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Article | 14/05/2013 U.S. carriers line up against texting while driving
The major U.S. mobile operators are all putting their weight behind a campaign against texting while driving that will include a blitz of advertising ...
Article | 6/05/2013 Clearwire lays out its case for a Sprint buyout
Sprint Nextel's network partner Clearwire hasn't been able to find any other big wholesale customers nor sell any of its spectrum, so selling out to S...
Article | 2/05/2013 Dish chairman says Sprint modernization has to be done from the US
Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen said Wednesday that his is an American company, and the modernization of Sprint Nextel's network will have to be d...
Article | 30/04/2013 Softbank: No change in Sprint Nextel offer in response to Dish Network
Softbank's CEO, in a battle with Dish Network to acquire U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel, slammed a US$25.5 billion offer made by Dish, saying it i...
Article | 30/04/2013 Intel backs SoftBank's bid for Sprint Nextel
Intel has backed SoftBank's bid for Sprint Nextel, citing that the deal would bring needed competition in the wireless space in the U.S.
Article | 23/04/2013 Machine-to-machine systems resurrect a mobile rivalry
Just as the mobile world seems to be finding peace and harmony around LTE, the age-old feud between GSM and CDMA is flaring up again.
Article | 17/04/2013 ACLU complains to FTC that mobile carriers leave Android phones unsecured
Smartphones with custom versions of Android offered by large mobile operators in the U.S. are not getting security updates as regularly as phones from...
Article | 15/04/2013 Boston cell networks stay online after blasts
Cellular networks in Boston were still operating on Monday evening following the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, contrary to e...
Article | 15/04/2013 Report: Verizon wants to buy Clearwire spectrum
Verizon Wireless reportedly has offered US$1 billion to $1.5 billion for some of Clearwire's spectrum leases, possibly complicating Sprint Nextel's at...
Article | 15/04/2013 Dish Network launches $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel
Dish Network has made a US$25.5 billion bid to acquire wireless operator Sprint Nextel, hoping to edge out a rival bid from Japanese operator SoftBank...
Article | 28/03/2013 Sprint pledges not to use Huawei, lawmaker says
Sprint Nextel and Softbank have pledged to keep Huawei Technologies products out of the Sprint network and try to replace Huawei gear that is already ...
Article | 26/02/2013 RACO adds Sprint and Telefónica to its M2M mangement platform
RACO Wireless has signed deals with Sprint Nextel and Telefónica to give users of its Omega machine-to-machine platform more choices when connecting t...
Article | 8/02/2013 Sprint looks toward transformation as losses continue
Sprint Nextel posted another quarterly loss but reported progress toward becoming just plain Sprint, a company with more money and fewer networks, whi...
Article | 7/01/2013 Apple, RIM, US telcos accused of infringing wireless handover patent
Apple, Research in Motion (RIM) and Motorola Mobility are among 15 companies sued in the U.S. over a fundamental 3G and 4G patent on determining when ...
Article | 21/12/2012 U.S. mobile buyouts may meet their end in 2013
After starting amid the smoldering ruins of AT&T and T-Mobile USA's failed merger, 2012 ended as a big year for mobile carrier deals in the U.S., and ...