PowerFone began with the acquisition and formation of Specialized Mobile Radio(SMR) operations in Detroit and the Midwest and then consolidated companies with SMR frequency assets to build mobile communications networks in Midwestern metropolitan areas. The company was acquired by Nextel in April, 1994 (Nasdaq: NXTL).
Location: United States, Kansas, Overland Park
Employees: 10001+
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| 31.03.2010 | Sprint Nextel announces free 30-day trial contracts | While most U.S. wireless carriers offer a 30-day grace period where users can return their new phone and cancel their service package without having to pay the exorbitant early termination fee, the subscriber who canceled his plan never rea... |
| 19.03.2010 | Ready for Windows Mobile 6.5 on your Sprint Touch Pro2? The upgrade is now available | Here it is, folks! Its been a few long months for Sprint fans toting Touch Pro2’s, given that the same device on all of the other carriers saw upgrades to Windows Mobile 6.5 months ago while their own Pro2s stayed back at WinMo 6.1. We knew... |
| 11.01.2010 | Sprint Nextel drops Motorola Brute on unsuspecting public | Oh Nextel. The insults continue. First, your service continues to hemorrhage users, and now you get subjected to phones that look like the Motorola Brute. It’s almost enough to make me feel a little sorry for you. The Brute i680 is an iDEN ... |
| 14.08.2008 | Sprint to discontinue its PCS Mail service | In another apparent effort to streamline its services to focus on revenue, wireless carrier Sprint will stop providing the servers for e-mail service for its PCS phone customers, although it will let customers pick their own providers. As a... |
| 19.02.2008 | Sprint's 'Push to Talk' can now send e-mail, photos and contacts | Nextel's iDEN technologies are not being wasted by Sprint, as the company has expanded the Push-to-Talk (PTT) service to include many new features. Sprint has expanded its Nextel Direct Connect to allow customers that have a compatible devi... |
| 24.05.2005 | Nextel Launches First Ever Push Email Service For Java-Based Wireless Phones; Mobile Email Enhanced Using Visto Mobile Technology Provides Mobile Professionals With A Productivity Edge | Seamless email delivery directly to mobile phones helps individuals stay connected Reston, Va. and Redwood Shores, Calif. – May 23, 2005 – Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTL) and Visto Corporation announced the launch of Mobile Email ... |
| 26.04.2000 | Nextel Releases Wireless Internet Service for Business | News Nextel Releases Wireless Internet Service for Business By Scott BekkerApril 26, 2000 Nextel announced it will be rolling out wireless Internet services called Nextel Online, in more than 750 cities in the U.S. Nextel Online is a wirele... |