US mobile carriers promote retail stores to complement their online presence, says GlobalData

US mobile carriers promote retail stores to complement their online presence, says GlobalData

Many US wireless carriers are expanding their retail footprints, not just via traditional brick-and-mortar locations, but also through experiential concept stores as well as on-the-fly pop-up and mobile sites, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report: ‘Wireless Carriers Are Extending Their Retail Footprints, Complementing Clicks with Bricks’ explores the […]

AT&T in talks to buy AppNexus ad platform

AT&T in talks to buy AppNexus ad platform

AT&T’s plan to acquire AppNexus is part of the telecom provider’s broader strategy to build a media business that creates both content and sells ad space. Their wireless division reaches 159.4 million people in the U.S. and Mexico, a mass audience of people checking their phones dozens of times a day. AT&T not only has personal data […]

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon to jointly launch next-generation mobile authentication platform

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon to jointly launch next-generation mobile authentication platform

The Mobile Authentication Taskforce, comprised of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, has revealed product details of the next-generation mobile authentication platform at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Formed last year to develop a mobile authentication solution to help protect enterprises and consumers from identity theft, bank fraud, fraudulent purchases and data theft, the Mobile Authentication Taskforce […]

AT&T to Launch Mobile 5G in 2018

AT&T to Launch Mobile 5G in 2018

Following an expansion of its 5G tests to multiple cities around the United States — including Minneapolis in time for Super Bowl LII — AT&T recently announced that it expects to be the first US company to launch mobile 5G services in a “dozen markets” by late 2018. The carrier said that it’s “moving fast” to […]

The rise of the small screen is what’s driving AT&T’s $84.5-billion deal for Time Warner

The rise of the small screen is what’s driving AT&T’s $84.5-billion deal for Time Warner

AT&T has worked 140 years to perfect phone service, while Time Warner Inc. has spent decades churning out popular magazines, television shows and movies for the big screen. But the two companies, which both are laboring to hold onto customers, confront a similar challenge: how to deliver content to younger consumers who are turning away […]

AT&T Launches Year-long Mobile Video Campaign

AT&T Launches Year-long Mobile Video Campaign

US mobile network AT&T has announced the launch of a year-long program of mobile content marketing videos featuring 10 digital creators drawn from a variety of areas. The project, called AT&T Hello Lab, aims to produce community-driven content and move towards an unprecedented long-term commitment to co-creation with digital influencers. The program, created in collaboration […]