Articles about T-Mobile

How to make industry giants chase you, and other lessons from 28 years inside T-Mobile

Mike Katz is leaving T-Mobile after 28 years, from selling VoiceStream phones at a Circuit City to running marketing, strategy and products. He reflects on the Un-carrier turnaround and the business lessons behind it. Read More

T-Mobile to cut 77 jobs in Washington state, impacting corporate and retail positions

The workforce reductions span frontline, regional, and corporate roles, eliminating positions ranging from retail mobile experts and account care specialists to principal systems architects and senior directors at the wireless carrier. Read More

From engineering to elected office: How a generation of Indian Americans is reshaping civic life

India’s 80th Independence Day drew a governor’s proclamation, declarations from four mayors, and a line around the block. Harini Gokul, who came to the U.S. as an engineer and now serves on the Medina City Council, explains how the same talent pool that filled engineering teams has risen to CEO offices and council seats. Read More

Jimothy raids the corporate pantry: Amazon adds extra $200K to food bank gift after raccoon art auction

A friendly challenge sparked by a portrait of Jimothy, Seattle’s favorite short-spined raccoon, drew in regional heavyweights, including Microsoft, Starbucks, Alaska Airlines and others. Read More

Disaster hits home: How Amazon and other companies are responding to Washington state wildfires

Amazon’s Disaster Relief team is sending emergency supplies; Boeing is donating $250,000; F5 is supporting employees; and other efforts are responding to the devastation in Spokane, Wash. Read More

Jimothy keeps on giving: Amazon and others match winning bid for raccoon art, to benefit food bank

A painting of the short-spined raccoon by prolific Seattle artist Ryan Henry Ward attracted a winning bid of $6,543.21 in an informal Instagram auction this weekend, with all proceeds directed to the Ballard Food Bank. Read More

Podcast

Microsoft’s reset, a new era for Seattle startups, and how AI is changing everything for founders

On this week’s show, we’re on the GeekWire deck for our annual founder open house, where we dig into Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs — including a major Xbox shakeup — and the surprising rise of hardware companies on the GeekWire 200. Read More

T-Mobile exec Mike Katz exits after 28 years, as carrier reshuffles top ranks and taps ex-AT&T leader

T-Mobile’s longest-tenured Un-carrier architect is leaving after 28 years, as CEO Srini Gopalan reshapes the carrier’s leadership team and brings in a former AT&T executive. Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle tech exec named Dropbox CPO; Xbox VP among layoffs; C-suite changes at T-Mobile

Past exec at Amazon, Microsoft and Google is now Dropbox’s first CPO; T-Mobile appoints a new C-suite leader and promotes another; and Xbox VP Kevin LaChapelle is laid off in Microsoft’s big round of layoffs. Read More

KredosAI raises $7M, led by BMW’s venture arm, to use AI to help companies collect late payments

KredosAI, an Issaquah startup founded by former T-Mobile executives, raised $7 million led by BMW i Ventures for its AI platform that helps companies collect overdue payments while keeping customers. The round brings its total funding to a little over $10 million. Read More

Opinion: Governor’s new economic council snubs startups, forgets AI

Seattle angel investor Charles Fitzgerald argues that Gov. Bob Ferguson’s new Economic Development Council is backward-looking, lacks startup and VC representation, and ignores AI — the single biggest force shaping Washington’s economy. Read More

Gov. Bob Ferguson taps Amazon, Microsoft and others as concerns over Washington economy grow

The group includes leaders from technology, aerospace, organized labor, higher education, tribal governments, ports and economic development organizations who will advise the governor on policies aimed at strengthening Washington’s economy. Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft names first chief design officer; execs resign from T-Mobile and OfferUp

Microsoft veteran Jon Friedman was named the tech giant’s first chief design officer; Susan Loosmore resigns as T-Mobile EVP; and OfferUp’s chief growth officer departs. Read More

Tech Moves: C-suite exec leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines; Amazon leaders depart; HashiCorp CTO resigns

