff in the Seattle area following last year’s acquisition of Clearwire, the Bellevue broadband wireless operator started by telecommunications pioneer Craig McCaw. Sprint, the third largest… Read More