AT & T: Acquires T-Mobile U.S.

The largest U.S. cellular network, AT & T, is acquiring the rival T-Mobile USA by 39 billion

A huge deal the American cellphone industry. Country's largest cellular network - AT & T, agreed to buy the rival T-Mobile USA Deutsche Telekom 39 billion. Currently, AT & T estimates that it will take 12 months to complete the transaction, which was also subject to approval by U.S. authorities, that should determine whether the acquisition would create a monopoly. Be clear that this is not all T-Mobile but only the American branch of the network. If the transaction is completed, will become AT & T network with 130 million subscribers, thereby increasing the gap between it and rival Verizon, has 94 million subscribers. In addition, AT & T will become the GSM network in the U.S. only, it Achsvarizon and Sprint are CDMA networks (Sprint iDEN network also operates, which Israel also uses MIRS). Union between two very good networks with T-Mobile subscribers will have access to a broader range of devices - including the iPhone - via mobile phone company. In addition, to AT & T already has contingency plans to generation 4, and T. Mobile still does not. In contrast, AT & T will get another 36 400 cellular antennas throughout the United States. It should be noted that only some of which operate at frequencies that AT & T currently uses.