| Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile has expressed | | | | CEO, René Obermann. "The US market is very big |
| confidence that it can upgrade its mobile phone | | | | and offers significant growth potential. It's big enough |
| network in the US, to improve its market share in | | | | for four players."With just 21.7 million subscribers at the |
| comparison to Cingular, Verizon, and Sprint Nextel. | | | | end of 2005, T-Mobile will need to make big gains to |
| Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile has expressed | | | | catch up to the "big three" wireless carriers, which |
| confidence that it can upgrade its mobile phone | | | | each boast over 50 million customers. And market |
| network in the US, to improve its market share in | | | | leader, Cingular Wireless, is expected to become a lot |
| comparison to Cingular, Verizon, and Sprint Nextel.The | | | | stronger with the pending merger of its two parent |
| three larger competitors have all secured additional | | | | companies.Obermann, however, remains unfazed by |
| spectrum to provide 3G wireless services, something | | | | AT&T's acquisition of BellSouth. "We've emerged |
| that T-Mobile will have to do if it wants to keep up with | | | | from all the mergers around us in the US as a |
| the rapidly changing mobile phone industry. The | | | | successful, independent service-provider," he |
| German company claims that its up for the challenge, | | | | commented on the matter. "I don't think the latest |
| however, and has what it takes to become a strong | | | | transaction will have any adverse effect on |
| player in the 3G market."We now want to offer real | | | | us."(Originally published by TeleClick. |
| high-speed mobile internet services," said T-Mobile | | | | |