Wireless Carrier news and trends

Will Consumers Bank With Their Telcos?
Mobile // April 23, 2019

Last week, wireless carrier T-Mobile announced it would throw its hat into the mobile banking arena with the national rollout of T-Mobile MONEY. The mobile app offers low or no-fee checking-like services, out-of-network ATM usage fees and the ability to earn 4 percent APY on balances...

T-Mobile Discloses Data Breach That Impacted About 3 Percent Of Customers
Security & Fraud // August 24, 2018

T-Mobile disclosed on its website that hackers were able to get into the company’s network, stealing personal information on customers. A post on the wireless carrier’s website said that on August 20 its cybersecurity team discovered and shut down an unauthorized access to certain information, which...

Walmart And Sprint Reportedly Team Up For Strategic Partnership
Retail // July 31, 2018

Years after Sprint’s presence in Walmart had dwindled, the retailer and the wireless carrier appear to the be teaming up. While the exact arrangement is not clear, Sprint Chairman Marcelo Claure mentioned a tie-up in a tweet, Retail Dive reported. “BIG news for @Sprint today...

SoftBank To List Wireless Carrier On TSE As Soon As July
International // June 25, 2018

SoftBank, the Japanese company, is gearing up to list its wireless carrier unit on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as soon as July. According to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review, the move is aimed at raising capital so it can continue on its path...

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Will Consumers Bank With Their Telcos?

April 23, 2019
Last week, wireless carrier T-Mobile announced it would throw its hat into the mobile banking arena with the national rollout of T-Mobile MONEY. The mobile app offers low or no-fee checking-like services, out-of-network ATM usage fees and the ability to earn 4 percent APY on balances of up to $3,000. The checking account requires no minimum […]

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Freedom Mobile Exposes Data On Thousands Of Customers

May 07, 2019
Freedom Mobile, the Canadian wireless carrier, reportedly exposed its customers’ data and took a week to fix the security lapse after being alerted to it. According to the report, citing security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, the two found that an Elasticsearch server of Freedom Mobile had exposed five million logs that included customer […]

T-Mobile Discloses Data Breach That Impacted About 3 Percent Of Customers

August 24, 2018
T-Mobile disclosed on its website that hackers were able to get into the company’s network, stealing personal information on customers. A post on the wireless carrier’s website said that on August...

Walmart And Sprint Reportedly Team Up For Strategic Partnership

July 31, 2018
Years after Sprint’s presence in Walmart had dwindled, the retailer and the wireless carrier appear to the be teaming up. While the exact arrangement is not clear, Sprint Chairman Marcelo...

SoftBank To List Wireless Carrier On TSE As Soon As July

June 25, 2018
SoftBank, the Japanese company, is gearing up to list its wireless carrier unit on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as soon as July. According to a report in the Nikkei Asian...