Ralph de la Vega

Ralph de la Vega Says AT&T Can Get Better as It Gets Bigger: The Full D9 Interview (Video)

AT&T wants to buy T-Mobile. But since customers already give the carrier poor marks for service, why should things improve if it gets bigger? June 24, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

President and CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets
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De la Vega has led AT&T's wireless arm through years of exclusivity on the iPhone, accompanied by years of bad publicity about network performance. Now, he is the potential leader of a controversial merged carrier made up of AT&T and T-Mobile. A native of Cuba, he was formerly president of BellSouth Latin America, where he oversaw telecom for most of South and Central America. A stint at Cingular followed. Today, he leads all consumer marketing, sales, content, converged services and customer care for the company's wireless and wired businesses. He received his bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Florida Atlantic University and his MBA from Northern Illinois University; he has also completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia.

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AT&T Activated 4.3 Million iPhones in Q1

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 24 at 7:41 am PT

The iPhone led a strong quarter for wireless-data growth, which CEO Ralph de la Vega calls “the heart of the business.”

AT&T Tweaks Its Org Chart

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 31 at 8:10 am PT

The company shuffles the duties of several top executives, as longtime strategy chief Forrest Miller plans to retire.

Verizon Wireless: We Want to Connect Five Devices for Every Subscriber

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 11 at 3:02 pm PT

A Verizon executive says the company isn’t content to have customers using just a single device on its network.

Nokia Unveils That LTE Windows Phone It’s Been Dying to Share

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 9 at 2:47 pm PT

After merely teasing its first LTE Windows Phone at an AT&T event Monday morning, Nokia is set to offer up details at a Las Vegas press conference.

Steve Ballmer Gives Ralph De La Vega a Very … Vigorous Greeting (Video)

Peter Kafka in Mobile on January 9 at 2:26 pm PT

If you’re going to bring the Microsoft CEO on stage, better plant your feet.

Interview: AT&T’s De La Vega on LTE, Tablets and Life After T-Mobile

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 9 at 1:08 pm PT

The head of AT&T’s cellphone unit also explains why Motorola and Research In Motion were notably absent from the company’s announcements on Monday.

AT&T’s De La Vega: Shared Data Plans Still in the Works

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 9 at 12:27 pm PT

AT&T’s mobile unit CEO Ralph de la Vega tells AllThingsD that plans are still on the way. But, he says, sometimes it’s better not to rush things.

AT&T’s iPhone Sales Slow, But Just You Wait Until the Fourth Quarter

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on October 20, 2011 at 7:44 am PT

AT&T said during its third-quarter conference call today that it expects to see the best smartphone sales ever in Q4, driven by the latest iPhone and the launch of its first true 4G phones.

AT&T’s Quarter: Great, Except No New iPhone

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 20, 2011 at 6:44 am PT

Shares of AT&T are trading lower this morning, after it reported quarterly profits that were down by more than 70 percent, and revenue that missed the consensus expectations of analysts.

AT&T Profits Fall on Slowdown in iPhone Activations

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 20, 2011 at 5:56 am PT

The level of iPhone activations at AT&T was the lowest it’s been in more than a year.

Wireless Carrier Execs Trade Jabs, but Land No Major Punches

Ina Fried in Mobile, October 11, 2011 at 10:24 am PT

Ready to Rumble: One iPhone 4S, Three Networks, Three Different Pitches

Ina Fried in Mobile, October 5, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Exclusive: AT&T’s New App Will Let You Get a New iPhone — From Your Existing iPhone

Ina Fried in Mobile, October 4, 2011 at 12:07 pm PT

The Data Plan of the Future is Available Now, at Least in Europe

Ina Fried in Mobile, June 27, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Ralph de la Vega Says AT&T Can Get Better as It Gets Bigger: The Full D9 Interview (Video)

Peter Kafka in D9, June 24, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Exclusive: AT&T’s Ralph De La Vega on Which Smartphones Are Winning

Ina Fried in Mobile, June 4, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

AT&T’s De La Vega: We’re Improving (Video)

John Paczkowski in D9, June 3, 2011 at 7:47 am PT

AT&T Wants the Nation’s Biggest Network. But Is It Competent Enough to Run It?

John Paczkowski in D9, June 2, 2011 at 11:38 am PT

AT&T’s Ralph De La Vega on the T-Mobile Deal, Service Issues, Spectrum Shortage

Ina Fried in D9, June 2, 2011 at 10:56 am PT

CTIA Notebook: So Where Were You When the ATT News Hit?

Ina Fried in Mobile, March 23, 2011 at 12:06 pm PT

Sprint, Verizon Diverge in Reaction to ATT-T-Mobile Deal

Ina Fried in Mobile, March 22, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

ATT, Verizon and Sprint Face Off at CTIA

Ina Fried in Mobile, March 22, 2011 at 6:23 am PT

ATT Wraps Self in Flag, Says T-Mobile Deal Essential to U.S. Competitiveness

Ina Fried in Mobile, March 21, 2011 at 4:55 am PT

What ATT Owes T-Mobile if Deal Doesn’t Go Through

Ina Fried in Mobile, March 20, 2011 at 5:41 pm PT

ATT’s President on Why T-Mobile Deal Should Pass Muster and Won’t be a Customer Nightmare

Ina Fried in Mobile, March 20, 2011 at 1:31 pm PT

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