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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.751.379 von teecee1 am 30.05.13 18:10:44Internetfirma Clearwire verschiebt Abstimmung über Sprint-Gebot
Freitag, 31. Mai 2013, 08:42 Uhr
SPRINT-OFFER/ - Charts looking at how Dish's proposed bid for
Sprint compares with other top telecom deals in the U.S.
New York (Reuters) - Das Internet-Unternehmen Clearwire verschiebt eine außerordentliche Aktionärsversammlung, die über die milliardenschwere Offerte des drittgrößten US-Mobilfunkers Sprint Nextel abstimmen sollte.
Das für Freitag geplante Treffen der Eigner werde auf den 13. Juni verlegt, teilte Clearwire am Donnerstag mit. Hintergrund sei das neue Gebot des Satellitenfernsehen-Betreibers Dish für Clearwire. Die Bieter für Clearwire schaukeln sich immer stärker hoch. Nachdem Sprint zuletzt sein Angebot aufgestockt hatte, zog Dish nach. Dish bietet je Aktie mittlerweile 4,40 Dollar, womit Clearwire mit 6,5 Milliarden Dollar bewertet wird. Sprint hatte erst in der vergangenen Woche seine Offerte auf 3,40 Dollar pro Anteilsschein angehoben. Sprint kontrolliert bereits mehr als die Hälfte der Clearwire-Papiere.
Clearwire besitzt ein wichtiges Mobilfunkspektrum. Die Handynetz-Betreiber müssen sich die Frequenzen unter anderem mit Fernseh- und Radiostationen, der Feuerwehr und der Flugsicherung teilen - dementsprechend teuer und begehrt sind die Nutzungsrechte. Je mehr Frequenzen ein Mobilfunkbetreiber hat, desto mehr Kunden können gleichzeitig telefonieren oder im Internet surfen. Sprint benötigt die Frequenzen von Clearwire, um weiter wachsen zu können.
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Dish Boosts Clearwire Offer to Top Sprint Nextel Bid
By Alex Sherman, Scott Moritz & Olga Kharif - May 31, 2013 1:45 AM GMT+0200
Dish Network Corp. (DISH), the satellite-TV provider controlled by billionaire Charlie Ergen, topped Sprint Nextel Corp. (S)’s bid for Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) in a move that may support its separate offer to purchase Sprint itself.
Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, needs support from the majority of Clearwire Corp.’s
Class A shareholders to gain control of the remaining 49 percent of Clearwire it doesn’t own.
Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
Dish offered $4.40 a share for Clearwire, or 29 percent more than Sprint’s earlier bid, the satellite company said yesterday in a statement. The deal would value all of the shares in Bellevue, Washington-based Clearwire, including the just over 50 percent stake held by Sprint, at about $6.5 billion.
The move creates fresh headaches for Sprint, which has been attempting to buy the rest of Clearwire since December. It increased its offer last week to $3.40 a share, seeking to satisfy a bloc of investors who oppose the deal. Dish, meanwhile, made a separate play for Sprint last month, offering $25.5 billion for the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, rivaling a $20.1 billion bid from SoftBank Corp (9984).
“They are just trying to make it difficult for SoftBank to acquire Sprint and Clearwire,” said Chetan Sharma, an independent wireless analyst in Issaquah, Washington.
Clearwire shares jumped 29 percent to $4.50 at the close in New York in reaction to the Dish offer. SoftBank, based in Tokyo, fell 4.3 percent to 5,090 yen in Japanese trading.
Vote Delayed
Clearwire (CLWR), which had scheduled a vote on the Sprint takeover deal tomorrow morning, said in a statement that it plans to adjourn the shareholders meeting and reconvene it on June 13. Dish said today that it has commenced its tender offer for the company’s outstanding shares. The offer expires at the end of June 28.
“The special committee of Clearwire’s board of directors has received Dish network’s offer and will review it to determine the best course of action for the company and its stockholders,” Mike DiGioia, a Clearwire spokesman, said in a statement. “The special committee has not made any determination to change its recommendation of the current Sprint transaction.”
Dish is looking to buy all of Clearwire’s outstanding shares, though it would accept a deal for anything above 25 percent of the stock, according to its statement. The satellite company had previously bid $3.30 a share, leading Sprint to raise its offer last week. Dish’s courtship of both Sprint and Clearwire is part of a plan to expand beyond satellite TV into mobile services.
Dish has been interested in Clearwire for the past 18 months and views its airwaves as a good fit for its plans to deliver “differentiated services,” said Bob Toevs, a spokesman for Englewood, Colorado-based Dish.
‘Remain Confident’
“Our Clearwire offer in no way diminishes our interest or vision for a combined Dish/Sprint,” Toevs said. “We remain confident that we have presented the superior proposal to Sprint shareholders”
Sprint said it is looking at the Dish offers.
“We are reviewing Dish’s actions, both as to our interest in Clearwire, and Dish’s proposal to acquire Sprint,” said Scott Sloat, a spokesman for Overland Park, Kansas-based Sprint.
After Sprint increased its earlier bid, Clearwire shareholder Crest Financial Ltd. and a group of investors led by Mount Kellett Capital Management LP both rejected the new terms. They say the deal undervalues Clearwire and its wireless spectrum.
‘Just Beginning’
Crest sent a letter today urging Clearwire’s board to consider the Dish bid and other potential offers. Even at the higher price, Dish’s terms may still not pass muster, the Houston-based investment firm said.
“Although superior to Sprint’s current offer, Dish’s offer may turn out still to be inadequate for Clearwire’s stockholders,” Crest said. “As we have said repeatedly, the battle for Clearwire is just beginning. To ensure that this ensuing battle redounds to the benefit of all Clearwire stockholders, the board must create an open and transparent process whereby all interested parties can make offers to Clearwire’s stockholders.”
Dish’s latest move may prompt Sprint to sweeten the pot again, said David Weber, a Clearwire individual investor.
“It is obviously a better offer,” he said. “But I’d be surprised if Sprint doesn’t top that. It doesn’t sound like the bidding war is over.”
The fact that Dish raised its price by such a dramatic amount suggests Ergen may be trying to intimidate his rival, says Erik Gordon, a business and law professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
‘Fancy Poker’
“Ergen is playing some fancy poker,” Gordon said. “Sprint raised Ergen’s bid by a dime. Ergen raised Sprint’s by a dollar. He’s forcing Sprint to make a big move or fold.”
Sprint could have staved off the Dish counterattack by offering a higher price in the first place, said Walt Piecyk, an analyst with BTIG LLC in New York.
“Sprint and SoftBank inexplicably left the door open and Charlie Ergen walked right through,” he said. “We have been saying for five months that it might take $5 per share to buy control of Clearwire and we finally might be getting there.”
Dish offered $25.5 billion for Sprint last month as part of a plan to expand into the mobile-phone business. SoftBank, Japan’s third-largest wireless carrier, agreed in October to buy a 70 percent stake in Sprint for $20.1 billion. As part of that transaction, SoftBank would give Sprint a cash infusion of $8 billion, helping it pay for Clearwire.
Staying the Course
Mitsuhiro Kurano, a spokesman for the Japanese company, declined to comment on Dish’s Clearwire bid. SoftBank has no plan to raise its bid for Sprint, he said.
“We believe our current plan can provide Sprint’s shareholders with good value,” he said today.
Still, the higher Dish offer for Clearwire may take away some of Sprint’s attractiveness to SoftBank, Gordon said.
“Ergen has wreaked havoc on the Clearwire shareholder vote,” Gordon said. “If he wins Clearwire, SoftBank has less reason to bid higher for Sprint.”
Ergen, who co-founded the satellite television company, has already assembled his own collection of airwaves that could be used with wireless devices, giving him something to pair with Clearwire’s spectrum.
“We are committed to completing a transaction that will permit Dish to commercialize its significant portfolio of wireless spectrum assets,” the company said yesterday in its letter to Clearwire.
Earlier this week, shareholder-advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co. advised Clearwire investors to vote against the Sprint deal. Glass Lewis broke from Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Egan-Jones Ratings Co., which both endorsed Sprint’s earlier offer of $2.97 a share, citing Clearwire’s dim prospects as an independent company.
Cash Shortage
Clearwire has said it faces a cash crunch and needs at least $1.7 billion to keep operating, adding urgency to complete a deal. To help Clearwire stay afloat, Dish said yesterday it would provide financing of $80 million a month. That matches a similar program offered by Sprint.
Clearwire said today that it plans to make about $255 million of interest payments that are due June 1 on its first-priority, second-priority and exchangeable notes.
Sprint needs support from the majority of Clearwire’s Class A shareholders to gain control of the remaining 49 percent of Clearwire it doesn’t own. The move would wind down an ambitious joint venture with Clearwire that had attempted to build a nationwide wireless Internet network.
Begun in 2008, the project was backed by $3.2 billion in investments from Google Inc., Intel Corp. and cable-TV companies. After losses piled up, partners such as Google and Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) sold their stakes for a fraction of their original value.
Ergen now sees the failed network as his opportunity to expand into wireless. While he doesn’t have SoftBank’s money, the billionaire is eager to do a deal, said Paul Sweeney, an analyst at Bloomberg Industries.
“He wants to be a player in the business,” he said.
To contact the reporters on this story: Alex Sherman in New York at asherman6@bloomberg.net; Scott Moritz in New York at smoritz6@bloomberg.net; Olga Kharif in Portland at okharif@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Turner at nturner7@bloomberg.net
Freitag, 31. Mai 2013, 08:42 Uhr
SPRINT-OFFER/ - Charts looking at how Dish's proposed bid for
Sprint compares with other top telecom deals in the U.S.
New York (Reuters) - Das Internet-Unternehmen Clearwire verschiebt eine außerordentliche Aktionärsversammlung, die über die milliardenschwere Offerte des drittgrößten US-Mobilfunkers Sprint Nextel abstimmen sollte.
Das für Freitag geplante Treffen der Eigner werde auf den 13. Juni verlegt, teilte Clearwire am Donnerstag mit. Hintergrund sei das neue Gebot des Satellitenfernsehen-Betreibers Dish für Clearwire. Die Bieter für Clearwire schaukeln sich immer stärker hoch. Nachdem Sprint zuletzt sein Angebot aufgestockt hatte, zog Dish nach. Dish bietet je Aktie mittlerweile 4,40 Dollar, womit Clearwire mit 6,5 Milliarden Dollar bewertet wird. Sprint hatte erst in der vergangenen Woche seine Offerte auf 3,40 Dollar pro Anteilsschein angehoben. Sprint kontrolliert bereits mehr als die Hälfte der Clearwire-Papiere.
Clearwire besitzt ein wichtiges Mobilfunkspektrum. Die Handynetz-Betreiber müssen sich die Frequenzen unter anderem mit Fernseh- und Radiostationen, der Feuerwehr und der Flugsicherung teilen - dementsprechend teuer und begehrt sind die Nutzungsrechte. Je mehr Frequenzen ein Mobilfunkbetreiber hat, desto mehr Kunden können gleichzeitig telefonieren oder im Internet surfen. Sprint benötigt die Frequenzen von Clearwire, um weiter wachsen zu können.
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Dish Boosts Clearwire Offer to Top Sprint Nextel Bid
By Alex Sherman, Scott Moritz & Olga Kharif - May 31, 2013 1:45 AM GMT+0200
Dish Network Corp. (DISH), the satellite-TV provider controlled by billionaire Charlie Ergen, topped Sprint Nextel Corp. (S)’s bid for Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) in a move that may support its separate offer to purchase Sprint itself.
Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, needs support from the majority of Clearwire Corp.’s
Class A shareholders to gain control of the remaining 49 percent of Clearwire it doesn’t own.
Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
Dish offered $4.40 a share for Clearwire, or 29 percent more than Sprint’s earlier bid, the satellite company said yesterday in a statement. The deal would value all of the shares in Bellevue, Washington-based Clearwire, including the just over 50 percent stake held by Sprint, at about $6.5 billion.
The move creates fresh headaches for Sprint, which has been attempting to buy the rest of Clearwire since December. It increased its offer last week to $3.40 a share, seeking to satisfy a bloc of investors who oppose the deal. Dish, meanwhile, made a separate play for Sprint last month, offering $25.5 billion for the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, rivaling a $20.1 billion bid from SoftBank Corp (9984).
“They are just trying to make it difficult for SoftBank to acquire Sprint and Clearwire,” said Chetan Sharma, an independent wireless analyst in Issaquah, Washington.
Clearwire shares jumped 29 percent to $4.50 at the close in New York in reaction to the Dish offer. SoftBank, based in Tokyo, fell 4.3 percent to 5,090 yen in Japanese trading.
Vote Delayed
Clearwire (CLWR), which had scheduled a vote on the Sprint takeover deal tomorrow morning, said in a statement that it plans to adjourn the shareholders meeting and reconvene it on June 13. Dish said today that it has commenced its tender offer for the company’s outstanding shares. The offer expires at the end of June 28.
“The special committee of Clearwire’s board of directors has received Dish network’s offer and will review it to determine the best course of action for the company and its stockholders,” Mike DiGioia, a Clearwire spokesman, said in a statement. “The special committee has not made any determination to change its recommendation of the current Sprint transaction.”
Dish is looking to buy all of Clearwire’s outstanding shares, though it would accept a deal for anything above 25 percent of the stock, according to its statement. The satellite company had previously bid $3.30 a share, leading Sprint to raise its offer last week. Dish’s courtship of both Sprint and Clearwire is part of a plan to expand beyond satellite TV into mobile services.
Dish has been interested in Clearwire for the past 18 months and views its airwaves as a good fit for its plans to deliver “differentiated services,” said Bob Toevs, a spokesman for Englewood, Colorado-based Dish.
