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Sprint Ups Ante With DISH, Increases Bid for Clearwire

Sprint calls this bid for the half of Clearwire it doesn't own its "best and final offer." ...More
13 hours ago By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Sprint Wraps Buy of U.S. Cellular Assets

The carrier says this will significantly increase its network capacity and improve the customer experience in these markets. ...More
May 17, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Ericsson, Accenture Named Tops in Telecom Operations Management

Gartner says the TOMS market became more concentrated in 2012, with the top 20 vendors accounting for about 58 percent of total revenue, up from 56 percent the previous year. ...More
May 16, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Verizon, Comcast Post Strong First-Quarter Numbers

Verizon, CenturyLink and Comcast were among the U.S. communications giants that delivered strong first-quarter financial news to their customers and investors. ...More
May 16, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Redknee Expands Deal With EMEA Operator, Reports Bigger Profit

Redknee's charge@once unified offers service providers what the company calls a flexible, next-generation convergent charging, rating and billing system. ...More
May 14, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing, Service & Network Management
Level 3 Buying tw telecom Would Bring 'Massive Value'

Level 3's name comes up regularly when there is major M&A speculation, but many analysts have said it wouldn't be a good move for the company due to its debt and slow integration of Global Crossing, which it acquired in 2011. ...More
May 8, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
M&A Helps Allot Take DPI Lead Over Sandvine

Service providers' deep-packet inspection (DPI) product revenue approached $600 million last year, up 28 percent from 2011. ...More
May 7, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Service Creation & Delivery
Clearwire Spurns DISH's Advances, Recommends Sprint's Offer to Shareholders

Shareholders, who will vote on the proposal on May 21, saw no mention of DISH Network in the letter, despite the satellite provider's offer of $3.30 per share for all of Clearwire, which is higher than Sprint's bid of $2.97. ...More
May 6, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Obama Taps Tom Wheeler to Head FCC

Wheeler's experience in the wireless industry will likely prove valuable as the FCC is at the forefront of rapid advancements in technology and is actively involved in how spectrum is distributed. ...More
May 1, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
T-Mobile-MetroPCS Deal Should Close Soon

The merger has gotten its final necessary approval. ...More
April 25, 2013
Posted in News