Tag: Wireless
Telecoms And Amazon Dismiss Notion Of Joint Wireless Effort
America’s telecom giants say they have no plans to work with Amazon to offer low-cost wireless to Prime members.
A report Friday (June 2) by Bloomberg News...
Dish & Amazon Team Up To Sell Wireless Plans
Dish Network is reportedly in discussions to offer wireless plans via Amazon.
The arrangement could give Dish’s fledgling mobile phone network a crucial lifeline for its 5G rollout,...
Dish Network Talking Wireless Merger with SPAC
Dish Network is in preliminary discussions on a complex deal to merge its Boost mobile-phone business with Chairman Charlie Ergen’s SPAC.
“We are in regular...
MTN, Vodafone Look To Untapped Ethiopian Telecom Market
Two wireless service providers are seeking telecom licenses in Ethiopia, which is the fastest-growing economy in Africa and a place with a largely untapped...
Canadian Big Wireless Firms Must Sell Access To Competitors
Regulators in Canada issued new rules to bring down wireless costs, forcing large carriers including BCE and Rogers Communications to offer low-cost plans and...
UK: Ofcom to start 4G and 5G wireless auction next week
The UK’s telecom regulator Ofcom has confirmed plans to start its 4G and 5G wireless spectrum auction next week. The auction, which will see...
US: Apple focuses on wireless charging with its latest acquisition
Apple is doubling on wireless charging, the technology that debuted in this year’s iPhone 8 and iPhone X, after it scooped up New Zealand-based...
US: FCC finds wireless phone market competitive
A divided Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, September 26, approved a report that found for the first time since 2009 there is “effective...
US: Verizon revises deal with Yahoo to $4.48 billion
Verizon Communications said on Tuesday it would buy Yahoo's core business for $4.48 billion, lowering its original offer by $350 million in the wake...