T-Mobile, Sprint merger: $26 billion all-stock deal would help US beat China in 5G network rollout
• 7 years agoT-Mobile and Sprint said they expected to complete their deal no later than the first half of 2019, an ambitious goal given the intense US regulatory scrutiny it will be subjected to.
Softbank's Masayoshi Son agrees to hold 27% in Sprint Corp merger with Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile
• 7 years agoThe agreement on Sunday to combine SoftBank’s Sprint Corp with Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile US Inc will create a US wireless carrier with a market value of more than $80 billion, matching SoftBank’s market capitalization and making it its biggest holding.
Consumer activists and tech experts in the US advise to hold off on buying Android handsets from ZTE
• 7 years agoZTE phones were available for sale on Thursday through websites of major U.S. carriers and retailers.
SoftBank Group considers listing its Japanese wireless unit on Tokyo Stock Exchange; aiming to raise $18 billion
• 7 years agoSoftBank Group has a range of holdings including stakes in chip designer ARM Holdings, US service provider Sprint Corp as well as Alibaba Group Holdings.
T-Mobile to launch streaming service next year as a result of Layer3 TV acquisition
• 7 years agoT-Mobile Chief Financial Officer Braxton Carter said last week at an investor conference that the company would now focus on smaller, tuck-in acquisitions.
SoftBank Group Corp and Deutsche Telecom unable to finalise talks for Sprint Corp and T-Mobile merger
• 7 years agoAt a SoftBank board meeting on Friday, several directors expressed doubts about giving up control of Sprint.
T-Mobile and Sprint Corp are setting up special committees of their board members to decide on a merger
• 7 years agoSome T-Mobile minority shareholders believe Sprint should not be offered any premium for its shares, the sources said.
SoftBank to offload $1.1 bn more of Alibaba shares, takes total share sale to $10 bn
• 9 years agoSoftBank, Alibaba's top shareholder, on Wednesday said it would sell at least $7.9 billion of shares in Alibaba
Verizon, Vodafone agree to $130 billion Wireless deal
Fptechno • 12 years agoVerizon Communications agreed on Monday to pay $130 billion to buy Vodafone Group out of its U.S. wireless business, signing history's third largest corporate deal announcement...