Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM), the MVNO which just reported its Q1 earnings earlier this week, is in talks with the much smaller and troubled MVNO Helio, we have learned,…

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Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) shares are tumbling today, following yesterday’s announcement that it has formed a joint venture with Sprint (NYSE: S) and has received a cash infusion of $3.2 billion.…

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The European Commission launched a public consultation on Wednesday asking for feedback on its roaming regulations, adopted in June of last year. Reuters reports, that among other issues, the EC…

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German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) reported stable first-quarter results with adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of 4.7 billion euros ($7.28 billion), virtually unchanged from the…

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A lot going on today since Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel and Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) confirmed their agreement to combine their WiMax wireless broadband business to form a new company as…

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Comcast’s (NSDQ: CMCSA) Tom Nagel was up past 3 a.m. this morning, putting the finishing touches on the Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel-Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) WiMax JV—but he managed to stay…

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The market had trouble making up its mind on the proposed Clearwire-Sprint (NYSE: S) WiMax JV. After spiking at the open, both companies ended up down slightly on the day.…

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After speaking to Clearwire’s Ben Wolff, I also interviewed Sprint’s (NYSE: S) Atish Gude, the SVP of Sprint’s Xohm mobile broadband operations, about the pending deal that would create a…

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Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) has pulled off an extraordinary deal that includes merging its WiMax operations with Sprint’s (NYSE: S), and raising $3.2 billion from Intel (NSDQ: INTC), Google (NSDQ:…

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Over the last year, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has made its presence known in the wireless industry, not for its applications, but instead, for its position on open access. The Internet…

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What is most important is that Sprint (NYSE: S) and Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) don’t get bogged down with administrative headaches—the proverbial problem of having too many cooks in the kitchen.…

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Dan Hesse has only been CEO of Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel for the last five months but he’s already solved—at least on the surface—one of the company’s most pressing problems—the…

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France Telecom (NYSE: FTE), owner of the Orange network, is in talks with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to sell the iPhone in other countries, according to the company’s CFO Gervais Pellissier.…

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BT (NYSE: BT) is back with another attempt in the mobile market. The UK’s largest fixed line operator and former incumbent launched a new mobile package today, BT Total Broadband…

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Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) and Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel confirmed this morning that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their WiMax wireless broadband business to form a new…

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A joint-venture deal between Sprint (NYSE: S) and Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) that includes investments of $3.2 billion coming from Intel (NSDQ: INTC), Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Google…

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I spent the day at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel for Digital Hollywood, a four-day conference jampacked with panels and discussions covering everything from digital media content and advertising, to mobile…

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With news that Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel and Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) may soon announce a joint venture funded by a cross-section of cable, Internet and chip companies, the next obvious…

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Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel and Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) are getting ready to unveil a $12 billion joint venture to bulid out a nationwide WiMax network, according to the WSJ. There’s…

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Another handset manufacturer turning to the mobile internet to boost sales. Today, at a splashy launch at the smart Soho Hotel in London, Peter Chou, president and CEO of Taiwanese…

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-- The Jerry Springer Show has launched some mobile interactivity, with some features also available though a landline. It includes ringtones, a Jerry Springer Mobile Fan Club, leave a voicemail…

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After losing out to its rival O2 last year, Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) has struck a deal with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to sell the iPhone in ten countries, reports Reuters. Those…

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Bharti Airtel, India’s largest teleco, has put in a bid to acquire 51 percent stake in for South African telecom operator MTN, reports the Financial Times. This, after Airtel’s CFO…

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With all the fuss today about Sprint Nextel’s future, this is a piece of news I’m sure they rather not get out. Qwest announced today that it has signed a…

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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is still not confident that Verizon (NYSE: VZ) will honor the open access rules on the C block of the recent US spectrum auction, which requires Verizon…

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