Industry Keyword: T-mobile
Mobile & Infrastructure
‘Fake it until you make it’: 5G marketing outpaces service reality
Mobile phone companies advertise high-speed 5G service with US maps splashed with pink or blue to suggest widespread coverage, but the latest generation wireless technology is actually only available less than a third of...
Mobile & Infrastructure
Softbank agrees strategic share swap pact with Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom has struck a share-swap deal with Softbank Group to increase its stake in US unit T-Mobile and sold its Dutch unit in a major restructuring that strengthens the German group's transatlantic focus.
As...
Mobile & Infrastructure
T-Mobile investigating claims of customer data breach
T-Mobile is investigating a claim on an online forum post which says the personal data of over 100 million users have been breached, the company said.
"We are aware of claims made in an underground...
Mobile & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom seeks investors to bankroll German internet overhaul
Deutsche Telekom is offering investors stakes in a company it is creating to overhaul Germany's internet cables to help foot the bill for much-needed network modernisation, three people familiar with the matter said.
The deal...
Mobile & Infrastructure
Verizon to launch 5G internet for businesses in 21 American cities
Verizon Communications, which is one of the largest telecom companies in the world, has announced that it will launch 5G internet for businesses in 21 US cities this month, expanding its presence from Chicago,...
Mobile & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom second-quarter results buoyed by consolidation with Sprint
Deutsche Telekom reported jumps in annual revenue and profit following US unit T-Mobile's $23 billion takeover of Sprint, while its underlying performance beat market expectations.
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Deutsche Telekom reports a jumps in annual revenue...
Mobile & Infrastructure
SoftBank seen booking 75% first-quarter profit drop as it returns to profitability
SoftBank Group is seen booking a 75 percent first-quarter profit plunge, albeit making a return to profitability, since the COVID-19 outbreak continued to weigh on the platform and general technology bets of Chief Executive...
Mobile & Infrastructure
T-Mobile shares priced at $103 each in SoftBank sale
US wireless carrier T-Mobile US said it has priced a sale of its shares at $103 each in a deal that will see SoftBank Group divest a portion of its stake, a major step...
Mobile & Infrastructure
SoftBank kicks off $21 billion sale of T-Mobile shares
SoftBank Group Corp unveiled a series of transactions on Monday to divest more than $21 billion worth of stock in US wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc, as it seeks funding for a $41 billion...
Mobile & Infrastructure
SoftBank to sell $3.1 billion worth of Japan telecom unit stake
SoftBank Group Corp said it plans to sell 5% of its domestic telco SoftBank Corp, currently worth $3.1 billion, as part of a programme to raise $41 billion through asset sales. KEY POINTSSoftBank Group Corp...
Media & Content Platforms
Apple unveils a $399 iPhone SE as coronavirus stalls economy
Apple has just released a smaller iPhone priced at $399, cutting the starting price for the company's smartphone line in a move to broaden its appeal to budget-conscious customers as the coronavirus pandemic hobbles...
Mobile & Infrastructure
T-Mobile owner sets sights on becoming dominant in the United States
Deutsche Telekom is aiming to become market leader in the United States, Chief Executive Tim Hoettges has said, now that a deal for its T-Mobile US unit to take over Sprint is within reach.
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