There’s a major paradox in the wireless industry today. On the one hand it’s never been more difficult to compete. With subscribers heavily concentrated in the hands of the two largest carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless – a situation compounded by the advent of exclusive...Learn More

An announcement from AT&T today illustrates the increasing importance of prepaid wireless. The company announced a new prepaid nationwide voice and data offering under the Aio Wireless brand which, according to AT&T, offers a “first-class wireless experience at a value price without an annual contract.”...Learn More

The nation’s largest service providers would like to see regulations governing local phone service relaxed – and as data compiled by the National Regulatory Research Institute illustrates, AT&T has been particularly active on this front. Twenty-five states limited or eliminated public service commission oversight of...Learn More

Mignon Clyburn has been the strongest advocate for mobile device interoperability on the Federal Communications Commission and now that she has been appointed acting chairwoman – a position she could hold for several months – AT&T saw fit to reiterate its arguments against interoperability in...Learn More

DALLAS and BANGALORE, India, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T is making it even easier for businesses globally to implement machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions by expanding its relationship with Wipro Ltd., a leading global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company.  Announced today at the Axeda Connexion...Learn More

Dallas, Texas — April 26, 2013 — Secure your home, check in on your kids or pets, adjust the temperature, let your housesitter in the front door, or check to see if you closed your garage door, from almost anywhere all on the go. Available...Learn More

Now that Google Fiber is to be built in three U.S. cities, and given AT&T’s announced intention to counter with a 1-Gbps network of its own in Austin, Texas, new attention will be paid to precisely what has to be tweaked in an ISP’s business...Learn More

Two months after giving holders of 700 MHz A-block spectrum more time to build out their networks, the FCC yesterday granted an extension for 700 MHz B-block licensees as well. Both types of licensees now could have until at least December to complete construction to...Learn More

A Wi-Fi roaming agreement between AT&T and Boingo announced yesterday aims to provide a greater level of convenience for AT&T customers when they are traveling. The Boingo hotspots at major international airports will be available only to customers who subscribe to one of AT&T’s Data...Learn More

AT&T didn’t waste any time in mounting a competitive response to Google’s announcement today that it would bring an ultra-high-speed fiber network to Austin, Texas. In a press release issued about one hour after Google’s announcement, AT&T said it is prepared to build an advanced...Learn More

The state of Kansas appears set to adopt legislation that would free AT&T and other telcos in the state from having to provide services to rural and low-income customers, the Wichita Eagle reports. The bill previously was passed in the state House of Representatives and...Learn More

Mobile app developers could find it easier to develop offerings that will work on multiple carrier networks as the result of a new API Exchange announced today from Apigee. In the U.S. AT&T plans to participate in the exchange and other U.S. carriers are expected...Learn More