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1. Sprint Nextel loses 1 million customers
CTIA SmartBrief | May 12, 2008
Sprint Nextel ended the first quarter with 52.8 million customers, after seeing a 1.1 million reduction in postpaid subscriber totals. "As expected, our wireless business delivered weak financial results," Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said. "While the business will continue to face challenges in the short term, we are making progress in methodically attacking the sources of our performance issues." Hesse did not provide comment on rumors that the company is looking to spin off its Nextel unit. Wall Street Journal, The (subscription required) (05/12) Google (05/12) ClipSyndicate (05/12)
2. Sprint, Clearwire take partners for $12 billion wireless effort
CTIA SmartBrief | May 07, 2008
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire are expected to rekindle their relationship with the announcement today of the formation of a $12 billion consortium that will use Sprint's vast wireless spectrum to build a next-generation nationwide network that would provide high-speed access to multimedia content via cell phones, laptops and other devices. The other participants -- said to include Intel, Google, Time Warner Cable and Comcast -- are expected to kick in $3.2 billion to bring online video, e-mail, music and other applications to the new wireless platform. Washington Post, The (05/07) New York Times, The (05/07) ClipSyndicate (05/07)
3. T-Mobile USA hits 30 million subscribers
CTIA SmartBrief | May 08, 2008
T-Mobile USA attracted 981,000 net new customers during the first quarter, which helped bring its subscriber base to 30.8 million. The carrier ended the quarter with 5.5 million myFaves subscribers. Kansas City Star (Mo.), The (05/08) Washington Post, The (05/08) I4U News (05/08)
4. RIM gets jump on iPhone with BlackBerry "Bold"
CTIA SmartBrief | May 12, 2008
Research in Motion has officially released its new, speedier BlackBerry Bold smartphone, setting up a 3G-network showdown with Apple's 3G iPhone, which analysts expect the company to introduce in June. Besides its speed, upgrades to the new BlackBerry include a brighter screen and an improved Web browser, said co-CEO James Balsillie, who said the race was on to provider faster processors and faster networks to consumers. Pocket-lint.co.uk (05/12) Bloomberg (05/12)
5. Deutsche Telekom CEO: We'll study Sprint buyout
CTIA SmartBrief | May 09, 2008
Germany's Deutsche Telekom is mulling whether to pursue Sprint Nextel, said CEO Rene Obermann, who explained that Europe's largest telecom company and parent company of T-Mobile USA had an obligation to consider a buyout. "We can't rule out acquisitions which, when evaluated under strict financial and business criteria, would bring a clear profit and return on investment," he said Thursday. International Herald Tribune (05/08)
6. HTC pursues Apple with new smartphone
CTIA SmartBrief | May 07, 2008
High Tech Computer, whose Touch smartphone was a surprise hit after its June 2007 introduction, on Tuesday followed up with the more powerful Touch Diamond, a touch-screen device aimed at competing with Apple's iPhone and other larger competitors. The Taiwanese company will launch the phone in Europe next month and plans a U.S. rollout for later this year. InformationWeek (05/06) Wall Street Journal, The (subscription required) (05/07)
7. WSJ: Sprint holds internal talks on Nextel's future
CTIA SmartBrief | May 06, 2008
Sprint Nextel reportedly is holding internal strategic talks over whether to sell or spin off its Nextel division, the red-ink-plagued carrier that Sprint bought for $35 billion in 2005. Among the options Sprint is said to be weighing: selling Nextel to a group led by Nextel founder Morgan O'Brien, or to other private-equity firms; or spin the unit off into a separate company. Wall Street Journal, The (subscription required) (05/06)
8. Qwest broadens wireless menu with Verizon deal
CTIA SmartBrief | May 06, 2008
Qwest Communications will sever its wireless relationship with Sprint Nextel next February in favor of a new five-year deal with Verizon Wireless that will kick off in September, Qwest said. The Verizon alliance gives Qwest a more robust wireless offering as it allows its wireline customers access to the full range of Verizon's mobile services as a bundle and expands Qwest's ability to sell a broadband services to businesses and governments. Unstrung (05/05) Wall Street Journal, The (subscription required) (05/06) InfoWorld (05/05)
9. Leap narrows loss, sees revenue gains
CTIA SmartBrief | May 09, 2008
Despite experiencing a dip in year-over-year subscriber growth, Leap Wireless' 230,062 net customer additions were above some analysts' first-quarter estimates. Total revenue and service revenue was up 19% and 24%, respectively. Looking ahead, Leap is gearing up to expand, especially in Texas and Oklahoma. Reuters (05/09) Forbes (05/09)
10. Helio deal is just one scenario for Virgin Mobile USA
CTIA SmartBrief | May 09, 2008
Virgin Mobile USA is said to be in deal talks with fellow MVNO Helio, but that is just one of a number of scenarios buzzing around Virgin. SK Telecom's Helio wants to expand its U.S. presence, but private-equity companies are also said to be interested in taking stakes in Virgin or buying the company outright, according to reports. Washington Post, The (05/08)
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