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Sprint Nextel: A Case in Point in Bad Board Management
Sprint Nextel: A Case in Point in Bad Board Managementi bet you this'll happenYep the handwriting is on the wall that this is a FUBAR waiting to happen. What you didn't write about is what crazy-to-the-layperson exit package this individual will most likely get when he's revolved out the door.RE:...
Tags: board, Embarq, Hesse, Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., team, tower
Discussion threads 2007-12-20
Sprint Nextel Silences iPCS [Digital Daily]
Wireless company iPCS is a legal thorn in Sprint's side no longer. This morning, Sprint said it would acquire its litigious affiliate for $831 million, including the assumption of $405 million of net debt. That works out to $24 per share in cash for iPCS. This is a 34 percent...
Tags: Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp.
News items 2009-10-19
Q3: Sprint continues to lose postpaid subscribers
Although the bleeding slowed, Sprint Nextel reported continued postpaid subscriber losses in the third quarter. The company's prepaid business had another strong quarter, but Sprint's net loss widened and it saw a drop in revenue in the quarter. During the company's earnings conference call, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse highlighted...
Tags: Sprint Communications
News items 2009-10-29
Sprint Unveils 3G/4G Dual-Mode Modem Device
WiMax is a promising technology but currently only available in Baltimore. To buy time while Sprint helps develop a nationwide 4G WiMax network, the telecom carrier introduces a dual 3G/WiMax modem for customers to gain faster 4G speeds while in WiMax coverage area and using Sprint's 3G nationwide network to...
News items 2009-08-07
Sprint announces HTC Touch Pro2 for $349.99 on September 8th
CDMA customers are probably all too familiar with having to wait months for the hottest GSM devices to become available on Sprint (NYSE: S) or Verizon (NYSE: VZ). Today, we learn that your wait is almost over. Sprint has gone official with the HTC Touch Pro2's CDMA variant, announcing that...
Tags: Sprint Communications, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch
News items 2009-08-31
Sprint's plan of attack
Sprint Nextel reported its third quarter earnings yesterday, and although the company had its biggest sequential uptick in gross subscriber additions in years, it still lost 545,000 net wireless customer in the quarter, including net losses of 801,000 postpaid customers. At a time when its...
Tags: Sprint Communications
News items 2009-10-30
Samsung Moment, Latest Android Smartphone, Comes to Sprint
The Samsung Moment smartphone, now available on the Sprint network, is the struggling carrier?s second new smartphone to feature Google?s Android operating system.The Samsung Moment is now available on the Sprint Nextel network, making it the carrier?s second to feature Google?s Android operating system, the two companies officially announced on...
Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications
News items 2009-11-03
Sprint Acquiring Wireless Affiliate iPCS
In an $831 million deal, Sprint Nextel is buying its affiliate carrier iPCS, which operates in 81 markets including Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa and Tennessee. The deal should end the litigation between Sprint and iPCS, which has moved to block Sprint's entry into its markets.Sprint Nextel said Oct. 19...
Tags: Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp.
News items 2009-10-19
WiMax Saved: Sprint, Clearwire Form Joint Venture; Google, Intel Among Backers
Sprint and Clearwire have combined their WiMax businesses to form a new venture that will be focused on next generation broadband services. The company will be backed by $3.2 billion from the likes of Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. This new venture,...
Tags: Google Inc., Clearwire Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc., Sprint Communications, Intel Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan
Blog posts 2008-05-07
Sprint quietly lowers 3G/4G pricing plan
Sprint Nextel quietly lowered its monthly service price for its CDMA/mobile WiMAX plan by $10, research and consulting firm Current Analysis has learned. The price fell from $80 to $70 per month, and Sprint is including a free month of service as a bonus. The price cut comes a week...
Tags: Sprint Communications, Clearwire Corp., WiMAX
News items 2009-08-27
Sprint focuses on M2M with new business unit
Computerworld - SAN DIEGO -- Sprint Nextel Inc. has been in the wireless M2M (machine-to-machine) business for a decade, but this week announced a greater focus on the exploding market area by creating a new Emerging Solutions business unit to speed up delivery of the technology to businesses and consumers....
Tags: Sprint Communications, M2M
News items 2009-10-07
Sprint to Buy iPCS for $426 Million
NEW YORK, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp plans to buy wireless affiliate iPCS Inc for about $426 million excluding debt, and the two companies have agreed suspend all litigation between them. Sprint will begin a cash tender offer to buy all iPCS shares for $24 a share, a...
Tags: Thomson Reuters Corp., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp.
News items 2009-10-19
Palm Pixi to Arrive on the Sprint Network Nov. 15
The Palm Pixi, the Palm Pre's smaller smartphone sibling, is coming to the Sprint network for $99.99 with the activation of a two-year data plan. Palm Synergy 3, WebOS, linked contacts and a new mobile Facebook app are among the Pixi's perks.The Palm Pixi, a "junior" sibling to the Palm...
Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Sprint Communications
News items 2009-10-26
Sprint lights up WiMAX in NC, Chicago and Dallas, launches subsidized Mini 10
Don't you just love it when a plan comes together? Or better yet, when a leaked roadmap doesn't get delayed in the slightest? After months upon months of waiting , broadband-lovin' citizens in the North Carolina Triangle and Triad will be celebrating alongside DFW residents and Chicago...
Tags: Sprint Communications, WiMAX
News items 2009-11-02
Sprint Launches Motorola Debut i856, First PTT Slider Phone
Sprint has launched the Motorola Debut, the first slider phone with push-to-talk. Users can connect one-on-one or with a group, even on the fly, and switch from a PTT call to a traditional voice call with the push of a button.Collaborators and business users have a new option in the...
Tags: user, Sprint Communications, Motorola Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., Push-to-talk, Slider Phone
News items 2009-10-12
Palm Pixi Arriving on the Sprint Network Nov. 15
Palm Pixi, the Palm Pre?s littler sibling, with arrive on the Sprint network for $99.99, with the new activation of a two-year data plan. Palm Synergy 3, webOS, linked contacts and a new Facebook app are among the Pixi?s perks.The Palm Pixi, a ?junior? sibling to the Palm Pre smartphone,...
Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Sprint Communications
News items 2009-10-26
Sprint Loss Widens, But Fewer Subscribers Flee
By Paul Thomasch and Sinead CarewNEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp S reported a wider quarterly loss and a 9 percent revenue decline, but its success in slowing the loss of the most valuable wireless subscribers took some of the sting out of the results.At the heart of Sprint's...
Tags: Loss, Sprint Communications, Wireless, AT&T Corp., Palm Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Vodafone Group Plc.
News items 2009-10-29
Sprint's Loss Widens, But Keeps More Customers
NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp reported a wider quarterly loss and a 9 percent revenue decline, but its success in slowing the loss of the most valuable wireless subscribers took some of the sting out of the results. At the heart of Sprint's struggles is the...
Tags: Thomson Reuters Corp., Sprint Communications, Loss
News items 2009-10-29
FTC, DOJ Approve Sprint, Virgin Mobile Deal
The proposed $483 million deal clears antitrust hurdles from Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice. The acquisition is likely to be a continuing consolidation trend in the prepaid market. Sprint's Boost and Virgin Mobile will be competing in a crowded market that already includes Leap Wireless, Tracfone and...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Sprint Communications, FTC, Virgin Mobile
News items 2009-08-25
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