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| Symbol | Name | Time | Trade | Change | % Chg | Volume | P/E Ratio | EPS | Mkt Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Sprint | 21:04 GMT | 2.29 | -0.10 | -4.18% | 38179448 | N/A | -0.841 | 6.860B |
Latest Sprint news
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iPhone subsidies hurting wireless carriers
CNN has looked closely at the effect that iPhone subsidising has had on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint and come to the conclusion that they would have been better off in a pact with Mephistopheles than cutting a deal with Apple. -
T-Mobile forced into the arms of Sprint
T-Mobile might be forced to link up with Sprint Nextel after its owner's $39 billion deal with AT&T collapsed. -
Google's Schmidt denies working with snooping Carrier IQ
Carrier IQ makes software that operators including AT&T and Sprint Nextel install in mobile devices. It transmits data that Carrier IQ says allows mobile operators to better understand their devices and networks, however it also collects and transmits potentially sensitive data about phone users. -
Steve Jobs wanted his own telco network
Sprint was silly for making a $15.5 billion four-year deal with Apple to sell the iPhone. When Stanton was head of Voicestream, the operator that became T-Mobile, his company invested in Danger, the company that invented the Sidekick and whose developers went on to build Android. -
Huawei buys rest of Huawei-Symantec
In 2010, a group of Republican lawmakers threw their toys out of the pram when Huawei made a bid to supply mobile telecommunications equipment to Sprint Nextel Corp. -
IT outfits run on dysfunctional boards
Top of the list was Sprint-Nextel which has lost 80 percent of its market value over the last five years. Unable to compete with AT&T and Verizon Wireless, Sprint's board has consistently backed CEO Dan Hesse. It watched as the oufit bought Nextel for $35 billion. -
Next iPhone appears from Sprint this October
That rumoured next iPhone will appear in mid-Octber, according to the Wall Street Journal's sources, and it will be sold by Sprint Nextel. -
Nokia Siemens starts axing staff
Nokia Siemens paid $975 million for the Motorola assets, which include wireless technologies based on the CDMA standard used by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel as well as some Asian carriers. -
Terrified Apple tries to block imports of HTC tablets
In March, HTC released the Flyer which has a 7-inch screen. HTC's second tablet, called EVO View 4G is a little more worrying for Apple because it offers faster connections over Sprint, Nextel's 4G network. -
Nokia sells messaging business
It's an interesting acquisition. With it, Synchronica gets the contract to look after major US carriers, including AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless. Synchronica will get all of the sourcecode for Nokia's messaging client and server software. -
Taiwan watchdog bites Huawei
Plans by Huawei to set up branches on the island of Taiwan are now being met with stern opposition from the joining of forces by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and, more seriously, the National Security Bureau (NSB), echoing the attempted deals with 3Leaf and Sprint in the US. -
Google stole our secrets
LawAccording to Reuters, Osama Bedier and Stephanie Tilenius, used to work for PayPal and led the launch yesterday of Google's own mobile payment system in partnership with MasterCard, Citigroup and phone company Sprint. -
Samsung ships Gingerbread
We know we are being mean, but soon after Samsung rolled out the Android 2.1-based Galaxy S lineup, the outfit said it would push all of the phones to Android 2.2 "Froyo" in the coming months. However, Samsung didn't say it would take until this year to happen. -
T-Mobile USA loses 99,000 contracts in Q1 2011
Its competitors in Verizon, AT&T and Sprint are still outperforming T-Mobile USA, | ZDNet points out, as it lacks the same reach for devices and networks. -
Rajaratnam's lawyers insist insider case info was in public domain
One is former Intel employee Rajiv Goel, who told the courts that he gave Rajaratnam details of Intel's billion dollar investment in a joint-venture between Clearwire and Sprint in 2008 to build a global 4G platform. He told the courts that the information was given before it was publicly announced. -
Raj Rajaratnam insider trading case embroils ex-Intel exec
In the tapes, Goel gives Rajaratnam details of Intel's billion dollar investment in a joint-venture between Clearwire and Sprint in 2008 to build a global 4G platform. -
Hedge fund man taped receiving Intel intel
In the tapes, Goel gives Rajaratnam details of Intel's billion dollar investment in a joint-venture between Clearwire and Sprint in 2008 to build a global 4G platform. -
AT&T will buy T-Mobile USA
There were rumours of this buy as far back as 2008. Sprint and Verizon use different technology to run their networks. Most analyst think an acquisition by AT&T would likely run into regulatory hurdles. AT&T and T-mobile have been partners for WiFi at Starbucks since 2008.
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