AT&T has the big deals this past week: One with Qualcomm for MediaFLO and the other with Clearwire for its 2.5 GHz spectrum.
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WHO |
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WHAT |
SCOOP |
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AT&T |
Clearwire |
AT&T sold Clearwire a slice of 2.5 GHz spectrum for about $300M |
Clearwire has raised close to $1 billion in financing from investors such as Motorola and Intel, and plans to raise more than $480 million through an IPO soon. |
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AT&T |
Qualcomm |
AT&T picks Qualcomm's mobile TV technology MediaFLO |
Last month Sprint Nextel finished up its trial of Qualcomm's mobile television MediaFLO service, and has decided that--at least for now--it won't use the technology for a commercial deployment. |
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NTT DoCoMo |
McDonald's Japan |
JV for mobile payments in Japan |
The ¥300 million joint venture is largely (70 percent) funded by McDonald's, which will install terminals in their stores that interact with near-field communications (NFC) embedded in DoCoMo handsets. |
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Sprint |
Nuance, Vocera |
The deal sees Sprint bring speech recognition and mobility to healthcare industry. |
Sprint-Vocera's component allows a physician to communicate at all times with staff wearing Vocera badges by using the walkie-talkie feature on their Sprint and Nextel handsets. |
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Sprint |
Smarter Agent |
Application called "Apts for Rent" that uses GPS |
Apartments for Rent offers Sprint subscribers information including rental prices, unit and building amenities and pet policies; some listings also feature interior photos and floor plans. |