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Android Authority
8 hours ago
- Business
- Android Authority
T-Mobile may soon offer 36 month installment plans, versus the current 24-month default
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR A new report claims T-Mobile is at least considering 36-month EIPs, versus its current two-month contract for new devices. Not only is there an internal report claiming such a program is the in the works, a few smarwatches briefly showed the new terms live on T-Mobile's website before they were reverted back. It's possible 36-month EIP program will only apply to select devices like watches and tablets, though it's also certainly possible the carrier has postponed or cancelled the plan altogether. It has been years since Verizon and AT&T ditched two-year device installment plans in favor of 36-month payment plans, leaving T-Mobile as the only major carrier that doesn't lock customers into a three-year commitment. I've stated many times in the past that it was only a matter of time before the Uncarrier followed suit. It seems that time is finally approaching — at least if a new leak from The Mobile Report proves accurate. The publication points to multiple signs suggesting 36-month installments are coming soon, including a document privately shared with them detailing that 36-month Equipment Installment Plans (EIPs) are in the pipeline for at least some devices. Additionally, a few Galaxy Watch devices briefly showed the new 36-month EIP length on T-Mobile's website, as seen in the screenshot below. Andrew Grush / Android Authority Let's be honest: the Galaxy Watch incident was certainly no mere error. While the company may have prematurely posted it or decided to delay the official announcement, the deliberate mention of 36-month terms strongly suggests legitimacy. The bigger question is whether this change will apply broadly to all devices and plans. It's quite possible these new 36-month plans might be exclusive to accessories like tablets and watches, while smartphone installment plans remain unchanged. Still, it would also make sense for T-Mobile to completely phase out two-year EIPs. This move would not only lock customers in longer but also align with T-Mobile's recent shifts toward resembling the very carriers it once criticized. For example, the carrier recently began rolling taxes and fees into all newer plans, including watches, tablets, and nearly everything except home internet service. T-Mobile has also incrementally raised prices and fees across its services. However, T-Mobile would be taking a risk by making this shift. The carrier currently offers its New in Two program, which would need significant adjustments to accommodate the 36-month structure, potentially restricting it to specific devices or plans. Such a change would likely face backlash, further undermining the carrier's credibility and giving the world just another example of how T-Mobile isn't afraid to break its customer promises. After all, the Uncarrier has already made several recent changes that are largely considered regressive by its former fanbase, and frankly, two-year device payment plans remain one of the stronger advantages T-Mobile has left beyond its strong 5G network and its (slowly declining) T-Mobile Tuesdays program. For now, the only (near) certainty is that T-Mobile is at least considering introducing 36-month EIPs. T-Mobile customers: Would the end of 36-month EIPs drive you away? 0 votes Yes NaN % No NaN % Unsure/Other (Tell us more in comments) NaN % T-Mobile's other recent moves already drove me away! NaN % As for timing, that's anyone's guess. The product page changes and the internal document suggest T-Mobile may have intended to implement this alongside other recent fee and tax adjustments, but decided either to postpone or phase it in later to avoid making a bad situation even worse. Of course, this is purely speculation on my part. I've reached out to T-Mobile for comment, but with rumors like this we typically don't get much of an answer. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Finextra
2 days ago
- Business
- Finextra
Klarna offers users mobile plans
Klarna is the latest financial services provider to enter the mobile market, working with Telecom-as-a-Service platform Gigs to launch a phone plan in a host of major markets, beginning with the US. 1 BNPL giant Klarna is offering its 25 million active users in the US a single plan, including uncapped, unlimited 5G data, talk, and text for $40 a month, with coverage on the AT&T network. Citing research showing that half of Americans believe switching phone plans is too difficult, Klarna says its users can transfer their existing number, or get a new one, and activate their phone plan in a few taps within the Klarna app, without any phone calls, paperwork, or store visits. Premium and international plans will roll out later this year, as well as services in the UK, Germany, and other markets. Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO, Klarna, says: "Klarna has saved consumers time and money, and reduced financial worry for over 20 years. With mobile plans we're taking that one step further, as we continue to build our neobank offering." The offering comes with an AI twist. "If we have information that suggests you are overpaying for your carrier subscription or your data... [we'll] offer you both a suggestion of a better price model, but also with a click, implement that," says Siemiatkowski. Hermann Frank, CEO, Gigs, adds: "Now, consumers can expect a seamlessly integrated mobile experience that bundles premium connectivity with financial tools, all through the apps they already know and love.' Klarna is following in the footsteps of German neobank N26 and Revolut, who have eached dipped a toe into the water with their own phone plans for subscribers.
