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Sprint Nextel has launched the Motorola ic402 on its Nextel network. The ic402 is the second dual-mode iDEN/CDMA handset, the ic502 was launched last month. Dual-mode handsets are an important part of Sprint's integration strategy with Nextel. Voice calls are...
Sprint Nextel has launched its first dual mode (CDMA and iDEN) handset, the Motorola ic502. We first heard of this handset when it was approved by the FCC this summer. Ever since Sprint's take over of Nextel the combined company...
Sprint Nextel has launched the Motorola i880 on its iDEN Nextel network. The i880 has been rumored for quite a while and comes in at the high-end for existing iDEN handsets. It's also an update to the popular Motorola i870,...
Sprint Nextel has launched the Motorola i580 on its iDEN Nextel network. We first saw the handset at CTIA. The i580 is a fairly high-end handset (especially for Nextel's lineup), but is still built to military specs. The handset is...
Jul 02 2006 - 11:16 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
The Motorola ic502 gained FCC approval [FCC id AZ489FT7019] over the weekend. It's notable for being the first dual-mode iDEN/CDMA handset. When Sprint merged with Nextel it was made known that the Nextel iDEN network would be phased out in...
Oct 31 2005 - 03:25 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
The long awaited Motorola i870 has officially been announced by Motorola. The feature packed handset is the first in the US to ship with a antimicrobial coating (this is more popular in Asia). Other features of the Motorola i870 include:...
Despite a myriad of lawsuits attempting to stop the merger, Sprint and Nextel have announced that the deal is expected to be completed on Friday. None of the suits has successfully won an injunction that could legally stop the merger....
As expected, shareholders of both Sprint and Nextel have approved the proposed buyout of Nextel by Sprint. The $36 billion deal is expected to gain federal approval soon (according to industry news reports, sources inside the FCC have hinted at...
Jul 12 2005 - 10:47 AM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Nextel today launched its third camera phone, the Motorola i850 (the i860 and i275 being the others). The i850 looks to have most of the features of the i760 in addition to the camera. Features of the Motorola i850 include:...
Nextel Partners, a publicly traded company that offers Nextel like service in small rural areas, claims the upcoming merger with Sprint will break the join-venture agreement. Nextel Partners wants to be able to use the same brand identity as the...
Jun 29 2005 - 11:22 AM ET | Nextel
Nextel has announced plans to test a 3G network in Washington D.C. based on UMTS TD-CDMA technology from IPWireless. Nextel currently has no 3G plans (though after the merger with Nextel EV-DO will be available within the same company). The...
In a conference call with employees, executives with Sprint PCS and Nextel announced details surrounding the upcoming merger. The new company will be called Sprint Nextel Corporation. The combined company will employ the Nextel name as a product brand within...
Nextel and Sprint PCS employees will be briefed on the upcoming merger between the two companies. The conference call is scheduled for 11AM ET tomorrow, June 23rd. Among topics to be discussed are important issues like the new name and...
Sprint PCS has set a date for its investors to vote on the proposed merger with Nextel. The merger would not change Sprint's role as the third largest US wireless carrier, but it would greatly increase the lead over #4...
Jun 02 2005 - 04:30 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Nextel today began sales of the Motorola i836, a handset that looks more than a little like the Motorola Pininfarina i833. While technically an update from the i830, the i836 inherits most of the design features from the limited edition...
May 23 2005 - 03:23 PM ET | Nextel
Nextel today announced Mobile Email Enhancement service, a new Java based push email solution that is compatible with Outlook, Lotus Notes and regular POP based accounts. Mobile Email Enhancement service uses Visto ConstantSynch and comes in either desktop or enterprise...
May 22 2005 - 10:50 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
The Motorola i930 has been approved by the FCC according to documents posted recently to the agency's website (FCC ID AZ489FT5843). Widely talked about by Nextel power users, the i930 is the first Windows Mobile smartphone built for iDEN cell...
May 02 2005 - 03:17 PM ET | Nextel
Nextel today announced a major new push-to-talk feature called Group Connect (Nextel was using this name for another service which has now been re-named Talkgroup). Using a Group Connect enabled handset, users can add up to twenty contacts, for a...
May 01 2005 - 04:37 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
As part of a large product launch today, Nextel has started selling the Motorola i355. The i355 is a ruggedized handset meant for rough use (like the Motorola i530). Features of the i355 include: * All-weather design, meant to be...
May 01 2005 - 04:28 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Nextel has launched the Motorola i275, an updated version of the Motorola i265. The update includes a camera, making the i265 the second camera phone from Nextel. Features of the Motorola i275 include: * 128 x 128 pixel 65K color...
May 01 2005 - 04:19 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Nextel has launched the Motorola i605, its first phone that includes Bluetooth. Details of the i605 were released by the FCC back in December 2004. Features of the Motorola i605 include: * Bluetooth * 176 x 220 pixel 262K color...
Apr 28 2005 - 03:49 PM ET | Nextel
Nextel's first quarter statement reveals healthy subscriber growth but lower profits. Late last year Nextel agreed to be purchased by Sprint, though the deal has not yet been completed. Highlights of the statement include: * Profit of $589 million, down...
