u•biq•ui•tous, adjective: existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent. A blog to share thoughts and ideas about the evolution of the ubiquitous network. The topics covered in this blog range from device, network, data center, and enterprise software with a special interest in business models, partnerships, developer communities, and technology adoption. The opinions expressed in this blog are mine and not necessarily those of my past or present employers.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Is Dead
It's official, AT&T has ended his bid to acquire T-Mobile USA. I had some doubts that the deal would have difficulties going through the Feds approval back in March. The $4B break-up fee might be bad news for AT&T but I'm more concerned about how T-Mobile is going to recover from the deal. I'm pretty sure they have been hemorrhaging subscribers leading to the FCC decision and the announcement won't help bring new users.