‘Remain Confident’
“Our Clearwire offer in no way diminishes our interest or vision for a combined Dish/Sprint,” Toevs said. “We remain confident that we have presented the superior proposal to Sprint shareholders”
Sprint said it is looking at the Dish offers.
“We are reviewing Dish’s actions, both as to our interest in Clearwire, and Dish’s proposal to acquire Sprint,” said Scott Sloat, a spokesman for Overland Park, Kansas-based Sprint.
After Sprint increased its earlier bid, Clearwire shareholder Crest Financial Ltd. and a group of investors led by Mount Kellett Capital Management LP both rejected the new terms. They say the deal undervalues Clearwire and its wireless spectrum.
‘Just Beginning’
Crest sent a letter today urging Clearwire’s board to consider the Dish bid and other potential offers. Even at the higher price, Dish’s terms may still not pass muster, the Houston-based investment firm said.
“Although superior to Sprint’s current offer, Dish’s offer may turn out still to be inadequate for Clearwire’s stockholders,” Crest said. “As we have said repeatedly, the battle for Clearwire is just beginning. To ensure that this ensuing battle redounds to the benefit of all Clearwire stockholders, the board must create an open and transparent process whereby all interested parties can make offers to Clearwire’s stockholders.”
Dish’s latest move may prompt Sprint to sweeten the pot again, said David Weber, a Clearwire individual investor.
“It is obviously a better offer,” he said. “But I’d be surprised if Sprint doesn’t top that. It doesn’t sound like the bidding war is over.”
The fact that Dish raised its price by such a dramatic amount suggests Ergen may be trying to intimidate his rival, says Erik Gordon, a business and law professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
‘Fancy Poker’
“Ergen is playing some fancy poker,” Gordon said. “Sprint raised Ergen’s bid by a dime. Ergen raised Sprint’s by a dollar. He’s forcing Sprint to make a big move or fold.”
Sprint could have staved off the Dish counterattack by offering a higher price in the first place, said Walt Piecyk, an analyst with BTIG LLC in New York.
“Sprint and SoftBank inexplicably left the door open and Charlie Ergen walked right through,” he said. “We have been saying for five months that it might take $5 per share to buy control of Clearwire and we finally might be getting there.”
Dish offered $25.5 billion for Sprint last month as part of a plan to expand into the mobile-phone business. SoftBank, Japan’s third-largest wireless carrier, agreed in October to buy a 70 percent stake in Sprint for $20.1 billion. As part of that transaction, SoftBank would give Sprint a cash infusion of $8 billion, helping it pay for Clearwire.
Staying the Course
Mitsuhiro Kurano, a spokesman for the Japanese company, declined to comment on Dish’s Clearwire bid. SoftBank has no plan to raise its bid for Sprint, he said.
“We believe our current plan can provide Sprint’s shareholders with good value,” he said today.
Still, the higher Dish offer for Clearwire may take away some of Sprint’s attractiveness to SoftBank, Gordon said.
“Ergen has wreaked havoc on the Clearwire shareholder vote,” Gordon said. “If he wins Clearwire, SoftBank has less reason to bid higher for Sprint.”
Ergen, who co-founded the satellite television company, has already assembled his own collection of airwaves that could be used with wireless devices, giving him something to pair with Clearwire’s spectrum.
“We are committed to completing a transaction that will permit Dish to commercialize its significant portfolio of wireless spectrum assets,” the company said yesterday in its letter to Clearwire.
Earlier this week, shareholder-advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co. advised Clearwire investors to vote against the Sprint deal. Glass Lewis broke from Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Egan-Jones Ratings Co., which both endorsed Sprint’s earlier offer of $2.97 a share, citing Clearwire’s dim prospects as an independent company.
Cash Shortage
Clearwire has said it faces a cash crunch and needs at least $1.7 billion to keep operating, adding urgency to complete a deal. To help Clearwire stay afloat, Dish said yesterday it would provide financing of $80 million a month. That matches a similar program offered by Sprint.
Clearwire said today that it plans to make about $255 million of interest payments that are due June 1 on its first-priority, second-priority and exchangeable notes.
Sprint needs support from the majority of Clearwire’s Class A shareholders to gain control of the remaining 49 percent of Clearwire it doesn’t own. The move would wind down an ambitious joint venture with Clearwire that had attempted to build a nationwide wireless Internet network.
Begun in 2008, the project was backed by $3.2 billion in investments from Google Inc., Intel Corp. and cable-TV companies. After losses piled up, partners such as Google and Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) sold their stakes for a fraction of their original value.
Ergen now sees the failed network as his opportunity to expand into wireless. While he doesn’t have SoftBank’s money, the billionaire is eager to do a deal, said Paul Sweeney, an analyst at Bloomberg Industries.
“He wants to be a player in the business,” he said.
To contact the reporters on this story: Alex Sherman in New York at asherman6@bloomberg.net; Scott Moritz in New York at smoritz6@bloomberg.net; Olga Kharif in Portland at okharif@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Turner at nturner7@bloomberg.net
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.752.091 von teecee1 am 30.05.13 19:26:1431.05.2013 | 17:48
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PR Newswire
Crest Financial Protests Clearwire's Delay of Vote on Sprint-Clearwire Merger, Renews Call for Immediate Stockholder Vote, Termination of Sprint Merger Agreement, and Reconstituted Special Committee to Consider DISH Offer Demands that the Clearwire Board close the polls and finalize the vote
HOUSTON, May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crest Financial Limited, the largest of the independent minority stockholders of Clearwire Corporation (CLWR), today protested the Clearwire Board of Directors' decision to adjourn for a second time the Clearwire stockholder meeting and delay to June 13th the stockholder vote on the proposed Sprint-Clearwire Merger. Crest views this adjournment as a naked attempt to interfere with the stockholder franchise and urged the Clearwire Board to close the polls, finalize the vote at the special meeting and reconstitute the Special Committee of the Clearwire Board with new and truly independent directors who can consider the DISH tender offer.
According to David K. Schumacher, Crest's General Counsel: "The Clearwire Board is reacting to DISH's tender offer in its usual stockholder unfriendly way by adjourning the special meeting to June 13th. That means that the ill-advised and unfair merger agreement with Sprint remains in effect until then. Clearwire now has a clearly actionable offer from DISH that is superior in every way to Sprint's offer. This only confirms what Crest and others have been saying for months: Clearwire is the crown jewel, and the Company can realize its true value only through a competitive bidding process."
Schumacher repeated Crest's call for a reconstituted Special Committee with new independent directors: "We believe that the Special Committee has been feckless and that Clearwire's directors have failed to account for the best interests of minority stockholders. Clearwire therefore needs to appoint a wholly new and truly independent Special Committee made up of newly appointed directors who will be unencumbered by the past defaults and misjudgments of the current Special Committee—most obviously the flawed recommendations that stockholders accept clearly inadequate Sprint bids of $2.97 and $3.40 per share. The newly reconstituted Special Committee should be delegated all the powers of the Board."
Crest previously laid out exactly the scenario currently unfolding, that a vote AGAINST the Sprint merger would prompt DISH and others to make bids directly for Clearwire, for example, in its May 17 letter to Clearwire stockholders: "After we the stockholders have rejected Sprint's unfair merger agreement, the Clearwire Board will be free to terminate the Sprint-Clearwire merger agreement, consider direct bids from DISH, Softbank, or others for 100% of Clearwire, and recommend in favor of such a direct bid."
Schumacher today said, "The Clearwire stockholders have done their part in resisting the Sprint merger agreement, but the Board still plays parliamentary games to interfere with the stockholder democracy. Clearwire must break free of Sprint's oppressive control and unlock the Company's true value by closing the polls, finalizing the vote and terminating the merger agreement with Sprint after Clearwire's stockholders reject the Sprint merger. The Clearwire Board will then be able to begin an open and competitive bidding process for the Company that will include DISH as well as any other competing bidders. The battle for Clearwire and its valuable spectrum assets is just beginning. Stockholders should demand that the Clearwire Board finally act in the best interest of ALL stockholders, not just in the interest of Sprint."
Crest also protested the Clearwire Board's failure to include any substantive minority stockholder protections in its decision to adjourn the stockholder meeting for a second time. Schumacher stated: "The Board is giving Sprint a free pass by adjourning the vote without substantive revisions to the merger agreement. We have said before and say again today that the Clearwire Board must negotiate minority protections at least as favorable as the protections the Sprint Board of Directors has secured for its stockholders as part of the proposed Sprint-SoftBank transaction with any bidder for Clearwire, including Sprint and DISH. That includes a premium package of consideration, a new Clearwire governance structure and terms to ensure a fair deal process. So far, the Clearwire Board has failed to secure any of these protections despite its immense leverage in light of the competition for Clearwire's highly valuable spectrum."
About Clearwire's announcement that the Clearwire Board will disclose the Clearwire Board's position on DISH's offer on or about June 12th, which is also the date of the scheduled stockholder vote on the Sprint-SoftBank transaction, Schumacher said: "Clearwire should remain free and clear until the battle for Sprint is settled. At that time, Clearwire will be able to pursue a competitive process that protects minority stockholders and unlocks the true value of Clearwire for all stockholders, not just Sprint and its suitors. The Clearwire Board therefore should not make its recommendation in respect of the DISH offer or any competing offers until after the bidding war over Sprint is resolved. Crest believes that Clearwire is the ultimate prize in the battle between SoftBank Corp. and DISH Network over Sprint. Waiting for that battle to conclude before approving any new offer for Clearwire would permit SoftBank and DISH to compete directly for Clearwire, which would deliver value to all Clearwire stockholders, not just Sprint." (...)
SOURCE Crest Financial Limited
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PR Newswire
Crest Financial Protests Clearwire's Delay of Vote on Sprint-Clearwire Merger, Renews Call for Immediate Stockholder Vote, Termination of Sprint Merger Agreement, and Reconstituted Special Committee to Consider DISH Offer Demands that the Clearwire Board close the polls and finalize the vote
HOUSTON, May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crest Financial Limited, the largest of the independent minority stockholders of Clearwire Corporation (CLWR), today protested the Clearwire Board of Directors' decision to adjourn for a second time the Clearwire stockholder meeting and delay to June 13th the stockholder vote on the proposed Sprint-Clearwire Merger. Crest views this adjournment as a naked attempt to interfere with the stockholder franchise and urged the Clearwire Board to close the polls, finalize the vote at the special meeting and reconstitute the Special Committee of the Clearwire Board with new and truly independent directors who can consider the DISH tender offer.
According to David K. Schumacher, Crest's General Counsel: "The Clearwire Board is reacting to DISH's tender offer in its usual stockholder unfriendly way by adjourning the special meeting to June 13th. That means that the ill-advised and unfair merger agreement with Sprint remains in effect until then. Clearwire now has a clearly actionable offer from DISH that is superior in every way to Sprint's offer. This only confirms what Crest and others have been saying for months: Clearwire is the crown jewel, and the Company can realize its true value only through a competitive bidding process."
Schumacher repeated Crest's call for a reconstituted Special Committee with new independent directors: "We believe that the Special Committee has been feckless and that Clearwire's directors have failed to account for the best interests of minority stockholders. Clearwire therefore needs to appoint a wholly new and truly independent Special Committee made up of newly appointed directors who will be unencumbered by the past defaults and misjudgments of the current Special Committee—most obviously the flawed recommendations that stockholders accept clearly inadequate Sprint bids of $2.97 and $3.40 per share. The newly reconstituted Special Committee should be delegated all the powers of the Board."
Crest previously laid out exactly the scenario currently unfolding, that a vote AGAINST the Sprint merger would prompt DISH and others to make bids directly for Clearwire, for example, in its May 17 letter to Clearwire stockholders: "After we the stockholders have rejected Sprint's unfair merger agreement, the Clearwire Board will be free to terminate the Sprint-Clearwire merger agreement, consider direct bids from DISH, Softbank, or others for 100% of Clearwire, and recommend in favor of such a direct bid."
Schumacher today said, "The Clearwire stockholders have done their part in resisting the Sprint merger agreement, but the Board still plays parliamentary games to interfere with the stockholder democracy. Clearwire must break free of Sprint's oppressive control and unlock the Company's true value by closing the polls, finalizing the vote and terminating the merger agreement with Sprint after Clearwire's stockholders reject the Sprint merger. The Clearwire Board will then be able to begin an open and competitive bidding process for the Company that will include DISH as well as any other competing bidders. The battle for Clearwire and its valuable spectrum assets is just beginning. Stockholders should demand that the Clearwire Board finally act in the best interest of ALL stockholders, not just in the interest of Sprint."
Crest also protested the Clearwire Board's failure to include any substantive minority stockholder protections in its decision to adjourn the stockholder meeting for a second time. Schumacher stated: "The Board is giving Sprint a free pass by adjourning the vote without substantive revisions to the merger agreement. We have said before and say again today that the Clearwire Board must negotiate minority protections at least as favorable as the protections the Sprint Board of Directors has secured for its stockholders as part of the proposed Sprint-SoftBank transaction with any bidder for Clearwire, including Sprint and DISH. That includes a premium package of consideration, a new Clearwire governance structure and terms to ensure a fair deal process. So far, the Clearwire Board has failed to secure any of these protections despite its immense leverage in light of the competition for Clearwire's highly valuable spectrum."
