BROWSING: Nextel Partners
#TBT: Google buys Android; Sprint Nextel exec nets $1M … this week in 2005
Google acquired software developer Android, while the newly formed Sprint Nextel was set to pay its CEO $1M in base salary … 11 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the...
RCR Wireless News Time Machine: Six years ago this week
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
Brazilian carrier Vivo launches PTT and faces Nextel
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Brazilian carrier Vivo has launched its push-to-talk (PTT) service under the name “Vivo Direto.” The service started on July 18 in Rio de Janeiro and one month before in Porto Alegre and Curitiba cities. Although similar to Nextel‘s offering, Vivo’s PTT is based on...
Reality Check: Summer earnings relief – Sprint Nextel and Comcast assessment
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Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings from Kansas City, where the summer is in full heat. Our lawn has gone dormant, but...
Clearwire’s losses skyrocket, stock climbs: Company in flux
Fresh off a seven-party deal to form a new, and much larger company under its name, Clearwire Corp. reported more than $176 million in losses during the first quarter of the year as it expanded its fixed high-speed wireless network and built up its...
iDEN losses take down Sprint Nextel
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Sprint Nextel Corp.'s loss of postpaid iDEN customers accelerated during the fourth quarter, and investors jumped ship late last week after the company announced weak customer metrics. The carrier tried to temper fears with a flurry of other announcements promising revamped price plans, initial...
Sprint Nextel expects churn to improve by second-half ’07
Sprint Nextel Corp. expects to see substantial improvement in its churn performance in the second half of next year, and the focus on its core operations means that its previous fascination with rolling up its affiliates is now far from the top of the...
Sprint Nextel promises to improve financials by next year
Sprint Nextel Corp. expects to see substantial improvement in its churn performance in the second half of next year, and the focus on its core operations means that its previous fascination with rolling up its affiliates is now far from the top of the...
Boost goes a little bit country
Boost Mobile L.L.C. is bringing its pay-as-you-go service to rural areas, after traditionally concentrating on urban strongholds. Boost, which is a division of Sprint Nextel Corp. and runs on the carrier's iDEN network, will begin to offer service in areas that were served by...
Boost going a little bit country
IRVINE, Calif.—Boost Mobile L.L.C. is bringing its pay-as-you-go service to rural areas, after traditionally concentrating on urban strongholds. Boost, which is a division of Sprint Nextel Corp. and runs on the carrier’s iDEN network, will begin to offer service in areas that were served...
SouthernLinc continues to push Sprint Nextel over iDEN roaming
WASHINGTON—In the ongoing battle over whether national carriers should have to provide automatic roaming access to smaller operators, SouthernLinc Wireless is pleading its case as an iDEN operator with only one potential national roaming partner: Sprint Nextel Corp. SouthernLinc, which offers iDEN services in...
SouthernLINC bemoans Sprint Nextel’s iDEN roaming
WASHINGTON—In the ongoing battle over whether national carriers should have to provide automatic roaming access to smaller operators, SouthernLINC Wireless is pleading its case as an iDEN operator with only one potential national roaming partner: Sprint Nextel Corp. SouthernLINC filed a letter in response...
2Q slams Sprint Nextel, boosts Verizon Wireless
Polar opposite pictures of the second quarter emerged last week from Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. as the industry's No. 2 and No. 3 operators reported financial results. Verizon Wireless' parent company, Verizon Communications Inc., encountered what its executives called a "pivot point"...
Sprint Nextel posts disappointing 708,000 subscriber adds in Q2
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. shares were down sharply after the company reported a scant 708,000 net subscriber additions in the second quarter, most of which were prepaid customers. Sprint Nextel added just 210,000 postpaid subscribers in the quarter. The rest of the carrier’s...
Sprint Nextel closes on Nextel Partners, gets OK from UbiquiTel shareholders
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—Sprint Nextel Corp. continued the work of reeling in its affiliates, as the national carrier closed on its acquisition of Nextel Partners and, just hours later, UbiquiTel Inc. stockholders approved Sprint Nextel’s purchase of the PCS affiliate. UbiquiTel’s shareholders voted to sell the...
Sprint Nextel clear final hurdle in Nextel Partners acquisition
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. has been given the green light from federal regulators for its acquisition of Nextel Partners Inc., with the purchase expected to close June 26.The authorization from the Federal Communications Commission completes all the regulatory approvals needed to complete the transaction.Nextel...
Sprint Nextel clear final hurdle in Nextel Partners acquisition
RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. has been given the green light from federal regulators for its acquisition of Nextel Partners Inc., with the purchase expected to close June 26. The authorization from the Federal Communications Commission completes all the regulatory approvals needed to complete the...
Tower companies stress service even as they fatten portfolios
If it seems like the tower industry has been taken over by giants, consider that first and foremost, towers are real estate. Thus, the game is not necessarily played according to volume. Rather, the value of any given tower depends in large part on...
Carrier cat fight over best network
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. stirred up some controversy when it rolled out a new advertising campaign claiming that it has the least number of dropped calls on its network, claims that have led to a lawsuit. Sprint Nextel Corp. challenged Cingular's claim with the usual...
Sprint Nextel posts soft quarter
Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a mixed first quarter, with gross additions and wireless revenues up compared to the same period last year. However, merger-and-integration and marketing costs pulled down the company's earnings. Sprint Nextel said it added 1.3 million net subscribers, with the mix...
Regional carriers enjoy strong quarter, despite customer growth struggles
A slew of first-quarter earnings announced last week reflected a generally upbeat quarter for regional wireless carriers. U.S. Cellular Corp. relieved some pressure, having finally released operating results from the third quarter of 2005 and financial restatements dating back to 2000.U.S. Cellular reported that...
UbiquiTel investor wants company to hold out for more money
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—One of UbiquiTel Inc.’s largest shareholders is protesting the sale of the CDMA affiliate to Sprint Nextel Corp., according to a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Deephaven Capital Management owns 9.9 percent of UbiquiTel’s common stock and argued in its...
Nextel Partners adds 103,000 customers
KIRLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners Inc. reported a strong first quarter—which will very likely be its last quarter of independent reporting since its acquisition by Sprint Nextel Corp. is expected to close in the second quarter. Nextel Partners added nearly 103,000 net new customers in the...
By The Numbers
Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the four first-tier wireless operators that control enough spectrum for a nationwide footprint. They are ranked by their number of subscribers at the end of 2005. Subscriber additions and financial results are from company records and are...