Sprint Nextel Corporation
News and overview for Sprint Nextel Corporation
State Panel OKs Tower
Hartford Courant (Conn.), The | 37 days 5 hours 7 minutes ago
The Connecticut Siting Council has approved construction of a telecommunications tower designed to improve cellular service for residents and motorists along portions of Simsbury Road, or Route 185.
MetroPCS, Leap shares slip after Goldman downgrades on rising competition
Hartford Courant (Conn.), The | 34 days 8 hours 13 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc. fell Tuesday, with Goldman Sachs predicting disappointing quarterly results.
POPAI names Savia A. Coutinho, Ph.D., Research and Education Manager
POPAI SmartBrief | 21 days 17 hours 8 minutes ago
...The announcement was made today by POPAI Chairman of the Board John Anderson of BP Oil Corporation. Most recently, Coutinho was with Sprint/Nextel, where her responsibilities included developing and executing consumer research on a...
Ditech Networks Reports Financial Results for the Three and Six Month Periods Ending October 31, 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 2 hours 3 minutes ago
Ditech Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: DITC) reported financial results for the three and six month periods ending October 31, 2009.
PhoneTag s Automated Voicemail-to-Text Solution Now Available Behind the Firewall [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 4 hours 23 minutes ago
Ditech Networks (NASDAQ: DITC) today announced that Mutare Software has chosen Ditech’s PhoneTag automated voicemail-to-text service to provide business users highly accurate voicemail transcription. Mutare’s Enabled VoiceMail (EVM) server now provides enterprise customers using Avaya, Nortel, Cisco, Shoretel, and other systems with voicemail-to-text inside the corporate firewall. PhoneTag’s automated service is incorporated into Mutare’s EVM, which supplies advanced voicemail features as wel...
Ditech Networks to Deliver Voicemail-to-Text Service for Microsoft Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging Solution [Press Release]
Business Wire | 14 days 7 hours 8 minutes ago
Ditech Networks (NASDAQ: DITC), a global leader in voice processing solutions, today announced that its PhoneTag voicemail-to-text has been chosen as a integrated option on Microsoft Exchange Unified Messaging 2010 product. PhoneTag allows business users to save time by reading transcribed voicemails within their email rather than spending time listening to them.
Ditech Networks to Hold Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, November 19, 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 2 hours 57 minutes ago
Ditech Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:DITC) announced today that it will hold its quarterly earnings conference call on Thursday, November 19, 2009. President and Chief Executive Officer, Todd Simpson, and Chief Financial Officer, Bill Tamblyn, will conduct the briefing to discuss Ditech Networks’ fiscal 2010 second quarter financial results for the period ended October 31, 2009.
Clearwire and Sprint to Launch 4G in Major Cities throughout Texas, North Carolina and Hawaii [Press Release]
Business Wire | 32 days 2 hours 58 minutes ago
Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) and Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced plans to launch their respective 4G mobile Internet services in additional cities in the fourth quarter of 2009. Each of the companies will offer 4G under their own 4G brand.
Ditech Networks Announces Derivative Litigation Settlement Hearing [Press Release]
Business Wire | 25 days 17 hours 8 minutes ago
Ditech Networks (NASDAQ:DITC), a global leader in mobile voice processing solutions, today announced that it has entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement in connection with the consolidated shareholder derivative action pending in the United States District Court, Northern District of California captioned In re Ditech Networks, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. C-06-05157-JF as well as the derivative action pending in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa ...
Ditech Networks to Showcase Voice Web and Voicemail Transcription Applications at BroadSoft Connections Users Conference [Press Release]
Business Wire | 28 days 11 hours 8 minutes ago
BroadSoft Connections 2009
Zacks Earnings Preview: Jones Apparel Group, McKesson Corporation, Owens Corning, Penske Automotive Group and Sprint Nextel [Press Release]
Business Wire | 28 days 2 hours 8 minutes ago
Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Jones Apparel Group (NYSE: JNY), McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK), Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), Penske Automotive Group (NYSE: PAG) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S).
Clearwire, Comcast, and Sprint to Launch 4G in Chicago, Philadelphia and Seattle [Press Release]
Business Wire | 32 days 2 hours 58 minutes ago
Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA)(NASDAQ: CMCSK) and Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced plans to launch their respective 4G mobile Internet services in additional cities in the fourth quarter of 2009. Each of the companies will offer 4G under their own 4G brand.
WPCS Awarded $6.3 Million in New Projects [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 1 minute ago
...Memorial Park, Ericsson, Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation, Fort Dix, Lakewood Police Department, Jefferson...of Jacksonville Beach, Crown Castle International, Sprint Nextel, University of Washington Medical Center and Pierce...
15 Stocks Expected to Pop
CNBC | 27 days 8 hours 48 minutes ago
At the end of September, we looked at analysts' price targets for the S&P 500 [.SPX Loading... () ] to see which stocks had the greatest expected gains in the months ahead. So far month-to-date, 3 out of the top 5 are and 6 out of the top 10 are trading to the upside (see the Top 20 from September 30 here).
Clearwire said getting $1.5 billion from investors - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 14 days 8 hours 8 minutes ago
The Wall Street Journal, a sister publication of MarketWatch, reported that Sprint Nextel and a handful of cable companies will kick in the new funding, with an announcement coming as early as this week.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Sprint Nextel Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Wireless Network Operators |
| Website: | http://www.sprint.com |
Running to keep up in the US telecom race, Sprint Nextel is the #3 wireless carrier behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility in terms of subscribers. Sprint Nextel serves nearly 40 million customers with mobile voice, data, and Web services over its nationwide network. While the namesake brand is reserved for postpaid accounts, the company also offers prepaid mobile access (mainly to the youth market) through its Boost Mobile subsidiary. Sprint Nextel also provides cellular access to other carriers on a wholesale basis. The company's smaller legacy wireline business provides long-distance voice, Internet, and data network services primarily to corporate customers and other carriers.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 35,635 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -11.2 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -2,796 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 56,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -6.7 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |