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T-Mobile to acquire Mint Mobile for $1.35B and tap into owner Ryan Reynolds’ marketing skills

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based wireless carrier T-Mobile announced Wednesday that it is acquiring Ka’ena Corp., owner of the brands Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, in a deal worth up to $1.35 T-Mobile reported $61.3 million postpaid net account additions in 2022, both record highs. T-Mobile reported $61.3 Bellevue, Wash.-based

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e& and Huawei Launch Middle East’s First Net-zero 5G Massive MIMO Site

CIO Business Intelligence

At the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), Huawei and e& announced the inauguration of the region’s ground-breaking net-zero 5G massive MIMO site, setting new benchmarks in sustainability and technological innovation.

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T-Mobile unveils 5G wireless routers for remote workers, seeking bigger piece of business market

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T-Mobile’s new Home Office wireless router. With the work-from-home phenomenon becoming more of a long-term reality, T-Mobile is looking to capitalize on its 5G wireless network — expanded thanks in large part to its Sprint merger last year — to drum up more business from large companies. The Bellevue, Wash.,

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New presidential order will push for net neutrality, limit large mergers, restrict non-compete clauses

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The order, to be announced Friday, would promote increased scrutiny of large corporate mergers particularly by “dominant internet platforms,” limit the use of non-compete clauses that restrict employee pay and mobility, and seek to re-establish net neutrality standards rolled back by the Trump administration.

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Microsoft reports $38 billion in Q4 2020 revenue: Azure up 47%, Surface up 28%, and LinkedIn up 10%

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Microsoft today reported fiscal Q4 2020 earnings, including revenue of $38.0 billion, net income of $11.2 billion, and earnings per share of $1.46. Read More.

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3 years after Sprint merger, T-Mobile employs 9k fewer people, insists it upheld pledge on jobs

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“Jobs will go up every single day of this new company,” T-Mobile’s then-CEO John Legere assured a House antitrust subcommittee in 2019. ” The message was even more strong on allfor5g.com , a site published by T-Mobile in 2018 to describe the benefits of the Sprint merger: “This is a JOB CREATING transaction. .”

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T-Mobile will lay off 5,000 employees, 7% of workforce — read CEO’s memo

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T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert. GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper) T-Mobile is laying off close to 5,000 employees, mostly in corporate roles, as it looks to streamline its operating model and structure. T-Mobile stock was down 1% on Thursday. based T-Mobile reported $19.2 Retail and consumer care jobs are not affected.

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