T-Mobile Posts Solid Q2, Joins AT&T, Verizon in Business Mobility Growth
… Dish Network’s decision to move off its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) business off T-Mobile’s network and onto AT&T’s. In return, T-Mobile this week unveiled a prepaid promotion designed to draw customers away from the Boost Mobile business that Dish bought from Sprint.
Sievert said T-Mobile will honor all of its obligations to Dish that remain. However, he said Dish’s exit presents opportunity for T-Mobile to double down on its strengths.
“When they move off of our network, that’s going to open up both management attention, but more importantly, capacity. And so many things in our plan are predicated on available capacity,” Sievert told analysts during an earnings call. “For example, home broadband where we don’t think we’re going to be so much paced by the demand. We’re going to be paced by the available network capacity, so there’s an opportunity to go faster.”
IoT
Matthew Toth, president of C3 Technology Advisors, pointed to the Internet of Things as a big factor driving wireless growth.
“Cell phone penetration in the US is pretty much maxed, but IoT is gong to drive wireless revenue up for years to come as everything from Redbox vendor machines to water sprinkler systems need constant connectivity,” Toth told Channel Futures.
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