Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to turn on three WiMAX test markets within the next two weeks, meeting its self-imposed deadline to roll out the technology by the end of this year.Sprint Nextel spokesman John Polivka confirmed that "several hundred" company employees will begin participating...
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. announced a new reading gadget-dubbed Kindle-that will allow users to download books, magazines and other publications via Sprint Nextel Corp.'s network. The innovative offering requires no monthly service fees; instead, the cost of wireless access is built into the price...
Sprint Nextel Corp. remains committed to its WiMAX plans and continues to move forward with its soft launch of services in Chicago, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. ,later this year, according to Sprint Nextel Xohm public-relations spokesman John Polivka."We don't expect any impact to the...
TERMINATING A LETTER OF INTENT-as Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. did Nov. 9-doesn't lend itself to gauging possible impacts to Sprint Nextel's ambitious, multibillion-dollar WiMAX plans. Assessing impacts to suppliers is even more perilous, according to analysts.Sprint Nextel appeared to send mixed signals...
Quarterly results from Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. came as no surprise: Verizon Wireless did well and Sprint Nextel didn't.Although Verizon Wireless was outpaced in net customer additions by AT&T Mobility, the carrier added 1.8 million net retail customers during the third quarter,...
SAN FRANCISCO-Sprint Nextel Corp. understands that its technology choice for a mobile broadband world will require heavy lifting, measured in the billions of dollars, and that attracting others to its vision is crucial."It's not something that one company can build," said Atish Gude, senior...
Consider WiMAX a bit schizophrenic. The technology is taking two divergent paths as different countries and different companies explore how best to put it to use in their respective markets.Dr. Mohammad Shakouri, board member and VP of marketing for the WiMAX Forum, has described...
After a one-year hiatus when the show visited Los Angeles, the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment event is back in the city by the Bay for 2007. The move is minor considering the wireless trade association's larger spring show has been bouncing between the...
It's all well and good that some telecom analysts feel Sprint Nextel should reconsider its multibillion-dollar bet on WiMAX Nation in the wake of ex-company honcho Gary Forsee's exit. The post-mortem musings of analysts are understandable, given that WiMAX represents a critical component of...
One tip for those attending the CTIA Wireless I.T. event this year: if you are lucky enough to get invited to a concert, please refrain from thrusting your cellphone into the air in an attempt to record video or take a picture of the...
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a historic trip, that started on the Chicago River aboard this WiMAX-ready ship. The skipper was skinny and Gilligan was nowhere in sight, but WiMAX chipsets were sending signals all over a...
"The horse is out of the stable, it's running around the track and there isn't another one in sight," Barry West, president of Xohm and CTO of Sprint Nextel Corp., said in his Wednesday morning keynote at WiMAX World USA. "There is really only...
A quick stroll of the show floor reveals all sorts of flashy gadgetry and eye-popping mobile applications. But the executives behind Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Xohm would rather talk about the ecosystem than about megabits per second.WiMAX is a substantial technological step forward for the...
Those venturing into the world of WiMAX don't want to further confuse consumers with yet another choice in technology. They want to simplify it, and by that they mean enabling people to access their personal content (and content that lives online) from anywhere on...
Consider WiMAX a bit schizophrenic. The technology is taking two divergent paths as different countries and different companies explore how best to put it to use in their respective markets. Dr. Mohammad Shakouri, board member and VP of marketing for the WiMAX Forum, has...
Don Stroberg, VP of sales for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s new Xohm Business unit, sat down with RCR Wireless News to talk about how the company's WiMAX plans are shaping up. Q: How does WiMAX fit into Sprint Nextel's overall strategy? A: Generally speaking, this...
Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks. Check below for news about carriers, handset...
Sprint Nextel Corp. awarded the build-out contract of its biggest WiMAX market yet to Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.The carrier confirmed this morning that it has awarded the equipment contract for the New York City metropolitan area to Samsung. The coverage area will include parts...
For all the hype Sprint Nextel put behind last week's "Technology Summit" in Reston, Va., we were hoping the carrier would have come up with something more exciting than a name for its WiMAX service. We sent our intrepid Online Editor Mike Dano all...
Sprint Nextel is on a roll. No, not the kind where you walk away from the $10 blackjack tables with piles of chips in colors you typically only see in the "high stakes" rooms, but the kind of role where you plead with the...
VIENNA, Va.-Barry West believes so strongly in it that he's got it as the personalized license plate on his sports car: Xohm. It's the commercial brand for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s WiMAX effort and, as West explains, "Xohm is about a new business model."Adds West:...
Welcome to our new Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks, months and years. Check below for...
Sprint Nextel Corp. has dubbed its planned mobile WiMAX service "Xohm," and demonstrated use of the technology at an event today in Virginia, detailing some of its plans for WiMAX and reiterating its timeline for the network's launch. The carrier said that Xohm (pronounced...
