telecommunications
DealBook: AT&T Ends $39 Billion Bid for T-Mobile
AT&T acknowledged that it could not overcome opposition from the Obama administration to creating the nation’s biggest cellphone service provider.
Bits Blog: Will Windows Phone Woo Developers?
Microsoft and Nokia want to claim a large piece of the smartphone pie with devices running a new version of Windows software. But will the devices be able to attract enough developers?
DealBook: Ericsson to Sell Stake in Handset Venture to Sony
Sweden’s Ericsson has agreed to sell its stake in the struggling cellphone maker Sony Ericsson to Sony for $1.5 billion in a final retreat from the mobile handset business.
Bits Blog: The iPhone 4S Review Roundup
The new iPhone 4S reviews are here. What are the critics saying? Most love the iPhone 4S, specifically its latest software update and the new “humble personal assistant,” Siri.
Bits Blog: Mobile Devices Account for a Growing Portion of Web Traffic
Mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, account for 7 percent of all worldwide traffic on the Web, according to a report issued Tuesday. Owners of Apple devices use the Internet far more than owners of other kinds of mobile devices.
Bits Blog: The U.S. Has More Wireless Devices than People
Americans have more devices sucking down data. And the carriers couldn’t be happier about that. Revenue from data services rose 21.2 percent from a year earlier.
DealBook: Momentum Builds for Blackberry Break-Up
The Jaguar Financial Corporation says it has the support of shareholders representing 8 percent of RIM’s shares.
DealBook: Judge Sets February Start for Trial on AT&T Deal
The federal judge overseeing the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile USA has set a Feb. 13 date for a six-week trial.
DealBook: How the Google Motorola Deal Went Down
After Frank P. Quattrone’s investment bank entered the discussions, the price for Motorola Mobility quickly went up.
DealBook: Sprint Sues to Block AT&T’s Deal for T-Mobile
The company’s complaint echoed the Justice Department’s argument that the deal would diminish the American cellphone service landscape.
Bits Blog: Why Wireless Markets Are Concentrated
Whether the Justice Department succeeds in blocking AT&T’s purchase of T-Mobile or not, the wireless market in America will inevitably be highly concentrated, as it is in markets around the world, new research shows.
DealBook: Justice vs. Deal Makers, And What it Means for AT&T
The Justice Department’s move to block AT&T’s deal with T-Mobile is the Obama administration’s most forceful antitrust move yet.
