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Embarq to end wireless partnership with Sprint
Independent telco and Sprint Nextel spin-off Embarq confirmed that it will end its wireless resale partnership with its former parent company next year. It is a sad situation, being jilted by one's Read more...
Clearwire gets bigger; so does its Q1 losses
Clearwire Corp. may be on the cusp of a planned WiMAX revolution with Sprint in the future but, like its primary partner in its new joint venture, is struggling in the here and now. After market Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Verizon spends $3.9 million lobbying; Panther hires Liddell as CEO; and much more...
> Verizon Communications spent about $3.9 million during the first quarter lobbying federal government officials on a number of issues. Read more...
DT chief chats M&A; report fuels Sprint rumors
Will Deutsche Telekom make a move on Sprint Nextel, or are there too many hurdles to overcome for Read more...
DT posts earnings boost, landlines decline 6.3%
Germany's Deutsche Telekom reported first quarter earnings growth of 33.2 percent to $1.16 billion, though some of the increase came from the sale of a media business. The company saw revenue decline Read more...
All-star team re-ignites national WiMAX venture
Sprint Nextel, Clearwire, Comcast, Google, Time Warner Cable, Intel, Bright House Networks--'nuff said. Those firms--proven telecom industry giants, with the exception of Clearwire (okay, maybe Read more...
Qwest slams Sprint; jumps to Verizon
Sprint Nextel, already struggling this year with a declining customer base and falling revenues, was dealt another blow yesterday as Qwest Communications (see its earning report, item #4 below) Read more...
Why European telcos are looking to make deals
News yesterday that Deutsche Telekom was giving Sprint the once over shouldn't come as any surprise. European telcos-battling tough competition and getting hammered by landline losses-have been Read more...
Qwest earnings drop as landline losses swell
Qwest lost 195,000 home landline users to cable and mobile operators in the first quarter--some 2.6 percent of its residential customer base--on its way to posting a 35 percent drop in profits, the Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: OSS transformation: Words turn to action
OSS transformation is a topic that has been on the tips of telecom industry tongues for many years, though precious little real progress seemed to have been made until recently. It was probably Read more...