4G

Sprint Ups Bid for Clearwire to Outbid Dish Network, but Will It Be Enough?

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 21 at 6:48 am PT

The higher $3.40-per-share offer comes just ahead of a shareholder vote that clearly wasn’t going Sprint’s way.

Meet Zact, a Shareable Cellphone Service That Changes on the Fly

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 13 at 5:00 am PT

The new cellphone service runs on Sprint’s network using technology from ItsOn to allow far greater customization.

AT&T’s New Aio Prepaid Brand Takes a Page From T-Mobile’s Playbook

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 9 at 8:29 am PT

The prepaid brand is launching in three cities, with plans ranging from $35 to $70 per month.

Clearwire Shareholder Files Proxy Opposing Sprint Deal

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 11 at 4:00 am PT

Crest Financial is following through on its threat to actively solicit votes against the takeover unless Sprint improved its offer.

Clearwire Shareholder Hires Proxy Firm in Bid to Stop Sprint Deal

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 20 at 6:04 am PT

Crest Financial, which has already sued Clearwire and its directors, indicated that it is willing to take things to a full-on proxy fight, if necessary.

Hesse, Masayoshi Son Met With FCC to Pitch SoftBank-Sprint Deal

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 18 at 3:39 pm PT

The pair made the case for their deal as well as Sprint’s plans to acquire the remainder of network operator Clearwire.

T-Mobile Shouts Back at AT&T While Its Network Team Quietly Builds Away

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 6 at 11:17 am PT

Even as it launches new ads attacking AT&T, the real work at T-Mobile is building a network that can compete for the long term.

Sprint Dips Its Toe Into Shared Data Pools

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 4 at 5:00 am PT

While still pushing unlimited plans for consumers, the No. 3 U.S. carrier is testing a shared data option for businesses.

AT&T Attacks T-Mobile in New Ad, Says Rival the One Dropping More Calls

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 1 at 1:32 pm PT

After enduring months of attacks from T-Mobile, AT&T this week unleashed a rebuttal ad taking shots at its smaller rival.

FreedomPop Raises a Few More Million to Further Disrupt Mobile Broadband

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 7 at 6:00 am PT

It will use the added $4 million to continue to come up with new ways to turn the mobile broadband market on its head, CEO Stephen Stokols tells AllThingsD.