Japanese carrier NTT Docomo is stretching westards towards India by entering into a strategic alliance with Tata Teleservices. For US$2.7 billion Docomo bought 26% of TTSL’s common shares as a part of the deal. Tata Teleservices had sparked a whole review of national security last spring when they tried to start supporting BlackBerry services, but…
Reliance brings Greystripe’s ad-supported games and apps to India
Ad-supported mobile games distribution network Greystripe has announced a partnership deal with Zapak, India’s largest online gaming company which is a part of the Reliance ADA Group. Under the agreement, Greystripe will provide its catalog of over 900 ad-supported games and apps to Zapak’s 5.1 million registered gamers. Zapak’s integration with Greystripe signals India’s movement…
AT&T acquires Centennial for $944 million, snags 1.1 million additional subscribers
If you thought the FCC’s recent approval of Verizon’s bid to buy-out Alltel and acquire Alltel’s expansive customer base would allow Verizon to easily surpass AT&T as the top wireless carrier in the US, think again. AT&T has just announced that it will be acquiring Centennial Communications Corp. in a $944 million all-cash deal. The…
AT&T expands Wi-Fi hotspot coverage
AT&T has recently acquired Wi-Fi service provider, Wayport, for $275 million, thus expanding their Wi-Fi hotspot count to 20,000 locations across the U.S. This is hot on the heels of the free Wi-Fi access AT&T had announced to their customers in late October, and allows data access like Mariott and Four Seasons Hotels, as well…
FCC blesses Verizon-Alltel deal – Verizon cleared to purchase Alltel!
Well that certainly didn’t take too long. The FCC has just made good on their promise to deliver a decision on the Verizon-Alltel merger deal before the end of 2008. Verizon Wireless has just been given the go-ahead to acquire fellow CDMA wireless carrier Alltel in a merger deal that would give Verizon the subscriber-base…
Deutsche Telekom found to be violating foreign ownership limits with T-Mobile USA
The FCC, in seeking to preserve homegrown competition, has reportedly found that T-Mobile USA is in violation of federal regulations that limit foreign ownership of US-based companies to 20% or less. Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company, has been served with a notice from the FCC informing them that “T-Mobile USA’s level of foreign ownership through…
Panasonic to acquire Sanyo
Panasonic has apparently reached to a preliminary agreement to buy Sanyo Electric Co. and presidents of the two companies will hold a press conference on November 7th to announce details of the acquisition. The world’s largest maker of consumer electronics plans to keep the Sanyo brand, most of its employees, and make the company a…
MTS, Vodafone sign strategic partnership; Vodafone products coming to Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Armenia!
Russia’s MTS and Vodafone announced a strategic, non equity partnership to “provide customers with high quality communications services and to collaborate jointly on future technological developments.” Under the agreement, MTS will draw on Vodafone’s expertise in building and developing 3G networks and mobile broadband products, working with leading global equipment providers and deploying innovative CRM…
US DoJ greenlights Verizon-Alltel deal – Verizon approved to acquire Alltel
The first of two major hurdles on the road to Verizon’s acquisition of US wireless carrier Alltel has just been cleared with the help of the US Department of Justice (DoJ). The DoJ’s green-light put Verizon one step closer to becoming the nation’s largest wireless carrier. Verizon is currently holding the No. 2 sport among…
iPhone owners get FREE access to AT&T WiFi HotSpots! (Finally)
It’s been a long and winding road, but it looks like AT&T has finally gotten their act together and is now offering iPhone owners FREE access to their AT&T WiFi HotSpots around the US, including those AT&T WiFi HotSpots in Starbucks coffee houses. We’ve been expecting AT&T to give iPhone owners free WiFi service through…