Top brass of VoiceStream and Deutsche Telekom, describing complet...
Top brass of VoiceStream and Deutsche Telekom, describing completion of DT’s acquisition at Seattle news briefing Fri., stressed combined companies’ plans to offer global roaming services and new wireless data applications. While VoiceStream, now part of DT’s wireless subsidiary…
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T-Mobile, plans to expand its subscriber base, CEO John Stanton said it didn’t have to make acquisitions in U.S., although he didn’t rule them out either. “There is likely to be consolidation in the U.S. market,” he said. “We don’t need to do anything. We have the best position.” He repeatedly pointed to analog subscriber base of competitors such as AT&T Wireless, Cingular and Verizon Wireless as fertile ground for VoiceStream to woo new customers. Plans of AT&T and Cingular to move to GSM-based General Packet Radio Service for 2.5- generation systems provide particular leverage for VoiceStream to win customers on its existing GSM network, he said. Later this summer, company plans to start high-speed, wireless Internet service based on GPRS called “i-stream,” VoiceStream Pres.-COO Bob Stapleton said. Service will offer connectivity to mobile devices such as personal digital assistants at speeds of 28 to 56 kbps, he said. Using service, customers can boot up laptop with wireless data cards and make voice calls over laptop computers, he said. He also cited Ping Pong text-messaging service that VoiceStream introduced recently to target youth market. Company plans to introduce clamshell device with fold-out data keyboard that will allow both voice and data applications, he said.