Wireless

$26B deal creates more powerful No. 3 wireless carrier; Sievert to assume CEO role immediately

Move comes as cable companies are lobbying the FCC to free up spectrum for WiFi 6 and 5G wireless use

After federal court win, companies say deal could be closed by April

With cable operators capturing almost a third of the industry’s total additions in Q3, the MVNO-powered sector ‘already matters,’ Craig Moffett Says

Wireless chief Craig Cowden says cable operator wants to increase WiFi offloading for Spectrum Mobile

Sievert will assume top role on May 1

Deal still won’t close until states’ legal challenge is decided

Cable operator up to 794,000 ‘ARPU generating units’ as it weighs schemes, including CBRS, to offload MVNO traffic

Operator is also testing dual-SIM phone tech

Cable operator is currently testing wireless tech in rural parts of North Carolina

Declaring cable-wireless convergence a question of “when not if,” equity research firm sketches out the current models for Comcast and Charter’s emerging consumer wireless services

Altice Mobile has $20 ‘Price for Life’ for Optimum, Suddenlink customers

With T-Mobile-Sprint deal approved, satellite TV provider to add wireless to the mix

But deal closing must await outcome of suit by states, says spokesperson for Calif.

Reports say Justice Dept. working with state AGs to sign off on Sprint merger

Fledgling wireless service lost $185 million in the second quarter of 2018

Deutsche Telekom-owned wireless company desperately needs to enable satellite TV carrier in order to get its $26 billion Sprint purchase approved, but it worries about creating a monster in the process

However, handsets sold through T-Mobile and AT&T won't work on Verizon-powered service