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 ...
Tags: Softbank, Sprint, Japan, wireless carrier
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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Will U.S.regulators balk over Japan-based SoftBank becoming a 70%owner of Sprint,based in Overland Park,Kansas.? On the surface,analysts say the foreign ownership issue is unlikely to derail the$20.1 billion deal. Sprint and others ...
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IDG News Service - T-Mobile USA will officially start a new chapter when a new CEO, John Legere, takes over later this week. The fourth-largest U.S. carrier, and the biggest operator without an iPhone, T-Mobile is starting to aggressively ...
Computerworld - Samsung will unveil the larger Galaxy Note 2 on August 29 in Berlin, according to a Reuters report today. Reuters reported Friday morning that a Samsung spokesman told it that the next Galaxy Note will be unveiled two days ...
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Computerworld - Samsung Tuesday unveiled a mobile music service, called Music Hub, that will initially run on its Galaxy S III smartphone that is sold by all the major U.S. carriers. Samsung last quarter sold twice as many smartphones ...
Sony began sales today of unlocked versions of its Xperia NXT series of smartphones in the U.S., with prices ranging from $299.99 to $559.99. The three Android 2.3 smartphones -- the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U -- all work over HSPA ...
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