AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile: Winners, Losers
source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214853/AT_T_takeover_of_T_Mobile_Winners_losers
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Computerworld - AT&T and its investors would clearly be winners if the $39 billion proposed takeover of T-Mobile USA is approved by federal regulators. The deal would make AT&T the largest U.S. wireless carrier by far, with 130 million subscribers.
But some other winners might come as a surprise: Apple is one, gaining quick access to T-Mobile's 34 million customers as potential buyers of iPads and iPhones. Enterprise customers of both AT&T and T-Mobile are also winners, several analysts said, because of the combined networks' expanded coverage in the U.S. and the opportunity to move to LTE networks faster in 95% of the U.S.
As for losers, Sprint, which had been rumored for months to be poised to buy T-Mobile from Deustche Telekom, is most adversely affected by the deal. Sprint has already registered concerns that consolidating the market from four major national carriers to three will limit customer choice.
For consumers or enterprise users, AT&T expects that a majority of the smartphones and handsets that AT&T and T-Mobile sell will work in either carrier's network. However, some T-Mobile customers now using devices that run over what is called the AWS network will be migrated into the 850 or 1900 bands of AT&T's wireless spectrum, which would require some kind of new handset, according to AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega, who spoke during a Monday morning press conference.
But some other winners might come as a surprise: Apple is one, gaining quick access to T-Mobile's 34 million customers as potential buyers of iPads and iPhones. Enterprise customers of both AT&T and T-Mobile are also winners, several analysts said, because of the combined networks' expanded coverage in the U.S. and the opportunity to move to LTE networks faster in 95% of the U.S.
As for losers, Sprint, which had been rumored for months to be poised to buy T-Mobile from Deustche Telekom, is most adversely affected by the deal. Sprint has already registered concerns that consolidating the market from four major national carriers to three will limit customer choice.
For consumers or enterprise users, AT&T expects that a majority of the smartphones and handsets that AT&T and T-Mobile sell will work in either carrier's network. However, some T-Mobile customers now using devices that run over what is called the AWS network will be migrated into the 850 or 1900 bands of AT&T's wireless spectrum, which would require some kind of new handset, according to AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega, who spoke during a Monday morning press conference.
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