T-Mobile
Summary
T-Mobile is a German mobile telephone provider, owned by Deutsche Telekom. It operates several GSM networks in Europe and the United States. T-Mobile also has financial stakes in mobile operators in Central and Eastern Europe. Globally, T-Mobile has some 150 million subscribers, making it the world's seventh largest mobile phone service provider by subscribers and the third largest multinational after the United Kingdom's Vodafone and Spain's Telefnica. T-Mobile UK has recently become part of a joint venture with France Telecom's mobile network provider, Orange U.K.; together they make the UK's largest mobile operator, called Everything Everywhere.Based in Germany, T-Mobile is present in ten other European countries (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and the United Kingdom) as well as the United States.In late 2005, Deutsche Telekom attempted to acquire rival mobile network operator O2, but was beaten by Spain's Telefnica.In March 2008, the company announced its plan to acquire Siemens Wireless Modules (now known as Cinterion Wireless Modules) as part of the JOMA consortium.
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Morning Brief: All eyes on Egypt, again; WiFi on the tube
Thunderstorms and temperatures near 60 in the Chicago area in January. Something is just not right. Which is kind of what I was thinking about the situation over at The New York Times where last week the word was that if enough employees didn't come forward to accept voluntary separation packages there would be pretty massive layoffs.
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Can LTE-broadcast dam the mobile video deluge?
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam’s CES 2013 keynote on Tuesday night wasn’t the news-extravaganza T-Mobile pulled off nearby, but he did let one interesting tidbit drop. While chatting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, McAdam mentioned Verizon hoped to have the technology in place to “broadcast” the biggest U. S. sporting event, the Super Bowl, in 2014.
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Ofcom to free mobile users from mid-contract price rises
Regulator has been looking to protect customers on 'fixed' mobile phone contracts from unexpected price rises.
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Netflix loves Google Fiber, thinks Uverse is too slow for its streams
It’s official: Google Fiber is the best ISP to watch Netflix with. The video service published its first in what it promises to be monthly ISP rankings, revealing the average speed of Netflix speeds for each service provider. Google Fiber unsurprisingly captured the first spot, with viewers achieving an average speed of 2.
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T-Mobile Taps Industry Vet as New CMO
T-Mobile named Michael Sievert chief marketing officerover the weekend, filling a position that's been open since Cole Brodman retired from the telecom in May.
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O2 announces 130% rise in non-EU mobile charges
Cost of making calls in the US and Canada will rise from 90p a minute to £1. 10, and cost of receiving calls from 39p to 90p.
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Android's smartphone OS upgrade issues need more than a quick fix | Dan Gillmor
I'm not a fan of Apple's paternalism toward customers, but it looks benign compared to Android's dire record on OS upgrades.
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EE announces 4G tariff details
Orange and T-Mobile customers will pay between £36 and £56 for a two-year contract, depending on data usage.
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Faster 4G phones will slowly change our lives
A network that allows mobile access to the internet as fast as a desktop PC's will be live in weeks – if a little underused.
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UK to get 4G by summer 2013
Peace deal between mobile companies expected to be signed on Tuesday night, heralding nationwide 4G coverage on multiple networks six months early.
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