Blog > Archive by tag 'AT&T'
By: t-marco January 24th, 2012
AT&T and T-Mobile USA have fill up a file requesting the US FCC for its approval for the proposed $1 billion worth of transfer in wireless airwaves. T-Mobile will receive AWS spectrum from AT&T in 128 markets, a $3 billion cash breakup fee and a seven year UMTS roaming agreement.
T-Mobile has said it needs additional spectrum to keep pace with its larger competitors. It is the only major national carrier with no plan to roll out the faster fourth-generation mobile broadband service known as LTE, and it lost 849,000 contract customers in last year’s first nine months.
Tom Sugrue, T-Mobile’s senior vice president said “This additional spectrum will help meet the growing demand for wireless broadband services,” from a email statement from the Wall Street Journal.
By: t-marco January 13th, 2012
CES is over and here, thanks to IntoMobile, we can clearly see how many devices are coming to USA and each carrier. AT&T is getting 8 new devices: HTC Titan II, Nokia Lumia 900, Pantech Burst and Element, Samsung Exhilarate, Skyrocket HD, Galaxy Note and Sony Xperia Ion) wow, what a 8 beautiful devices.
Metro PCS is getting the new LG Connect 4G and Samsung Galaxy Atain 4G. Verizon Wireless will get the LG Spectrum, Motorola Razr Maxx, Motorola Droid 4, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Blackberry Curve 9370 and ZTE Jetpack. Sprint will get the LG Viper 4G and Galaxy Nexus. And finally T-Mobile USA will offer the new Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G.
Well as you can see, there is a big and huge difference of what T-Mobile will offer compared with other carrier, specially AT&T.
Picture thanks to Intomobile
By: t-marco December 28th, 2011
Last Week Samsung announced that the original Galaxy S ( that includes Vibrant and Galaxy S 4G) and Galaxy Tab wont get the new Android 4.0 Icecream Sandwich regarding with conflicts with TouchWiz user interface. After hearing so many costumer complains or just re-consider about the decision, Samsung is re-examining the devices, MSN Korea reports. Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment. As you see, there is still a hope to see our Galaxy S devices running Android 4.0.
On December 19th, AT&T announced that it was canceling its plans to acquire T-Mobile USA. As a result,T-Mobile will obtain a seven-year roaming deal with AT&T, which in turn expands T-Mobile’s coverage by about 20 percent as part of the $6 billion breakup fee.
“With the spectrum we’re getting, we have a better chance of expanding the network in many markets,” Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann said during a conference call with reporters. “That is not a final solution. In the long term, we need more spectrum and network capacity. We are working on that.”
By: t-marco December 1st, 2011
AT&T is looking at all of its remaining options, after the FCC denied the acquisition of T-Mobile. As you remember, AT&T tried to buy T-Mobile USA for 39 billion dollars. No after withdraw the application, AT&T may have a backup plan. Rumors indicate that AT&T and Deutsche Telekom would teaming up together for a joint venture. It all depends on the verdict regarding the initial merger plan and, if that fails, it will eventually come down to the terms and conditions of the new joint-venture.
By: t-marco November 24th, 2011
AT&T said Thursday that it has withdrawn its application from the Federal Communications Commission to acquire T-Mobile USA. “AT&T Inc and Deutsche Telekom AG are continuing to pursue the sale of Deutsche Telekom’s U.S. wireless assets to AT&T,” said the official statement today, as the two parties have decided to withdraw the merger application from the Commission. Deutsche Telekom, the parent of T-Mobile, and AT&T said in a joint statement that they intend to pursue the $39 billion merger and will prepare for a federal antitrust lawsuit that is seeking to block the deal.
The Justice Department together with Sprint, sued to block the transaction in August, saying a combination of AT&T and T-Mobile would eliminate one of four national U.S. wireless carriers and hamper competition.
By: t-marco November 8th, 2011
T-Mobile says the Amaze 4G only has UMTS/HSPA+ bands IV and 2100, compatible only with T-Mobile USA and European countries. However, HTC website says UMTS1700/2100/AWS, UMTS2100, 1900, 850( compatible with AT&T ) A user at XDA decided to unlock the phone and put a AT&T sim card in it and ..bang..it is confirmed. The Amaze 4G is also compatible with AT&T 4G bands.
If you are planing to buy a phone to be compatible with t-mo and at&t bands, this is one of your best choices.
XDA
via Phandroid
By: t-marco September 19th, 2011
The acquisition of T-Mobile would make AT&T the largest carrier in the U.S. The company (AT&T) says the merger is necessary to accommodate the heavy data demands of its subscribers, and will also create jobs and bring coverage to rural areas. However, while AT&T might claim to have more states supporting it, most of the highly populated US states such as California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania are against the deal. The large numbers of consumers in those states are likely to hold some sway with the DoJ.
T-Mobie also released a new statement assuring that the deal will pass and the new T-Mobile will be part of AT&T.
If regulators reject the deal, AT&T must pay $3 billion to T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom as part of its pre-nup agreement with the wireless network. The carrier must also give T-Mobile free spectrum in some regions and reduce charges for T-Mobile customers who make calls to AT&T subscribers
By: t-marco September 6th, 2011
Sprint, the third-biggest U.S. wireless operator, announced on Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit with a federal court in the U.S. District of Columbia in an effort to block AT&T’s planned $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom.
Sprint Vice Presidente of Litigation Susan Z. Haller said: “Sprint opposes AT&T’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile. With today’s legal action, we are continuing that advocacy on behalf of consumers and competition, and expect to contribute our expertise and resources in proving that the proposed transaction is illegal.”
here the official Statement :
