Mobility Phones – Mobile Phones

Responding to the requests of Nextel Direct Connect customers, Sprint today launched the BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 8350i smartphone. Developed by Research In Motion (RIM), the new BlackBerry Curve 8350i is the most advanced push-to-talk BlackBerry smartphone ever.

The BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone utilizes iDEN technology on the Nextel National Network. It offers Nextel Direct Connect, the only national push-to-talk service in the industry to offer sub-second call set up to the world's largest push-to-talk community with millions of users.

The BlackBerry Curve 8350i is the first push-to-talk BlackBerry smartphone to offer:

- Built-in Wi-Fi® support, allowing customers to browse the ...

FCC Approves Verizon Wireless/Alltel Transaction: The Federal Communications Commission today approved, with conditions, the transfer of control of licenses and other authorizations held by subsidiaries and partnerships of ALLTEL from Atlantis Holdings to Verizon Wireless. The transaction will allow Verizon to provide a more robust and truly national wireless service to its customers. In analyzing Verizon Wireless’ proposed acquisition of ALLTEL, the Commission examined the market for mobile telephony/broadband services and concluded that the companies have demonstrated that the transaction, subject to the conditions described below, is likely to result in public interest benefits. Based on a case-by-case ...

Sprint today reiterated its continuing commitment to the Nextel National Network and offering greater choice and flexibility to its customers. After careful review of the iDEN business, Sprint intends to retain and rejuvenate this important asset. As part of that commitment, Sprint and Motorola have extended their long-term partnership to provide enhanced network and infrastructure support, including software upgrades, and to provide the best products and services to customers. “The iDEN network is a key differentiator for Sprint, as it allows us to offer products and services no other carrier in the industry can match. We continue ...

"How does this offer sound? Your wireless operator -- say, AT&T or Sprint Nextel -- asks you to install, without pay, a new cell-phone tower in your neighborhood. In exchange you'll get better cell-phone reception in your home. Oh, and you'll help foot the bill for the cost of the new tower."

Qik, Inc., the live mobile video streaming platform, today announced that it is the first live mobile video product to launch on mass market mobile phones. Available today in alpha, Qik's service is now ready for use on more than a dozen Nokia and Sony Ericsson mass market mobile handsets. With Qik's free service, users can stream video live to the Internet in just two clicks from their mobile phone. Those watching the videos on the web can engage in live interactive chat with the person broadcasting."It's a real milestone for ...

Catalysts of a new 4G wireless broadband era gathered today in Baltimore as Sprint, Intel® and their WiMAX ecosystem partners celebrated the recent launch of XOHMTM mobile 4G service, and announced new access devices and retail strategies at an Inner Harbor event. The occasion marked a business model transformation for the wireless industry and innovation in the way mobile services are accessed and enjoyed.XOHM, Sprint’s 4G business unit, is building the fastest most capable mobile broadband network available in the U.S. as compared to other national wireless carriers. “Customers looking for true mobile broadband speed at ...

Boost Mobile, a division of Sprint Nextel Corporation offering value-based wireless phones and flexible service options with no long-term contracts, credit checks or activation fees, today announced the launch of the Motorola i776 phone.As the smallest flip phone with a camera offered by Boost Mobile, the i776 handset also includes exclusive Boost Walkie-Talkie service, enabling customers to instantly communicate with millions and millions of Boost, Sprint and Nextel Direct Connect (or Walkie Talkie) customers nationwide. "We are pleased to add the i776 phone to our lineup of easy-to-use and durable devices from Motorola, especially for value-conscious consumers ...

Customers of Sprint can now conveniently access their bank accounts and, in an industry first with PayPal, send payments to friends and family from most Web-enabled Sprint phones* with the launch of MyMoneyManager. MyMoneyManager is an easy-to-use downloadable application that enables Sprint customers with BB&T, Citibank, IBC Bank and PNC Bank accounts to conduct banking functions right on their phones, including checking balances, paying bills and finding nearby branches and ATMs. MyMoneyManager also includes PayPal, making Sprint the first carrier to provide customers easy access to their PayPal accounts, allowing them to send money ...

Sprint announced today that West Michigan Nextel Direct Connect subscribers can now move their Push-to-Talk service to the Sprint Network as part of a corporate expansion of available handsets featuring Push-to-Talk capabilities.“This is a great opportunity for the large number of Push-to-Talk users in West Michigan,” said William Derrick, General Manager for Michigan, Indiana, and Northwest Ohio, for iPCS Wireless, a Sprint affiliate. “People here can now utilize Sprint’s superior network for Push-to-Talk by upgrading to a new phone and still being able to Direct Connect their co-workers, friends, and family that still have Nextel phones.” The opportunity ...

