All USA articles – Page 2
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MarketingDeutsche Telekom’s ‘T’ remains telco top dog
Estimated worth of Deutsche Telekom’s T logo rises to nearly $100bn in latest Brand Finance report, as group continues to ride wave of growth stateside.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile extends Netcracker tech tie-up in hunt for wholesale growth
T-Mobile agrees “long-term” extension of wholesale platform relationship with Netcracker, including plans to shift partner stack into the cloud …
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: giving it altitude
Analyst Briefing: Developments in DT’s preparations for HAPS and direct-to-device satcomms deployments in Europe, as well as operator’s growing regional tower, fibre, and data centre ecosystem…
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PeoplewatchT-Mobile fibre venture Lumos revamps leadership as CEO exits
Brian Stading, CEO at EQT–TMUS fibre joint venture Lumos, is to step down at the end of March 2026. Lumos has also appointed new operations and network leaders to help drive Lumos’ fibre expansion strategy…
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Network & InfraUSA 5G speeds update: T-Mobile maintains gap
The latest Opensignal and Ookla test results will have been music to the ears of new T-Mobile Chief Executive Srini Gopalan, given his belief in network performance as a major ongoing differentiator for the Un-Carrier, and that rivals AT&T and Verizon are living off past glories.
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: New year, new directions in EU tech and towers
The latest strategic and senior changes at Deutsche Telekom, including the appointment of new bosses at fleet management business Telekom Mobility Solutions and freshly-set-up wireless infracos in Croatia, Greece, and Hungary. DT has also upped its focus on growing government defence spend with a dedicated account chief for NATO.
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M&AFederal becomes latest unit to go in BT’s international retreat
The Group continues CEO Allison Kirkby’s business-to-business rationalisation push by offloading US government contracting subsidiary, but touts plans to retain a “strong presence” in the country.
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Venturing & InvestmentsVodafone bets on Cohere’s open RAN tech in venturing return
Exclusive: Vodafone Ventures sputters back to life with in-the-works equity investment in open RAN collaborator Cohere Technologies, joining fellow telco investors Bell and Telstra in betting on the Californian vendor’s Universal Spectrum Multiplier tech…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: T.Capital gets defensive; DT nets another home win
Analyst Briefing: Past week’s developments include confirmation that Telekom Deutschland has hit its headline 2.5 million FTTH homes target for 2025, and the Group has added another defence-focused partner to its T.Capital ecosystem…
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Venturing & InvestmentsHungary’s 4iG makes $100m bet on space-based data centres
Hungarian telco to acquire stake in US-based space player, and eyeing collaboration on orbital data centres, among other tech areas. Move marks the latest in a series of purchases it has made under an M&A-led expansion strategy bridging telco and military…
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: top team tweaks at T-Mo
The latest strategic and senior changes at Deutsche Telekom, including more exec role rejigging by T-Mobile US CEO Srini Gopalan as he ups the operator’s focus on tech as a customer acquisition weapon against rivals. There are also changes at Group level on digital CX, and at German sub-brand Congstar, as DT moves to up its own game on tech-fuelled sales.
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Network & InfraCan AI-RAN succeed without open RAN? ‘Yes and no’, says Alliance Chair Choi
Interview: AI-RAN Alliance Chair (and ex-DT CTO) Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi assures that operators have a route to scaled adoption of the tech — no matter their level of legacy. T-Mobile US is seen as having ‘unique’ springboard for AI-RAN rollout given its ‘greenfield-like’ position in 5G era, post-Sprint, and is expected to use the 2028 Olympics to showcase early wins.
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Network & InfraSpaceMobile strategy chief: satco spectrum buys will have ‘profound implications’ for D2D evolution
Scott Wisniewski says spectrum licences will define the next decade of direct-to-device satcomms, but AST SpaceMobile will stick by its beginnings as an MNO partner…
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M&AEurope towers: Telcos’ urge to merge remains turn-off for SBA
US wireless infra group remains watchful on M&A opportunities across the Atlantic, citing the latest wave of regional MNO mergers as a dampener on the business case for deals. CFO says SBA is “not going to step in front of a consolidating market”.
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Financial & PerformanceDT firms up the foundations after jittery 2025
Q3 FY25: While DT remains on track to hit all headline targets, its latest quarterly results were backdropped by unease over competitive intensity in the Group’s two largest markets. Execs seek to calm fears by highlighting US strength, German strategy rework, B2B/B2G gains, and AI’s growing potential as reason for optimism into FY26.
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Financial & PerformanceGuidance: jitters fail to jolt
Q3 FY25: DT looks set to end the FY with another set of record-breaking top-level financial numbers.
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Financial & PerformanceIn-depth: German headwinds grab the headlines
Q3 FY25: T-Mobile US, Europe, and T-Systems continue to perform strongly, but German slowdown yet to be addressed.
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: Germany’s roadmap to recovery
Analyst Briefing: Telekom Deutschland’s new management switches tactics on broadband after customer trends remain in reverse; Group continues to aim high on AI; European tech harmonisation push accelerates.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDT backs AI image generation specialist Black Forest Labs
DT’s corporate venturing arm T.Capital continues to expand its AI investment portfolio, highlighting it has added AI image generation tech specialist Black Forest Labs to its stable. Move comes as part of ongoing, aggressive ramp-up of AI deployments within the operator’s internal operations, driven by CEO Tim Höttges…
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Network & InfraVodafone playing the satco market despite $1bn SpaceMobile bet
R&D lead Luke Ibbetson talks up billion-dollar investment in SpaceMobile, but Vodafone is playing matchmaker, not kingmaker, with ‘pragmatic’ approach to telco-satco partnerships determined by customer demand and technical requirements…