Comments on: Sprint, Nextel aka Sextel is done

By: Sprint Going LTE Makes Sense, But Not a T-Mobile Merger

Sprint Going LTE Makes Sense, But Not a T-Mobile Merger — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:33:41 +0000

[...] that would make managing dual networks as Sprint did after it purchased Nextel look tame. When Sprint merged with Nextel in 2004, it was forced to maintain that carrier’s IDEN network for existing customers — [...]

By: Sprint Might Unload Nextel to Latin American Carrier - GigaOM

Sprint Might Unload Nextel to Latin American Carrier - GigaOM — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:37:49 +0000

[...] can unload Nextel, the short-term pain might be worth it for the carrier. The deal to acquire Nextel back in 2005 for $35 billion was one of the largest screw ups in corporate history. In February, Sprint wrote down almost $30 [...]

By: No Takebacks: 5 Most Screwed-Up Tech Buys - GigaOM

No Takebacks: 5 Most Screwed-Up Tech Buys - GigaOM — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:37:24 +0000

[...] the largest corporate writedowns ever, that of Sprint-Nextel shaving $29.7 billion in value off its $35 billion merger with Nextel Communications. The writedown led to Sprint-Nextel posting a fourth-quarter loss of $29.9 billion, and the company [...]

By: Om Malik on Broadband : » Sextel Stepping Away From LoCo

Om Malik on Broadband : » Sextel Stepping Away From LoCo — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:34:05 +0000

[...] Sprint-Nextel is moving ahead with its plans to spin-off the local wireline business (LoCo), according to a “registration statement Form 10-12B” as per UBS Research. The documents show that the local business had revenues of $4.65 billion in the first three quarter of 2005. That works out to about $6 billion in sales. LoCo will have 7.4 million lines, making it roughly the fifth largest local phone company in the country. [...]

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

He talks about how the deal is done but never says when the phone is actually going to come out. I want a nextel phone but have to wait to see how this sextel or sprintel is going to be.

By: The Media Drop

The Media Drop — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Yep, it’s still the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup

Om Malik writes Wednesday about the “completion” (pending regulatory approval) of the Sprint-Nextel merger, but I’m still wondering about how this affects NASCAR’s sponsorship, of course. On Friday no real details were available, only speculation. But …

By: daleynews

daleynews — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Sprint-Nextel redundancies:

The merger, at least as far at the technology goes, will offer the best of both worlds, with a single network that accommodates ‘direct connect’ and high speed networking. (Here’s more detail on the tech merge from Om Malik.)…

By: daleynews

daleynews — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Sprint-Nextel redundancies: