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Deutsche Telekom Considering Selling T-Mobile To MetroPCS
About a year ago, AT&T said that they were intending to buy out T-Mobile USA. After massive government regulation, that deal fell through. According to Bloomberg, T-Mobile’s parent company Deutsche Telekom is now considering selling off the company to MetroPCS, the fifth largest carrier in the U.S. MetroPCS and T-Mobile would merge under a single entity or they might sell off the business entirely.
Categories Deutsche Telekom, MetroPCS, T-Mobile, T-Mobile USA
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T-Mobile Says iPhone Network Compatibility Coming This Year
T-Mobile’s network will be compatible with the iPhone later this year even if they are not selling the device. T-Mobile is working with Ericsson and Nokia-Siemens for their $4 billion 4G LTE deployment. This addresses T-Mobile’s lack of the iPhone and a more advanced 4G LTE network. Ericsson and Nokia have experience building 4G LTE when they worked with Verizon Wireless and other telecom companies. T-Mobile also said today that they have secured spectrum from AT&T last week as part of the merger breakup fee.
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Categories Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Ericsson Inc., Nokia Corporation, T-Mobile
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First Google Phone Prototype Looked Like A BlackBerry
The court battle between Oracle and Google has caused some documents to be opened up containing photos of the first Android prototype from 2006. This phone was a prototype for a “Google Mass Market Phone” and it shows a portrait QWERTY keypad with a landscape screen on top. The 2006 prototype would have had a 200MHz ARM Cortex v9 processor, 64MB RAM, 3G connection, USB connectivity, Bluetooth 1.2, miniSD memory expansion, and 2 megapixel camera on the back. “At Google, we believe we can be successful in transforming the mobile experience-in the same way we have revolutionised the fixed internet experience,” stated Google in a document from back in 2006. Google never released this prototype, but they did approach T-Mobile USA with this device and was considering releasing it for $9.99 per month with an unlimited data plan.
Categories Android, Google, Oracle Corporation, T-Mobile
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AT&T’s 4G and T-Mobile’s 3G Has The Fastest Wireless Services In The U.S.
The four major carriers in the U.S. have been tested for how fast they run. Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile all have some kind of 4G technology whether it is LTE, WiMAX, or HSPA+. Each of these carriers claim that they have the fastest or most reliable, but who is being truthful. PCWorld conducted a test called “2012 Mobile Speed Test” and found that AT&T’s 4G LTE service is the fastest download speeds while Verizon’s 4G LTE network had the fastest upload speeds. The T-Mobile HSPA+ 21 network was the fastest 3G service. Sprint’s 3G ad WiMAX technology was behind all of their competition. The real-world speed tests were conducted in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle and Washington DC.
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Categories AT&T, AT&T Inc., Sprint, Steve Fox, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless
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T-Mobile Hosting Event For One S On April 18
We now know that T-Mobile is planning to announce the release of the HTC One S on their network on April 18th. Currently April 25th is the launch date rumored for the HTC One S. The One S is a compact smartphone that has a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor with up to 1.5GHz dual-core CPUs. The HTC One S also has a 4.3? screen with contoured Corning Gorilla Glass and has a 7.9mm design
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Telecommunications Companies Creating Centralized Database For Tracking Stolen Mobile Phones
The four major U.S. wireless carriers have made an agreement to work with the FCC for creating a central database to track and disable stolen mobile devices. The database will be designed for tracking phones that are reported as stolen and deny them the ability to access voice and data services.
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Categories AT&T, AT&T Inc., FCC, Sprint, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc.
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FCC Responds To AT&T’s Claims That T-Mobile Could Have Avoided Layoffs
The Federal Communications Commission has rejected a notion that job cuts at T-Mobile are a sign that regulators should have allowed AT&T to buy them out. T-Mobile said that they were closing 7 call centers, which would lead to 1,900 jobs being cut.
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Categories AT&T, AT&T Inc., FCC, Federal Communications Commission, T-Mobile, T-Mobile USA
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T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm Announces Elimination Of 1,900 Jobs
T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm sent a memo to employees announcing that 1,900 jobs would be eliminated nationwide because of the closure of seven call center facilities. About 3,300 positions are being slashed in total, but 1,400 jobs are being added at the remaining 17 call centers. “Looking ahead, we will also be restructuring other parts of the company,” said Humm.
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Categories Philipp Humm, T-Mobile, T-Mobile USA
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Vivox Acquires Droplet To Integrate Video Chat Into Their Platform
Vivox is a social communications company that has acquired Droplet Inc. Droplet is a developer of patented technology that delivers high-quality video chatting on mobile networks. Vivox plans on integrating Droplet’s mobile video software into their VoiceEverywhere platform. VoiceEverywhere is used by over 80 million fans that generated 3.5 billion minutes of voice per month.
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T-Mobile USA Revenue Drops To $20.6 Billion
Deutsche Telekom has announced today that T-Mobile USA will be launching a high-speed LTE service sometime next year. However the most recent quarter was one of the most brutal for T-Mobile.
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Categories Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile
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