Despite having a strong start (See "Forsee's Spring Nextel: Merger Sweeter Than Hoped"), since Sprint bought Nextel Communications in August 2005 the company has struggled with several problems and its stock price has dropped 27%.
Like the original EVO, the 3D version will run Google's Android operating system and connect to Sprint Nextel's fast 4G data network.
T-Mobile, a division of Germany's Deutsche Telekom (nyse: DT - news - people ), is the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier and, until last month, lacked the capacity to support "third-generation" (3G) high-speed data networks--which are already offered by some of its larger U.S. rivals, including Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel (nyse: S - news - people ).
Nextel's stock may not have fully absorbed the company's solid performance and strong prospects.
But the competitors can't boast Nextel's recent string of victories, strong sales growth and solid earnings.
Other competitors in the services sector include: Verizon Communications (VZ), Sprint Nextel (S), and General Communication (GNCMA).
Other competitors in the services sector include: Leap Wireless International (LEAP), Verizon Communications (VZ), and Sprint Nextel (S).
Nearly half of that came from Motorola's position in troubled Nextel Communications.
Much of the growth can be credited to Nextel's push-to-talk service, the walkie-talkie-like function that allows users to page and call friends instantly with a single button.
For Nextel, the benefit of EV-DO is that handsets already exist, and it is possible to implement push-to-talk functionality, on a par with Nextel's existing service, on an EV-DO network.
Sprint Nextel ( S) is said to be next.
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Sprint Nextel (S) has agreed to exercise its pro rata preemptive right to the offering such that it will purchase, in a separate, private transaction, only shares of class B common stock.
Nextel's phones include a feature it calls Direct Connect, which lets users push a button, like the CB radios of the '70s, and talk instantly walkie-talkie style with selected users who have similar phones.
Nextel ( S) made use of external antennas on their phones and some of them still have external antennas all of this is to give the customer the ability to receive and send wireless information when in lower signal areas.
Sprint Nextel (S) is expected to book a wider loss than a year ago when it reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, February 7, 2013 with analysts expecting a loss of 46 cents per share, down from a loss of 35 cents per share a year ago.
The merged company--to be called Sprint Nextel --promises to mesh the best elements of each company, including Nextel's (nasdaq: NXTL - news - people ) push-to-talk technology and strong corporate customer base, and Sprint's (nyse: FON - news - people ) high-speed data network.
And the decision to spin off Sprint's regional fixed-line division paves the way for Sprint Nextel to strike deals with America's cable operators.
Among the largest underlying components of IYZ, in trading today American Tower Corporation ( AMT) is down about 0.2%, and Sprint Nextel Corporation ( S) is up by about 0.6%.
Among the largest underlying components of IXP, in trading today Sprint Nextel Corporation ( S) is off about 5.3%, and Chunghwa Telecom Company Ltd ( CHT) is lower by about 0.2%.
For the ING fund, the two largest at the end of last year--accounting for 8.6% of the portfolio--were units of Charter Communications, rated a lowly B2 by Moody's Investors Service, and Nextel, also a junk issuer with a Ba2 bank-loan rating.
Sprint Nextel (nyse: S - news - people ) already owns 32% of the affiliate, and in October, Nextel Partners (nasdaq: NXTP - news - people ) shareholders approved a deal that required Sprint Nextel to buy the two-thirds of the company it doesn't already own.
One of the beneficiaries of the merger termination is expected to be Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), as it has now to face a less formidable competitor.
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Sprint uses code division multiple access technology, or CDMA, in its cellular networks, while Nextel uses Motorola 's (nyse: MOT - news - people ) iDEN hardware.
Sprint Nextel (nyse: S - news - people ) has also sued Vonage for patent infringements.
One company to come out well from the survey was the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, Sprint Nextel Corp.
Sprint Nextel (nyse: S - news - people ) and T-Mobile say they will support Android phones on their networks.
To find out about compensation at Sprint Nextel (nyse: S - news - people ), shareholders have to wade through 60 pages.
Some recognizable names of issuers include NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG), Blackrock, Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH), Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) and First Data.
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