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  • MetroPCS intros MetroFlash service to port Verizon and Sprint handsets

    There's nothing like a little friendly carrier-rivalry to give entrenched incumbents a good jolt. Competition ends up benefiting the consumer, after all. So, what better way to eat in to CDMA competitors' giant wireless subscriber-base than to offer their customers a way to bring their CDMA Sprint or Verizon handsets to MetroPCS's network? MetroPCS has introduced [...]

  • Sprint CEO Dan Hesse hints at Clearwire partnership, dual-mode WiMAX / CDMA handset this year

    We've said it before and we'll say it again. Sprint had better get their WiMAX/XOHM network lit-up right-quick, before they exhaust their financial means to do so. There's a lot riding on XOHM, and a couple wrong moves could spell the end for Sprint. So, it's refreshing to hear that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse say that [...]

  • Telus Canada contemplating a move to GSM?

    GSM networks are the global standard. Unfortunately, carriers invested in the “betamax” of wireless network technology are feeling the crunch of relying on the CDMA network standard. To that end, Telus is the latest carrier rumored to be contemplating a switch to the world-compatible GSM technology. The Star reports that Telus executives are considering building-out an entirely new network “as early as this year,” citing industry sources. The network change-up, which could cost Telus upwards of $500 million, “has been presented at the board level and is being actively considered.” Telus’s switch to GSM would de-throne Rogers Wireless as Canada’s excusive GSM provider, and open the door to a whole new range of mobile phones that are usually launched in GSM-form first. We’ll be keeping an ear to the ground on this one. [Via: The Star ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Telus launches HTC Touch, S640 in CanadaBlackBerry 8830 coming to TelusTelus brings the BlackBerry Pearl 2.0 to CanadaLG Shine 8700 goes gold on TelusTelus adds MOTO RAZR2 V9m

  • MetroPCS planning 3G service in seven markets

    Following on MetroPCS’s successful launch in the c oveted Los Angeles market , the “unlimited” carrier has announced that they’ll be working with Alcatel-Lucent to bring 3G data service to seven key markets in the US. MetroPCS won the 3G spectrum in last year’s AWS spectrum auction, and will be upgrading their CDMA network from 1xRTT to EV-DO speeds in Los Angeles, Detroit, and Dallas. MetroPCS also plans to launch in four new markets with 3G from the get-go - New York, Las Vegas, Bostson, and Philadelphia will see MetroPCS’s 3G EVDO network go live in the near future. “Our customers want the most value for their dollar and our unlimited flat-rate service offers a compelling value proposition, which is evident by the remarkable continued growth of our subscriber base,” said Roger D. Linquist, MetroPCS’ Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The upgraded 3G MetroPCS network will bring advanced data solutions to its subscriber-base. MetroPCS customers can expect the same “unlimited” rate plan model with even more service options - services like “advanced multimedia, mobile data, unified communications, video mail, speech-enabled and real-time voice portal applications.” MetroPCS did not outline their 3G-rollout timeline, but we assume it’ll be completed before the end of 2008. Unlimited wireless plans just got a bit more interesting. We’d love to see a 3G GSM network with an unlimited rate-plan model - now that would get us to bite. [Via: Mobile Tech News ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:MetroPCS goes live in Los Angeles, CA.Alltel and MetroPCS gun for 700Mhz spectrum; Newly opened spectrum to be auctioned soonFCC: Huawei M318 headed to MetrPCSLeap wireless to MetroPCS: No thanksMetroPCS puts in buy-offer to acquire Leap Wireless for $5.12 billion

  • Sprint announces Nextel Direct Connect PTT service and handsets for next year

    Sprint’s recently successful test of the first PTT (Push-To-Talk) connection between an iDEN and CDMA phone was leading up to this. Today Sprint announced that the PTT technology will be dubbed Nextel Direct Connect, regardless of whether the phone s used on the Nextel or Sprint network. The Nextel Direct Connect feature will be a cross-network feature, allowing instant PTT communication between Sprint’s CDMA and Nextel’s iDEN phones. Sprint also announced new Nextel Direct Connect-enabled phones for the Sprint CDMA network. They aren’t the CDMA/iDEN hybrid phones that work on either network, but they’ll be able to communicate with Nextel phones through the Nextel Direct Connect feature. Sprint press release . ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Sprint announces new CDMA/iDEN handset - Motorola ic902Sprint to launch a social mapping service looptSprint plans Launch of commerical WiMAX service in Q2 2008Sprint's Pivot Service AnnouncedCTIA: Sprint Announces Cisco Enzo 3G Router

  • Sprint does first iDEN-CDMA cross-network walkie-talkie call

    In their push to introduce a CDMA equivalent to Nextel’s iDEN-based Push-To-Talk feature, Sprint has announced the first cross-network walkie-talkie call last week. The call connected a CDMA and iDEN phone, and represents a major advancement in Sprint’s efforts to integrate the walkie-talkie feature on the CDMA Rev. A network. The tricky part is emulating the functionality of a feature that was built into the iDEN network (from the ground up) on Sprint’s mobile broadband network. If all goes as planned, and this latest test is a good sign, Sprint will be launching their new mobile broadband service in 2008. Once complete, CDMA and iDEN users alike will be able to get their “chirp” on. [Via: Phonescoop ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Sprint announces new CDMA/iDEN handset - Motorola ic902Motorola i290 does iDEN in style - slim(ish) candybar for the iDEN networkGPS equipped Motorola i876 passes FCCNokia, Sprint, and Nextel scheduled a press release for next Wednesday: What can it be about?Sprint PPC-6800 gets
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