About Clearwire's announcement that the Clearwire Board will disclose the Clearwire Board's position on DISH's offer on or about June 12th, which is also the date of the scheduled stockholder vote on the Sprint-SoftBank transaction, Schumacher said: "Clearwire should remain free and clear until the battle for Sprint is settled. At that time, Clearwire will be able to pursue a competitive process that protects minority stockholders and unlocks the true value of Clearwire for all stockholders, not just Sprint and its suitors. The Clearwire Board therefore should not make its recommendation in respect of the DISH offer or any competing offers until after the bidding war over Sprint is resolved. Crest believes that Clearwire is the ultimate prize in the battle between SoftBank Corp. and DISH Network over Sprint. Waiting for that battle to conclude before approving any new offer for Clearwire would permit SoftBank and DISH to compete directly for Clearwire, which would deliver value to all Clearwire stockholders, not just Sprint." (...)
SOURCE Crest Financial Limited
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.711.555 von teecee1 am 24.05.13 19:48:46Google Fiber
Mit 1 GBit/s ohne Volumenlimit lässt sich Geld verdienen
Google Fiber zeigt, dass sich Glasfaser bis ins Haus preiswert verlegen lässt. Dabei macht Google bewusst einiges anders als die Telekommunikations- und TV-Kabelnetzbetreiber, und verdient trotzdem Geld. Ganz ohne zu drosseln.
Google hosted a party in May during the Fiber-to-the-Home Council meeting at the Google Fiber Space
in Kansas City, a showcase for Google's new 1Gbps fiber broadband and TV service.
(Credit: CNET/Marguerite Reardon)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57586894-93/google-exec-see…
Ein Glasfaseranschluss mit 1 GBit/s sowohl im Up- als auch im Downstream und ohne Volumenlimit, für 70 US-Dollar pro Monat, lässt sich profitabel betreiben. Das hat Milo Medin, Vice President für Access Services bei Google laut Cnet auf dem Fiber-to-the-Home Council erklärt. "Wir erwarten, mit Google Fiber Geld zu machen", sagte er. "Dies ist ein tolles Geschäft, in dem wir da aktiv sind."
Als die Idee zu Google Fiber im Zusammenhang mit dem Nationalen Breitbandplan der USA im Jahr 2010 aufkam, sei Google noch nicht davon ausgegangen, damit Gewinn zu machen. Doch dann hätten sich 1.100 Städte und Gemeinden beworben.
Google macht bei der Errichtung des Fiber-to-the-Home Netzwerks bewusst einiges anders als die Telekommunikations- und Kabelnetzbetreiber. So hält Google die Kosten für den Netzwerkausbau sehr niedrig. Statt die Städte, wie sonst auch bei Google üblich, zu Steuergeschenken und Zuschüssen zu drängen, habe Google beispielsweise in Kansas City nur gefordert, dass die Stadt genügend Bau-Inspekteure zeitnah einsetzt, so dass die Errichtung des Netzwerkes schneller erfolgen kann.
Um teure Tiefbauarbeiten möglichst zu vermeiden, wurde vereinbart, die Kabel an jeden vorhandenen oberirdischen Mast der Stadt zu hängen.
Statt das Glasfaser überall zu verlegen, werden nur solche Stadtviertel zu Fiberhoods ausgebaut, in denen sich genügend Menschen voranmeldeten. In weniger dicht besiedelten, mittelständischen Stadtvierteln hätten sich 25 Prozent der Einwohner als Kunden registriert. In dichtbesiedelten Regionen, wo der Roll-Out billiger möglich war, meldeten sich 5 Prozent. Dort wo die Kosten zwischen diesen beiden Werten lagen, registrierten sich 10 Prozent der Bewohner. Von den 202 Stadtvierteln, die Google in Kansas City als mögliche Fiberhoods vorausgewählt hatte, hätten sich in 180 genügend Kunden gefunden.
Dann wurden alle Mieter in einem Viertel innerhalb weniger Tage angeschlossen. Medin: "Wir konnten dann sagen, wir kommen um 10:30 Uhr am Vormittag vorbei und haben das dann auch einhalten können. Das hat den Nutzern sehr gefallen."
Telefonie zu teuer - TV-Signal im Eigenbau
Auf Telefonie habe Google Fiber wegen des hohen Aufwands und der hohen Kosten verzichtet.
Für das Fernsehsignal habe Google eigene Technik entwickelt. Die Set-Top-Boxen und Router sind Eigenbau. Auf der Set-Top-Box mit 2 TByte Speicher können gleichzeitig acht verschiedene Sendungen aufgezeichnet werden. Mit dem Video-On-Demand-Anbieter Netflix wurde dabei eng zusammengearbeitet und dessen lokale Server eingebunden. Die Inhalte würden in "Super HD" angeboten, sagte Medin.
Provo war die dritte Stadt, die Google Fiber bekommt.
Ein Glasfaseranschluss mit 1 GBit/s sowohl im Up- als auch im Downstream und ohne Volumenlimit kostet 70 US-Dollar pro Monat. Der Vertrag läuft mindestens ein Jahr, eine Anschlussgebühr fällt nicht an. Zudem sind Google Drive mit einem Speichervolumen von 1 TByte und eine Anschlussbox im Preis enthalten.
Für 120 US-Dollar pro Monat bei zwei Jahren Vertragslaufzeit gibt es zusätzlich ein Paket mit zahlreichen Fernsehsendern in HD samt einer Set-Top-Box, Googles Tablet Nexus 7 und einem NAS.
Die dritte Tarifform ist ein Internetzugang mit 5 MBit/s im Downstream und 1 MBit/s im Upstream für einmalig 300 US-Dollar, ohne Volumenbeschränkung und mit der Garantie, dass der Dienst mindestens sieben Jahre lang zur Verfügung steht.
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1. Kansas City, Mo. ---
2. Gladstone, Mo.: 25,000
3. Grandview, Mo.: ???
4. Raytown, Mo.: ???
1. Kansas City, Kan.: ---
5. Shawnee, Kan.: 63,000
6. Olathe, Kan. 125,000
7. Austin, Texas: 800,000
8. Provo, Utah: 120,000
Mit 1 GBit/s ohne Volumenlimit lässt sich Geld verdienen
Google Fiber zeigt, dass sich Glasfaser bis ins Haus preiswert verlegen lässt. Dabei macht Google bewusst einiges anders als die Telekommunikations- und TV-Kabelnetzbetreiber, und verdient trotzdem Geld. Ganz ohne zu drosseln.
Google hosted a party in May during the Fiber-to-the-Home Council meeting at the Google Fiber Space
in Kansas City, a showcase for Google's new 1Gbps fiber broadband and TV service.
(Credit: CNET/Marguerite Reardon)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57586894-93/google-exec-see…
Ein Glasfaseranschluss mit 1 GBit/s sowohl im Up- als auch im Downstream und ohne Volumenlimit, für 70 US-Dollar pro Monat, lässt sich profitabel betreiben. Das hat Milo Medin, Vice President für Access Services bei Google laut Cnet auf dem Fiber-to-the-Home Council erklärt. "Wir erwarten, mit Google Fiber Geld zu machen", sagte er. "Dies ist ein tolles Geschäft, in dem wir da aktiv sind."
Als die Idee zu Google Fiber im Zusammenhang mit dem Nationalen Breitbandplan der USA im Jahr 2010 aufkam, sei Google noch nicht davon ausgegangen, damit Gewinn zu machen. Doch dann hätten sich 1.100 Städte und Gemeinden beworben.
Google macht bei der Errichtung des Fiber-to-the-Home Netzwerks bewusst einiges anders als die Telekommunikations- und Kabelnetzbetreiber. So hält Google die Kosten für den Netzwerkausbau sehr niedrig. Statt die Städte, wie sonst auch bei Google üblich, zu Steuergeschenken und Zuschüssen zu drängen, habe Google beispielsweise in Kansas City nur gefordert, dass die Stadt genügend Bau-Inspekteure zeitnah einsetzt, so dass die Errichtung des Netzwerkes schneller erfolgen kann.
Um teure Tiefbauarbeiten möglichst zu vermeiden, wurde vereinbart, die Kabel an jeden vorhandenen oberirdischen Mast der Stadt zu hängen.
Statt das Glasfaser überall zu verlegen, werden nur solche Stadtviertel zu Fiberhoods ausgebaut, in denen sich genügend Menschen voranmeldeten. In weniger dicht besiedelten, mittelständischen Stadtvierteln hätten sich 25 Prozent der Einwohner als Kunden registriert. In dichtbesiedelten Regionen, wo der Roll-Out billiger möglich war, meldeten sich 5 Prozent. Dort wo die Kosten zwischen diesen beiden Werten lagen, registrierten sich 10 Prozent der Bewohner. Von den 202 Stadtvierteln, die Google in Kansas City als mögliche Fiberhoods vorausgewählt hatte, hätten sich in 180 genügend Kunden gefunden.
Dann wurden alle Mieter in einem Viertel innerhalb weniger Tage angeschlossen. Medin: "Wir konnten dann sagen, wir kommen um 10:30 Uhr am Vormittag vorbei und haben das dann auch einhalten können. Das hat den Nutzern sehr gefallen."
Telefonie zu teuer - TV-Signal im Eigenbau
Auf Telefonie habe Google Fiber wegen des hohen Aufwands und der hohen Kosten verzichtet.
Für das Fernsehsignal habe Google eigene Technik entwickelt. Die Set-Top-Boxen und Router sind Eigenbau. Auf der Set-Top-Box mit 2 TByte Speicher können gleichzeitig acht verschiedene Sendungen aufgezeichnet werden. Mit dem Video-On-Demand-Anbieter Netflix wurde dabei eng zusammengearbeitet und dessen lokale Server eingebunden. Die Inhalte würden in "Super HD" angeboten, sagte Medin.
Provo war die dritte Stadt, die Google Fiber bekommt.
Ein Glasfaseranschluss mit 1 GBit/s sowohl im Up- als auch im Downstream und ohne Volumenlimit kostet 70 US-Dollar pro Monat. Der Vertrag läuft mindestens ein Jahr, eine Anschlussgebühr fällt nicht an. Zudem sind Google Drive mit einem Speichervolumen von 1 TByte und eine Anschlussbox im Preis enthalten.
Für 120 US-Dollar pro Monat bei zwei Jahren Vertragslaufzeit gibt es zusätzlich ein Paket mit zahlreichen Fernsehsendern in HD samt einer Set-Top-Box, Googles Tablet Nexus 7 und einem NAS.
Die dritte Tarifform ist ein Internetzugang mit 5 MBit/s im Downstream und 1 MBit/s im Upstream für einmalig 300 US-Dollar, ohne Volumenbeschränkung und mit der Garantie, dass der Dienst mindestens sieben Jahre lang zur Verfügung steht.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Kansas City, Mo. ---
2. Gladstone, Mo.: 25,000
3. Grandview, Mo.: ???
4. Raytown, Mo.: ???
1. Kansas City, Kan.: ---
5. Shawnee, Kan.: 63,000
6. Olathe, Kan. 125,000
7. Austin, Texas: 800,000
8. Provo, Utah: 120,000
02.06.2013 | 17:21
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dpa-AFX ·
Softbank erhält bei Sprint-Angebot Rückendeckung von Investoren-Beratung
Der japanische Internet- und Mobilfunkanbieter Softbank hat für seine Übernahmeofferte für Sprint Nextel von einer einflussreichen Investoren-Beratung Unterstützung erhalten. Die Aktionäre von Sprint sollten das Softbank-Angebot annehmen, teilte der Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) am Samstag mit. Zum höheren Gegenangebot des Satelliten-TV-Anbieter Dish äußerte sich ISS nicht, da dies den Aktionären noch nicht vorliege.
Mit der Softbank-Offerte hätte Sprint genügend Kapital für Zukäufe und den Ausbau seines Netzes, schreibt ISS. Sprint-Anteilseigner sollen am 12. Juni über das Softbank-Angebot abstimmen.
Die Japaner liefern sich derzeit eine Übernahme-Schlacht mit Dish. Beide Unternehmen wollen Amerikas drittgrößten Mobilfunker kaufen. Softbank bietet 20 Milliarden Dollar für etwa 70 Prozent an Sprint. Jüngst übertrumpfte Dish dieses Angebot mit einer Offerte von 25,5 Milliarden Dollar. Und einige Großaktionäre von Sprint, darunter Omega Advisors und der Milliardär John Paulson, haben bereits ihre Vorliebe für die Dish-Offerte kundgetan. Ende Mai hat Softbank grünes Licht von US-Sicherheitswächtern für seine Übernahmeofferte erhalten./stk
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Endgame: Will Ergen get handshake or hammer from SoftBank?
By REINHARDT KRAUSE
Posted 05/31/2013 02:21 PM ET
Did Dish Network (DISH) suddenly increase its offer for Clearwire (CLWR) to $4.40 per share because it's worried about losing the Sprint (S) shareholder vote to SoftBank?
So speculates Oppenheimer analyst Tim Horan in a research note.
Dish disclosed its new offer for Clearwire late Wednesday, the same day that SoftBank overcame national security hurdles to its proposed deal with Sprint. Here's IBD's report.
SoftBank in October offered to buy 70% of Sprint for $20.1 billion. Dish, with its January bid for Clearwire stalled, in April offered $25.5 billion for 100% of Sprint.
Sprint's board has so far backed SoftBank's offer over Dish's, which involves more debt. On the other hand, Dish recently got the OK to finally do "due diligence" on Sprint, meaning it can look over its books.
Dish is waiting for a special committee appointed by Sprint to recommend for or against its bid. Sprint shareholders are slated to vote on the SoftBank deal on June 12.
Dish's new Clearwire offer, says Horan in a report, "may signal that Dish has gotten word that the SoftBank merger is going to win the vote."
"Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen may be trying to either 1) create uncertainty regarding control of Clearwire and throw off the vote, or 2) he believes that if he acquires Clearwire's spectrum, he can draw in other partners in (his) ecosystem," Horan added.
