Ubiquitous, fast and cheap wireless access for mobile users has been predicted annually for more than 10 years. Will we finally realize that dream in 2008? The quick answer is no, but 2008 will be a ...

Sprint Nextel says the high-speed wireless data network will be faster and more cost-effective. Photos: Sprint CEO bets big on WiMax Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp's acting chief executive, Paul Saleh, said on Monday he expects the wireless service provider's customer cancellation rate to improve through 2008 as it works ...

Sprint had a rough year in 2008, but its WiMAX launch and incremental gains in customer service ratings could help its turnaround chances. 2008 was a bad year for Sprint. The carrier not only posted ...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. said Tuesday it plans to spend up to $3 billion by 2008 to build a super fast wireless network based on "WiMax" technology. WiMax is sort of a big ...

Sprint and telecom systems provider Ericsson have signed a seven-year deal that will give Ericsson day-to-day responsibilities for managing Sprint’s wireline and wireless networks. Sprint says that ...

Is it a phone or a radio? Sprint Nextel subscribers will be able to listen to live radio broadcasts of National Football League games on their cell phones this season as part of a new partnership ...

Palm will begin offering Internet access via Sprint PCS' vast wireless network, the companies announced Thursday. The deal is significant for both of them. It lets Palm offer a simpler way for owners ...

Sprint Nextel has given WiMax technology a green light, becoming the first major U.S. carrier to back WiMax for its fourth-generation (4G) wireless data network. Sprint, the third-largest U.S. mobile ...

Sprint Nextel Corp. today reported losing nearly 1.1 million wireless customers in the first quarter, marking the sixth time in the past seven quarters that the company has lost postpaid wireless ...

NEW YORK--Sprint Nextel plans to spend $3 billion over the next two years to build a fourth-generation wireless network using WiMax technology. The wireless operator said Tuesday that it is partnering ...