About Nextel
Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, (Former NASDAQ: NXTL) which is now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation was a telecommunications firm based in the United States. Known for providing a nation-wide mobile communications system. Unlike other cellular providers' networks, Nextel's network operated in the Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) band, and Nextel was one of the first providers in the United States to offer a national digital cellular coverage footprint.
Read MoreNextel had over 20 million U.S. subscribers, and in 2006, claimed to serve "198 of the top 200 U.S. markets." Nextel offered pre-paid services through the Boost Mobile brand and provided services in the Philippines through the Next Mobile brand.
Nextel was headquartered in Reston, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC.
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...l with a 92% penetration rate. txtNation connects to all major networks, Vivo, Clarom, TIM, Oi with Nextel coming on board later in the year. Michael Whelan, Director at txtNation, says "It's great to be ap... (Read Full Article)
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Explore Article Mobile Marketer (Mar 12 2010)
...nd it. Mr. Hayden believes BlackBerry will do so. “What do they have to lose?” he said. “Years ago, Nextel fought tooth and nail making their devices ‘fun,’ thinking the all-business approach was a differen...
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Explore Article Wireless Week (Mar 1 2010)
...ved ones in Chile. Sprint also said on Saturday that it was waiving text-messaging fees for Sprint, Nextel, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA customers who send mobile donations to short codes associated w... (Read Full Article)
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T-Mobile Shareholders Demand Upswing
Explore Article InformationWeek (Sep 15 2009)
...er option -- a perennial one -- would have T-Mobile's German parent Deutsche Telekom acquire Sprint Nextel, but that deal would be fraught with spectrum compatibility problems. Sprint uses CDMA while T-Mobi... (Read Full Article)
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Documents Reveal Mystery Bidder For Virgin Mobile USA During Eight Month Sale Process
Explore Article mocoNews (Sep 4 2009)
...s explicit details of the eight-month long sale of Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) to Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel. The day-to-day account reveals that Virgin Mobile was able to increase the sale price through nego... (Read Full Article)
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They’re Old Enough to Text. Now What?
Explore Article The New York Times (Aug 26 2009)
...ss carrier, Sprint, also offers a similar family-locator plan. The service works for all Sprint and Nextel mobile phones and allows you to pinpoint children on an online map. It costs $5 a month to locate u...
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...the United States July 13th, 2009 tmobile-facebook-logo Already available on AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Nextel, Boost, Virgin USA, and Cellular South, Facebook SMS service has just launched for T-Mobile users... (Read Full Article)
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...mens a huge footprint in the U.S. through carriers Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel. In addition, Nokia Siemens would also buy a 400-person research unit, working on the 4G technology... (Read Full Article)
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Investors Not Sold On Summer Smartphone Trend
Explore Article mocoNews (Jun 9 2009)
... time, consumers will have a dizzying array of phones to choose from: On Saturday, Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel started selling the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre; On June 19, AT&T (NYSE: T) will start selling the new iP...
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Is prepaid growth an illusion?
Explore Article TELEPHONY Online (May 11 2009)
...value arm, Boost Mobile, primarily attracted to its $50 unlimited offering. This offset the 719,000 Nextel post-paid customers Sprint also lost from its iDEN network. Sprint’s other prepaid arm, Virgin Mobi... (Read Full Article)
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Explore Article InformationWeek (May 1 2009)
... users are getting delayed text messages. The operator, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Sprint Nextel, rolled out the unlimited offering in January to woo subscribers away from prepaid subscribers like...
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