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Live LTE Sites Using Former Clearwire Spectrum Across The U.S. Next Year
Aug 5, 2013Sprint says it will have live LTE sites using former Clearwire spectrum across the U.S. next year and expects all its new mobile devices in 2014 to be equipped for those frequencies -- though not necessarily iPhones. The company gave an ...
Tags: Wide Rollout and Device
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Sprint Experienced Network Outages Affecting Voice Communications for Several Hours
Jul 18, 2013Sprint on Monday experienced network outages affecting voice communications for several hours in various regions nationwide, the wireless carrier confirmed. The problem stemmed from a software maintenance procedure started early Monday on ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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AT&T Has Agreed to Acquire Leap Wireless for $15 Per Share in Cash
Jul 16, 2013US telecommunications giant AT&T has agreed to acquire Leap Wireless for $15 per share in cash, valuing the prepaid mobile operator at about $1.2bn (£800m). The move comes amid continued consolidation and restructuring in the ...
Tags: 4G, Computer Products
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Clearwire Shareholders Approved Sprint Nextel's Takeover of Their Company on Monday
Jul 10, 2013Clearwire shareholders approved Sprint Nextel's takeover of their company on Monday, ending a saga that had included years of uncertainty and finally a bidding war for the spectrum-rich wireless network operator. Sprint co-founded ...
Tags: Computer Products, 4G, softwrae, wireless network
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Verizon Wireless Has Completed The Initial Rollout of Its 4G LTE Network
Jul 1, 2013Verizon Wireless has completed the initial rollout of its 4G LTE network, covering 95% of the U.S. population, and is now looking to reuse other spectrum for LTE and deploy small cells using the technology. On Thursday, in Parkersburg, W. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Sprint Nextel Shareholders Voted to Approve Softbank's$21.6 Billion Takeover Bid
Jun 27, 2013Sprint Nextel shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve SoftBank's$21.6 billion takeover bid,setting the stage for the deal to close early next month. At a special shareholder meeting on Tuesday,98%of the shares voted were in favor of ...
Tags: Sprint, SoftBank, acquisition, investment
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Dish Network Has Dropped Its Offer to Buy Clearwire
Jun 26, 2013Dish Network has dropped its offer to buy Clearwire, probably clearing the path for a strengthened Sprint Nextel to complete its takeover of the struggling but spectrum-rich mobile operator. Both SoftBank's US$21.6 billion acquisition of ...
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Oracle's 4Q Revenue Was Flat at $10.9 Billion But Profits Rose 10% $3.8 Billion
Jun 20, 2013Oracle's fourth-quarter revenue was flat at $10.9 billion, while profits rose 10% $3.8 billion, as the company reported strong growth in sales of software as a service (SaaS) subscriptions and "engineered systems" like Exadata. But ...
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Clearwire Raising The Stakes Yet Again in an Expensive Bidding War
Jun 20, 2013Sprint Nextel has offered and Clearwire has accepted a bid of $5 per share for the struggling wireless network provider, raising the stakes yet again in an expensive bidding war between Sprint and satellite service provider Dish Network. ...
Tags: Clearwire, Sprint Nextel, Wireless Network
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Bernanke Suggesting The Fed Could Curtail Its Easing Efforts by The End of 2013
Jun 20, 2013Hints that the Federal Reserve could pull back on its easing efforts later this year sent stocks broadly lower, with high-dividend-yielding stock sectors leading declines. After falling modestly in the initial minutes following the ...
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US Stocks Pushed to Highest Levels as Investors Await Fed Move on Stimulus
Jun 19, 2013US stocks pushed to the highest levels in nearly three weeks as investors await news on whether the Federal Reserve will pull back on its stimulus measures. Small-company stocks were among the best performers in Tuesday's rally, with the ...
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Obama Directed Federal Agencies to Take New Steps Toward
Jun 14, 2013President Obama directed federal agencies to take new steps toward sharing their wireless spectrum with commercial operators in an effort to meet growing demands for mobile data services. Obama, in a memo published Friday, created a ...
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SoftBank Has Sweetened Its Bid for Sprint Nextel and Offered to About US$21.6 Billion
Jun 13, 2013SoftBank has sweetened its bid for Sprint Nextel, increasing its total offer to about US$21.6 billion and boosting the amount of cash Sprint shareholders would get. The Japanese service provider and Sprint announced the amended deal late ...
Tags: SoftBank, Sprint Nextel
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Sprint Nextel Has a Cell Site That's Far Above The Cramped Canyons of The City's Streets
Jun 12, 2013On the roof of a medical building in San Francisco, Sprint Nextel has a cell site that's far above the cramped canyons of the city's streets, but despite the wide-open views, space is limited. Sprint shares the roof with other mobile ...
Tags: Sprint Nextel, Cell Site
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Dish Network Has Boosted Its Bid for Clearwire to US$4.40 Per Share
Jun 3, 2013Dish Network has boosted its bid for Clearwire to US$4.40 per share, 29 percent above Sprint Nextel's most recent offer, and said it is prepared to buy up the stock of a minority of shareholders. In a letter sent Wednesday to Clearwire ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