Clearwire late Thursday said it had postponed a shareholder meeting scheduled for today to June 13, the day after Sprint's meeting.
At Standard & Poor's, analyst James Moorman, in a report out Friday, said: "We expect the deal between Sprint and SoftBank to go through following CFIUS approval."
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. on Wednesday OK'd SoftBank's deal, with conditions. SoftBank agreed to appoint an independent member to Sprint's board, subject to U.S. approval, to serve as a "security director" that will work with government agencies. The agreement also gives the U.S. power to review network equipment purchases.
Clearwire has now taken center stage in the Dish-SoftBank battle.
Sprint owns 51% of Clearwire and isn't viewed as a seller, so Dish isn't expected to win Clearwire outright. But the satellite TV firm might grab a sizable stake in Clearwire, as IBD reported. Another possibility is that Ergen pressures SoftBank-Sprint to sell off some of Clearwire's spectrum to Dish.
"Given Sprint's controlling interest in Clearwire, we expect the companies to attempt to negotiate to avoid Dish taking a large, minority interest in Clearwire," Moorman wrote.
Some analysts say chances of Sprint and Dish forging a wireless partnership have dimmed because of harsh words exchanged between Ergen and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
If SoftBank isn't willing to throw Dish a spectrum bone to go away, and also wants to avoid having Dish as a vocal minority partner in Clearwire, Son will have to ante up and beat Dish's $4.40-per-share offer, analysts say.
Given that Japanese banks have signalled they're ready to support Son and that SoftBank has valuable assets, such as a one-third stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Son has the clout.
One wild card is whether SoftBank would bid on Clearwire directly or up its offer through Sprint. Shing Yin, a Guggenheim Securities analyst, says if SoftBank bids directly, it can lay down the hammer on Dish with a Clearwire bid of $5 to $6 per share.
After surging on Thursday, Clearwire shares were down nearly 1%, at 4.46, in afternoon trading in the stock market today. Dish shares were down 1.5% in afternoon trading Friday, while Sprint was up 1.5%.
(77 Leser)
dpa-AFX ·
Softbank erhält bei Sprint-Angebot Rückendeckung von Investoren-Beratung
Der japanische Internet- und Mobilfunkanbieter Softbank hat für seine Übernahmeofferte für Sprint Nextel von einer einflussreichen Investoren-Beratung Unterstützung erhalten. Die Aktionäre von Sprint sollten das Softbank-Angebot annehmen, teilte der Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) am Samstag mit. Zum höheren Gegenangebot des Satelliten-TV-Anbieter Dish äußerte sich ISS nicht, da dies den Aktionären noch nicht vorliege.
Mit der Softbank-Offerte hätte Sprint genügend Kapital für Zukäufe und den Ausbau seines Netzes, schreibt ISS. Sprint-Anteilseigner sollen am 12. Juni über das Softbank-Angebot abstimmen.
Die Japaner liefern sich derzeit eine Übernahme-Schlacht mit Dish. Beide Unternehmen wollen Amerikas drittgrößten Mobilfunker kaufen. Softbank bietet 20 Milliarden Dollar für etwa 70 Prozent an Sprint. Jüngst übertrumpfte Dish dieses Angebot mit einer Offerte von 25,5 Milliarden Dollar. Und einige Großaktionäre von Sprint, darunter Omega Advisors und der Milliardär John Paulson, haben bereits ihre Vorliebe für die Dish-Offerte kundgetan. Ende Mai hat Softbank grünes Licht von US-Sicherheitswächtern für seine Übernahmeofferte erhalten./stk
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Endgame: Will Ergen get handshake or hammer from SoftBank?
By REINHARDT KRAUSE
Posted 05/31/2013 02:21 PM ET
Did Dish Network (DISH) suddenly increase its offer for Clearwire (CLWR) to $4.40 per share because it's worried about losing the Sprint (S) shareholder vote to SoftBank?
So speculates Oppenheimer analyst Tim Horan in a research note.
Dish disclosed its new offer for Clearwire late Wednesday, the same day that SoftBank overcame national security hurdles to its proposed deal with Sprint. Here's IBD's report.
SoftBank in October offered to buy 70% of Sprint for $20.1 billion. Dish, with its January bid for Clearwire stalled, in April offered $25.5 billion for 100% of Sprint.
Sprint's board has so far backed SoftBank's offer over Dish's, which involves more debt. On the other hand, Dish recently got the OK to finally do "due diligence" on Sprint, meaning it can look over its books.
Dish is waiting for a special committee appointed by Sprint to recommend for or against its bid. Sprint shareholders are slated to vote on the SoftBank deal on June 12.
Dish's new Clearwire offer, says Horan in a report, "may signal that Dish has gotten word that the SoftBank merger is going to win the vote."
"Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen may be trying to either 1) create uncertainty regarding control of Clearwire and throw off the vote, or 2) he believes that if he acquires Clearwire's spectrum, he can draw in other partners in (his) ecosystem," Horan added.
Clearwire late Thursday said it had postponed a shareholder meeting scheduled for today to June 13, the day after Sprint's meeting.
At Standard & Poor's, analyst James Moorman, in a report out Friday, said: "We expect the deal between Sprint and SoftBank to go through following CFIUS approval."
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. on Wednesday OK'd SoftBank's deal, with conditions. SoftBank agreed to appoint an independent member to Sprint's board, subject to U.S. approval, to serve as a "security director" that will work with government agencies. The agreement also gives the U.S. power to review network equipment purchases.
Clearwire has now taken center stage in the Dish-SoftBank battle.
Sprint owns 51% of Clearwire and isn't viewed as a seller, so Dish isn't expected to win Clearwire outright. But the satellite TV firm might grab a sizable stake in Clearwire, as IBD reported. Another possibility is that Ergen pressures SoftBank-Sprint to sell off some of Clearwire's spectrum to Dish.
"Given Sprint's controlling interest in Clearwire, we expect the companies to attempt to negotiate to avoid Dish taking a large, minority interest in Clearwire," Moorman wrote.
Some analysts say chances of Sprint and Dish forging a wireless partnership have dimmed because of harsh words exchanged between Ergen and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
If SoftBank isn't willing to throw Dish a spectrum bone to go away, and also wants to avoid having Dish as a vocal minority partner in Clearwire, Son will have to ante up and beat Dish's $4.40-per-share offer, analysts say.
Given that Japanese banks have signalled they're ready to support Son and that SoftBank has valuable assets, such as a one-third stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Son has the clout.
One wild card is whether SoftBank would bid on Clearwire directly or up its offer through Sprint. Shing Yin, a Guggenheim Securities analyst, says if SoftBank bids directly, it can lay down the hammer on Dish with a Clearwire bid of $5 to $6 per share.
After surging on Thursday, Clearwire shares were down nearly 1%, at 4.46, in afternoon trading in the stock market today. Dish shares were down 1.5% in afternoon trading Friday, while Sprint was up 1.5%.
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Dieser Beitrag wurde von m.klemm moderiert. Grund: verstößt gegen Urheberrechte
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.761.223 von teecee1 am 31.05.13 19:20:3703.06.2013 | 18:12
PR Newswire ·
Crest Financial Demands That Clearwire Board Reconstitute Special Committee and Ensure a Fair and Transparent Bidding Process for Clearwire
HOUSTON, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Crest Financial Limited, the largest of the independent minority stockholders of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), again urged the Clearwire Board of Directors to give genuine consideration to DISH Network Corporation's $4.40 per share tender offer and to pursue an "open, competitive bidding process" for Clearwire. Crest also described the options Sprint faces now that the competitive bidding over Clearwire has begun, and it demanded that the Clearwire Board form a new Special Committee with new independent directors to ensure a "fair and transparent" bidding process.
In Crest's letter to the Clearwire Board, David K. Schumacher, Crest's General Counsel, stated: "DISH's tender offer has shifted the battle for Clearwire's valuable assets to where it belongs-a competitive bidding process for Clearwire. But for a truly competitive process to take place, the Clearwire Board must appoint a new Special Committee with new, truly independent directors, unmarred by the Clearwire Board's past mistakes. The prior Special Committee failed to protect all stockholders' best interests by acceding to Sprint's two low-ball offers, locking the Company into coercive financing and corporate governance terms, and delegating all negotiating authority away from the Special Committee's members to Mr. Stanton, among many other things. The same abdication cannot occur this time around."
According to Schumacher: "There are currently two bids on the table for Clearwire-one from the controlling stockholder and one from another bidder. For a fair assessment of each, a fresh independent perspective is required. Moreover, new independent directors will serve as a bulwark against any more attempts at oppression by Sprint. Thus, for Clearwire's minority stockholders to make a truly free choice, you must delegate to the new Special Committee all the powers of the Board, including decisions regarding interim financing and corporate governance arrangements, and Mr. Stanton must give up all negotiation authority. Then, the new Special Committee must fully consider DISH's offer, while also entertaining competing bids from Sprint, SoftBank, and all other interested parties."
Schumacher added: "Sprint now faces two options. First, unless Sprint and its current suitor, SoftBank, wish to cohabitate with DISH as joint owners of Clearwire, they need to counter DISH's tender offer with a real offer that reflects Clearwire's full and fair value. That is the only way Sprint and SoftBank could take Clearwire private as they planned and deny DISH a stake in the Company. We believe, despite SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's earlier protestations, that such cohabitation in Clearwire is untenable to both Sprint and SoftBank. If Sprint pursues this option, the reconstituted Clearwire Special Committee should take all steps necessary to ensure that any further bids from Sprint reflect full value and do not capitalize on the imbedded diversion value that has been indicative of Sprint's offers thus far. Second, if Sprint is unable, or SoftBank is unwilling to permit Sprint, to raise its bid to top DISH's latest offer (and any future bids), then Sprint can avoid deadlock at Clearwire only by shifting its allegiance away from SoftBank and toward DISH in its own sale process. In this scenario, we believe that DISH will want its subsidiary Sprint to control 100% of Clearwire. And if this scenario occurs, you must ensure that any offer that DISH puts forward reflects the full value of the Company."
Schumacher noted: "Either case described above provides the Board and the Special Committee with another opportunity to realize the full value of Clearwire for all stockholders. That is why we have urged you to recommend against Sprint's proposed merger, close the polls in the pending stockholder meeting, and, upon the Clearwire stockholders' rejection of the Sprint merger, terminate the ill-advised and oppressive merger agreement with Sprint. Such clearing of the decks would afford a real opportunity for a competitive bidding process for Clearwire."
Crest's letter continues: "Of course, there remains the possibility that DISH and Sprint elect to share governance of Clearwire. If Clearwire remains an independent, public company going forward, the Company can resume the course it charted before Sprint's attempted squeeze-out. DISH's offer, and its clear intent to enter into a commercial arrangement that provides it with access to Clearwire's spectrum, kickstarts the profitable multi-customer case strategy (the "MCC strategy") that the Board thus far has claimed to be elusive. This MCC strategy, proposed by Clearwire's own management and reviewed by its financial advisers, could push the Company's value as high as $16.76 per share, according to Clearwire's own financial advisor, Evercore Partners. As presented by Clearwire's management, the MCC strategy would increase free cash flow and improve the Company's leverage to negotiate higher commercial rates with Sprint, DISH, and any other wholesale customer in the future. In addition, the Company could resume the common stock offering that it started last year, but then abruptly halted. At Clearwire's current share price, such an offering would substantially reduce the dilution of the convertible notes proposed by Sprint and DISH and generate the necessary capital to fully deploy Clearwire's TDD-LTE network. Additionally, the Company could now refinance its existing bonds at more attractive rates, thereby improving cash flow."
Schumacher further stated: "For all these favorable alternatives to become available, however, you need to consider properly DISH's tender offer, which is clearly actionable. Unless and until you fully consider the alternative that DISH has offered, Sprint might continue its pattern of unfair dealing and broker a deal between SoftBank and Sprint to avoid a bidding contest for Clearwire. You must not allow that to occur. Notwithstanding the Board's previous efforts to provide every advantage to Sprint to the detriment of the Company's other stockholders, the minority stockholders have thus far beaten back Sprint's self-interested attempts to lock up Clearwire on the cheap while selling itself at a premium. It is time that the Clearwire Board fulfills its duty to do the same and obtains a premium for Clearwire's stockholders other than Sprint. The newly constituted Special Committee we are demanding should ensure that we and our fellow stockholders will have the option to act on offers that are superior to Sprint's currently inadequate offer, whether that is DISH's tender offer, another offer from Sprint, or an offer from yet another third party."
The letter to the Clearwire Board concludes: "[T]he competition for Clearwire has only just begun, and you have an obligation to make sure it proceeds in a fair and transparent manner. We thus urge you to reconstitute the Special Committee, give full consideration to DISH's tender offer, open the Company to a competitive bidding process, and prevent Sprint from diverting Clearwire's value back to itself."
D.F. King & Co, Inc. has been retained by Crest to assist it in the solicitation of proxies in opposition to the proposed Sprint-Clearwire merger. If stockholders have any questions or need assistance in voting the GOLD proxy card, please call D.F. King & Co. at (800) 949-2583. The full letter to the Clearwire Board can be found at http://www.dfking.com/clwr or http://www.bancroftpllc.com/crest.
PR Newswire ·
Crest Financial Demands That Clearwire Board Reconstitute Special Committee and Ensure a Fair and Transparent Bidding Process for Clearwire
HOUSTON, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Crest Financial Limited, the largest of the independent minority stockholders of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), again urged the Clearwire Board of Directors to give genuine consideration to DISH Network Corporation's $4.40 per share tender offer and to pursue an "open, competitive bidding process" for Clearwire. Crest also described the options Sprint faces now that the competitive bidding over Clearwire has begun, and it demanded that the Clearwire Board form a new Special Committee with new independent directors to ensure a "fair and transparent" bidding process.
