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LONDON, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With more and more people shifting to smartphones and tablets, wireless is expected to be key growth driver for the communications services industry. The increasing data usage has resulted in significant demand for high-speed Internet. For companies such as America Movil SAB de CV (NYSE: AMX), Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ: VOD), Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S), and NII Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD), the key will be to continue to boost...
NEW YORK and OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. introduced Galaxy S(®) 4, successor to the award-winning Samsung Galaxy S III. Sprint (NYSE: S) will offer the U.S. variant of Galaxy S 4 in the second quarter of this year. Fared Adib, senior vice president-Product Development at Sprint, issued the following statement: "Sprint is excited to bring the benefit of Truly Unlimited(SM) 4G LTE data to the U.S. variant of Galaxy S 4 in...
Tech Analyst Jeff Kagan is available to speak with reporters, or you may quote him through this release. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 23, 2013 Sprint Nextel is now going through a new period of enormous change. A Bloomberg News story titled, Sprint CEO Hesse Seeking More Deals as Data Demand Surges is an interesting piece that looks at how Sprint is trying to do wireless data deals and get more spectrum as demand increases. Wireless Analyst Jeff Kagan offers comment to this news story....
LONDON, February 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Telecom industry is one of the most dynamic sectors around. These companies need to constantly upgrade their offerings and infrastructure to attract and retain their customers. Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) is looking forward to a year full of activities. It is expected to finalize its SoftBank Corp. and Clearwire Corporation deals in 2013. The company is also expanding its 4G infrastructure. Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB),on the...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Sprint Nextel reported its fourth-quarter and full year results on Thursday, posting modest quarterly revenue growth and smaller-than-expected subscriber losses amid strong smartphone sales. The company said it lost $1.32 billion during the fourth quarter, or 44 cents per share, compared with a loss of $1.30 billion, or 43 cents per share, during the same quarter last year. Total revenue also grew to over $9 billion from $8.72...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Satisfaction with a carrier's customer care service is higher among wireless customers subscribing to data-sharing service plans(1) than it is among those subscribing to more traditional service and data plans, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2013 U.S. Wireless Customer Care Full-Service Performance Study(SM)--Volume 1 and the 2013 U.S. Wireless Customer Care Non-Contract Performance Study(SM)--Volume 1, both released...
RESTON, Va., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NII Holdings, Inc., [NASDAQ: NIHD], will host its fourth quarter and year end 2012 results conference call with its senior management. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110919/FL70458LOGO ) When: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Time: 8:30 AM -9:15 AM EST Phone: Domestic 1 877 703 6102 pass-code: NII HOLDINGS International +1 857 244 7301 pass-code: NII HOLDINGS Please click here for...
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Crest Financial Limited, a Texas-based investment company and a substantial minority shareholder in Clearwire Corporation, today amended its complaint in the Court of Chancery here against Sprint Nextel Corporation and Clearwire. The lawsuit now asserts that the proposed merger agreement between Sprint and Clearwire is "structurally coercive." Particularly onerous to Clearwire's minority shareholders is the $800 million convertible...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While Sprint Nextel continues to trail Verizon and AT&T, the nation’s third largest mobile carrier made a major power play on Monday. Clearwire Corp. agreed to sell roughly half of the company for $2.2 billion to mobile phone carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. This move gives Sprint full ownership of spectrum and allows it to offer high-speed wireless services known as the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network. This technology is based...
RESTON, Va., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD), a provider of differentiated mobile communications services operating under the Nextel brand in Latin America, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Steven M. Shindler, currently Chairman of the Board, to the additional position of interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110919/FL70458LOGO ) Shindler, who was the company's CEO...
