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Articles tagged with: Nextel and Wimax
Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more
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Sprint Outlines WiMAX Expansion Programme
USA network, Sprint nextel has announced the next markets in its WiMAX network rollout. The network is being folded into the national WiMAX network being built by its joint-partner, Clearwire. Sprint says that it plans to deploy WiMAX in many markets in 2009, including: Atlanta, Honolulu, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia, DallasFort Worth, Portland and Seattle more
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Sprint, Clearwire Sued Over WiMAX Patent Claims
Adaptix, a Texan WiMAX base station and mobile terminal vendor has launched legal action against Sprint nextel and Clearwire for allegedly infringing six of its patents. The company is demanding the usual damages, fines and a bar on the company from continuing the rollout of its nationwide WiMAX network. more
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Sprint to Start Selling CDMA-WiMAX USB Modems
Sprint nextel has announced that it will start selling its first CDMA-WiMAX dual-mode device, a USB modem from next week - just before Christmas. Sprint launched 4G in Baltimore in September and plans to launch in other markets across the country throughout 2009. more
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Sprint Nextel Slips into 3rd Quarter Loss - Loses 1.3 Million Customers
US based Sprint nextel has swung into a loss as it reported revenues of US$8.8 billion and a loss of US$326 million for the 3rd quarter of this year. This compared with a profit of US$64 million a year ago. If you exclude on-off items, the company says it would have broken even for the quarter. more
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Sprint Nextel Confirms "Significant Interest" in Sale of Nextel Division
Sprint nextel has confirmed that it has received "significant interest" from companies interested in acquiring its nextel iDEN division - but warned that it doubts any bidder would be able to raise the funds in the current economic climate. more
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Private Equity Firms Interested in Buying Sprint Nextel's iDEN Network
Sprint nextel is attracting interest from private equity firms who are reported to be interested in taking control of the company's iDEN network. The company has confirmed that it would consider a sale, but that no specific activity is currently being carried out. more
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Sprint Launches its Initial WiMAX Service
Sprint nextel has at last, commercially launched its WiMAX network - currently branded as XOHM - in Baltimore. The data-centric network has been launched with average download speeds of 2-4 Mbps. more
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Sprint Nextel Completes Sale of Tower Assets
Sprint nextel says that it has completed the previously announced sale of approximately 3,080 towers to TowerCo for an estimated US$670 million in cash, with the number of towers and sale price subject to post-close adjustment. The two companies have also signed a long-term leasing agreement for TowerCo to provide Sprint nextel with wireless communications towers to support the company's CDMA, iDEN and WiMAX networks. more
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Sprint: Ill. Supreme Court Denies Request to Review IPCS Suit
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Sprint nextel suffered another legal setback in its dispute with iPCS, after the Illinois Supreme Court denied its request to review a prior ruling that favored iPCS. more
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