As we look back over the first half of 2017, there has been much non-activity on the merger front. Many people (myself included) expected greater merger and acquisition activity but other than a few fiber related transactions, nothing material has transpired. Sprint and T-Mobile are still separate companies, and DISH has not merged with or […]
By Ken Schmidt, Omar Masry, and Rick Edwards Are you a homeowner who’s recently received a notice indicating that a new small cell antenna is going to be erected on or near your property? Or a lawmaker who has received one of the industry’s new opinion papers about small cell antenna regulations? Or an FCC […]
The Super Bowl LI fans streaming into NRG Stadium in Space City expect to witness a game-winning touchdown that will go viral. However, seeing it once won’t be good enough – not in this retweet world. If you turn back the calendar to July 1969, there was a different type of touchdown trending. The brains […]
YouTube spokesperson said today that T-Mobile’s new BingeOn video streaming service, which it offers to subscribers for free, is interfering with and reducing the quality of YouTube video traffic. According to The Internet Association, an Internet advocacy group, “T-Mobile’s new ‘streaming optimization’ program appears to involve throttling of all video traffic, across all data plans, regardless […]
1. At heart, it’s all about network anti-congestion strategies. We’ve got to hand it to T-Mobile – they’ve been trying hard to market their shortcomings, such as network gaps and spectrum position relative to other wireless service providers, as advantages. T-Mobile was the first of the Big Four telecoms to offer WIFI calling, connecting phone […]
Google has signed a deal with Sprint’s CEO Masayoshi Son, and is in negotiations with T-Mobile, to launch a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) service using Sprint and T-Mobile wireless networks. Google has stated that its new wireless service, known as “Nova”, will be “experimental” and that the end-goal is to provide best-case seamless connectivity […]
In August, Marriott, along with the American Hotel and Lodging Association, petitioned the FCC to clarify whether hoteliers have the right to block guest’s personal Wi-Fi hotspots. The FCC responded in October by fining Marriott $600K for blocking guests’ personal Wi-Fi access.
The Big Four Wireless Carriers (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile) are in the business of churning customers from another service provider to their own network. The price of monthly plans rivals a fast and reliable connection when it comes to subscriber satisfaction. Verizon, AT&T, and most recently Sprint have broadened their service offerings by packing […]
The driving force behind this is the monetization of video-based demand, which relies on providing consumers the best user experience – both indoors and on-the-go. The installation of Wi-Fi also opens the door to revenue-sharing opportunities through location-based advertising and related analytics and big data.
T-Mobile’s solution to capacity issues (eg: too many people placing heavy demands on the network)? Free femtocell coverage aka “Uncarrier 7.0”. Recently, T-Mobile has been receiving a deluge of customer complaints, particularly regarding in-building (indoor) service. Without the low frequency spectrun that other wireless providers have, T-Mobile’s indoor network is at a disadvantage. To compensate, […]