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Sprint One Up Offers Unlimited Talk, Text and Data for Life
September 20, 2013 — OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In continuing its commitment to offering customers the best value in wireless, Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today Sprint One UpSM, a new upgrade program that gives customers unlimited…
Sprint Turns on More 4G LTE Markets
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – September 16, 2013 — Sprint (NYSE:S) today turned on 4G LTE service in 34 more markets, featuring an enhanced customer experience that provides faster data speeds in more places where customers…
Sprint Expands Ethernet Services
OVERLAND PARK, KS – August 26, 2013 — Sprint (NYSE: S) has expanded its Ethernet Solutions portfolio to meet the high-speed and heavy bandwidth transport needs of business customers with Sprint Ethernet Wave Service. While…
Sprint Makes 100G, 400G Moves
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & HANOVER, Md. (BUSINESS WIRE), August 15, 2013 – Sprint (NYSE: S) and Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN) have teamed to achieve two significant milestones in speed and capacity on Sprint’s network: Earlier this…
All IP Wireless Carrier for Data and Voice Emerges
The shift to an all IP wireless network is well underway, with a new service from TextNow as a great example. TextNow started as a texting and calling app for smartphones, offering a free OTT…
Sprint Expands LTE
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sprint (NYSE:S) 4G LTE is now available in 151 markets including today’s 41 new markets which include Philadelphia; the Bronx and Brooklyn, N.Y.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; Oakland, Calif.;…
New Sprint, T-Mobile Plans Threaten AT&T, Verizon Dominance
Just one day after its merger with Softbank was completed, Sprint yesterday introduced new unlimited talk, text and data plans aimed at boosting its market share. The move came the same week that T-Mobile introduced…
Sprint and SoftBank Announce Completion of Merger
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & TOKYO – July 10, 2013 — Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) (“Sprint”) and SoftBank Corp. (TSE: 9984) (“SoftBank”) today announced the completion of their merger whereby SoftBank has invested approximately $21.6…
Sprint Completes Acquisition of Clearwire
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & BELLEVUE, Wash.- July 9, 2013 — Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the successful completion of its transaction to acquire 100 percent ownership of Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR). The merger agreement was first…
FCC Imposes Few Conditions on Softbank/Sprint Merger
Softbank’s merger with Sprint and Clearwire is nearly complete, with the FCC announcing Friday that it has approved the deal. Despite a rival bid from Dish Network, Sprint shareholders on June 25 approved the merger…
Sprint and Clearwire Agree to Increased Acquisition Offer
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & BELLEVUE, Wash. (BUSINESS WIRE), June 20, 2013 – Sprint (NYSE:S) and Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR) today announced that they have agreed to amend Sprint’s agreement to acquire the approximately 50 percent of Clearwire…
Dish Focuses on Clearwire Acquisition: Unique Spectrum Has Strong Appeal
Dish Network now appears to be out of the running to acquire Sprint, announcing late yesterday that it would not issue a revised bid for that company. But Dish vowed to focus its “efforts and…