Apr 18 2005 - 12:54 PM ET | Nextel, SMS
Many Nextel users are experiencing very long delays when sending or receiving text messages. Nextel claims that it's because their network is being flooded with millions of spam messages and the filters are bogged down. More hardware was supposed to...
Apr 04 2005 - 09:07 AM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Nextel has launched the Motorola i265, a mid-range phone with a color screen. Features of the iDEN device include: * 65K color 128 x 128 pixel display * Java * GPS Look for the Motorola i265 anywhere Nextel is sold...
Mar 01 2005 - 04:38 PM ET | Nextel
Scott Woolley, writing for Forbes, has an interesting piece on Nextel's spectrum purchases over the last few years. bq. Last year, Nextel quietly snapped up wireless cable licenses for almost half the big cities in the U.S. for $214 million,...
Feb 17 2005 - 03:00 PM ET | Nextel
Nextel reported fourth quarter 2005 earnings today: * Net earnings fell 26% to $471 million * Revenue of $3.6 billion, up 19% over the year ago period * About 1 million new customers (595,000 direct Nextel, 360,000 Boost Mobile), for...
Feb 07 2005 - 02:32 PM ET | Nextel
Nextel today agreed to a proposal from the FCC to swap some of its spectrum for new space in the 1.9 Gigahertz band. The deal was controversial because Nextel will make out like a bandit: bq. Under the plan it...
Dec 21 2004 - 05:53 PM ET | Nextel
Nextel is expected to get $452 million in additional credits for spectrum that it will gave up to the FCC to improve emergency communication (Nextel's phones have been interfering with 911 communications among other things). bq. If the FCC commissioners...
Dec 17 2004 - 04:41 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
The Motorola i605 will be the first iDEN mobile phone from Motorola with Bluetooth. Destined for Nextel, the Motorola i605 will be a welcomed site--currently the BlackBerry 7520 is the only device carried by Nextel that offers Bluetooth. The feature...
Dec 16 2004 - 02:53 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
In an attempt to ease investor's mind over the Sprint / Nextel merger (and eventual easing away from Motorola's iDEN technology), Motorola today announced a contract with Nextel to provide iDEN equipment for the next 3-years. Motorola supplies both the...
As expected, Sprint and Nextel have come to a merger agreement. The ink is barely dry, but here's what is known: * Each Nextel common share will be converted into new company shares and a small per share amount of...
In today's Wall Street Journal is the news [paid subscription req.] that Sprint and Nextel are moving forward with the planned merger, despite a possible threat from #2 wireless carrier Verizon Wireless. A deal should be announced later today, keeping...
With this morning's report that Verizon talked to partner Vodafone about purchasing Sprint (despite Sprint attempting to purchase Nextel), the wireless industry has been abuzz. Several further reports have been filed since the Wall Street Journal's that set the whole...
Dec 14 2004 - 01:11 PM ET | Nextel
Nextel has inked a deal with Yahoo to provide Yahoo! Mobile service to Nextel's subscribers. Nextel customers will now be able to access the following Yahoo services: * Yahoo! Mail * Yahoo! Messenger * Yahoo! Sports * Yahoo! News *...
The Sprint / Nextel merger story has just gotten a lot more interesting: The Wall Street Journal is reporting [paid subscription req.] another bombshell in today's issue: Verizon Wireless has gotten the OK from partner (and wireless giant) Vodafone to...
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Sprint / Nextel merger may close as soon as Wednesday. The $35 billion deal is moving at lightspeed--word of the deal only broke on December 9th. This is in stark contrast to...
Another Wall Street Journal exclusive--Sprint and Nextel have reached a tentative agreement valued at $36 billion [paid subscription req.] concerning the proposed merger. bq. The talks, characterized as advanced negotiations, could still fall apart, but if things stay on track,...
Breaking news: According [paid subscription req.] to the Wall Street Journal, Sprint and Nextel have entered merger negotiations. The merger would treat the two companies as equals. Sprint is the nation's third largest carrier while Nextel is the fifth (but...
Dec 07 2004 - 09:47 AM ET | MVNO, Nextel
Boost Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) based on the Nextel network, announced today that the company now has over 1 million customers. The company is marketing towards youth, a demographic that is not typically on Nextel (because of...
Dec 01 2004 - 12:35 PM ET | Nextel
Nextel today began shipping its second BlackBerry device, the BlackBerry 7520. Nextel has been shipping the BlackBerry 7510 for 11 months. Features of the BlackBerry 7520: * Bluetooth (this is the first Bluetooth device from Nextel) * GPS * 65,000...
Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications yesterday agreed to stop fighting over spectrum and marketing. Verizon Wireless will no longer protest the spectrum switch that is aimed to stop Nextel's interference with emergency radio spectrum. In return, Nextel agreed to allow...
Oct 22 2004 - 11:48 AM ET | Nextel
Nextel today announced its third quarter profits: * Net income of $588 million, up 69% * Revenue of $2.89, up 18% * 550,000 net subscriber adds, 14.5 million total * Average revenue per customer, $69, down $2 Turnover (or churn)...
