M&A

AT&T looks to content as Verizon signals a shift to 5G

Posted: Jun 18, 2018

The approval of AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner signals big changes in the US telecoms market. AT&T gains access to Time Warner's huge content library, including TV and movie giants HBO, CNN, TBS, TNT and Warner Bros. This content will undoubtedly boost AT&T's bundled offering, and the operator has indicated it could find its way to mobile screens via its DirecTV Now mobile app. Look out for 20-minute Game of Thrones mobile episodes on a device near you.

T-Mobile and Sprint's network future in 3 easy steps

Posted: May 16, 2018

Now that Sprint and T-Mobile's proposed merger is up and running again, the two operators are revealing many more details about what their combined networks would look like. Even before the merger is finalized, they're embarking upon a roaming deal that would give Sprint customers access to T-Mobile's far-reaching and speedy LTE network. Once — and if — the deal closes, Sprint's CDMA technology will go the way of the dodo. And in the longer term, T-Mobile and Sprint plan to combine spectrum resources to build a formidable 5G network.