T-Mobile to shut more stores and eliminate more staff
T-Mobile is continuing to reduce its retail footprint as it shifts more customer activity to digital channels and the T-Life app. According to a…
Read moreBoost and Gen Cut Staff
NWIDA has learned that Gen Mobile and Boost have begun a round of employee layoffs. Boost is re-organizing from 6 regions to 4, eliminating…
Read moreCharlie Ergen Buys Controlling Interest in MobileX
According to an exclusive report in the Wall Street Journal, Charlie Ergen – Chairman of Echostar/Boost has purchased a controlling interest in MobileX via…
Read moreStarlink’s Mobile Plan Could Change the Game
SpaceX is exploring a new kind of U.S. mobile network built around Starlink equipment and the spectrum it has acquired from EchoStar. Instead of…
Read moreVerizon Sells Corporate Stores to Dealers
Verizon is selling 274 company-owned retail stores and cutting about 500 corporate jobs as part of its current restructuring. About 3,000 jobs are impacted…
Read moreAll Wireless & Prepaid Show Calendar
Our show calendar for the best show in wireless – the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo is now up! Visit us at Booth 826,…
Read moreDish Files for Bankruptcy
Dish, the satellite pay-TV subsidiary of EchoStar, along with its wireless subsidiaries, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing includes a prepackaged restructuring…
Read moreBoom Mobile Files for Bankruptcy
Boom! Mobile has filed for bankruptcy chapter 11. In addition, Boom has discontinued offering their “red” service and their offering of “purple” is…
Read moreCash App Launches MVNO
Cash App is the latest brand to jump into wireless, announcing a new MVNO offering called Cash App Mobile that runs on AT&T’s network.…
Read moreNoble Mobile Acquires Helium
Noble Mobile, the MVNO launched by former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, has acquired Helium Mobile. Terms were not disclosed. The deal pairs two small…
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