National Post
3 days ago
- Business
- National Post
Infobip First to Launch RCS Messaging Across All Four Major U.S. Telecom Carriers
Article content As Rich Communication Services (RCS) becomes the next generation of text messaging, Infobip further establishes its brand presence and services in the U.S. by officially signing with major carriers. Article content CHICAGO — Global communications platform Infobip is the first to launch RCS messaging with the top four U.S. telecom carriers. Now, businesses using these four major carriers can transform the way they communicate with customers through interactive, engaging mobile content via RCS messaging, powered by Infobip. Article content Following the skyrocketing adoption of RCS, all major wireless carriers are rolling out support for the transformative messaging channel that sets a new standard for mobile messaging. RCS offers a more versatile and feature-rich experience than traditional, text-only SMS messaging. By operating over Wi-Fi and mobile data, RCS offers a plethora of benefits including high resolution images and video, enhanced group chat functions, interactive features that enable recipients to easily book appointments and more. Article content These capabilities amplify brands' omnichannel marketing strategies by effectively keeping customers engaged. Through Infobip's RCS availability across major U.S. carriers, U.S. brands can offer interactive features and branding opportunities, resulting in more personalized, engaging customer journeys and stronger customer relationships through dynamic, branded two-way conversations. Article content 'RCS offers marketers a whole new way for brands to communicate with consumers through mobile,' said Jamie Elden, CRO, Listrak. 'We were thrilled to collaborate with Infobip and Dooney & Bourke to become the first marketing platform provider to launch an RCS marketing campaign in the United States. Together, we were able to demonstrate how the elevated creative experience that consumers expect from luxury fashion and beauty brands can be translated into mobile messaging, as well as the results that it delivers.' Article content Infobip has since worked with Listrak, the retail industry's leading cross-channel marketing platform, along with American heritage handbag and fine leather goods brand, Dooney & Bourke, to launch '12 Days of Dooney'; the first RCS marketing campaign in the United States. Launched as a test campaign during the 2024 holiday season, Infobip, Listrak, and Dooney & Bourke collaborated to target subscribers via campaign messages that focused on holiday shopping promotions. As a result of the integration, RCS more than doubled the revenue per send compared to SMS/ MMS campaigns. Article content 'As evident by our most recent Messaging Trend Report, which found a 500% increase in RCS usage year-on-year, both telecoms and businesses are seeking out better ways to leverage this evolutionary messaging channel,' Ivan Ostojic, Chief Business Officer at Infobip. 'Now that Infobip's RCS Business Messaging is available across the biggest telco providers in the U.S., leading brands can effectively engage and communicate with targeted customers throughout the world's largest economy.' Article content About Infobip Article content Infobip is a global cloud communications platform that enables businesses to build connected experiences across all stages of the customer journey. Accessed through a single platform, Infobip's omnichannel engagement, identity, user authentication and contact center solutions help businesses and partners overcome the complexity of consumer communications to grow business and increase loyalty. It offers natively built technology with the capacity to reach over seven billion mobile devices and 'things' in 6 continents connected to over 9,700+ connections of which 800+ are direct operator connections. Infobip was established in 2006 and is led by its co-founders, CEO Silvio Kutić, Roberto Kutić and Izabel Jelenić. Article content Recent award wins include: Article content About Listrak Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
National Post
4 days ago
- Business
- National Post
Prodapt Announces Agentic Solutions for Autonomous Operations Powered by NVIDIA AI Platform
Article content Working with human experts, AI Agents simplify & automate operations, elevate experiences Article content CHENNAI, India — Prodapt, a Gartner-recognized Telecom-Native services and AI integration leader, today announced a new Agentic AI based solution to drive autonomous operations for Telcos, in collaboration with NVIDIA. Article content The solution leverages the NVIDIA AI platform to build and deploy Telco-trained AI Agents that predict, analyze, reason, and simulate to resolve incidents impacting service quality and customer experience. Article content Telcos want to deliver better experiences and cut costs and AI Agents help by accelerating the next transformational leap from traditional BSS/OSS systems. This requires agile AI infrastructure, cutting-edge GenAI platforms, and AI integration skills, to enable scalability as the industry evolves beyond experimentation. As part of its Practical AI strategy, Prodapt has built a range of AI Agents across the Telecom value chain, which are powered by NVIDIA NIM™ and NVIDIA NeMo™ microservices. These agents go beyond simple actions, solving multi-step problem statements to improve operational efficiency, customer experience, revenue monetization, enterprise modernization, and accelerate the deployment of critical applications. Article content Autonomous Operations (AO) Article content The first Autonomous Agent is focused on Network operations: Article content The Telecom network issue resolution workflow is complex – impaired by a legacy stack and inability to forecast issues or ascertain available field resources in last-mile service delivery. Prodapt's solution inserts AI Agents across this workflow, deploying them for predictive analytics, issuing proactive alerts, finding the right Network Engineer and dispatching jobs, creating issue summaries, enabling guided resolution plans, and closing the loop after resolution. Simulations suggest the solution will enable Telcos to achieve a 30% improvement in resolution cycle time and drive