In Crest's letter to the Clearwire Board, David K. Schumacher, Crest's General Counsel, stated: "DISH's tender offer has shifted the battle for Clearwire's valuable assets to where it belongs-a competitive bidding process for Clearwire. But for a truly competitive process to take place, the Clearwire Board must appoint a new Special Committee with new, truly independent directors, unmarred by the Clearwire Board's past mistakes. The prior Special Committee failed to protect all stockholders' best interests by acceding to Sprint's two low-ball offers, locking the Company into coercive financing and corporate governance terms, and delegating all negotiating authority away from the Special Committee's members to Mr. Stanton, among many other things. The same abdication cannot occur this time around."
According to Schumacher: "There are currently two bids on the table for Clearwire-one from the controlling stockholder and one from another bidder. For a fair assessment of each, a fresh independent perspective is required. Moreover, new independent directors will serve as a bulwark against any more attempts at oppression by Sprint. Thus, for Clearwire's minority stockholders to make a truly free choice, you must delegate to the new Special Committee all the powers of the Board, including decisions regarding interim financing and corporate governance arrangements, and Mr. Stanton must give up all negotiation authority. Then, the new Special Committee must fully consider DISH's offer, while also entertaining competing bids from Sprint, SoftBank, and all other interested parties."
Schumacher added: "Sprint now faces two options. First, unless Sprint and its current suitor, SoftBank, wish to cohabitate with DISH as joint owners of Clearwire, they need to counter DISH's tender offer with a real offer that reflects Clearwire's full and fair value. That is the only way Sprint and SoftBank could take Clearwire private as they planned and deny DISH a stake in the Company. We believe, despite SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's earlier protestations, that such cohabitation in Clearwire is untenable to both Sprint and SoftBank. If Sprint pursues this option, the reconstituted Clearwire Special Committee should take all steps necessary to ensure that any further bids from Sprint reflect full value and do not capitalize on the imbedded diversion value that has been indicative of Sprint's offers thus far. Second, if Sprint is unable, or SoftBank is unwilling to permit Sprint, to raise its bid to top DISH's latest offer (and any future bids), then Sprint can avoid deadlock at Clearwire only by shifting its allegiance away from SoftBank and toward DISH in its own sale process. In this scenario, we believe that DISH will want its subsidiary Sprint to control 100% of Clearwire. And if this scenario occurs, you must ensure that any offer that DISH puts forward reflects the full value of the Company."
Schumacher noted: "Either case described above provides the Board and the Special Committee with another opportunity to realize the full value of Clearwire for all stockholders. That is why we have urged you to recommend against Sprint's proposed merger, close the polls in the pending stockholder meeting, and, upon the Clearwire stockholders' rejection of the Sprint merger, terminate the ill-advised and oppressive merger agreement with Sprint. Such clearing of the decks would afford a real opportunity for a competitive bidding process for Clearwire."
Crest's letter continues: "Of course, there remains the possibility that DISH and Sprint elect to share governance of Clearwire. If Clearwire remains an independent, public company going forward, the Company can resume the course it charted before Sprint's attempted squeeze-out. DISH's offer, and its clear intent to enter into a commercial arrangement that provides it with access to Clearwire's spectrum, kickstarts the profitable multi-customer case strategy (the "MCC strategy") that the Board thus far has claimed to be elusive. This MCC strategy, proposed by Clearwire's own management and reviewed by its financial advisers, could push the Company's value as high as $16.76 per share, according to Clearwire's own financial advisor, Evercore Partners. As presented by Clearwire's management, the MCC strategy would increase free cash flow and improve the Company's leverage to negotiate higher commercial rates with Sprint, DISH, and any other wholesale customer in the future. In addition, the Company could resume the common stock offering that it started last year, but then abruptly halted. At Clearwire's current share price, such an offering would substantially reduce the dilution of the convertible notes proposed by Sprint and DISH and generate the necessary capital to fully deploy Clearwire's TDD-LTE network. Additionally, the Company could now refinance its existing bonds at more attractive rates, thereby improving cash flow."
Schumacher further stated: "For all these favorable alternatives to become available, however, you need to consider properly DISH's tender offer, which is clearly actionable. Unless and until you fully consider the alternative that DISH has offered, Sprint might continue its pattern of unfair dealing and broker a deal between SoftBank and Sprint to avoid a bidding contest for Clearwire. You must not allow that to occur. Notwithstanding the Board's previous efforts to provide every advantage to Sprint to the detriment of the Company's other stockholders, the minority stockholders have thus far beaten back Sprint's self-interested attempts to lock up Clearwire on the cheap while selling itself at a premium. It is time that the Clearwire Board fulfills its duty to do the same and obtains a premium for Clearwire's stockholders other than Sprint. The newly constituted Special Committee we are demanding should ensure that we and our fellow stockholders will have the option to act on offers that are superior to Sprint's currently inadequate offer, whether that is DISH's tender offer, another offer from Sprint, or an offer from yet another third party."
The letter to the Clearwire Board concludes: "[T]he competition for Clearwire has only just begun, and you have an obligation to make sure it proceeds in a fair and transparent manner. We thus urge you to reconstitute the Special Committee, give full consideration to DISH's tender offer, open the Company to a competitive bidding process, and prevent Sprint from diverting Clearwire's value back to itself."
D.F. King & Co, Inc. has been retained by Crest to assist it in the solicitation of proxies in opposition to the proposed Sprint-Clearwire merger. If stockholders have any questions or need assistance in voting the GOLD proxy card, please call D.F. King & Co. at (800) 949-2583. The full letter to the Clearwire Board can be found at http://www.dfking.com/clwr or http://www.bancroftpllc.com/crest.
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HEVC Decoding in Consumer Devices: The New Video Compression Standard, HEVC, Is Expected To Be Finalized In Early 2013
DUBLIN, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9wkv4b/hevc_decod…) has announced the addition of the "HEVC Decoding in Consumer Devices" report to their offering.
This report looks at the ability of various devices to decode HEVC now and in the future through software and hardware implementations.
Worldwide unit shipment and installed base forecasts are provided from 2011-2016 for smartphones, tablets, PCs, portable media players, streaming media players, video game consoles, Blu-ray players, digital TV sets, and set-top boxes capable of decoding HEVC.
The new video compression standard jointly developed by the ITU and MPEG is almost complete. The standard is expected to be finalized in January 2013. Many vendors of encoders, decoders, transcoders, and SoCs are readying products now for shipment as soon as the standard is complete. Others will move into production later in 2013.
MRG believes HEVC compression will be adopted most quickly for Internet video streaming over wired and wireless networks to both tethered and mobile devices. The bandwidth savings of about 50% over H.264, which is often used today, will reduce demand on networks and save transmission costs.
Some consumer products like TVs and set--top boxes will wait for hardware solutions that integrate HEVC decoding. Others like PCs and mobile devices will take advantage of software decoding that will run on the host CPU.
The large number of mobile devices and PCs that ship each year will provide all the shipments of consumer devices with HEVC decoding capability in the early years of the forecast enabling the units shipped each year to reach one billion in 2012. In 2014, TVs and the devices that connect to them will start to ship with HEVC decoding integrated, which will push the market past the two billion per year mark in 2016.
The deliverable is comprised of a PDF and Excel spreadsheet.
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Sector: Telecommunications and Networks
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HEVC Decoding in Consumer Devices: The New Video Compression Standard, HEVC, Is Expected To Be Finalized In Early 2013
DUBLIN, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9wkv4b/hevc_decod…) has announced the addition of the "HEVC Decoding in Consumer Devices" report to their offering.
This report looks at the ability of various devices to decode HEVC now and in the future through software and hardware implementations.
Worldwide unit shipment and installed base forecasts are provided from 2011-2016 for smartphones, tablets, PCs, portable media players, streaming media players, video game consoles, Blu-ray players, digital TV sets, and set-top boxes capable of decoding HEVC.
The new video compression standard jointly developed by the ITU and MPEG is almost complete. The standard is expected to be finalized in January 2013. Many vendors of encoders, decoders, transcoders, and SoCs are readying products now for shipment as soon as the standard is complete. Others will move into production later in 2013.
MRG believes HEVC compression will be adopted most quickly for Internet video streaming over wired and wireless networks to both tethered and mobile devices. The bandwidth savings of about 50% over H.264, which is often used today, will reduce demand on networks and save transmission costs.
Some consumer products like TVs and set--top boxes will wait for hardware solutions that integrate HEVC decoding. Others like PCs and mobile devices will take advantage of software decoding that will run on the host CPU.
The large number of mobile devices and PCs that ship each year will provide all the shipments of consumer devices with HEVC decoding capability in the early years of the forecast enabling the units shipped each year to reach one billion in 2012. In 2014, TVs and the devices that connect to them will start to ship with HEVC decoding integrated, which will push the market past the two billion per year mark in 2016.
The deliverable is comprised of a PDF and Excel spreadsheet.
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9wkv4b/hevc_decod…
Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager.
press@researchandmarkets.com
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Sector: Telecommunications and Networks
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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.776.433 von teecee1 am 03.06.13 18:31:02 ... ... wie langweilig und dähhhmlich ist dass denn ... !!!
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20.06.2013 18:05
Dish gibt Sprint-Übernahme auf, kämpft weiter um Clearwire
(Daniel AJ Sokolov) / (mho)
Der japanische Telekommunikationsanbieter Softbank hat freie Bahn für die Übernahme des US-Netzbetreibers Sprint Nextel. Der ebenfalls an Sprint interessierte US-Satellitenbetreiber Dish hat sein Angebot nicht noch einmal nachgebessert. Indes geht der Bieterstreit um den US-Funkprovider Clearwire weiter. Bekommt Dish dort einen Fuß in die Tür, wäre Softbanks Erfolg getrübt. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Dish-gibt-Sprint-Uebe…
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20.06.2013 18:05
Dish gibt Sprint-Übernahme auf, kämpft weiter um Clearwire
(Daniel AJ Sokolov) / (mho)
Der japanische Telekommunikationsanbieter Softbank hat freie Bahn für die Übernahme des US-Netzbetreibers Sprint Nextel. Der ebenfalls an Sprint interessierte US-Satellitenbetreiber Dish hat sein Angebot nicht noch einmal nachgebessert. Indes geht der Bieterstreit um den US-Funkprovider Clearwire weiter. Bekommt Dish dort einen Fuß in die Tür, wäre Softbanks Erfolg getrübt. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Dish-gibt-Sprint-Uebe…
Clearwire Special Committee and Board of Directors Change Recommendation in Favor of Sprint Merger Based on Revised Offer of $5.00 Per Share
GlobeNewswire
Press Release: Clearwire Corporation – 18 minutes ago
* Revised Sprint Offer is in Best Interest of Unaffiliated Stockholders
* Changes Previous Recommendation to Against DISH Tender Offer of $4.40 Per Share
* Company Plans to Adjourn June 24 Special Meeting of Stockholders; Rescheduled Meeting to be Held on July 8
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearwire Corporation (CLWR) ("Clearwire" or the "Company") today announced that its board of directors, based on the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee consisting of independent, non-Sprint-affiliated directors, recommended that stockholders accept a revised offer from Sprint (NYSE:S) to acquire the approximately 50 percent stake in the Company it does not currently own for $5.00 per share, valuing Clearwire at more than $14 billion, or $0.30 per MHZ pop.
As such, the board of directors present unanimously recommended that stockholders vote FOR the proposed transaction with Sprint and all other proposals set forth in the proxy statement, and not tender any shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the DISH Network ("DISH") tender offer.
"The Clearwire board and special committee have determined that the $5.00 per share transaction with Sprint represents the best path forward for the company and is in the best interest of our unaffiliated stockholders," said Erik Prusch, President and CEO of Clearwire. "The amended agreement with Sprint clearly acknowledges the significant value present in Clearwire -- from our deep portfolio of wireless spectrum to the tremendous amount of progress the Clearwire team has made in improving our operations and beginning the construction of our next-generation 4G LTE network."
Clearwire noted that the revised offer from Sprint provides attractive and certain value to unaffiliated stockholders. The proposed $5.00 per share offer price equates to a total payment to Clearwire minority stockholders of approximately $3.9 billion, and represents a:
* 47% premium over Sprint's prior offer of $3.40; and
* 14% premium over DISH's tender offer.
Pursuant to the discretionary authority granted to the chairman of the meeting by Clearwire's bylaws, the Company plans to adjourn its Special Meeting of Stockholders, which is currently scheduled to be held at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time on Monday, June 24, 2013, without conducting any business. The Company plans to reconvene the Special Meeting of Stockholders on Monday, July 8, 2013 at 10:30 AM Pacific at the Highland Community Center, 14224 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue, Wash., 98007. The record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting remains April 2, 2013.
Evercore Partners is acting as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is acting as counsel to Clearwire. Centerview Partners is acting as financial advisor and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. are acting as counsel to Clearwire's (...)
GlobeNewswire
Press Release: Clearwire Corporation – 18 minutes ago
* Revised Sprint Offer is in Best Interest of Unaffiliated Stockholders
* Changes Previous Recommendation to Against DISH Tender Offer of $4.40 Per Share
* Company Plans to Adjourn June 24 Special Meeting of Stockholders; Rescheduled Meeting to be Held on July 8
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearwire Corporation (CLWR) ("Clearwire" or the "Company") today announced that its board of directors, based on the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee consisting of independent, non-Sprint-affiliated directors, recommended that stockholders accept a revised offer from Sprint (NYSE:S) to acquire the approximately 50 percent stake in the Company it does not currently own for $5.00 per share, valuing Clearwire at more than $14 billion, or $0.30 per MHZ pop.
