About Sprint-Nextel

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Sprint Nextel Corporation (S) is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the US. With 53.8 million subscribers, Sprint Nextel operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States (based on total wireless customers), behind AT&T; and Verizon Wireless. Sprint is a global Tier 1 Internet carrier, and, as such, makes up a portion of the Internet backbone. In the United States, the company also operates the second largest wireless broadband network and is the third largest long distance provider.

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The company was created in 2005 by the $35 billion purchase of Nextel Communications by Sprint Corporation. In 2006, the company spun off its local landline telephone business, naming it Embarq and also completed the $6.5 billion acquisition of Nextel Partners, one of its largest affiliates, which primarily provides Nextel wireless services to more rural markets.

Sprint Nextel has its world headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. Both internally and externally, "Sprint" is an acceptable short name for the company; however, all iDEN "walkie-talkie" phones currently being shipped are still branded with the Nextel logo and graphics.

  1. Mentioned In 152 Articles

  2. Sprint Weighing T-Mobile USA Investment in Clearwire

    Explore Article 4g Wireless Evolution (Sep 2 2010)

    Sprint Weighing T-Mobile USA Investment in Clearwire ... - Alert) apparently is debating whether to let T-Mobile USA invest in Clearwire Corp., the company Sprint Nextel has a 54-percent majority control of, and which is the foundation for Sprint's fourth-generation network. There does not appear to be a specific offer from T-Mobile (News - Ale... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sprint-Nextel   Clearwire

  3. Wireless newcomers big and small join battle for mobile customer

    Explore Article Mobile Technology (Aug 25 2010)

    ...illion customers, are domestically neck and neck in subscriber growth and subscriber numbers, while Sprint Nextel Corp., with 48 million subscribers, and T-Mobile USA Inc., with 33 million subs, duke it out with r... (Read Full Article)

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  4. Verizon's LTE: How Much More $$ Than 3G?

    Explore Article Light Reading (Aug 13 2010)

    ...0 million potential users by the end of the year. Ayvazian notes that Verizon would be following in Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S)'s footsteps by charging a premium for the faster proto-4G service: "Sprint already charges a $10 a month premium for 4G smartphone uses of the EVO, even if [customers] do not... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sprint-Nextel   Vodafone   Tellabs

  5. Reader Forum: What will the first LTE phone do?

    Explore Article Mobile Technology (Aug 9 2010)

    Reader Forum: What will the first LTE phone do? ...ideo streaming support/services, but struggles with poor battery performance and has no support for Sprint voice services when attached to the 4G network. What? We can't make a phone call with our ‘smart' p... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sprint-Nextel   Clearwire   Kineto Wireless

  6. Qwest 2Q Profit Falls 26 Percent

    Explore Article Wireless Week (Aug 4 2010)

    ...nalysts' $2.92 billion forecast. In addition to landline cancellations, the end of a deal to resell Sprint Nextel Corp.'s wireless service reduced revenue by one percentage point compared to last year. Qwest now m... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Qwest   Verizon Wireless   Sprint-Nextel

  7. Live after the Clearwire Earnings Call

    Explore Article Wireless Week (Aug 3 2010)

    ...mpany: * 2Q total net subscriber adds of 722,000, of which * 595,000 were WHOLESALE customers (from Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner, etc) * 2Q ending total subscribers of 1.7 million, up 231% YOY * Retail chur... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Clearwire   Sprint-Nextel   Time Warner

  8. Sprint to buy remaining ownership of Clearwire?

    Explore Article Wireless Week (Aug 3 2010)

    ...ing its own network under its own board of directors and, most importantly, under its own symbol... Sprint to buy remaining ownership of Clearwire? By GoingWimax.com Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Print... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Intel   Clearwire   Sprint-Nextel

  9. Best Buy to Use Clearwire Corp. for 4G, Mobile Broadband Service

    Explore Article 4g Wireless Evolution (Jul 29 2010)

    Best Buy to Use Clearwire Corp. for 4G, Mobile Broadband Service ...s, Best Buy last month began selling cellular laptop cards, which carried its name but which ran on Sprint Nextel (News - Alert) Corp.'s third-generation, or 3G, network. Starting next year, Best Buy will also off......rrently sells Clearwire’s mobile broadband laptop card for $229.98. According to the Journal, only Sprint and a few of the cable companies that initially helped fund the deployment offer 4G services. Compa... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sprint-Nextel   Clearwire

  10. Verizon Breathing Down Sprint's 4G Neck

    Explore Article Light Reading (Jul 27 2010)

    Rumors of a November 15th launch for Verizon's LTE could turn up the pressure on Clearwire and Sprint to launch 4G in more big cities Verizon Wireless 's push to have up to 30 Long Term Evolution (LTE)...... Evolution (LTE) markets up and running in the US in the fourth quarter of this year will mean that Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) -- with its partner, Clearwire LLC (Nasdaq: CLWR) ... (Read Full Article)

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  11. AT&T 2Q earnings up 26 percent, raises forecast

    Explore Article Wireless Week (Jul 22 2010)

    ...customers, more than it has in any quarter since 2007. That's in the face of tough competition from Sprint Nextel Corp. and smaller upstarts. With signups of new phone subscribers slowing to a crawl in the industr... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   AT&T Inc.   Sprint-Nextel   Verizon Communications Inc.

  12. Cox Biz Hires Field Ops VP

    Explore Article Light Reading (Jul 13 2010)

    ...les support planning. Prior to joining Cox Business, Rowley was vice president of indirect sales at Sprint, where he managed relationships with more than 500 partners and generated $250 million in annual re... (Read Full Article)

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  13. Comcast Unleashes Wireless Beast Out East

    Explore Article Light Reading (Jul 13 2010)

    ...n Division markets with two tiers: a "Nationwide Preferred" 4G/3G that uses data cards that support Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S)'s 3G and Clearwire LLC (Nasdaq: CLWR)'s WiMax network and a 3G-only "Nationwide" op... (Read Full Article)

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  14. Time Warner Cable Gears Up for Mobile Hotspots

    Explore Article Light Reading (Jul 6 2010)

    MSO follows Sprint's 'Overdrive' with 'IntelliGo,' a mobile WiFi hotspot generator that can tether up to five devices ......t, which can connect to any WiFi-enabled device on Clearwire LLC (Nasdaq: CLWR)'s WiMax network and Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S)'s 3G wireless grid. The cost drops to $49.99 after a $50 rebate. Subscribers also m... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sprint-Nextel   Glenn Britt   Tellabs

  15. China Telecom Revs Up Rev. B

    Explore Article Light Reading (Jul 6 2010)

    ...d complement that next-generation mobile broadband plan. (See China Telecom Guru Talks Hot Tech and Sprint RFP May Include LTE .) "A lot of people, myself included, assumed that Rev. B would never be commer... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Huawei Technologies   Tellabs   Vodafone

  16. Clearwire Coverage Tops 50 Million People

    Explore Article Light Reading (Jul 1 2010)

    ...ently offers modems, data cards, and WiFi devices that suppport WiMax. It expects to follow partner Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) into the dualmode 3G and WiMax smartphone game by the end of the year, with models ......d Samsung Corp. (See Clearwire Promises WiMax Smartphones , Samsung Gets Epic With WiMax Smarty for Sprint, and Sprint's EVO Launch Creates Buzz & Mixed Crowds.) The operator could back those smartphone launches ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sprint-Nextel   Verizon Wireless   Clearwire

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