IDG News Service-Sprint Nextel's deployment of its ambitious Network Vision infrastructure,which includes the gradual rollout of 4G LTE technology,is about three months behind schedule due to several factors,the company said during its ...
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Responding to a congressional report warning U.S.businesses not to buy equipment from Huawei Technologies or ZTE,three U.S.-based telecommunications companies that use Huawei products said they take strong precautions to safeguard their ...
Tags: U.S., Huawei, ZTE, Network Service, Clearwire, Cricket Communications
IDG News Service - If $8 billion shows up in Sprint Nextel's wallet as planned in Softbank's proposed takeover, the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator may pay off debt, speed up its rollout of LTE, or even buy its network partner, Clearwire. ...
Softbank will acquire a 70%stake in Sprint Nextel,with the boards of both companies agreeing to the deal,which will be announced Monday,according to CNBC. Japan's third-largest wireless carrier will pay$20 billion for the ...
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WiMax broadband provider Clearwire said an email problem caused it to send out numerous messages about subscribers'account status in error on Friday. Various emails told subscribers that they had to update their payment details,that their ...
While T-Mobile USA announced a deal to merge with MetroPCS Wireless on Wednesday,Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen said regulatory delays have prevented his company from securing partners and spectrum it will need to build a viable mobile ...
In an era when wireless data and phone service can cost a U.S.contract customer more than$1,200 annually,some lower-cost pre-paid options are emerging. AT&T Minday unveiled the GoPhone plan,which offers unlimited talk and text with 1GB of ...
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Sprint Nextel will launch 4G LTE service in more than 100 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami, in the coming months, the carrier said on Monday. The new network may go live before the official launch dates in those ...
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EarthLink will resell wireless broadband on Clearwire's WiMax network starting early next year and later will launch a service based on that company's planned LTE network. The rollout will begin with fixed-wireless WiMax service in ...
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