Sprint today announced availability of its latest Nextel Direct Connect phone – the Motorola Renegade™ V950. This new handset features a slim, clamshell form factor built to Military specifications 810F for dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain and incorporates Nextel Direct Connect1 push-to-talk services, the speed of Sprint Mobile Broadband1 and Sprint’s largest voice calling area, giving customers yet another option to meet their productivity needs with connection in less than one second to millions of existing Nextel Direct Connect subscribers nationwide.Powered by Qualcomm’s QChat technology, the Motorola Renegade V950 provides industry-leading push-to-talk performance, while operating on ...

"Clearwire Corp plans to sell up to $1.62 billion in stock after the completion of its wireless joint venture with Sprint Nextel Corp in the fourth quarter, the wireless technology company said on Friday."

"Sprint Nextel Corp. on Monday defended its pending WiMAX deal against criticism from competitor AT&T Inc."

"South Korea's SK Telecom Corp. is in talks to buy struggling U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp., business news channel CNBC reported TuesdayAn agreement would be at best weeks away, CNBC said, citing people familiar with the talks."

Sprint announced today the coming availability of four new Nextel Direct Connect phones, powered by Qualcomm's QChat technology, to customers in 40+ markets across the country. The LX400 by LG, Z400 by Samsung, and PRO-200 and PRO-700 by Sanyo will be available June 15 for purchase by all new and existing customers in Sprint retail stores in the designated markets. These new phones incorporate Nextel Direct Connect services, the speed of Sprint Mobile Broadband and Sprint's largest voice calling area, giving customers a wider selection of phones to meet their productivity needs with connection in less ...

Offering customers industry leading push-to-talk performance and military-grade durability, Samsung Mobile today announced the upcoming availability of the Z400 by Samsung, exclusive to Sprint. The durable clamshell handset passed rigorous testing to meet military standards specifications (MIL-STD 810F) for resistance to dust, shock and vibration and is housed in a rubberized coating to reduce scratching and improve grip. The Z400 is Samsung's first Nextel Direct Connect capable handset and also delivers the faster data speeds of Sprint Mobile Broadband and Sprint's largest voice calling area.The Z400 operates on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network, offering ...

Sprint announced the launch of two new Nextel Direct Connect(R) devices powered by Qualcomm's QChat(R) technology, the Sanyo Pro-200 and the Sanyo Pro-700. Both phones are available now for purchase by large business customers through the Sprint direct sales force in Kansas and Colorado. These new Nextel Direct Connect devices incorporate the speed of Sprint Mobile Broadband and Sprint's largest voice calling area, giving customers a wider selection of phones to instantly meet their productivity needs with connection in less than one second to millions of existing Nextel Direct Connect subscribers nationwide."Efficient work and social ...

Boost Mobile, a lifestyle-based telecommunications brand and wholly-owned division of Sprint Nextel, today announced the launch of a new mobile advertising platform for mobile phones. Acura (www.acura.com), the advanced luxury automotive brand, and Fox Searchlight Pictures, a specialty film company that both finances and acquires motion pictures, are among the first companies to advertise on Boost Mobile's mobile advertising platform.Amobee, a world leader in mobile advertising solutions for wireless service providers, is Boost's official ad-selling and ad-serving partner. Amobee enables brands such as Boost Mobile to conduct relevant mobile advertising campaigns. Boost Mobile and Amobee will ...

"AT&T and rival Sprint Nextel are in a bitter dispute over fees to use one another's voice networks. The nation's largest phone company doesn't want Sprint expanding a no-fee deal to nearly half the country. So it's taken the fight from the states to the Federal Communications Commission."

"Daniel R. Hesse, Sprint Nextel's new chief executive, tells it like it is -- but on Thursday, investors did not like what they heard."

Sprint announced it will launch a domestic unlimited pricing plan that gives customers unlimited voice, data, text, e-mail, Web-surfing, Sprint TVSM, Sprint Music, GPS Navigation, Direct Connect and Group Connect for $99.99 a month. The new pricing plan is available to existing and new customers beginning Friday, February 29."This is a bold, unprecedented move," said Dan Hesse, president and CEO, Sprint Nextel. "Wireless today is about much more than just voice. It is about data services -- texting, email, video, pictures, music, navigation, surfing the Web and more. Customers want these applications, but without complexity and without having to worry about their ...