T-Mobile
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T-Mobile has confirmed a significant cyber attack allegedly carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, marking the latest in a series of breaches targeting major telecom providers globally. -
Starlink collaboration with T-Mobile allows life-saving alerts in remote locations
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US telco T-Mobile and Private equity firm KKR have formed a joint venture to acquire Metronet and its broadband infrastructure.
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“Your name, our wireless”, allows traditional and non-traditional MVNO’s to launch their own mobile brand on T-Mobile’s network.
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T-Mobile has entered into a joint venture with infrastructure investor EQT to acquire Lumos from a fund already managed by EQT.
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TMobile has announced that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has launched the first Starlink satellites with direct to cell capabilities.
Forthcoming events
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Hurricane Dorian has knocked out internet and telecoms connections across the Bahamas and now US operators are preparing for the disastrous storm to hit Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
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The long-running saga of the $26 million T-Mobile-Sprint merger in the US has entered the last lap, as the companies try to satisfy the last objectors.
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The European Commission has come out against a proposed network sharing agreement by O2 and T-Mobile in the Czech Republic, along with network infrastructure company Cetin.
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Altice Europe is moving ahead with the planned sale of a stake in its fibre network in Portugal, according to 60% owner Patrick Drahi (pictured).
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Sprint is to sell Virgin Mobile USA as well as Boost Mobile to Dish Networks as part of its deal to merge with T-Mobile US.
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T-Mobile has become the first major wireless provider to launch LTE coverage in the Gulf of Mexico, delivering new capabilities for offshore businesses and consumers.
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The $26 billion merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint is expected to be approved today, Thursday, following a deal between satellite TV company Dish and Sprint.
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Next week will be final decision time for the $26 billion project to merge Sprint with T-Mobile US, with Deutsche Telekom reportedly on the verge of pulling out.
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T-Mobile for Business will sell the first asset tracking solution, Roambee BeeAware, on a Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network in the US.
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Satellite company Dish may join with Google if it manages to buy Boost Mobile from Sprint.
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Goldman Sachs may run an auction to find a buyer for Sprint’s Boost Mobile operation if Dish Network does not conclude a deal quickly.
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US satellite TV company Dish, run by Charlie Ergen (pictured), has emerged as the favourite to buy Sprint’s Boost Mobile sub-brand for $6 billion, along with wireless spectrum.
