GLG News by Telecommunications Council Members in Member Programs

No wireless carrier model is going to affect wireless in the near future more than the Metro PCS and Cricket/Leap model of unlimited, flat-rate, pre-paid calling without a credit check. Both are the masters at it with Metro being the leader and eventually post-paid carriers will have to follow the...

By going online with the Experience Store, AT&T is trying to reduce three costs: 1) Remodeling brick-and-mortar stores; 2) Servicing 100% wireless users; 3) Training the agent channel.  

ATT is following VZ's lead by offering $200 cash back to existing ATT customers that take one of the three Uverse bundled deals, with or without internet access.  The current slowdown in ATT spending on Uverse and everything else, follows the negative economic climate and failing mortgages situation,...

September 29, 2008: That Monday was the fateful day of Sprint-Nextel’s (NYSE: S) long-awaited WiMAX rollout. The bottom line? PC Magazine and Information Week both seem to agree–the new service is undoubtedly fast. But “strong signal” are the operative words; the new network still has a lot of gaps...

1.      There could easily be another reason for AT&T “putting wireless chief Ralph de la Vega in charge of all consumer offerings...[than] to better coordinate marketing of landline and mobile services...” 2.      It has been long known that...

Google has locked down the strongest online video share with their Youtube offering.  Are they headed toward locking down customers via landline fiber, where they can act as ISP, Service Provider, and major advertising power on the net?

1. Despite the economic downturn, the overall telecom services business in the US continues to remain rather good. 2. While residential building has taken a hard hit, the performance numbers at the three major service providers have stayed fairly strong – especially at AT&T and Verizon. 3....

Incumbency will be critical in whether vendors win or lose during the downturn in the US telecom market. R&D and service programs will suffer the most. If layoffs occur at one of these suppliers, instead of getting rid of the most experienced employees, the company should try as much as...

With weak consumer spending, Apple is trying to draw traffic to its own stores with iPhone offers such as registering online for store pickup and selling an unlocked version in Hong Kong.

Despite the gloom and doom of the marketplace, there are bright moments.   If you notice, each one of the winners is practical and viable.