StarHub the latest to suffer customer data breach
The Singapore telco detected a data dump on a third-party site containing personal information of more than 57,000 of its customers.
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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.
Ericsson shares plunge on China woes
It’s official: Ericsson is being punished by China for Sweden’s decision to ban Huawei. Otherwise thing’s are looking OK for the kit vendor.
AT&T sells its cloud soul to Microsoft
US communications group AT&T has thrown in the towel, selling its Network Cloud technology to Microsoft and moving its 5G stuff onto Azure.
Verizon is getting up to speed with its 5G spectrum aggregation
Verizon has achieved speeds of 4.3 Gbps in a lab trial that saw it aggregate C-band and mmWave spectrum.
Verizon finally abandons its media folly
US operator group Verizon thought it might be an idea to get into the media game by buying two internet dinosaurs.
5G boosts results in US… for towercos, not telcos
The biggest takeaway from Q1 reporting season is that in this, the 5G rollout phase, the impetus remains with the tower providers rather than the mobile operators themselves.
Verizon kicks off 5G C-band rollout
Verizon has begun deploying RAN equipment from Ericsson and Samsung to enable it to use its recently-acquired C-band spectrum.
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.
Does Verizon have the fastest 5G in the world?
Verizon really does have the fastest 5G in the world, or at least it is allowed to make that claim through its advertising, according to an advertising standards ruling this week.
NYC fastest mobile city in US, boosted by Verizon
Residents of New York City had the fastest mobile data speeds in the US in the second half of last year, according to new statistics from RootMetrics.
Verizon refocuses its consumer business on the Yahoo brand – brilliant
Some bright spark at US telco group Verizon has decided all its media products should be aligned with the iconic Yahoo brand.
Verizon will blow $10 billion on 5G roll out
Verizon will spend $10 billion over the next three years rolling out 5G on its new C-band spectrum and is completely unphased about making a return on its massive investments.
Verizon lets slip its 5G can significantly increase phone power use
US telco Verizon seems to have been accidentally honest in a tweet from its support team admitting that turning off 5G can help conserve battery life.
Verizon drops $45.5 billion on 5G spectrum
The FCC has announced the winning bidders from the recent 3.7 GHz spectrum auction and Verizon is top of the list, accounting for more than half of the eye-watering spend.
Verizon is the most valuable telecoms brand, Reliance Jio the strongest
Size matters in the latest iteration of Brand Finance’s 2021 ranking of the world’s most valuable telecoms brands.
FCC Democrats silent on calls for US cable providers to censor right wing news
Two Democrat US Representatives have written to a bunch of cable and streaming providers calling on them to do something about claimed misinformation on TV news.
Verizon Tracfone deal could cut consumers’ Lifeline, US states warn
A group of US states has warned that Verizon’s proposed acquisition of Tracfone could affect the ability of American consumers to access low-cost mobile phone services.
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