As such, the board of directors present unanimously recommended that stockholders vote FOR the proposed transaction with Sprint and all other proposals set forth in the proxy statement, and not tender any shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the DISH Network ("DISH") tender offer.
"The Clearwire board and special committee have determined that the $5.00 per share transaction with Sprint represents the best path forward for the company and is in the best interest of our unaffiliated stockholders," said Erik Prusch, President and CEO of Clearwire. "The amended agreement with Sprint clearly acknowledges the significant value present in Clearwire -- from our deep portfolio of wireless spectrum to the tremendous amount of progress the Clearwire team has made in improving our operations and beginning the construction of our next-generation 4G LTE network."
Clearwire noted that the revised offer from Sprint provides attractive and certain value to unaffiliated stockholders. The proposed $5.00 per share offer price equates to a total payment to Clearwire minority stockholders of approximately $3.9 billion, and represents a:
* 47% premium over Sprint's prior offer of $3.40; and
* 14% premium over DISH's tender offer.
Pursuant to the discretionary authority granted to the chairman of the meeting by Clearwire's bylaws, the Company plans to adjourn its Special Meeting of Stockholders, which is currently scheduled to be held at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time on Monday, June 24, 2013, without conducting any business. The Company plans to reconvene the Special Meeting of Stockholders on Monday, July 8, 2013 at 10:30 AM Pacific at the Highland Community Center, 14224 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue, Wash., 98007. The record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting remains April 2, 2013.
Evercore Partners is acting as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is acting as counsel to Clearwire. Centerview Partners is acting as financial advisor and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. are acting as counsel to Clearwire's (...)
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.890.505 von teecee1 am 20.06.13 20:52:0120.06.2013 | 21:15
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dpa-AFX ·
Clearwire empfiehlt Aktionären Annahme von erhöhtem Sprint-Angebot
Nach der Aufgabe im Übernahmekampf um Sprint Nextel droht der US-Satelliten-TV-Anbieter Dish komplett mit leeren Händen dazustehen. Im noch laufenden Rennen um die Sprint-Tochter Clearwire empfahlen dessen Gremien am Donnerstagabend ihren Aktionären die Annahme eines erhöhten Angebots von Sprint. Zuvor hätten die Anteilseigner die Offerte von Dish akzeptieren sollen. Das neue Gebot der Muttergesellschaft Sprint, die Clearwire komplett schlucken will, liegt mit 5 US-Dollar je Aktie deutlich über dem Dish-Gebot von 4,40 Dollar. Die Anteilseigner sollen nun am 8. Juli über das weitere Schicksal ihres Unternehmen abstimmen. Bisher war die außerordentliche Versammlung für den 24. Juni geplant./he/edh
... ... Plan B wird von Dish kommen ... ... $6.8 billion ...
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dpa-AFX ·
Clearwire empfiehlt Aktionären Annahme von erhöhtem Sprint-Angebot
Nach der Aufgabe im Übernahmekampf um Sprint Nextel droht der US-Satelliten-TV-Anbieter Dish komplett mit leeren Händen dazustehen. Im noch laufenden Rennen um die Sprint-Tochter Clearwire empfahlen dessen Gremien am Donnerstagabend ihren Aktionären die Annahme eines erhöhten Angebots von Sprint. Zuvor hätten die Anteilseigner die Offerte von Dish akzeptieren sollen. Das neue Gebot der Muttergesellschaft Sprint, die Clearwire komplett schlucken will, liegt mit 5 US-Dollar je Aktie deutlich über dem Dish-Gebot von 4,40 Dollar. Die Anteilseigner sollen nun am 8. Juli über das weitere Schicksal ihres Unternehmen abstimmen. Bisher war die außerordentliche Versammlung für den 24. Juni geplant./he/edh
... ... Plan B wird von Dish kommen ... ... $6.8 billion ...
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.890.505 von teecee1 am 20.06.13 20:52:01CORRECTING and REPLACING Sprint and Clearwire Agree to Increased Acquisition Offer
* Increased Offer to $5.00 Per Share Represents Significant Premium to Unaffected Clearwire Trading Price and DISH Network Tender Offer
* Group of Significant Minority Stockholders Agree to Vote in Favor of Sprint Transaction
* Offer Provides Clearwire Stockholders with Certain and Attractive Value
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint and Clearwire Corporation – 8 minutes ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
First graph, second sentence of release should read: ...per share announced on May 21, 2013... (sted ...per share announced on May 21, 2012...).
The corrected release reads:
SPRINT AND CLEARWIRE AGREE TO INCREASED ACQUISITION OFFER
* Increased Offer to $5.00 Per Share Represents Significant Premium to Unaffected Clearwire Trading Price and DISH Network Tender Offer
* Group of Significant Minority Stockholders Agree to Vote in Favor of Sprint Transaction
* Offer Provides Clearwire Stockholders with Certain and Attractive Value
Sprint (NYSE:S) and Clearwire (CLWR) today announced that they have agreed to amend Sprint's agreement to acquire the approximately 50 percent of Clearwire it does not currently own (the “minority stake”) for $5.00 per share, valuing Clearwire at approximately $14 billion, or about $0.30 per MHZ-pop. This increased offer represents a 47 percent premium to Sprint’s previous offer of $3.40 per share announced on May 21, 2013 and a 285 percent premium to Clearwire's closing share price on Oct. 10, 2012, the day before the Sprint-SoftBank discussions were first confirmed in the marketplace and Clearwire was speculated to be a part of that transaction. This offer also represents a 14 percent premium to the $4.40 per share DISH tender offer.
Sprint has received commitments from a group of significant Clearwire stockholders, including Mount Kellett Capital Management LP, Glenview Capital Management LLC, Chesapeake Partners Management Co., Inc. and Highside Capital Management LP, which collectively own approximately 9 percent of Clearwire’s voting shares, to vote their shares in support of the transaction. These stockholders have also agreed to sell their shares to Sprint in the event the transaction does not close.
Together with the voting commitments previously received from Comcast Corp., Intel Corp and Bright House Networks LLC, who collectively own approximately 13 percent of Clearwire’s voting shares, and Clearwire’s directors and officers, stockholders owning approximately 45 percent of the Clearwire voting shares not affiliated with Sprint, have now agreed to vote their shares in support of the transaction. Sprint expects a majority of the non-Sprint stockholders to support the Clearwire merger based on these agreements and the votes of shareholders with both Sprint and Clearwire shareholdings who have already voted in favor of the Sprint SoftBank transaction.
In addition to the increased price per share, the companies have further amended the merger agreement that was previously entered into. Specifically, among other things, in certain circumstances where the transaction between Sprint and Clearwire terminates, Clearwire will be required to pay a termination fee of $115 million, or 3 percent of the equity value of the minority stake. In the event the transaction is not completed, Clearwire has agreed to hold its annual shareholder meeting as expeditiously as possible and if the transaction is not completed under certain circumstances, Clearwire has agreed to waive the current standstill provision in the Equityholders’ Agreement between Sprint, Clearwire, and the company’s strategic investors. That standstill provision was originally set to expire on November 28, 2013.
The revised offer demonstrates Sprint’s commitment to closing the Clearwire transaction and improving its competitive position in the U.S. wireless industry. Sprint is uniquely positioned to leverage Clearwire’s 2.5 GHz spectrum assets. Sprint’s Network Vision architecture should allow for better strategic alignment and the full utilization and integration of Clearwire’s complementary 2.5 GHz spectrum assets, while achieving operational efficiencies and improved service for customers as the spectrum and network is migrated to 4G LTE standards.
Sprint’s proposal provides a clear path forward for Clearwire and the merger provides attractive value for shareholders of both companies.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and the approval of Clearwire’s stockholders, including the approval of a majority of Clearwire stockholders not affiliated with Sprint or SoftBank. The closing of the transaction is also contingent on the consummation of Sprint’s previously announced transaction with SoftBank. SoftBank has consented to the amendment. (...)
* Increased Offer to $5.00 Per Share Represents Significant Premium to Unaffected Clearwire Trading Price and DISH Network Tender Offer
* Group of Significant Minority Stockholders Agree to Vote in Favor of Sprint Transaction
* Offer Provides Clearwire Stockholders with Certain and Attractive Value
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint and Clearwire Corporation – 8 minutes ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
First graph, second sentence of release should read: ...per share announced on May 21, 2013... (sted ...per share announced on May 21, 2012...).
The corrected release reads:
SPRINT AND CLEARWIRE AGREE TO INCREASED ACQUISITION OFFER
* Increased Offer to $5.00 Per Share Represents Significant Premium to Unaffected Clearwire Trading Price and DISH Network Tender Offer
* Group of Significant Minority Stockholders Agree to Vote in Favor of Sprint Transaction
* Offer Provides Clearwire Stockholders with Certain and Attractive Value
Sprint (NYSE:S) and Clearwire (CLWR) today announced that they have agreed to amend Sprint's agreement to acquire the approximately 50 percent of Clearwire it does not currently own (the “minority stake”) for $5.00 per share, valuing Clearwire at approximately $14 billion, or about $0.30 per MHZ-pop. This increased offer represents a 47 percent premium to Sprint’s previous offer of $3.40 per share announced on May 21, 2013 and a 285 percent premium to Clearwire's closing share price on Oct. 10, 2012, the day before the Sprint-SoftBank discussions were first confirmed in the marketplace and Clearwire was speculated to be a part of that transaction. This offer also represents a 14 percent premium to the $4.40 per share DISH tender offer.
Sprint has received commitments from a group of significant Clearwire stockholders, including Mount Kellett Capital Management LP, Glenview Capital Management LLC, Chesapeake Partners Management Co., Inc. and Highside Capital Management LP, which collectively own approximately 9 percent of Clearwire’s voting shares, to vote their shares in support of the transaction. These stockholders have also agreed to sell their shares to Sprint in the event the transaction does not close.
Together with the voting commitments previously received from Comcast Corp., Intel Corp and Bright House Networks LLC, who collectively own approximately 13 percent of Clearwire’s voting shares, and Clearwire’s directors and officers, stockholders owning approximately 45 percent of the Clearwire voting shares not affiliated with Sprint, have now agreed to vote their shares in support of the transaction. Sprint expects a majority of the non-Sprint stockholders to support the Clearwire merger based on these agreements and the votes of shareholders with both Sprint and Clearwire shareholdings who have already voted in favor of the Sprint SoftBank transaction.
In addition to the increased price per share, the companies have further amended the merger agreement that was previously entered into. Specifically, among other things, in certain circumstances where the transaction between Sprint and Clearwire terminates, Clearwire will be required to pay a termination fee of $115 million, or 3 percent of the equity value of the minority stake. In the event the transaction is not completed, Clearwire has agreed to hold its annual shareholder meeting as expeditiously as possible and if the transaction is not completed under certain circumstances, Clearwire has agreed to waive the current standstill provision in the Equityholders’ Agreement between Sprint, Clearwire, and the company’s strategic investors. That standstill provision was originally set to expire on November 28, 2013.
The revised offer demonstrates Sprint’s commitment to closing the Clearwire transaction and improving its competitive position in the U.S. wireless industry. Sprint is uniquely positioned to leverage Clearwire’s 2.5 GHz spectrum assets. Sprint’s Network Vision architecture should allow for better strategic alignment and the full utilization and integration of Clearwire’s complementary 2.5 GHz spectrum assets, while achieving operational efficiencies and improved service for customers as the spectrum and network is migrated to 4G LTE standards.
Sprint’s proposal provides a clear path forward for Clearwire and the merger provides attractive value for shareholders of both companies.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and the approval of Clearwire’s stockholders, including the approval of a majority of Clearwire stockholders not affiliated with Sprint or SoftBank. The closing of the transaction is also contingent on the consummation of Sprint’s previously announced transaction with SoftBank. SoftBank has consented to the amendment. (...)
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.891.027 von teecee1 am 20.06.13 21:43:40 ROUNDUP Übernahmepoker um US-Mobilfunker Clearwire geht auf Zielgerade
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BELLEVUE (dpa-AFX) - Der US-Satelliten-TV-Anbieter Dish droht im spektakulären Übernahmekampf auf dem US-Mobilfunkmarkt der großer Verlierer zu werden. Nach der Kapitulation im Übernahmekampf um den US-Telekomkonzern Sprint Nextel droht das Unternehmen nun auch im noch laufenden Rennen um die Sprint-Tochter Clearwire leer auszugehen. Dessen Gremien empfahlen ihren Aktionären am Donnerstagabend die Annahme eines erhöhten Angebots von Sprint. Zuvor galt die Empfehlung der Dish-Offerte.
Das neue Gebot der Muttergesellschaft Sprint, die Clearwire komplett schlucken will, liegt mit 5 US-Dollar je Aktie deutlich über dem Dish-Gebot von 4,40 Dollar. Die Clearwire-Anteilseigner sollen am 8. Juli über das weitere Schicksal ihres Unternehmens abstimmen, damit haben sie nun gut zwei Wochen mehr Bedenkzeit als ursprünglich geplant.
Dish-Chef Charlie Ergen hatte sich mit den Geboten für Sprint und für Clearwire weit aus dem Fenster gelehnt, um an Mobilfunkfrequenzen zu kommen und groß in die Mobiltelefonie einzusteigen. Bei Sprint hatte Ergen das Nachsehen gegen den drittgrößten japanischen Mobilfunker Softbank , der auf dem US-Markt Fuß fassen will. Nachdem Softbank sein Angebot auf 21,6 Milliarden Dollar aufstockte, wollte Dish sich ganz auf den Erwerb von Clearwire konzentrieren. Ein weiteres Hochschaukeln im Poker um den kleineren Anbieter ist nicht ausgeschlossen. Pikant: Dish hatte im vermeintlich vergeblichen Kampf um Sprint auch einen tieferen Blick in die Bücher werfen dürfen.
