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CTIA Wireless 2008: Less regulation, open networks, and a growing demand for data
I'm in Las Vegas this week covering CTIA Wireless 2008, which runs April 1-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. During the Day 1 keynotes, speakers discussed the wireless industries top concerns and current trends. Open networks and calls for less government regulation During his keynote, Lowell McAdam,...
Tags: Bill Detwiler, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, CTIA, Management, Martin, Network, Personal Technology, Regulation, Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., Strategy, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Wireless, Wireless Industry
Blog posts 2008-04-02
Sprint's wireless woes may derail WiMAX
Sprint Nextel announced plans to lay off 4,000 workers, close 125 company-owned stores, and sever relations with 4,000 resellers. This news comes after losing 1.2 million subscribers in 2007. From Bloomberg: The subscriber slump brings defections to 1.2 million in 2007, forcing Chief Executive Officer...
Tags: Sprint Nextel Corp., Sprint Communications, Spectrum, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Tricia Liebert
Blog posts 2008-01-18
Good post on three wireless "gadgets"
Earlier this week, TechRepublic colleague, Jason Hiner, Executive Editor of Tech Sanity Check posted a good story about three gadgets that helped [him] survive CES 2008. Interestingly, all three were "enterprise-related" wireless gadgets. The first "gadget" Hiner discusses is the OQO handheld PC with integrated Broadband Wireless...
Tags: Internet Access, Sprint Nextel Corp., Broadband, Gadget, Jason Hiner, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Steve Stroh
Blog posts 2008-01-17
Photos: Sprint CEO bets big on WiMax
Sprint Nextel CEO Gary Forsee and Ed Zander, CEO of Motorola, field questions at a press briefing announcing the 4G network.
Tags: photograph, Motorola Inc., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., WiMAX, 4G network, network, Ed Zander
Image galleries 2006-08-08
The Cell Phone Geek
blog rootSprint-Nextel and the Affiliate Shell GameSprint Nextel today announced plans to acquire two more affiliates. This as Nextel Partners continues manuevering in its "Put" option with Nextel, and as acquisitions already announced and planned continue to play havoc with lawsuits taking one stance or another concerning the merger. IWO...
Tags: Business structures, Mergers & Acquisitions, cell phone, phone, IWO Holdings, O/Siris, RCR Wireless News, Nextel Communications Inc., Nextel Partners, affiliate, Sprint Nextel Corp.
Discussion threads 2005-08-31
Sprint, Nextel agree to $35 billion merger
Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ReutersSprint will buy Nextel Communications in a $35 billion deal that will create a wireless behemoth. The deal, announced Wednesday, combines the No. 3 and No. 5 players...
Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., Sprint Communications, merger, shareholder
Technical articles 2004-12-15

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Qualcomm-Broadcom patent suit: Ban on chipsets spells doom for wireless carriers and mobile makers
Accused of infringing a Broadband patent, Qualcomm, the second largest manufacturer of chips for mobile phones, has been banned from selling chipsets violating Broadcom's patent. The impact: Future models of 3G mobile handsets that are designed on the Qualcomm chips cannot be sold or imported into the United States. ...
Tags: Broadcom Corp., Mobile, Qualcomm Inc., Trade Complaint, Cellular Phones, 3G, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, Arun Radhakrishnan
Blog posts 2007-06-09
What really counts - good customer service or the lowest price?
Recently, more than 400 companies were examined by MSN Money for their customer service efforts - and six out of the worst 10 were communications providers. Among the nations bottom 10 - cable providers, wireless carriers and one satellite company dominated the studys results. Here are some of the...
Tags: Workplace Strategy, Success, Reputation, Performance, Mentoring, Leadership, Job Satisfaction, General, Company Culture, Communication
Blog posts 2007-05-09
WAP phones abound, but where are the wireless apps?
WAP phones are everywhere, but where are the business applications to make them useful? Here's a look at the state of the Internet on mobile phones and its emerging future. Is a wireless renaissance just around the corner?By George LawtonWhen the Wireless Applications Protocol WAP was introduced in 1997 by...
Tags: Wi-Fi, Cellular phones, CNET, WAP-phone, WAP, wireless, phone
Technical articles 2002-01-02
Consumers: Cell phone service still stinks
Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
Tags: Marketing research, Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, cell phone, Consumer Reports, survey, phone, Sprint Communications
Technical articles 2005-01-05
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