Sprint's Clearwire acquisition in trouble as Softbank caps bidIn a game of acquisition chicken, Sprint wants to buy Clearwire, but Clearwire's shareholders are rejecting the initial offer. Softbank, meanwhile, is refusing to raise Sprint's offer.December 14, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
Alcatel-Lucent secures $2.1bn in financing, assets as collateralThe telecoms equipment maker has received a $2.1 billion cash injection from Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, confirming earlier reports.December 14, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
Sprint offers $2.1bn to claim full ownership of ClearwireClearwire rockets in pre-market trading following an offer from Sprint to buy out the remaining stake in Clearwire for around $2.1 billion.December 13, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
Alcatel-Lucent in financing talks with Goldman Sachs: reportAfter an abysmal quarter, posting a loss and warning that the telecoms equipment maker may have to sell off assets, the firm is reportedly in financing talks with Goldman Sachs.November 23, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
MetroPCS Q3: 1 million LTE subscribers, $193m profitFifth-place cellular network MetroPCS, currently in a bid to merge with fourth-place T-Mobile, reports another knock-out quarter -- including adding more than 1 million LTE subscribers to its roster.October 30, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
U.K. 4G network EE announces pricing; no unlimited data plansEE, the first U.K. 4G network, reveals its plans and pricing for its next-generation LTE network. But those looking for unlimited data will be out of luck. October 23, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
O2 scraps Ericsson database after second major network outageU.K. cell network O2 has cut off Ericsson after its technology led to a second major outage in just a few months.October 18, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
T-Mobile, MetroPCS deal to close by Q2 2013, says parent firmDeutsche Telekom's chief financial officer expects the merger between T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS to close by the second quarter of 2013.October 15, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
Last in line, BT blocks The Pirate Bay; bypassed in minutesBritish Telecom, the U.K.'s largest broadband provider, is the last ISP to comply with a court order blocking access to The Pirate Bay. But the block was futile and circumvented in a matter of minutes.June 20, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
Goodbye, Pirate Bay: O2 forced to block accessO2 has become the latest broadband provider to impose a block on customers accessing The Pirate Bay after a High Court order -- and with it came another casualty. June 7, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers