Verizon Wireless keeps the rural carrier acquisition trend afloat.
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WHO |
WITH |
WHAT |
SCOOP |
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Verizon Wireless |
Ramcell |
Verizon Wireless has acquired Ramcell's Kentucky and Oregon networks. |
The deal does not include Ramcell's North Carolina assets. |
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Sprint Nextel |
GE Healthcare |
Sprint is teaming up with GE Healthcare to bring wireless services to hospitals. |
The JV will offer an in-building cellular communications network from GE Healthcare and Sprint's Custom Network Solution (CNS) team that makes use of GE's CARESCAPE Enterprise Access wireless platform, as well as Sprint handsets. |
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Nortel |
Universities |
Nortel is teaming up with various universities to develop 4G networking technology. |
The universities are: University of Waterloo in Canada, The University of Texas at Austin, the National Taiwan University in Taiwan and Technische Universitaet IImenau in Germany. |