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Signs of the Cloud

With ARPU on most services declining, there’s a new sense of urgency for CSPs to figure out how to earn a greater share of the customer’s wallet as well as find ways to sell more services to that customer. ...More
April 26, 2011
Posted in Blog, Revenue Management, Service Creation & Delivery
AT&T: Competition In U.S. Wireless Market Plentiful

AT&T also said it does not consider T-Mobile USA – the company it wants to buy – a close competitor. ...More
April 25, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Deutsche Telekom Exec: T-Mobile USA Under Pressure

An executive with Deutsche Telekom said T-Mobile USA has been struggling to compete with its larger rivals and other competitors that are aggressively growing their wireless operations. ...More
April 22, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
AT&T: T-Mobile Acquisition to Solve Capacity Crunch

The telecom titan said it “cannot simply wait for the next major auction" to solve the increasing pressures on its network. ...More
April 22, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
AT&T Files Application with FCC in T-Mobile Merger

Several critics of the merger are expected to weigh in with the FCC in the coming months. ...More
April 21, 2011
Posted in News
Neustar To Buy Evolving Systems’ Numbering Solutions

Neustar says the $39 million acquisition furthers its long-term goal of simplifying operators’ OSS architectures by mitigating cost and complexity. ...More
April 21, 2011
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
Brightpoint Finalizes Deal for Latin American IT Distributor

With its investment in Intcomex, Brightpoint says it will expand its presence in the wireless markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, offering its customers and vendors access to an established network of resellers, retailers and customers. ...More
April 20, 2011
Posted in News
AT&T Exec Strikes Back at Sprint over Merger Criticism

In a blog posting, AT&T’s Jim Cicconi said Sprint’s chief executive said things about the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile merger that were “way off base" and “totally at odds with his own past statements." ...More
April 18, 2011
Posted in News
FCC Opens Proceeding on AT&T-T-Mobile Merger

AT&T has not yet filed its application with the FCC for permission to acquire T-Mobile USA From Deutsche Telekom. ...More
April 14, 2011
Posted in News
AT&T Files Merger Application with DOJ

The Department of Justice will review the combination of AT&T and T-Mobile under antitrust law. The FCC is tasked with determining whether the merger is in the “public interest." ...More
April 12, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News