better resource utilization. Article content 'Prodapt's AO solution developed with NVIDIA AI Enterprise is compelling for two reasons: it combines AI agents and human expertise in the most ingenious way possible, and secondly, it future-proofs Telco networks, going from reactive to proactive operations by mainstreaming Agentic AI into the full lifecycle,' said Chris Penrose, Global Head of Business Development, Telecoms, at NVIDIA. Article content 'AI integration is turning out to be the Number One priority for the Autonomous Operations vision. With a variety of ready to use AI Agents and infrastructure providers crowding a contested market, Telcos need a guiding hand to help them provision and operate the right solutions, operated by handpicked global AI talent. Prodapt delivers what is necessary to turn PoCs into impactful solutions through our Practical AI vision with NVIDIA,' Rajiv Papneja, CTO, Prodapt. Article content About Prodapt Article content Prodapt is the largest specialized player in the Connectedness industry. As an AI-first strategic technology partner, Prodapt provides consulting, business reengineering, and managed services for the largest telecom and tech enterprises building networks and digital experiences of tomorrow. A ServiceNow-invested company, Prodapt has been recognized by Gartner as a Large, Telecom-Native, Regional IT Service Provider. Article content Connecting 1.1 billion people and 5.4 billion devices across the globe, Prodapt's clients include Google, Amazon, PayPal, SoftBank, ServiceNow, Ciena, Verizon, Vodafone, Liberty Global, Liberty Latin America, Claro, Lumen, Windstream, Rogers, Telus, KPN, Virgin Media, British Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Adtran, Samsung, and many more. Article content A 'Great Place To Work ® Certified™' company, Prodapt employs over 6,000 technology and domain experts across the Americas, Europe, India, Africa, & Japan. Prodapt is part of the 130-year-old business conglomerate The Jhaver Group, which employs over 32,000 people across 80+ locations globally. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Prodapt Announces Agentic Solutions for Autonomous Operations Powered by NVIDIA AI Platform
Working with human experts, AI Agents simplify & automate operations, elevate experiences CHENNAI, India, June 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prodapt, a Gartner-recognized Telecom-Native services and AI integration leader, today announced a new Agentic AI based solution to drive autonomous operations for Telcos, in collaboration with NVIDIA. The solution leverages the NVIDIA AI platform to build and deploy Telco-trained AI Agents that predict, analyze, reason, and simulate to resolve incidents impacting service quality and customer experience. Telcos want to deliver better experiences and cut costs and AI Agents help by accelerating the next transformational leap from traditional BSS/OSS systems. This requires agile AI infrastructure, cutting-edge GenAI platforms, and AI integration skills, to enable scalability as the industry evolves beyond experimentation. As part of its Practical AI strategy, Prodapt has built a range of AI Agents across the Telecom value chain, which are powered by NVIDIA NIM™ and NVIDIA NeMo™ microservices. These agents go beyond simple actions, solving multi-step problem statements to improve operational efficiency, customer experience, revenue monetization, enterprise modernization, and accelerate the deployment of critical applications. Autonomous Operations (AO) The first Autonomous Agent is focused on Network operations: The Telecom network issue resolution workflow is complex – impaired by a legacy stack and inability to forecast issues or ascertain available field resources in last-mile service delivery. Prodapt's solution inserts AI Agents across this workflow, deploying them for predictive analytics, issuing proactive alerts, finding the right Network Engineer and dispatching jobs, creating issue summaries, enabling guided resolution plans, and closing the loop after resolution. Simulations suggest the solution will enable Telcos to achieve a 30% improvement in resolution cycle time and drive better resource utilization. "Prodapt's AO solution developed with NVIDIA AI Enterprise is compelling for two reasons: it combines AI agents and human expertise in the most ingenious way possible, and secondly, it future-proofs Telco networks, going from reactive to proactive operations by mainstreaming Agentic AI into the full lifecycle," said Chris Penrose, Global Head of Business Development, Telecoms, at NVIDIA. "AI integration is turning out to be the Number One priority for the Autonomous Operations vision. With a variety of ready to use AI Agents and infrastructure providers crowding a contested market, Telcos need a guiding hand to help them provision and operate the right solutions, operated by handpicked global AI talent. Prodapt delivers what is necessary to turn PoCs into impactful solutions through our Practical AI vision with NVIDIA," Rajiv Papneja, CTO, Prodapt. About Prodapt Prodapt is the largest specialized player in the Connectedness industry. As an AI-first strategic technology partner, Prodapt provides consulting, business reengineering, and managed services for the largest telecom and tech enterprises building networks and digital experiences of tomorrow. A ServiceNow-invested company, Prodapt has been recognized by Gartner as a Large, Telecom-Native, Regional IT Service Provider. Connecting 1.1 billion people and 5.4 billion devices across the globe, Prodapt's clients include Google, Amazon, PayPal, SoftBank, ServiceNow, Ciena, Verizon, Vodafone, Liberty Global, Liberty Latin America, Claro, Lumen, Windstream, Rogers, Telus, KPN, Virgin Media, British Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Adtran, Samsung, and many more. A "Great Place To Work® Certified™" company, Prodapt employs over 6,000 technology and domain experts across the Americas, Europe, India, Africa, & Japan. Prodapt is part of the 130-year-old business conglomerate The Jhaver Group, which employs over 32,000 people across 80+ locations globally. Visit for more information. Follow us on LinkedIn. View source version on Contacts Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
