Thursday, February 7, 2013

Sprint: Move over, Nextel, here comes SoftBank

Sprint is close to doing away with its nearly eight-year partnership with Nextel. By the end of the first half of 2013, the U.S.' third-largest wireless carrier will drop Nextel's service and moniker from its brand. In the meantime, it will merge with SoftBank, a Japanese telecommunications company, which will bolster up Sprint's finances and network deployment. According to Q4 earnings, Sprint lost a significant amount of carrier subscribers on Nextel's service. Trouble viewing this email? Read it online.

February 07, 2013

CNET Mobile

Sprint shakes off Nextel, joins SoftBank

Sprint is close to doing away with its nearly eight-year partnership with Nextel. By the end of the first half of 2013, the U.S.' third-largest wireless carrier will drop Nextel's service and moniker from its brand. In the meantime, it will merge with SoftBank, a Japanese telecommunications company, which will bolster up Sprint's finances and network deployment. According to Q4 earnings reports, Sprint lost a significant amount of carrier subscribers on Nextel's service.

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