Sprint & Nextel Partners Reach Buyout Price
Sprint Nextel has agreed to purchase Nextel Partners for $6.5 billion in cash. The stock buyout will give Sprint full ownership of Nextel Partners, and will end the long-held standoff between Sprint and the iDEN affiliate. Upon regulatory approval, Nextel Partners customers will be able to switch to Sprint CDMA without paying an early termination […]
Sprint Nextel Buys Another Affiliate
Sprint Nextel today announced an agreement with affiliate “Enterprise Communications” to purchase the small affiliate in a deal valued at about $100 million. The deal continues the recent spate of acquisitions by Sprint Nextel Corporation as the merged company continues to deal with the various agreements it had established with affiliates throughout the country. Enterprise […]
Sprint: Casio Poised to Enter US Mobile Phone Market
Japan’s Casio Computer Co. Ltd., known in this country for their line of Databank and Ironman watches is planning to enter the United States cellphone market. This, along with ramping up sales of their line of digital cameras in the U.S., is part of a dual-pronged strategy to gain more of a foot-hold into the […]
Google Launches Local for J2ME Beta
Google has launched a new mobile beta of their local service for use with Java phones. The program is available in both MIDP 1.0 and MIDP 2.0 versions, and is compatible with most Java-enabled phones with AT&T Wireless, Cingular, Sprint, and T-Mobile. The application is not signed for Nextel phones, savvy users may be able […]
Department of Defense iDEN, Sprint WiMax
How these two events will happen and will change the wireless industry forever.
Sprint: Another Potential Barrier Falls
Another possible barrier to merger operations fell by the wayside as the arbitration panel called up by Nextel Partners in August has, “unanimously denied a request by Nextel Partners to preliminarily enjoin Sprint Nextel’s national rollout of the new Sprint brand.” According to the Sprint Nextel press release: “The panel… ruled that Nextel Partners had […]
Sprint Merger Coverage
In an effort to provide the best, most comprehensive coverage of the merger possible, all Sprint-specific news for the next 48 hours will be covered on Sprint PCS Info. Sprint coverage will continue on PCS Intel on September 3rd. Sprint PCS Info Because of this, we have established a temporary Sprint PCS Info newsfeed at […]
Sprint: The Affiliate Shuffle Continues
Sprint 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 holdings is the first in this balancing act. They were spun […]
Sprint Nextel: New Buyback Program + Web Site
Not officially launched until September 2nd, the new buyback program’s web site can be reached at the link below. The enhanced web site will provide many more details, including instant assessment of an account’s phone buyback values. In addition, you can now mail your phones directly to Sprint without having to take them in-store for […]
Nextel: Sales, Plans, Upgrade Policies to Match Sprint
Effective “Day One” of the merger (currently slated for September 2nd), Nextel will radically change it sales and operations. These changes will bring them in-line with current Sprint plan and phone pricing, policies and procedures. This information is of course, subject to change as it changes. The first change will be that most Nextel stores […]