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• This Week: Moto makes key walkie-talkie play.(Briefs)(Motorola Inc.)(Sprint Nextel Corp.)(Brief article)

  - 2006-03-27

  Byline: Julie Johnsson In a move that could help it retain a core piece of business, Motorola is developing handsets for Sprint Nextel that are the first to operate on both the walkie-talkie network that Moto created for Nextel in the '90s and Spr...

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• Nextel Partners Tunes-In First MP3 Player Phone with Walkie-Talkie; Motorola i870 Handset Features 1.3 Mega Pixel Camera and Transflash™ Memory Slot

  - 2005-11-01

  KIRKLAND, Wash. & PLANTATION, Fla. -- Nextel Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTP) and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced availability of the first wireless handset with MP3 playing capabilities and Nextel digital walkie-talkie, the Motorola i870. The i870 also features a digital camera, BluetoothR capabilities, GPS(1) and Nextel Direct TalkSM, the off-network digital...

  Tags: camera, handset, Motorola Inc., Nextel Communications Inc.

• Nextel Partners and RIM Introduce New BlackBerry 7100i™; Sleek Handset Features Phone, Wireless E-Mail, Bluetooth and GPS Navigation

  - 2005-10-14

  KIRKLAND, Wash. & WATERLOO, Ontario -- Nextel Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP) and Research In Motion RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) (TSX:RIM) today announced the availability of the BlackBerry 7100i Wireless HandheldTM. The BlackBerry 7100iTM from Nextel features an integrated phone, wireless e-mail and data applications for customers who want the power of BlackBerry with...

  Tags: Bluetooth, e-mail, GPS, handset, Nextel Communications Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, wireless, wireless e-mail

• Nextel to request waiver from FCC deadline

  - 2005-08-02

  TELECOMWORLDWIRE-2 August 2005-Nextel to request waiver from FCC deadlineC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Nextel Communications Inc is reportedly to ask for a waiver with regard to the US Federal Communications Commission's FCC December deadline requiring 95% of all wireless handsets to enable emergency personnel to pinpoint a caller's location....

  Tags: FCC, Government, handset, Nextel Communications Inc., waiver

• Bluetooth-enabled phone.(Product Focus: Wireless)

  - 2005-07-01

  Nextel Communications Inc. and Motorola Inc. offer the Motorola i605, a rugged Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone. The Bluetooth technology enables the wireless exchange of information between devices within a range of 30 feet. The i605 handset offers fe Nextel Communications Inc. and Motorola Inc. offer the Motorola...

  Tags: Bluetooth, handset, Motorola Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., phone, wireless

• Walkie-talkie talks.(Pick List)(Nextel Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-07-01

  Nextel's new Group Connect service enables instant group walkie-talkie conversations nationwide. The service allows groups to be created directly on the handset within seconds. It also allows users to create or access a group by scrolling over a name Nextel's new Group Connect service enables instant...

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• St. HOPE Public Schools Gives Nextel Handsets to Teachers, Staff and Administrators; Phones to Encourage Communication Between Teachers and Parents; Direct Connect Feature Enhances Security on Urban Campus

  - 2005-06-16

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- St. HOPE Public Schools, a pre-K-12 charter school system educating 2,000 students in Sacramento's Oak Park community, today announced that it is providing Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) handsets to all teachers, staff and administrators in the seven schools that make up St. HOPE Public Schools. The objective...

  Tags: handset, Nextel Communications Inc., phone, security

• Stocks on the Rise.

  - 2005-05-02

  M2 PRESSWIRE-2 May 2005-WallStreetGrapevine: Stocks on the RiseC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02052005 Wall Street, NYC-- Today, wallstreetgrapevine.com, named; PrimeHoldings.com, Inc (Pink Sheets: PMHJ), Telestone Technologies Corp. (OTC BB: TESN), Nextel Partners Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NXTP), and Nii Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq...

  Tags: Bluetooth, Company, handset, Mexico, Motorola Inc., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., network, Nextel Communications Inc., phone, revenue, stock, Telestone Technologies Corp., Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• Trickle-down effects of 800 MHz rebanding: the FCC's decision to realign the 800 MHz band has huge ramifications for SouthernLINC Wireless and its customers.(Service Providers)

  - 2005-05-01

  SouthernLINC Wireless is no newcomer to the wireless industry. The rural operator, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company, started in the business in 1996. Over the years, it has built a steady wireless operation based on hard work and customer service, always...

  Tags: FCC, handset, Motorola Inc., network, Nextel Communications Inc.

• Off-network communications-capable phone.(PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY)(Buyers Guide)

  - 2005-05-01

  Nextel Communications Inc. and Motorola Inc. have launched the Motorola i325 IS handset, an intrinsically safe, ruggedized phone that provides off-network communications capabilities. The Motorola i325 IS handset offers Direct Talk, which allows us Nextel Communications Inc. and Motorola Inc. have launched the ...

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