Oct 06 2004 - 12:39 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
You can purchase the Motorola i860 from Amazon.com for just $124.99 after rebate. Nextel has launched the widely anticipated Motorola i860. This is the first iDEN handset with a digital camera. Main features of the handset include: * Main display:...
Sep 15 2004 - 03:18 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
The Motorola i325 is now available from Nextel. The i325 is a ruggedized phone built for abuse. Like the i315 it features Motorola's new Direct Talk feaure. Features of the i325 include: * Rain-resistant rugged design built to withstand extreme...
Sep 15 2004 - 03:12 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Nextel recently added the Motorola i315 to its phone lineup. The i315 is the first phone from Motorola to support Direct Talk, which is basically Direct Connect without a network available (works within 1-8 miles). Features of the i315 include:...
Aug 30 2004 - 01:25 PM ET | Cingular, Nextel
Both Cingular Wireless and Nextel today announced donations to the community. Cingular is giving $20,000 to the Red Cross to help victims of Hurrican Charley while Nextel will be giving a portion of sales from its NASCAR-themed accessories to Victory...
Aug 18 2004 - 12:55 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Motorola today announced the Pininfarina Limited Edition Motorola i833. Pininfarina is the design group behind Ferrari and Maserati. The new i833 is based off the popular i830, a tiny iDEN that Nextel is marketing hard. Features include: * 65,000 color...
Jul 20 2004 - 08:49 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Nextel and Motorola today made an announcement about a GPS-bug in Motorola i205, i305, i530, i710, i730, i733, i736 and i830 phones. The bug causes the phone to reboot when the GPS is activated While not normally a serious problem,...
Jul 08 2004 - 12:30 PM ET | Nextel
The FCC has voted to approve a spectrum swap for Nextel to keep emergency radio spectrum clean from interference. We let you know that it was likely to be approved, as late as yesterday. bq. The decision by the Federal...
Jul 08 2004 - 12:24 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Nextel today announced the Motorola i710 is now available. It's a flip phone with push-to-talk, GPS, Java, a color screen and more. It will cost you $99.99 after a $25 rebate....
Jul 07 2004 - 01:10 PM ET | Nextel
The Washington Post today reports that the FCC is closing in on a decision to the big Nextel spectrum swap vote. bq. Two of the five members of the Federal Communications Commission have voted in favor of a controversial proposal...
Jul 06 2004 - 02:21 PM ET | Data, Nextel
Nextel has announced a service called PitCommand that lets Nextel handsets tap into real-time information about NASCAR. PitCommand is a Java application that creates a single view of all the critical race elements - including speed, RPM, throttle/brake indicators, lap...
Jun 21 2004 - 03:51 PM ET | Nextel
Nextel today launched NextMail, a voice email service that uses the Direct Connect system. Every Direct Connect user can now transmit voice messages (streaming MP3s) to email accounts. bq. NextMail can facilitate group e-mails - up to 50 addresses at...
Jun 08 2004 - 11:14 AM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Purchase this phone from Wirefly and get back $50 (that's right, after rebate you make money!). Click here for the Silver version. Nextel today announced the smallest DirectConnect handset in the US--the Motorola i830. Here's a quick look at some...
Jun 08 2004 - 12:56 AM ET | Nextel
In an attempt to smooth over relations, Nextel has announced a new plan for a spectrum switch. The switch is an attempt to solve an interferance problem between Nextel's network and emergency radio communications. bq. The latest plan withdraws an...
May 21 2004 - 12:50 AM ET | Nextel
The Wall Street Journal is reporting today [subscription] that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has retracted his vote for Nextel's spectrum plan. We have covered the story before, the last time being in March. Mr. Powell's reversal on the...
May 19 2004 - 12:18 AM ET | Nextel, Review
Walter Mossberg of the Wall Stree Journal wrote up his first experience with a navigation system powered by a GPS enabled Nextel phone. The TeleNav service Mossberg used was mentioned by MobileTracker several days ago. bq. Overall, TeleNav's setup is...
May 04 2004 - 01:08 PM ET | Nextel
Nextel, NII and TELUS Mobility have teamed up to provide international Direct Connect (push-to-talk). Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Peru are now all within walkie-talkie range. Look for Mexico to be added soon. bq. For example, a Nextel subscriber working remotely...
Apr 15 2004 - 01:53 AM ET | Nextel
Nextel has moved out of the testing phase and recently started selling its wireless broadband service. Currently only available in North Carolina, the service offers speeds comparable to what wired broadband offers (1.5-3 megabits). bq. The company set four levels...
Mar 11 2004 - 11:09 AM ET | Nextel
USA Today is reporting that the FCC is leaning towards letting Nextel switch spectrum in a move to help the emergency system. We reported back in August that the FCC was looking for a solution for radio interference that is...
Nearly every news outlet is reporting at least something about AT&T Wireless being on the market. To sum things up, we've compiled pieces from all of the reports we have heard thus far. nearly everyone but Verizon Wireless is interested....
