A Game of Phones

As a T-Mobile customer with family on both T-Mobile and MetroPCS, and as a former wireless industry insider having worked with three wireless providers (one in Europe, two in the US) over a ten year period, I thought that I would weigh in on the proposed buyout of MetroPCS by Deutsche Telekom. It’s merger to T-Mobile US. And the spinning off the the combined company as a publicly traded entity.

This is actually a great deal for customers on both networks, and may actually work out to be a great deal for US wireless customers overall. And here’s why. (more…)

October 13, 2012 | Categories: Blogging, Life, Tech | Tags: 10x10, 20x20, 2G, 3.5G, 3G, 4G, AT&T, AT&T Mobility, AT&T-Mobile, CDMA, Deutsche Telekom, EV-DO, EVDO, HSPA+, LTE, merger, Metro, Metro PCS, MetroPCS, SIMple Mobile, spectrum, Sprint, T-Mobile, T-Mobile USA, Tmo, Verizon | Leave a comment