Today Sprint announced that it has completed the merger of its Xohm Wimax unit with Clearwire Corporation. Sprint contributed all of its 2.5 GHz spectrum and its WiMAX-related assets. Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, Google and Bright House Networks all combined to contribute $3.2 billion in cash to help the company get started. Clearwire plans […]

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Sprint Nextel announced that it is going to “rejuvenate” its Nextel iDEN network. It decided that the iDEN network is a key asset, and it will do what is necessary to reinvigorate the Nextel services and brand. To that end, Sprint and Motorola have extended their commitments to one another. Sprint said it will launch […]

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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, speaking to journalists, said that the Android operating system is not good enough for the Sprint brand. Hesse said that Sprint is planning to roll out a handset based on Android at some point in the future, but based on his remarks, it won’t be as early as expected or hoped […]

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Today Sprint officially launched its long-anticipated WiMax network in the city of Baltimore. WiMax is Sprint’s next-generation wireless data network, and it will be used to supply wireless broadband services, which Sprint says can deliver speeds between 2 and 4 Mbps. Initial data plans available will not require annual contracts and Sprint will offer monthly […]

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Sprint announced a new mobile banking application that will allow customers to perform a wide variety of banking actions directly from their mobile phones. MyMoneyManager is a free download that allows customers to view account balances, view account transactions, pay bills, transfer money and search for nearby ATM and branch locations. Right now, BB&T, Citibank, […]

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Sprint announced that it has completed the sale of is cellular towers to TowerCo for $670 million. It sold 3080 towers to TowerCo, which will take over the operation and maintenance costs of the towers. Sprint has also signed a leasing agreement to use the towers so it can continue to operate its cellular networks.
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Today Sprint announced the BlackBerry 8350i Curve for its iDEN network. The 8350i has an internal antenna and supports all of Sprint’s Direct Connect services. Other features include integrated GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.0 with support for A2DP. It also comes with a 2 megapixel camera, a 2.5mm headset jack, and support for microSD cards […]

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Today Sprint announced the two Touch-based Windows Mobile smartphones from HTC, the Touch Diamond and the Touch Pro. Both of these phones have already been released for GSM networks. These are CDMA variants for Sprint Customers. Most of the specs remain unchanged from when these devices were announced earlier this year. Both have stereo Bluetooth, […]

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Today Sprint announced its entire fall line up of phones. Three of them will use a brand new user interface called One Click. One Click offers quick access to Sprint Music Store, Sprint Navigation, Web surfing, email, texting and other features of the phones.

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J.D. Power and Associates announced the results of its latest study concerning quality of cell phone calls. Verizon Wireless ranked number one in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and West Regions, and tied Sprint for number one in the Southwest. Alltel ranked well in the Southeast and North Central regions. Notably absent from the rankings are AT&T […]

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