Wichtige Eigner wollen dem Hin und Her aber offenbar ein Ende setzen. Gewichtige Investoren teilten mit, ihre Anteile auf jeden Fall an Sprint abtreten zu wollen, selbst wenn das Angebot nicht die volle Unterstützung der Anleger erhält. Damit wird es für Ergen immer schwieriger, die angepeilten 25 Prozent der Aktien zu ergattern.
Profitieren kann von der Entwicklung auf dem US-Markt offenbar die Tochter der Deutschen Telekom. Zwar hatte Softbank-Chef Masayoshi Son für den Fall eines Scheiterns beim Kauf von Sprint auch ein Auge auf die Tochter der Bonner geworfen. Die Übernahmefantasie hielt an: Die Papiere von T-Mobile USA legten in New York am Donnerstag im Zuge des Bietergefechts um Clearwire rund 3 Prozent zu.
Sprint will mit der Komplettübernahme seiner 51-Prozent-Tochter Clearwire den Weg freimachen, um an deren Mobilfunklizenzen für schnelles Internet zu kommen. Im hart umkämpften und stark fragmentierten US-Markt sind diese Lizenzen besonders wichtig, um Kunden gewinnen zu können. Sprint ist nach Verizon Wireless und AT&T der drittgrößte Mobilfunker im Land. Clearwire braucht als kleinere Gesellschaft frisches Kapital. Das Angebot von Sprint würde das Unternehmen mit rund 14 Milliarden US-Dollar bewerten./men/he/jha/enl
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BELLEVUE (dpa-AFX) - Der US-Satelliten-TV-Anbieter Dish droht im spektakulären Übernahmekampf auf dem US-Mobilfunkmarkt der großer Verlierer zu werden. Nach der Kapitulation im Übernahmekampf um den US-Telekomkonzern Sprint Nextel droht das Unternehmen nun auch im noch laufenden Rennen um die Sprint-Tochter Clearwire leer auszugehen. Dessen Gremien empfahlen ihren Aktionären am Donnerstagabend die Annahme eines erhöhten Angebots von Sprint. Zuvor galt die Empfehlung der Dish-Offerte.
Das neue Gebot der Muttergesellschaft Sprint, die Clearwire komplett schlucken will, liegt mit 5 US-Dollar je Aktie deutlich über dem Dish-Gebot von 4,40 Dollar. Die Clearwire-Anteilseigner sollen am 8. Juli über das weitere Schicksal ihres Unternehmens abstimmen, damit haben sie nun gut zwei Wochen mehr Bedenkzeit als ursprünglich geplant.
Dish-Chef Charlie Ergen hatte sich mit den Geboten für Sprint und für Clearwire weit aus dem Fenster gelehnt, um an Mobilfunkfrequenzen zu kommen und groß in die Mobiltelefonie einzusteigen. Bei Sprint hatte Ergen das Nachsehen gegen den drittgrößten japanischen Mobilfunker Softbank , der auf dem US-Markt Fuß fassen will. Nachdem Softbank sein Angebot auf 21,6 Milliarden Dollar aufstockte, wollte Dish sich ganz auf den Erwerb von Clearwire konzentrieren. Ein weiteres Hochschaukeln im Poker um den kleineren Anbieter ist nicht ausgeschlossen. Pikant: Dish hatte im vermeintlich vergeblichen Kampf um Sprint auch einen tieferen Blick in die Bücher werfen dürfen.
Wichtige Eigner wollen dem Hin und Her aber offenbar ein Ende setzen. Gewichtige Investoren teilten mit, ihre Anteile auf jeden Fall an Sprint abtreten zu wollen, selbst wenn das Angebot nicht die volle Unterstützung der Anleger erhält. Damit wird es für Ergen immer schwieriger, die angepeilten 25 Prozent der Aktien zu ergattern.
Profitieren kann von der Entwicklung auf dem US-Markt offenbar die Tochter der Deutschen Telekom. Zwar hatte Softbank-Chef Masayoshi Son für den Fall eines Scheiterns beim Kauf von Sprint auch ein Auge auf die Tochter der Bonner geworfen. Die Übernahmefantasie hielt an: Die Papiere von T-Mobile USA legten in New York am Donnerstag im Zuge des Bietergefechts um Clearwire rund 3 Prozent zu.
Sprint will mit der Komplettübernahme seiner 51-Prozent-Tochter Clearwire den Weg freimachen, um an deren Mobilfunklizenzen für schnelles Internet zu kommen. Im hart umkämpften und stark fragmentierten US-Markt sind diese Lizenzen besonders wichtig, um Kunden gewinnen zu können. Sprint ist nach Verizon Wireless und AT&T der drittgrößte Mobilfunker im Land. Clearwire braucht als kleinere Gesellschaft frisches Kapital. Das Angebot von Sprint würde das Unternehmen mit rund 14 Milliarden US-Dollar bewerten./men/he/jha/enl
... db ... ... Plan B ... $6,5 billion ...
DISH Network's $8.80/Share in Cash and 0.20 Dish shares per Claerwire Share offer.
... ... wenn das nicht reicht: Folgt ...
Plan C: DISH Network's $9.30/Share in Cash and 0.25 Dish shares per Claerwire Share offer.
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CHINA MOBILE calls for tender for TD-LTE equipment
2013-06-24 09:24:20
CHINA MOBILE (00941.HK) has called for tender for primary wireless equipment for its TD-LTE network this year, the website cn-comm.com reported. Such tender covers 207,000 base stations in 31 provinces nationwide. (...)
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20130624PD200.html
DISH Network's $8.80/Share in Cash and 0.20 Dish shares per Claerwire Share offer.
... ... wenn das nicht reicht: Folgt ...
Plan C: DISH Network's $9.30/Share in Cash and 0.25 Dish shares per Claerwire Share offer.
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CHINA MOBILE calls for tender for TD-LTE equipment
2013-06-24 09:24:20
CHINA MOBILE (00941.HK) has called for tender for primary wireless equipment for its TD-LTE network this year, the website cn-comm.com reported. Such tender covers 207,000 base stations in 31 provinces nationwide. (...)
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20130624PD200.html
ISS Recommends Clearwire Stockholders Vote 'FOR' Proposed Transaction with Sprint
GlobeNewswire
Press Release: Clearwire Corporation – 1 hour 20 minutes ago
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearwire Corporation (CLWR) ("Clearwire" or the "Company") today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS"), a leading independent proxy voting and corporate governance advisory firm, in light of Sprint's revised offer to acquire the approximately 50 percent stake in Clearwire it does not currently own for $5.00 per share, has recommended that Clearwire stockholders vote FOR the proposed merger with Sprint.
In its updated report issued on June 21, 2013, ISS stated: "Given the cash consideration being offered by Sprint is higher than the tender offer from DISH, and therefore the best alternative currently available to maximize value, shareholders should vote FOR the proposed merger with Sprint."[1]
"We are pleased that ISS agrees that Sprint's increased offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Clearwire represents the best value to our stockholders," said Erik Prusch, President and CEO of Clearwire. "This offer has been unanimously recommended by the Special Committee of Clearwire's Board of Directors, which consists of independent, non-Sprint-affiliated directors, and the Board urges Clearwire stockholders to vote 'FOR' the transaction."
As previously disclosed, Sprint has received commitments from a group of significant Clearwire stockholders, including Mount Kellett Capital Management LP, Glenview Capital Management LLC, Chesapeake Partners Management Co., Inc. and Highside Capital Management LP, which collectively own approximately 9 percent of Clearwire's voting shares, to vote their shares in support of the transaction. These stockholders have also agreed to sell their shares to Sprint in the event the transaction does not close.
Together with the voting commitments previously received from Comcast Corp., Intel Corp and Bright House Networks LLC, who collectively own approximately 13 percent of Clearwire's voting shares, and Clearwire's directors and officers, stockholders owning approximately 45 percent of the Clearwire voting shares not affiliated with Sprint have now agreed to vote their shares in support of the transaction.
The Company will reconvene its Special Meeting of Stockholders on Monday, July 8, 2013, at 10:30 AM Pacific at the Highland Community Center, 14224 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue, Wash., 98007. The record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting remains April 2, 2013.
Evercore Partners is acting as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is acting as counsel to Clearwire. Centerview Partners is acting as financial advisor and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. are acting as counsel to Clearwire's Special Committee. Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P. has advised the company on restructuring matters. (...)
GlobeNewswire
Press Release: Clearwire Corporation – 1 hour 20 minutes ago
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearwire Corporation (CLWR) ("Clearwire" or the "Company") today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS"), a leading independent proxy voting and corporate governance advisory firm, in light of Sprint's revised offer to acquire the approximately 50 percent stake in Clearwire it does not currently own for $5.00 per share, has recommended that Clearwire stockholders vote FOR the proposed merger with Sprint.
In its updated report issued on June 21, 2013, ISS stated: "Given the cash consideration being offered by Sprint is higher than the tender offer from DISH, and therefore the best alternative currently available to maximize value, shareholders should vote FOR the proposed merger with Sprint."[1]
"We are pleased that ISS agrees that Sprint's increased offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Clearwire represents the best value to our stockholders," said Erik Prusch, President and CEO of Clearwire. "This offer has been unanimously recommended by the Special Committee of Clearwire's Board of Directors, which consists of independent, non-Sprint-affiliated directors, and the Board urges Clearwire stockholders to vote 'FOR' the transaction."
As previously disclosed, Sprint has received commitments from a group of significant Clearwire stockholders, including Mount Kellett Capital Management LP, Glenview Capital Management LLC, Chesapeake Partners Management Co., Inc. and Highside Capital Management LP, which collectively own approximately 9 percent of Clearwire's voting shares, to vote their shares in support of the transaction. These stockholders have also agreed to sell their shares to Sprint in the event the transaction does not close.
Together with the voting commitments previously received from Comcast Corp., Intel Corp and Bright House Networks LLC, who collectively own approximately 13 percent of Clearwire's voting shares, and Clearwire's directors and officers, stockholders owning approximately 45 percent of the Clearwire voting shares not affiliated with Sprint have now agreed to vote their shares in support of the transaction.
The Company will reconvene its Special Meeting of Stockholders on Monday, July 8, 2013, at 10:30 AM Pacific at the Highland Community Center, 14224 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue, Wash., 98007. The record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting remains April 2, 2013.
Evercore Partners is acting as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is acting as counsel to Clearwire. Centerview Partners is acting as financial advisor and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. are acting as counsel to Clearwire's Special Committee. Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P. has advised the company on restructuring matters. (...)
... ... Komma Fehler: ... CORRECTING and REPLACING: Plan B - DISH Network's $8.80/Share in Cash and 0.02 Dish shares per Claerwire Share offer.
Plan C: DISH Network's $9.30/Share in Cash and 0.025 Dish shares per Claerwire Share offer.
Dish/Shares Outstanding: 454.67M
Float: 209.14M
% Held by Institutions: 89.00%
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Clearwire Corp
Shares Owned by Insitutions
39.60% ... zuvor 44,7%
Number of Institutions
195 ... zuvor 194
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Sprint Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Merger Agreement with SoftBank
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint – 15 minutes ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint”) (NYSE:S) shareholders voted today to approve and adopt the previously announced merger agreement providing for a substantial investment by SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) (TSE:9984). Sprint shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal, with approximately 98 percent of the votes cast at today’s special shareholders meeting voting in favor of the merger agreement, representing approximately 80 percent of Sprint’s outstanding common stock as of April 18, 2013, the record date for the special meeting.
“Today is a historic day for our company, and I want to thank our shareholders for approving this transformative merger agreement,” said Sprint CEO Dan Hesse. “The transaction with SoftBank should enhance Sprint’s long-term value and competitive position by creating a company with greater financial flexibility.”
Consummation of the Sprint-SoftBank transaction remains subject to the receipt of the Federal Communications Commission approval. Sprint and SoftBank anticipate the merger will be consummated in early July 2013.
As previously announced, Sprint stockholders will have the option to elect to receive cash in the amount of $7.65 or one of New Sprint common stock for each share of Sprint common stock owned by them (subject to the previously disclosed proration provisions in the merger agreement). The total cash consideration available to Sprint stockholders is $16.64 billion. Pro forma for the transaction, the current Sprint stockholders’ resulting equity ownership in a stronger, more competitive New Sprint will be 22 percent while SoftBank will own approximately 78 percent. Sprint and SoftBank have previously mailed to Sprint shareholders forms of election and related instructions and established 5:00 p.m., New York time, on July 5, 2013 as the election deadline, subject to extension. (...)
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dpa-AFX ·
Sprint-Aktionäre befürworten Übernahme durch Softbank aus Japan
Die umkämpfte Übernahme des drittgrößten US-Mobilfunkanbieters Sprint Nextel durch den japanischen Kommunikationskonzern Softbank ist einen guten Schritt vorangekommen. Die Sprint-Aktionäre stimmten am Dienstag auf einer außerordentlichen Hauptversammlung für das 21,6 Milliarden Dollar (16,4 Mrd Euro) schwere Geschäft.
"Heute ist ein historischer Tag für unser Unternehmen", erklärte Sprint-Chef Dan Hesse am Sitz in Overland Park. Aktionäre, die rund 80 Prozent am Unternehmen halten, stellten sich nach Firmenangaben hinter die Transaktion. Noch muss allerdings der US-Netzregulierer FCC zustimmen. Geht alles glatt, sollen die beiden Unternehmen Anfang Juli unter einem Dach arbeiten. Sprint ist einer der größten Konkurrenten der Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile USA , die die Nummer vier auf dem US-Mobilfunkmarkt ist.
