Sprint bets $3bn on mobile WiMAX
US carrier Sprint Nextel Tuesday confirmed plans to develop and deploy a mobile WiMAX IEEE 802.16e network in the 2.5GHz band. Sprint has signed up Intel, Motorola and Samsung to develop a nationwide...
View ArticleIPWireless disappointed by Sprint decision
Sprint Nextel’s decision to run with 802.16e WiMAX for its mobile broadband offering comes as a major blow to the proponents of rival technologies. One vendor which has expressed its disappointment at...
View ArticleSprint brand struck legal blow by iPCS
Regional US cellular operator, iPCS, Tuesday threw a legal spanner into the works of Sprint Nextel’s drive for a unified brand. iPCS, an affiliate of Sprint Nextel, said that Judge Thomas Quinn has...
View ArticleSprint shows Rev. A cards
US operator Sprint Nextel announced commercial availability of its high speed cdma2000 1x EV-DO Revision A data cards Tuesday. Compatible with laptops as well as the soon-to-be-available Linksys...
View ArticleSprint intros pay per view mobile movies
US mobile customers can now access full length, pay per view movies on their handsets, following the launch of a new service by US cellco Sprint Nextel late Tuesday. Sprint Movies, which already has...
View ArticleMobile firms to be grilled on spying
The US House Energy and Commerce Committee is to question executives from major US telcos later this week as part of the inquiry into the Hewlett-Packard “pretexting” scandal. Cingular, T-Mobile USA,...
View ArticleSprint taps Microsoft for search services
US operator Sprint Nextel said Thursday that it has forged a partnership with Microsoft to develop new service offerings for Sprint’s business and consumer customers. The first consumer offering in...
View ArticleSprint calls its WiMAX service Xohm
US carrier Sprint Nextel gave an update on its WiMAX plans on Thursday, revealing that the wireless broadband service will be marketed under the awkwardly named “Xohm” brand – pronounced “zoam”. A soft...
View ArticleWiMAX: Broadband horizons
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Down to the Clearwire
Down to the Clearwire Burdens of proof and responsibility lie with the WiMAX ‘mega’ projects, in particular US carrier Clearwire. These players need to deliver soon if the technology is to shed its...
View ArticleA load of Tosh
There’s been a bit of a Tosh theme this week, and where better to start than with the news that the 1980s ad-theme of “Hello Tosh, got a Toshiba?” can be wheeled out for the mobile phone market. The...
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Sprint Nextel loss widens in second quarter
Sprint Nextel loss widens in second quarter It looks like US carrier Sprint Nextel delivered the good news first – announcing the acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA earlier in the week. Because the bad...
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Deutsche Telekom keeps its US options open
Speculation has once again mounted regarding a T-Mobile/Sprint merger With shares rising on the back of speculation of a T-Mobile/Sprint merger in the US, Deutsche Telekom CFO Tim Hoettges declined to...
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LightSquared’s difficult choice – reducing 4G mobile network costs by...
LightSquared’s Nokia dilemma raises important issues about network consolidation and outsourcing Press reports that LightSquared may be considering ditching its managed services deal with Nokia Siemens...
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AT&T to acquire T-Mobile USA
AT&T is looking to acquire T-Mobile in a $39bn deal Years of speculation regarding T-Mobile USA’s future ended yesterday with the surprise announcement that AT&T is to buy the embattled telco...
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Clearwire postpones spectrum sell-off
Clearwire has postponed its planned spectrum sell off Clearwire has announced the postponement of plans to sell off radio spectrum this year in an effort to raise funds. Following record subscriber...
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WIMAX: The Long Goodbye
Sprint Nextel's CTO Stephen Bye Ahead of the LTE North America conference in Dallas on the 8-9 November, at which he will be a keynote speaker, Telecoms.com speaks to Stephen Bye, CTO of US carrier...
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NSN loses out as Lightsquared confirms Sprint tie-up
Sprint and Lightsquared have inked out their tie-up to create an nationwide US LTE network US wholesale player Lightsquared has confirmed that it has entered into a partnership with Sprint Nextel that...
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US operators to introduce shared data pricing plans
US operators are gearing up to launch shared data price plans Operators in the US are preparing to launch shared data plans, allowing multiple devices owned by an individual or members of a family to...
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FCC allows Sprint to use 3G and 4G technologies in iDEN spectrum
Stephen Bye, is CTO and vice president of technology development & strategy for Sprint US operator Sprint Nextel will be able to provide better coverage to its customers after the Federal...
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