All USA articles
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Venturing & InvestmentsT-Mobile joins Bezos in backing ‘$39bn’ robots biz Figure AI
T-Mobile’s venture capital arm adds another AI-focused business to its portfolio with investment in $1bn+ funding round for robotics developer. Figure AI sets sights on infrastructure and robot manufacturing expansion with the extra funds…
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PeopleT-Mobile crafts CEO succession plan around ops boss Gopalan
As widely speculated, and even assumed, T-Mobile has lined up a succession plan with the appointment of Srini Gopalan to Chief Operating Operator, according to operator executives.
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TechnologyAI data liberation: inside Boost’s escape from the telco legacy trap
Fragmented legacy systems are preventing telcos from capitalising on their data and AI. Boost Mobile defied industry orthodoxy by adopting Wavelo’s event-driven architecture, creating an agile platform to liberate data, enhance customer experience, and be ready for the next wave of AI innovation. Learn more…
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Products & ServicesDT adds 5G slices onto emergency comms menu
Tie-up with Motorola Solutions sees 5G-based MCX solution brought into operator’s portfolio for public safety organisations.
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B2BT-Mobile US ups B2B challenge with SuperMobile network slice plan
US NatCo extends it aggressive play for the enterprise market with its new SuperMobile plan, leveraging its 5G Standalone and 5G Advanced network lead to combine network slicing with cybersecurity and T-Satellite connectivity. Progress lauded, but actuals remain scarce amidst latest reorg…
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Deep DiveTelefónica’s Huawei gambit calls out Spain v US (and EC)
Deep Dive: Reported extension of 5G contract with Huawei ignites firestorm. Latest China procurement by a Spanish telco skirts EU recommendations and escalates geopolitical tensions, placing government and its flagship operator in a precarious position between deeply-rooted American and emerging Chinese spheres of influence.
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PeopleT-Mobile US: Almeida takes on mega-Growth; Saw top-Tech
Deep Dive: Significant leadership update brings in new head of Growth, promotes CTO. Almeida to marshal M&A war chest, lead pursuit of new revenue streams beyond core mobile business, particularly adtech, B2B and fibre.
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Financial & PerformanceQ2 FY25: DT moves to put more fibre in T-Mobile diet
Deutsche Telekom sees potential for more ‘clean, incremental’ buyouts in American fibre space, to keep growth engine at T-Mobile US stoked. Comments come as T-Mobile ups expectations for FY25 on back of takeover spree, string of new industry tie-ups, and further customer base expansion.
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M&AT-Mobile US makes next fibre M&A move with US Internet buy
Fresh from completing Lumos and Metronet deals, T-Mobile is closing in on another fibre acquisition that could add 192,000 premises to its small, but growing, footprint.
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M&ADT’s HAPS interest taken over by wireless infra pair
Protelindo and World Mobile jointly acquire Stratospheric Platforms, seeking to push towards commercialising HAPS systems, with plans for early deployment now in place…
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Venturing & InvestmentsDeutsche Telekom lines up Brookfield for AI data centre investment
Deutsche Telekom turns to towerco partner Brookfield Asset Management for co-investment in AI data centres and considers setting up an off-balance sheet partnership as competition heats up for EU-funded contracts.
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PeopleTelefónica’s ex-digital chief Alonso joins cybersecurity player Cloudflare
Telco’s former Chief Digital Officer takes up a new remit to drive international expansion at cloud and cybersecurity solutions provider.
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Analyst BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: satcomms, sovereignty, and States-side strength
The latest developments from around DT, as T-Mobile US and Hrvatski Telekom kick off the H1 results round with solid growth numbers, OTE takes another step towards the exit door in Romania, and T-Systems ramps up its sovereignty pitch to German enterprise. Read more…
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Financial & PerformanceT-Mobile lifts guidance as buyouts and tie-ups unlock fresh growth channels
NatCo ups expectations for FY25 after delivering “best ever” Q2 for customer adds, beginning to digest two fibre acquisitions, readying closure of US Cellular deal, lining up B2B MVNO play with cablecos Charter and Comcast, and finally launching Starlink-backed T-Satellite offering….
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Financial & PerformanceAiralo becomes eSIM sector’s first unicorn
DT, Orange, and Telefónica‑backed provider breaks ground as the first unicorn in the eSIM sector, with perceived value pushed beyond the billion mark…
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Strategy & ChangeDT holds firm on diversity as T-Mobile US ditches DEI to secure M&A deals
Deutsche Telekom says its approach is unaffected as T-Mobile adapts to policy changes and scraps diversity, equity, and inclusion to win approval for two pending acquisitions.
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Analyst BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: Group’s Giga grab
Big-ticket service and infra developments from around the DT international footprint, including a bid for leadership on Germany’s planned AI Gigafactory, an organisational rejig on enterprise cloud, and a launch date for the long-anticipated T-Satellite offering in the USA. Read more…
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Products & ServicesT-Mobile preps Starlink direct-to-device service for launch next month
It’s all systems go for T-Mobile’s direct-to-device satellite service launch next month, as the operator doubles down on a new “best network” campaign and woos customers from rivals AT&T and Verizon.
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PeopleT-Mobile US succession in spotlight as CEO Sievert said to eye early exit
Chief Executive Mike Sievert is reportedly keen to take a break from the top job at T-Mobile and could step down this year or next, according to Handelsblatt.
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Analyst BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: standing firm amid macro aggro
A busy edition as we review DT’s Q1 FY25 results, major personnel changes in the group’s Technology & Innovation hierarchy, and numerous digital infra dealmaking possibilities around the group’s fibre, towers, and data centre assets. Read more…