Sprint Nextel (S) has expanded its fourth-generation (4G) wireless broadband network to two more US cities. The third largest US carrier has officially launched commercial services in San Antonio and Austin in Texas. The company’s 4G services now covers about 25 markets in the US, with plans to address more than 120 million people by the end of 2009.
 
Subscribers across the newly launched markets can now enjoy lightning fast mobile broadband experience by paying just $10 per month over their existing 3G wireless data plans. The 4G WiMax network offers up to 10 times faster network speeds than the existing 3G deployments. The download speeds enabled by the 4G WiMax network average 3−6 megabits per second (Mbps), with peak speeds exceeding 10 Mbps.  
 
Sprint offers its 4G service under the “Sprint 4G” brand and leverages the WiMax (a mobile broadband technology) network operated …

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Sprint Posts Bigger Loss

Sprint Nextel (S) reported third-quarter 2009 results with net loss per share of 17 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 15 cents and the year-ago loss per share of 11 cents.

The third-largest US wireless carrier posted a net loss of $478 million, 47%

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Sprint Nextel (S) reported third-quarter 2009 results with net loss per share of 17 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 15 cents and the year-ago loss per share of 11 cents. The third-largest US wireless carrier posted a net loss of $478 million, 47% more than the net loss of $326 million reported a year ago. Sprint remains significantly challenged by the volatile economic backdrop, which has contributed to the sustained decline in the wireless subscriber base and associated revenues. Operating revenue fell 9% year over year to $8 billion due to lower contributions from its wireline and post-paid wireless businesses. The company reported adjusted OIBDA of $1.5 billion for the quarter, down 17% year over year, due to decreased operating revenue partly offset by lower SG&A expenses. Wireless Consolidated revenue from the wireless segment was $6.9 billion, down 8% year over year, ...

Qwest Communications (Q) has released its capital expenditure (CapEx) guidance for 2010. The local and long-distance telephone service provider expects its CapEX to remain at par with the estimated 2009 level of $1.7 billion.      Qwest continues to invest in building necessary infrastructure to boost network capacity and availability. Historically, the company has allocated a major portion of the overall CapEx in deploying additional fiber-to-the-node (“FTTN") capacity to increase the performance of its broadband network. Moving forward, Qwest plans to increase spending on deployment of fiber optic cable to support wireless services.   The company recently introduced a new fiber-based Ethernet backhaul wholesale service for wireless operators. The service (called Qwest Mobile Ethernet Backhaul) leverages Qwest’s FTTN network to extend fiber connections to cellular sites. This will enable wireless operators to upgrade their existing copper-based wireless backhaul networks to faster fiber optic connections, which will expand capacity ...

Sprint Nextel (S) reported its second quarter earnings today, with a net loss exceeding consensus and our forecasts while reported revenue came in line with the average estimate. The company posted a second quarter net loss of $384 million or $0.13 per share, which is 12% higher than the net loss of $344 million or $0.12 per share reported a year ago. Operating revenue fell 10% year over year and 1% sequentially to $8.1 billion due to lower contribution from its wireless business. The total reported revenue from the wireless segment was approximately $7 billion, reflecting a year-over-year decline of 9%. Wireless service revenue registered $6.4 billion, down 9% year over year while flat sequentially, as revenue growth from Boost Monthly prepaid subscribers was offset by declines in the post-paid segment. Sprint lost a net of 257,000 subscribers in the second quarter compared to 182,000 ...

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Chicago, IL – July 24, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (LLL), Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT), Raytheon Company (RTN), FLIR Systems (FLIR) and Sprint Nextel (S).

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L-3 Communications Displays Resilience

Before the opening bell, L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (LLL) opened its second quarter reporting sales growth of 5.6% year-over-year to $3.93 billion barely beating our estimate of $3.88 billion and consensus estimate of $3.84 billion.

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