Latest Merger Would Recast Cellular's Face Once Again
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Sprint and Nextel Communications formally announced a merger that will create a formidable No. 3 carrier with 35.4 million subscribers.
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A long-anticipated merger may soon come true.
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New deal between the two companies is another sign of the wireless industry's focus on the W-CDMA standard.
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LG's new attempt at an 'iPhone killer' looks a lot like Apple's device but also supports 3G cellular data connections.
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Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. on Wednesday announced plans to merge, creating a more formidable rival to the two largest US mobile operators, and a large wireline communications company supporting
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DECEMBER 20, 2004  - Last week&#39;s merger deal between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. continues a consolidation trend among wireless carriers that could help lower prices and bolster
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Major U.S. carriers have long suffered from a blindness about what people want in handsets, but one thing they should know is that two companies that announced "customized phones" this week are on to something.
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Their merger will make them No. 3 -- no threat to Cingular and Verizon Wireless, but a worry for smaller outfits like T-Mobile. Faced with growing pressure to upgrade their networks and compete with larger
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T-Mobile's growing line of Sidekicks is soon set to include Sharp's LX and Motorola's Slide.
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One way or the other, the U.S. wireless phone industry is headed for further consolidation. Reports yesterday that Nextel and Sprint are in merger talks had Wall Street swooning and consumer advocates worrying. -washingtonpost.com
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and face the challenges -- of its new status as the nation&#39;s biggest cellular provider. Cingular&#39;s $41 billion merger with AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
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Round two of US wireless industry consolidation is officially under way, with Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.making the much anticipated announcement that they have agreed to a $35 billion merger Wednesday, Dec.
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Sprint Corp.'s agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc. , in a $35 billion deal unveiled yesterday, will shake up the mobile phone market and create the third largest US wireless service provider.
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Sprint Corp., the No. 3 US mobile-phone company, and Nextel Communications Inc. are in talks about a possible merger, people familiar with the matter said.
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A possible merger of Nextel Communications, the fifth-ranked wireless carrier in the US, and Sprint, the third-largest, may be winning strategy, given the ferocious competition in the telecommunications industry.
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Last week&#39;s merger deal between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. continues a consolidation trend among wireless carriers that could help lower prices and bolster the development of technology for
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British telecom firm appears to be getting serious about the mobile space again, including rolling out a network of sorts.