You know I couldn’t let an interesting story (just a rumor for now) concerning Sprint pass me by. Rumor has it that Barnes & Noble is working with Sprint Nextel and an unnamed device maker to offer eBook services similar to the Amazon Kindle. Hm…interesting. Barnes & Noble tried this a few years back working [...]
Barnes & Noble and Sprint to Develop eBook Offering
April 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Deals, Gadgets, Technology, Wireless
Tags: Amazon·Amazon Kindle·Barnes & Noble·business deal·Clearwire·Comcast·eBook·Intel·Kindle·Sprint·Sprint Nextel·Time Warner·WiMax
Cox Communications To Launch Their Own Cellular Network
April 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Deals, Technology, Wireless, mobile phones
Things are about to get a bit busier in the cellular battlefield. Cox Communications is going to be launching their own cellular network soon. To those in the wireless industry it’s been known that Cox planned on doing so. Cox (which is the third largest cable company in the U.S.) originally planned to work with [...]
Tags: 4G·4G network·cellular·Clearwire·Comcast·Cox Communications·LTE·mobile·Sprint·Sprint Nextel·Time Warner·Time Warner Cable·WiMax·Wireless
Sprint, Clearwire WiMax Deal Is On!
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Technology, Wireless, emerging markets
It finally happened! Sprint Nextel and Clearwire announced the $14.55 billion WiMax deal. Sprint will own 51% of the company (called Clearwire) with Clearwire owning 27% and investors 22%. Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks are all pumping $3.2 billion into the deal. Trilogy Equity Partners will also invest in the [...]
Tags: Comcast·Google·Intel·Sprint Clearwire WiMax·Sprint Nextel Clearwire deal·Time Warner·WiMax