More TMUS News – Page 22
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Network & InfrastructureTMUS in spectrum dispute with tetchy rivals
AT&T and Verizon Communications complain to FCC that TMUS has excessive amount of low- and mid-band spectrum. Sievert accuses ‘big two’ of dissembling. CBRS auction draws little interest from the NatCo.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in T-Mobile US: indirect channel merged with Sprint's
Mexican stand-off and friction with Metro by T-Mobile channel partners.
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Partnerships & AlliancesAmdocs, Microsoft join T-Mobile in 5G Innovation Lab
Amdocs, Dell, VMware, and Microsoft added to the list of “founding partners”. Backers afforded visibility into startup tech.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom people moves: R&D leadership and US emerging product changes
5G tsar takes T-Labs top-spot. T-Mobile Netherlands Transformation Officer given cross-NatCo leadership development remit. Rafalska named 5G Programmes Director in Poland.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone vets join T-Mobile’s 5G innovation gang
Former Vodafone investment specialists linking up with T-Mobile’s 5G innovation lab for twelve-week springboard programme. 5G OI Lab also giving a leg-up to FreedomFi, an enterprise networks specialist already making a name for itself through Facebook’s Telecom Infra Project.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Group: mimik joins TMUS-backed 5G innovation lab
Vodafone continues to push cellular case in automotive innovation. Ex-Tech figures Arjomandi and Alamouti team up with T-Mobile.
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Network & InfrastructureT-Mobile US ups 5G pace with tower deal
Deal agreed after exchange of words over pace of 5G network buildout. Agreement worth $17bn over 15 years.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in T-Mobile US: TMUS looks to puchase Shenandoah; Test Drive initiative gets a bump
TMUS expands customer acquisition campaign but customer rewards go awry; static continues between operators and FCC over data coverage claims.
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Strategy & ChangeQ2 FY20: Un-Carrier quickly finds stride after H1’s bumps
New CEO and CFO team remain bullish on business growth opportunities, despite challenges of Sprint integration, COVID-19, and change of leadership. TMUS moots a period of commercial aggression against rivals in H2, working off economic downturn and 5G differentiation. B2B expansion also back (yet again) on agenda. Reported surpassing ...
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PremiumHeadline numbers: relying on US
USA growth now an even more dominant part of DT’s world. Management remain keen to ensure strength in Europe is not overlooked.
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PeopleDeutsche Telekom movers: T-Sys SA MD plans her exit; T-Sys HU CEO follows suit
European CCOs get swapped, with Austria and Poland bringing in new faces. TMUS continues to bed its directors in with ongoing rejig. T-Systems Hungary CEO exits “by mutual consent”, following failed sale in 2019. MTN South Africa’s changes draw another telco bigwig — this time T-Sys SA MD Molefe. ...
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile cuts Sprint’s VoIP tie-up with Ooma
IP telephony player becomes latest partner to flag it is grappling with change wrought by rationalisation of the New T-Mobile technology and services ecosystem.
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PeopleDeutsche Telekom key movers: BuyIn taps DT for Rubas; B2B restructure forces changes
BuyIn draws another DT executive to its ranks, appointing Rubas as MD and CFO. New B2B structure prompts top-level changes at T-Systems, Telekom Security, and Deutsche Telekom Global Business Solutions. T-Mobile US changes continue as part of Sprint consolidation.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Q2 FY20
Super-sized by Sprint deal, Group now dwarfs European competitors in terms of sales, spend — and debt. Management attention now firmly on European puzzles that have sat unsolved for years, including teaser of pro-investment regulations. Switch-around of Europe-side executives could bring in fresh ideas and approaches to key strategic ...
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Suppliers & SCMAssurant quick to score New T Mobile win
Deal looks to have preserved and expanded vendor’s longstanding device protection engagement with TMUS. Supplier, with former TMUS CFO Braxton Carter on board, cites long-term growth focus of partnership.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile banking partner recalibrates with sale
Customers Bancorp to sell T-Mobile MONEY enabler BankMobile. BankMobile to be rebranded as BM Banking.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile US takes TIP baton from Sprint
T-Mobile US takes over former Sprint duties at Telecom Infra Project (TIP). NatCo commits to lead its first TIP programme.
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Network & InfrastructureT-Mobile US flicks the switch on standalone 5G
Sole reliance on low-band 600MHz purportedly boosts 5G coverage by 30%. Cisco Systems, Nokia are core network suppliers. Market research firms find NatCo leader on 5G availability, but not so good on average downlink speeds. TMUS expands rollout of Sprint’s mid-band 2.5GHz spectrum to support 5G.
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PeopleDT movers: EU policy team reworked; TMUS legal swaps
Group taps Ericsson for OSS leadership, and reworks its EU regulatory policy team at a pivotal time in discussions with Brussels. Changes seen across DT’s European NatCos and an extended mandate for Hrvatski Telekom CFO Daub. New MD Ramnewash sets out software-based vision for Dutch DT GBS operation. The ...