Lindsay-Rae McIntyre leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines, while HashiCorp’s co-founder leaves the company and two Amazon execs depart. Read More

More layoffs at T-Mobile: Company confirms it’s ‘further aligning’ IT org

The new round of cuts comes less than two months after T-Mobile shed 393 workers in Washington state. Read More

Tech Moves: Carbon Robotics’ new CFO; Microsoft gaming GM goes to Netflix; Nordstrom gets VP of AI

Carbon Robotics names a CFO; Nordstrom gets a VP of AI; and a Microsoft gaming GM goes to Netflix while one of its longtime legal leaders retires. Read More

Super Bowl tech ad roundup: Al can kill you — or help find your lost dog

rtificial intelligence is taking over the Super Bowl LX commercials much like the technology is taking over our lives. And that’s a good thing if your dog has gone missing. Or a bad thing if you’re paranoid about Alexa bringing the garage door down on your neck. Read More

T-Mobile layoffs: Telecom giant cuts 393 jobs across Washington state, including VP roles

T-Mobile is laying off 393 employees spanning more than 200 different job titles, from analysts, engineers and technicians to directors and managers. Read More

Tech Moves: Acumatica hires CPO; former Amazon manager named new mayor of Bellevue

Tech Moves tracks the latest personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry. Read More

Tech Moves: T-Mobile names COO; Microsoft and Amazon execs depart; Redfin vet joins RentSpree

T-Mobile names a new COO, Microsoft and Amazon execs depart, and a Redfin vet joins RentSpree as CTO. Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia names first AI chief; Textio founder joins Microsoft; T-Mobile exec departs

Expedia nabs Xavier Amatriain from Google to serve as its first chief artificial intelligence officer and data officer while Textio’s Kieran Snyder takes a role at Microsoft. Read More

Tech Moves: Yoodli, A-Alpha Bio, MoxiWorks add execs, TiE Seattle names president

Seattle startups Yoodli, A-Alpha Bio and MoxiWorks add to their C-suites, TiE Seattle names a president, and other Seattle-area tech moves. Read More

T-Mobile will power Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System coming to Major League Baseball in 2026

Human umpires will remain behind the plate calling balls and strikes in Major League Baseball games, but next season their calls will be officially open to challenge via technology for the first time. Read More

Who is T-Mobile’s new CEO? Veteran telecom exec Srini Gopalan to succeed Mike Sievert in top role

T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert will step down Nov. 1 after more than five years in the role, handing the reins to COO Srini Gopalan, a veteran telecom exec who says he will focus on “truly unleashing the Un-carrier.” Read More

Tech Moves: Google VP departs; T-Mobile shakeup; Nvidia’s new product leader; and more

— Marketing vet Brian Hall has left Google for a new, undisclosed position. Hall, who made headlines after he was… Read More

Photoillustration: Hiker using mobile device while magenta-tinted satellites orbit in the sky above

Google’s Pixel 10 launch sends T-Mobile’s satellite phone service into the data zone

T-Mobile subscribers who buy one of the phones in Google’s newly announced Pixel 10 lineup will be able to explore… Read More

New filing: T-Mobile lays off 121 employees in Washington

T-Mobile laid off 121 workers in Washington, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department posted on Friday. GeekWire previously… Read More

From underdog to top dog? T-Mobile completes a 12-year quest — but Verizon says not so fast

BELLEVUE, Wash. — For more than a decade, T-Mobile has branded itself as the industry outsider — the brash “Un-carrier”… Read More

T-Mobile claims U.S. network lead, unveils new DoorDash perk and T-Satellite launch date

BELLEVUE, Wash. — T-Mobile announced a new partnership with DoorDash, offering a free subscription to the DoorDash DashPass beginning July… Read More

Alan Boyle holds up iPhone in Oregon cafe

The smart way to text via satellite with your smartphone: It’s not exactly rocket science

NEHALEM, Ore. — When I bought myself a phone that was built for satellite texting, nearly three years ago, I… Read More