These are the companies alleged to have links to the NSA surveillance scandal
Many names have popped up in the long-running scandal, so we thought it would be a good idea to bring them together in one handy resource.
T-Mobile reports largest growth in four years
T-Mobile on Thursday posted its second-quarter earnings results, including 1.1 million new customers in the second quarter of 2013. The iPhone accounted for nearly a third of sales.
With MetroPCS, T-Mobile could help Apple reach 9 million new potential iPhone buyers
It may not be the iPhone 5 they buy — the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S may prove more attractive — but that’s OK.
Analyst: Verizon’s network neutrality challenge may have to wait until fall
We’re going to have to wait a little longer before we know if the network neutrality rules the FCC implemented in 2010 are hear to stay. The courts aren’t likely to hear the case until fall.
T-Mobile-MetroPCS merger: Now all that’s left is shareholder approval
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has become the latest and final regulator to give the nod to the merger, although the resistance of some shareholders may still stand in the way.
Patent troll sues Apple, Google and everyone else, but BT denies involvement
A U.S. non-practising entity is using an old BT patent to attack Apple, Google, Motorola, HTC, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and others. However, BT denies any connection with the suit, saying it sold away all rights around the broad patent.
It’s quickly official: T-Mobile and MetroPCS agree to merge
A deal between T-Mobile and MetroPCS combines 42.5 million customers, which keeps T-Mobile behind Sprint in terms of subscribers, but it creates two opportunities: A wider, faster rollout of LTE services with more spectrum and a chance for Deutsche Telekom to eventually leave the U.S.
T-Mobile grows but its lack of iPhone is still a problem
T-Mobile is still struggling after its planned acquisition by AT&T fell through. In the first full quarter after the proposed merger was scuttled, the nation’s fourth largest carrier managed to gain only 187,000 customers; most from lower revenue businesses, such as prepaid and M2M.
Sprint, MetroPCS were “hours away” from now-dead $8B deal
MetroSprint? MetroPCS came within “hours” of joining forces with Sprint, according to a report, before the deal was killed by Sprint’s board. The $8 billion deal would have seen further consolidation in the wireless industry, but would have been tough sledding.
Why LTE sucks (your battery, that is)
LTE phones are the fastest things on the airwaves, but they can also suck a battery dry in a few hours. Here are five reasons why your new Samsung Galaxy Nexus or HTC Vivid is going dead right after lunch time.