Sprint Refreshes Plans, Data, Upgrade Options (Updated)
Update: Sources have sent in a few clarifications we fell worth passing on. First, SMS is no longer bundled with Vision. On the new Vision offerings it will be $5 for 100 messages and $10 for unlimited. Grandfathered customers with 100 message buckets in their Vision packs will still be able to upgrade to unlimited […]
With Sprint, Business Is Affiliated – Affiliates v Sprint
US Unwired has filed an injunction against Sprint to block the Sprint Nextel merger. US Unwired cites their exclusive ability to market the Sprint name. Based on Sprint Nextel being marketed under the Sprint Master Brand, the Nextel side of Sprint corp would provide direct competition with US Unwired. It is not clear at this […]
Sprint, Together With Nextel
Sprint and Nextel today confirmed that the combined company will fall under the “Sprint Master Brand” with Nextel used as a product name. We broke the initial coverage of Sprint Nextel being combined as Sprint with Nextel as a product focus, and today, Sprint is confirming that. Sprint Master Branding Press Release
Sprint Nextel Merger Branding Announcement Tomorrow
Tomorrow Gary Forsee and Tim Donahue will announce the unified merger branding in an internal webcast to employees. The webcast is not open to the public, but will detail the unified company name, logo, and branding.
Sprint + Nextel = Sprint
We haven’t talked about the Sprint Nextel merger much, but as the July 13th shareholder meeting approaches, we’ll be talking more and more about it. First off, the name. It’s just Sprint (Update: Just to clarify, the Nextel branding will be phased out, it won’t be erased on day one). And, all signs spilling onto […]
Verizon Announces LBS for Q3
Verizon Wireless has announced they intend to deploy Location Based Services (LBS) in the third quarter of this year. RCR News later confirmed this with Verizon PR rep Jeffrey Nelson (who we’ve had to explain to what Sprint TV was when he stated in a press release that VCast was “the first 3G multimedia service”), […]
Sprint: WiMAX A Preliminary Go
While others are speculating, we’re confirming. One of the primary goals of Sprint Nextel will be to deploy WiMAX. WiMAX will serve in a complimentary role to CDMA, offering fixed wireless internet access in high-broadband speeds, leaving CDMA (1x EV, and eventually 3x) for lower-broadband speeds. Interactions between the two will mostly be conducted through […]
Sprint Nextel
It’s official. Sprint will merge with Nextel. At the point-of-merger, the company will be called Sprint Nextel. This will reflect the combined company’s goal to continue using both brands while the two networks are combined under Sprint’s CDMA platform. Sprint Nextel Official Merger Web Site And yes, staying up until 4 AM just to let […]
New Forum
Reflecting the new merger of Sprint and Nextel, a new forum has been added for Nextel discussion.
24 Hours Later…
Well, that was a short-lived rumor, now it’s the new reality… The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint and Nextel have agreed to officially pursue merger. Sprint will assimilate Nextel into “The New Sprint” at a tentative cost of 1.3 Nextel shares for every one Sprint share. Sprint will also spin off its landline […]