German parent company Deutsche Telekom has outlined T-Mobile USA’s future strategy in its 2011 annual report, promising to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in 2013 using USD1 billion worth of re-farmed frequencies that it received as part of the failure of its controversial USD39 billion merger with AT&T last year. AT&T is obliged to hand over the spectrum – along with USD3 billion in cash – after pulling out of the deal as opposition mounted from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Department of Justice (DoJ), a number of attorneys general and rival wireless carriers. At the time, Tom Sugrue, T-Mobile’s senior vice president for government affairs, commented: ‘This additional spectrum will help meet the growing demand for wireless broadband services
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OVETEL US round-up: T-Mobile plots 2013 LTE launch; AT&T boss given USD2m pay-cut
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