Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) Corporation is the third largest wireless communications company in the U.S. based on the number of wireless subscribers, with over 54.8 million subscribers at the end of the first quarter of 2013. Sprint also offers wireless services under Boost Mobile, Assurance Wireless and Virgin Mobile. Its current president and CEO is Dan Hesse.

Sprint Nextel, formerly known as Sprint, was formed by a merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications in 2005. Sprint is a majority shareholder in Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR). Currently Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank and satellite provider Dish Network have announced bids to purchase a majority of Sprint.

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McCaw set to disrupt wireless landscape

FierceBroadbandWireless | May 15, 2006
What is past is prologue. Last Thursday Craig McCaw's Clearwire filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. The IPO is expected to raise $400 million and the company says it

Palm unveils Treo 700p

FierceDeveloper | May 15, 2006
Palm has (finally) announced the Treo 700p , the Palm OS counterpart to Palm's Windows-powered 700w. The 700p is a CDMA/EVDO with 128MB of memory, a 1.3-MP camera

Editor's Corner

May 14, 2006
Alltel's roaming agreement with Sprint Nextel last week highlights the critical role the regional operator will play in the battle between Sprint and Verizon Wireless for CDMA 1xEV-DO market share.

Clearwire files for $400M IPO

May 11, 2006
What will Wall Street's reaction be to a standalone fixed-wireless broadband company? Clearwire, founded by cellular mogul Craig McCaw, has filed for a $400-million IPO of common stock. The second

Time Warner may bid for AWS spectrum

May 9, 2006
Time Warner Cable said it is registering with the FCC to participate in next month's advanced wireless services auction, although it made it clear the company might not bid. "We're evaluating

ALSO NOTED: Alltel may stay out of spectrum auction; Qualcomm announces HSUPA chipset; and much more...

May 4, 2006
> Alltel said it may stay away from this summer's spectrum auction. Article > Qualcomm announced the MSM2700 chipset addressing the

HELIO launches commercial MVNO services

May 1, 2006
HELIO, the MVNO joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink, made its debut today. The service is initially being run on Sprint Nextel's EV-DO network but will also utilize Verizon Wireless'

QUICKLINKS: Rumor: Microsoft prepping its own mobile hardware; John Carmack's new mobile games; Much more...

FierceDeveloper | May 1, 2006
Rumor: Microsoft prepping mobile hardware devices. Blog John Carmack bitten by the mobile bug.

Nextel affiliate shareholder wants to hold out

April 30, 2006
One of the largest shareholders in Nextel affiliate UbiquiTel wants the company to hold out for more money than the proposed $1.3 billion that Sprint Nextel recently said it would pay for

DEALS: Sprint continues acquisition of affiliates

April 26, 2006
Sprint continues its acquisition of affiliates; Orthogon snapped up by Motorola
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