AT&T is entering the Mexican market in a big way. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson believes he can tap into the growth in Mexico. Stephen Shankland/CNET The Dallas-based telecommunications provider said on Friday that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Mexican wireless provider Iusacell for $2.5 billion. The deal is just the latest acquisition …
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Softbank is exerting even more influence over Sprint. Nikesh Arora is expected to bring his experience from Google to help Sprint. Google Sprint said on Friday that Nikesh Arora, who serves as CEO of Softbank Internet and Media and vice chairman of Softbank, joined the wireless carrier’s board, which expanded to nine directors. It’s the latest move by Softbank, which …
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AT&T continues to press its strategy of getting people to switch to a plan in which they pay for their own device. AT&T will allow you to spread your payments for a smartphone over 30 months now. Roger Cheng/CNET The Dallas telecommunications giant on Tuesday unveiled a new 30-month installment plan for smartphones. It will be available on November 9. …
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Sprint sees momentum behind its Boost Mobile prepaid wireless service, and is looking to press it further. Boost Mobile Boost said on Tuesday that it is extending its discounted double-data promotion, which was supposed to expire Monday, to January 5. The discounts, which were rolled out in September, offer a $5 discount to each of its plans while doubling the …
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Verizon Wireless and AT&T don’t agree on much, but both sides are willing to work together when it comes to the next-generation of wireless voice technology. AT&T The two largest wireless carriers in the nation said on Monday that their respective services would work together, and are targeting interoperability between the two by next year. Voice-over LTE is considered the …
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A dizzying array of promotions by Sprint helped slow customer defections, but the company continued to sink into the red. Sprint’s results show that there’s still a lot of work to be done at the company. Lynn La/CNET The Overland Park, Kan., company posted a fiscal second-quarter loss of $765 million, or 19 cents a share, on revenue of $8.5 …
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Sprint may follow T-Mobile’s footsteps and drop subsidies, according to CEO Marcelo Claure. Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure isn’t done shaking up the company. Troy Thomas/Sprint During an investor conference call on Monday, Claure said he is mulling elimination of phone subsidies next year. The No. 3 wireless carrier, which earlier reported a fiscal second-quarter loss of $765 million, has been …
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Apple is expected to go big with the next iPad, but according to a new rumor, maybe not as big as people have been saying. The iPad Air 2 could get a larger sibling more geared for the workplace. CNET The company’s widely expected larger iPad, often referred to as the iPad Pro, will feature a 12.2-inch display, smaller than …
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A little more than a year after Windows 8.1 was made available, the update to Microsoft’s PC operating system is finally seeing some progress. Microsoft The market share of PCs that run Windows 8.1 jumped to 10.9 percent in October, up from 6.7 percent in September and 7.1 percent in August, according to Net Applications, which tracks activity through analyzing …
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Sprint is doubling down on its smartphone leasing programing. The Galaxy S5 Sport will be eligible for lease at Sprint. CNET Starting Friday, the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier by subscriber will extend its leasing program, in which customers pay $20 a month for 24 months for a device, to the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 Sport . The plan …
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