Sprint to roll out WiMAX in 17 more markets
August 12, 2009 Written by James Middleton
US carrier and WiMAX pin up Sprint has announced plans to expand its wireless broadband operations into 17 new markets.
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Sprint switches into Overdrive
January 7, 2010 Written by James Middleton
There seems to be a growing interest in mobile broadband hotspots, in the operator community at least, which may seem a little strange given the recent noise about femtocells and moving traffic off the macro network.
Ericsson’s third quarter profits drop 74 per cent
October 22, 2009 Written by James Middleton
Swedish infrastructure and equipment vendor Ericsson took a beating during the third quarter of 2009, watching its net income dive 74 per cent year on year, dragged down by poor demand and further hits from its joint ventures.
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Samsung unveils handset made of corn
August 7, 2009 Written by James Middleton
Korean handset vendor Samsung introduced a cheap, eco-friendly, full featured mobile phone on Friday, made partly out of corn.
Sprint Nextel loss widens in second quarter
July 30, 2009 Written by James Middleton
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 news followed on Wednesday, when Sprint recorded a net loss for the second quarter which increased 12 per cent year on year to $384m from $344m in the same period last year.
Sprint buys out Virgin’s US MVNO business
July 29, 2009 Written by James Middleton
US mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA is to be acquired by network partner Sprint Nextel for around $483m.
Sprint taps Ericsson in $5bn managed services deal
July 9, 2009 Written by James Middleton
US carrier Sprint said Thursday it has tapped Swedish vendor Ericsson in a network management deal worth between $4.5bn and $5bn.
Palm Pre to land June 6
May 19, 2009 Written by James Middleton
The Palm Pre, the secret weapon of US carrier Sprint Nextel and struggling handset vendor Palm is set to hit shelves on June 6.
Betting on WiMAX chips
April 30, 2009 Written by Ken Wieland
WiMAX has the benefit of a mature and innovative chipset ecosystem. Increasing volumes is now the priority to lower prices further.
Browned off
March 9, 2009 Written by Ken Wieland
Sprint Nextel, the third largest mobile operator in the US, is finding life much tougher than its Brown Telephone Company antecedent.
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