U.S. Wireless Data Market: Q4 and Year-End 2008
An overview of mobile market trends and data from 2008 — with an eye on 2009.
View ArticleU.S. Wireless Data Market, Q1 2009
The U.S. mobile market has weathered economic storm better than its counterparts in other developing nations.
View ArticleMobile Q1: All Eyes on Tablets, T-Mobile and AT&T
Tablets and LTE proliferated, but the big story of the first quarter was the AT&T/T-Mobile deal that would drastically change the mobile market.
View Article12 tech leaders’ resolutions for 2012
The tech industry’s premiere thought leaders discuss the importance of big data, social media and sleep and give advice for the future of the industry.
View ArticleOpportunities still exist in a consolidated carrier space
A flurry of consolidation over the last few years has all but killed off regional carriers and increased the dominance of tier-one operators. But opportunities still exist for innovative service...
View ArticleResearch: Mobile Q1: All Eyes on Tablets, T-Mobile and AT&T
But while Android’s momentum is undeniable, it is increasingly hindered by the growing threat of malware and the very real problem of fragmentation. Google is moving aggressively to address both...
View ArticleGigaom: Could former Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo take a suffering T-Mobile private?
After leading two international carriers, Sol Trujillo might be coming home. According to Bloomberg, Trujillo is looking to buy T-Mobile USA with the help of private equity. So far he's hit…
View ArticleGigaom: Small and medium-sized carriers join forces to combat AT&T and Verizon
The Rural Cellular Association is now the Competitive Carriers Association. The name change acknowledges the new reality that not all nationwide mobile carriers are created equal -- T-Mobile and Sprint...
View ArticleGigaom: AT&T scoops up the remnants of Alltel to harvest its spectrum
AT&T is buying up the remaining piece of Alltel still in operation for $780 million. Though the deal gives AT&T 585,000 new subscribers, judging by the price Ma Bell seems more…
View ArticleGigaom: Five questions Edward Snowden didn’t answer during his live Q&A about...
Former CIA staffer Edward Snowden talked about a lot of things during a live Q&A on Monday hosted by the Guardian newspaper -- but there were also some important questions that…
View ArticleGigaom: A bird’s eye view of the AT&T-Leap Wireless merger
With the help of some maps from Mosaik, GigaOM breaks down what AT&T really gets if it acquires Leap. Our conclusion: AT&T is paying a ridiculous price but it probably feels…
View ArticleGigaom: Squeezed by wireless giants, have the regional mobile carriers just...
The mobile landscape in the U.S. is balkanizing. The big regional carrier is disappearing, leaving us with four national operators dominating the cities and only the tiniest of carriers filling the…
View ArticleGigaom: Let the spectrum harvest begin: FCC okays AT&T’s purchase of Alltel
AT&T closed the deal shortly after getting the FCC's green light and announced its plans to begin shutting down Alltel's network immediately. The FCC, however, imposed several conditions to make sure…
View ArticleGigaom: Private equity firm KKR sinks $100M into improving rural mobile networks
KKR is investing in three Associated Partners companies, all of which focused on delivering mobile connectivity and data capacity to rural areas. Kohlberg Kravis and Roberts, a multinational private...
View ArticleResearch: 12 tech leaders’ resolutions for 2012
Lose your love handles, call your mom more often, get that promotion: If you’re like many of us, you’re already thinking over some New Year’s resolutions that will make you a…
View ArticleGigaom: Verizon scoops up two more regional carriers in Hawaii and California
The well of big regional carriers has almost dried up, so Verizon is looking to much smaller operators to acquire. It's now targeting Mobi PCS and Golden State Cellular.
View ArticleGigaom: AT&T and Verizon are now tied for the rank of largest U.S. mobile...
Who leads the U.S. in mobile subscribers? According to mobile analyst Chetan Sharma, it's now a neck-and-neck race between AT&T and Verizon who collectively controls 68 percent of the market…
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