Sprint Nextel today announced that WiMAX has met its commercial deployment standards and is due to be launched commercially later this year.
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NetworkWorld on 16th May 2008 (via networkworld.com)
iPCS, the largest independent Affiliate of Sprint Nextel, has announced that three of its subsidiaries filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois against Sprint Nextel and certain of its related entities concerning the company's recent WiMAX announcement.
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CellularNews on 12th May 2008 (via cellular-news.com)
Rumor has it that Sprint may be selling Nextel in the near future. Sprint has really been suffering ever since the merger with Nextel, but it's questionable whether selling Nextel will cure their woes completely. Another rumor that's been floating around is that T-Mobile is looking into buying Sprint-Nextel and trying to revive the company. Hopefully Sprint (and Nextel)
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MyCellPhoneBlog on 11th Mar 2008 (via mycellphoneblog.com)
Sprint has seen in some fanatical hardship over the past year, and thus it has been a hard slog for Sprint Nextel’s WiMAX XOHM mobile broadband network. However, this may be about to turn around for Sprint’s WiMAX network as a new report suggests a near term launch for Sprint’s XOHM network. They say they will
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PhonesReview on 10th Sep 2008 (via phonesreview.co.uk)
After failing to find a buyer for its Nextel cellphone unit, Sprint Nextel Corp. said Thursday it will hold on to the Nextel and renew their long-term partnership with Motorola, reports the WS Journal. “The iDEN network is a key differentiator for Sprint, as it allows us to offer products and services no other
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DailyWireless on 31st Oct 2008 (via dailywireless.org)
Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. filed a lawsuit against Sprint Nextel in relation to the recent partnership between the industry's No. 3 carrier and Clearwire Corp. to bring together their WiMAX offerings under the Clearwire brand. ... - Dan Meyer
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RCRWirelessNews on 12th May 2008 (via rcrnews.com)
Sprint Nextel announced that it is going to “rejuvenate” its Nextel iDEN network. It decided that the iDEN network is a key asset, and it will do what is necessary to reinvigorate the Nextel services and brand. To that end, Sprint and Motorola have extended their commitments to one another. Sprint said it will launch
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LatestMobile on 1st Nov 2008 (via feeds.feedburner.com)
We'd take this with half a tablespoon of salt for now, but The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint-Nextel Corp. is "seriously considering spinning off or selling its ailing Nextel unit." That's according to undisclosed people "familiar with the situation," though Sprint did decline to comment on whether it actually was considering a sale of Nextel. Also of note, Cyren Call is reportedly a
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Engadget on 5th May 2008 (via engadgetmobile.com)