Articles tagged with: Eric Schmidt and Nextel

UPDATE: Big Tech Inks WiMax Deal With Sprint, Clearwire

An unlikely alliance of titans from the cable, Internet and chip industries are investing $3.2 billion in a company that will deliver Web access for cellphones and laptops at speeds much faster than what is available today using a technology called WiMax.  more

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Google Confirms - To Bid in FCC Wireless-Spectrum Auction

Google said Friday it plans to bid for spectrum in a Federal Communications Commission auction to be held early next year, confirming speculation that the Web-search giant intends to make a costly foray into the wireless market.  more

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UPDATE: Google's Mobile-Phone Strategy Keys on Open Standards

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- With its bid to bring open technology standards to the mobile phone market, Google ­is leading a strategy that could make devices cheaper and give consumers more control over their phones' capabilities. more

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