Data breach takes the sheen off T-Mobile’s strong financials
T-Mobile US posted a solid set of results this week, but it hasn’t all been plain sailing.
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T-Mobile US hack affects 37 million customers
Magenta mobile operator T-Mobile has been left pink with embarrassment following a data breach affecting 37 million customers.
Ryan Reynolds could hand T-Mobile a Mint
T-Mobile US could be looking to buy Mint Mobile, the MVNO part-owned by Ryan Reynolds, it emerged this week.
T-Mobile buddies up with Verizon on FWA broadband mission
T-Mobile US is on a mission to prove that fixed wireless access (FWA) is succeeding as a replacement for traditional broadband services and has chosen an unlikely ally to help it get its message across: rival operator Verizon.
T-Mobile releases IoT developer kits into the wild
US operator T-Mobile is launching IoT developer kits which is describes as ‘its next step to unleash developers to innovate for wireless.’
T-Mobile US introduces off the shelf 5G solutions for industry niches
US operator T-Mobile has launched a suite of ‘ready-to-deploy’ solutions for smart cities and businesses operating in the retail, manufacturing, and logistics sectors.
T-Mobile is providing the 5G goods to a new AI wildfire detection system
T-Mobile, Pano AI and Portland General Electric are deploying 5G-connected cameras to enable an AI-powered active detection system designed to help emergency services stop wildfires early.
T-Mobile and SpaceX’s plan to kill mobile dead zones comes with a lot of caveats
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has promised there will be ‘no dead zones anywhere in the world for your cell phone’ – but there’s not much substance on offer yet.
T-Mobile US spends $3.5 billion on 600 MHz licences
T-Mobile US has acquired two 600 MHz spectrum licences at a total cost of US$3.5 billion, underscoring its commitment to add low-band frequencies to its 5G network.
Ericsson beats Huawei to win T-Mobile Netherlands 5G work
T-Mobile Netherlands has announced that Ericsson will be the apparently sole RAN vendor for its 5G network upgrade.
T-Mobile US launches voice over 5G
Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and Qualcomm all chipped in for the launch of TMUS’s voice over 5G service, which is now available in areas of Portland and Salt Lake City, as long as you have a Samsung Galaxy S21 5G.
T-Mobile US reportedly got hacked, tried to pay off hackers, but still got stung
Following a hack last year, US operator T-Mobile apparently tried to buy back the stolen data, a move which backfired as the data remained on sale nonetheless.
T-Mobile limits presence at CES but the show goes on
US operator T-Mobile says the vast majority of its team will no longer be attending CES, while Amazon, Meta, Twitter and Pintrest have reportedly pulled out entirely.
The curious case of T-Mobile’s 3G shutdown date
UMTS network closure data was originally October 2021, then it was April 2022, and now it’s back to October.
Closure of Sprint 4G network probably not a big deal to T-Mobile US
When T-Mobile US published its Q2 results last week it once again talked up the progress it is making in integrating Sprint and upgraded its merger synergies guidance for the second consecutive quarter. But it didn’t think to mention its plans for closing down Sprint’s LTE network next summer; it took the eagle eyes of LightReading to notice it had sneaked that piece of information onto its Website.
New subs bolster T-Mobile’s quarter, again
T-Mobile USA reported a strong Q2, which the company attributed to growth of its subscriber base, outgrowing its direct competitors AT&T and Verizon.
Verizon also entrusts its messaging and RCS to Google
Following in the footsteps of T-Mobile and AT&T, the last of America’s “big three” Verizon announced that Android Messages will be the default bearer of its RCS messaging service from next year.
Deutsche Telekom sounds out potential bidders for Dutch business
The German incumbent has made no secret of its plan to offload T-Mobile Netherlands, and now it appears as if that process has begun in earnest.
EE and AT&T are winning the early 5G performance races
Two reports analysing operators’ 5G performances in the US and the UK have put EE and AT&T slightly ahead of their peers respectively, but there are no sweeping winners.
American telcos have sounded another death knell for RCS
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have pulled the plug on Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative (CCMI), the telcos’ joint initiative to develop an RCS-based cross-carrier rich messaging solution.
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