GREAT ARTICLE WHICH INVOLVES NEXTEL.
http://www.wirelessweek.com/article/CA490428?spacede ... »
Technology Winners & Losers
The Sprint-Nextel merger raises questions about the future of Flarion's Flash-OFDM, WiMAX and even CDMA.
By Brad Smith
January 1, 2005
Wireless Week
© 2005, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Apart from the obvious issues related to the integration of two disparate networks, the Sprint Nextel merger has longer-term technology implications, especially related to emerging wireless broadband solutions.
The two networks will continue along their separate paths for the time being – Sprint pushing ahead with its CDMA2000 1XEV-DO upgrade in 2005 and 2006, and Nextel Communication...
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Technology Winners & Losers
The Sprint-Nextel merger raises questions about the future of Flarion's Flash-OFDM, WiMAX and even CDMA.
By Brad Smith
January 1, 2005
Wireless Week
© 2005, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Apart from the obvious issues related to the integration of two disparate networks, the Sprint Nextel merger has longer-term technology implications, especially related to emerging wireless broadband solutions.
The two networks will continue along their separate paths for the time being – Sprint pushing ahead with its CDMA2000 1XEV-DO upgrade in 2005 and 2006, and Nextel Communication...
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Did you also read the great article, involving Nextel, in the February 2005 issue of Consumer Reports. It is on newsstands and in your public library now.
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no, i dont look at what consumer reports say, becuase i belive its out of a few people that are tested and thats no way near the whole customer base of the provider.
the numbers that mean a lot to me is the churn rate, arpu, and lifetime revenue per user for nextel and if those numbers are number 1 vs the competition, which they are, that is all that i care about not some stupid consumer reports.
sorry.
the numbers that mean a lot to me is the churn rate, arpu, and lifetime revenue per user for nextel and if those numbers are number 1 vs the competition, which they are, that is all that i care about not some stupid consumer reports.
sorry.
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the numbers that mean a lot to me is the churn rate, arpu, and lifetime revenue per user for nextel and if those numbers are number 1 vs the competition, which they are, that is all that i care about not some stupid consumer reports.It's funny how the only numbers you seem to espouse are the ones that routinely show Nextel in a positive light. Nextel's low churn rate, high ARPU, and lifetime revenue per user are due to the fact businesses (large and small) depend on PTT...something other carriers haven't been able to get right. It's not because of their cell service...which is merely so-so.
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