Softbank will sich 78 Prozent der Anteile an Sprint sichern, die restlichen 22 Prozent sollen bei bisherigen Aktionären verbleiben. Ein Gegenangebot des amerikanischen Satelliten-TV-Betreiber Dish Network hatte die Übernahme infrage gestellt./das/DP/she
Plan C: DISH Network's $9.30/Share in Cash and 0.025 Dish shares per Claerwire Share offer.
Dish/Shares Outstanding: 454.67M
Float: 209.14M
% Held by Institutions: 89.00%
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Clearwire Corp
Shares Owned by Insitutions
39.60% ... zuvor 44,7%
Number of Institutions
195 ... zuvor 194
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Sprint Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Merger Agreement with SoftBank
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint – 15 minutes ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint”) (NYSE:S) shareholders voted today to approve and adopt the previously announced merger agreement providing for a substantial investment by SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) (TSE:9984). Sprint shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal, with approximately 98 percent of the votes cast at today’s special shareholders meeting voting in favor of the merger agreement, representing approximately 80 percent of Sprint’s outstanding common stock as of April 18, 2013, the record date for the special meeting.
“Today is a historic day for our company, and I want to thank our shareholders for approving this transformative merger agreement,” said Sprint CEO Dan Hesse. “The transaction with SoftBank should enhance Sprint’s long-term value and competitive position by creating a company with greater financial flexibility.”
Consummation of the Sprint-SoftBank transaction remains subject to the receipt of the Federal Communications Commission approval. Sprint and SoftBank anticipate the merger will be consummated in early July 2013.
As previously announced, Sprint stockholders will have the option to elect to receive cash in the amount of $7.65 or one of New Sprint common stock for each share of Sprint common stock owned by them (subject to the previously disclosed proration provisions in the merger agreement). The total cash consideration available to Sprint stockholders is $16.64 billion. Pro forma for the transaction, the current Sprint stockholders’ resulting equity ownership in a stronger, more competitive New Sprint will be 22 percent while SoftBank will own approximately 78 percent. Sprint and SoftBank have previously mailed to Sprint shareholders forms of election and related instructions and established 5:00 p.m., New York time, on July 5, 2013 as the election deadline, subject to extension. (...)
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5.06.2013 | 17:56
dpa-AFX ·
Sprint-Aktionäre befürworten Übernahme durch Softbank aus Japan
Die umkämpfte Übernahme des drittgrößten US-Mobilfunkanbieters Sprint Nextel durch den japanischen Kommunikationskonzern Softbank ist einen guten Schritt vorangekommen. Die Sprint-Aktionäre stimmten am Dienstag auf einer außerordentlichen Hauptversammlung für das 21,6 Milliarden Dollar (16,4 Mrd Euro) schwere Geschäft.
"Heute ist ein historischer Tag für unser Unternehmen", erklärte Sprint-Chef Dan Hesse am Sitz in Overland Park. Aktionäre, die rund 80 Prozent am Unternehmen halten, stellten sich nach Firmenangaben hinter die Transaktion. Noch muss allerdings der US-Netzregulierer FCC zustimmen. Geht alles glatt, sollen die beiden Unternehmen Anfang Juli unter einem Dach arbeiten. Sprint ist einer der größten Konkurrenten der Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile USA , die die Nummer vier auf dem US-Mobilfunkmarkt ist.
Softbank will sich 78 Prozent der Anteile an Sprint sichern, die restlichen 22 Prozent sollen bei bisherigen Aktionären verbleiben. Ein Gegenangebot des amerikanischen Satelliten-TV-Betreiber Dish Network hatte die Übernahme infrage gestellt./das/DP/she
Faster Network Seen as Key to Sprint Revival
Print
Date : 06/25/2013 @ 5:50AM
TOKYO--While arguing his case that he can upend the U.S. wireless industry as he has done successfully in Japan, SoftBank Corp. (9984.TO) Chief Executive Masayoshi Son lists off the parallels between the two markets -- high revenue per user, scarcity of pre-paid users, and consumer thirst for smartphones.
But the difference in network speeds on either side of the Pacific Ocean -- Japanese smartphone connection speeds are 30% to 40% faster than in the U.S. -- presents the fiercely ambitious Japanese billionaire with what he says is an opportunity that he can capitalize on to turn around Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), the number-three U.S. carrier.
"Right now, every time I come to the States, I say "Wow! this is so slow, what is this? It's unbearable,'" he said in October when he announced SoftBank's initial agreement with Sprint, pledging to speed up Sprint's network speeds. (...)
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=58149446
... ... wieviel hat Softbank noch an Kapital zur Verfügung ... ??? ... wieviel Dish-Dollar könnten von Charlie Ergen mit dazukommen ... ??? ... ob man auf das Kapital verzichten kann ... ??? ... muß man evtl. Frequenzen verkaufen ... ???
Date : 06/25/2013 @ 5:50AM
TOKYO--While arguing his case that he can upend the U.S. wireless industry as he has done successfully in Japan, SoftBank Corp. (9984.TO) Chief Executive Masayoshi Son lists off the parallels between the two markets -- high revenue per user, scarcity of pre-paid users, and consumer thirst for smartphones.
But the difference in network speeds on either side of the Pacific Ocean -- Japanese smartphone connection speeds are 30% to 40% faster than in the U.S. -- presents the fiercely ambitious Japanese billionaire with what he says is an opportunity that he can capitalize on to turn around Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), the number-three U.S. carrier.
"Right now, every time I come to the States, I say "Wow! this is so slow, what is this? It's unbearable,'" he said in October when he announced SoftBank's initial agreement with Sprint, pledging to speed up Sprint's network speeds. (...)
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=58149446
... ... wieviel hat Softbank noch an Kapital zur Verfügung ... ??? ... wieviel Dish-Dollar könnten von Charlie Ergen mit dazukommen ... ??? ... ob man auf das Kapital verzichten kann ... ??? ... muß man evtl. Frequenzen verkaufen ... ???
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.920.273 von teecee1 am 25.06.13 20:10:1325.06.2013 | 14:25
APA-dpa-AFX-Analyser ·
Commerzbank hebt Ziel für Kabel Deutschland auf 100 Euro - 'Add'
Die Commerzbank hat das Kursziel für Kabel Deutschland nach einem offiziellen Übernahmeangebot von Vodafone von 78 auf 100 Euro angehoben und die Einstufung auf "Add" belassen. Das neue Ziel basiere auf dem fairen Wert für Kabel Deutschland von 78 Euro zuzüglich 50 Prozent der von Vodafone erwarteten gemeinsamen Synergien von 51 Euro je Aktie, schrieb Analystin Heike Pauls in einer Studie vom Dienstag. Deshalb, sowie angesichts eines noch möglichen Gegenangebots von Liberty Global, empfiehlt sie den Aktionären des Kabelnetzbetreibers, die Offerte abzulehnen./edh/ck
... ... nur mal so nebenbei ... zum nachdenken ...
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11:54 am
Jun 25, 2013
Dealpolitik: Lessons Learned from the SoftBank/Sprint/Clearwire Saga
By Ronald Barusch
Sprint Nextel shareholders have officially blessed the Softbank 9984.TO -3.04% takeover, and, while anything can happen, it is hard to see how Dish can fight its way back on Clearwire after being outbid by Sprint and receiving a tongue-lashing in a Delaware court last week. That leaves an opportunity to give some thought about the lessons learned from the fascinating struggle between SoftBank, Dish, Sprint, Clearwire, their respective shareholders. (...)
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/06/25/dealpolitik-lesson…
APA-dpa-AFX-Analyser ·
Commerzbank hebt Ziel für Kabel Deutschland auf 100 Euro - 'Add'
Die Commerzbank hat das Kursziel für Kabel Deutschland nach einem offiziellen Übernahmeangebot von Vodafone von 78 auf 100 Euro angehoben und die Einstufung auf "Add" belassen. Das neue Ziel basiere auf dem fairen Wert für Kabel Deutschland von 78 Euro zuzüglich 50 Prozent der von Vodafone erwarteten gemeinsamen Synergien von 51 Euro je Aktie, schrieb Analystin Heike Pauls in einer Studie vom Dienstag. Deshalb, sowie angesichts eines noch möglichen Gegenangebots von Liberty Global, empfiehlt sie den Aktionären des Kabelnetzbetreibers, die Offerte abzulehnen./edh/ck
... ... nur mal so nebenbei ... zum nachdenken ...
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11:54 am
Jun 25, 2013
Dealpolitik: Lessons Learned from the SoftBank/Sprint/Clearwire Saga
By Ronald Barusch
Sprint Nextel shareholders have officially blessed the Softbank 9984.TO -3.04% takeover, and, while anything can happen, it is hard to see how Dish can fight its way back on Clearwire after being outbid by Sprint and receiving a tongue-lashing in a Delaware court last week. That leaves an opportunity to give some thought about the lessons learned from the fascinating struggle between SoftBank, Dish, Sprint, Clearwire, their respective shareholders. (...)
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/06/25/dealpolitik-lesson…
T-Mobile to Debut LTE-A 'Features' in 2013
June 25, 2013 | Dan Jones
T-Mobile US is planning to add LTE-Advanced features to its new 4G network before the end of 2013.
"We'll begin rolling out LTE-Advanced features later this year," Dave Mayo, senior vice president of technology, strategy, finance and development at T-Mobile, said at Light Reading's Backhaul Strategies for Mobile Operators event in New York City on Tuesday.
Mayo didn't specifically reveal which LTE-Advanced features will arrive first on the T-Mobile network. After being late to the LTE party, T-Mobile was able to base its initial deployment -- launched this year -- on the 3GPP's Release 10 specification, which is the basis of LTE-Advanced. (See T-Mobile's 4G Advance: Where LTE Goes After Vegas.) (...)
http://www.lightreading.com/wireless-backhaul/tmobile-to-deb…
... ... Softbank hätte auch T-Mobil kaufen können, "NEIN" wir holen uns Sprint mit seinem 2,5 GHz Speck ...!!!
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With iDEN shutdown just days away, Sprint begins 800 MHz refarming for CDMA, LTE
June 26, 2013 | By Phil Goldstein
Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) is just days away from shutting down service on its iDEN Nextel network--the last full day of service will be June 29--but is already looking to the advanced services it will enable on that vacated spectrum.
Bob Azzi, Sprint's senior
vice president of networks
At the same time, Bob Azzi, Sprint's senior vice president of networks, reflected on the lessons Sprint learned during the course of the shutdown, which has been a key part of the carrier's Network Vision network modernization plan. In an interview with FierceWireless, he said that although the obvious lesson is that some technologies do not last forever, the "positive lesson is that there are ways to successfully migrate customers from things they were very used to and very comfortable with to a new set of products," that better suit their future needs. (...)
Read more: With iDEN shutdown just days away, Sprint begins 800 MHz refarming for CDMA, LTE - FierceWireless http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/iden-shutdown-just-days-…
... ... und Clearwire hat Ende Juni seine 2000 Basisstationen fertig ?!?
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Bitkom: Videotelefonie meist per Laptop und Skype
Umfrage zu Geräten und Diensten für Videotelefonie
Berlin, 26.06.13 - Die allermeisten Videotelefonate in Deutschland werden am Laptop über Skype geführt. Andere Geräte und Dienste folgen mit erheblichem Ab-stand. Das ergab eine aktuelle Umfrage im Auftrag des Hightech-Verbandes BITKOM. Rund 17 Millionen Deutsche nutzen zumindest hin und wieder Videotelefonie. 91 Prozent von ihnen verwenden dafür Skype. Es folgen Facebook (13 Prozent), Apple FaceTime (8 Prozent), Google Hangout (5 Prozent) und sonstige Dienste (7 Prozent). Bei den Jüngeren ist vor allem auch Facebook beliebt: Jeder fünfte (20 Prozent) Videotelefonierer zwischen 14 und 29 Jahren nutzt die Video-Chatfunktion des sozialen Netzwerks, und jeder sechste (18 Prozent) der 30- bis 44-Jährigen. (...)
- See more at: http://www.portel.de/nc/portel-7-tage-news-details/artikel/6…
... ... Videotelefonie per Smart-Was ... ???
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BITCOM Studie: Jeder Dritte will eine Smartwatch nutzen
Autor: Andreas Roth
26.06.2013, 19:19 Uhr
Das Smartphone dürfte bald öfter in der Jackentasche bleiben. Jeder dritte Deutsche würde künftig gerne einen Blick auf seine Armbanduhr werfen, um sich über neue Mails oder eingehende Anrufe zu informieren. In einer repräsentativen Umfrage des Hightech-Verbands BITKOM äußerten 31 Prozent der Bundesbürger ihr Interesse an einer Smartwatch, die mit dem Telefon gekoppelt und so mit dem Internet verbunden ist. (...)
Smartwatch von Sony (Bild: Sony)
http://www.prad.de/new/news/shownews_gadgets6979.html
... ... LTE Advanced ... 2,5/2,6 GHz Frequenzen machen es möglich ... "ohne mullen und knullen" ...
June 25, 2013 | Dan Jones
T-Mobile US is planning to add LTE-Advanced features to its new 4G network before the end of 2013.
"We'll begin rolling out LTE-Advanced features later this year," Dave Mayo, senior vice president of technology, strategy, finance and development at T-Mobile, said at Light Reading's Backhaul Strategies for Mobile Operators event in New York City on Tuesday.
Mayo didn't specifically reveal which LTE-Advanced features will arrive first on the T-Mobile network. After being late to the LTE party, T-Mobile was able to base its initial deployment -- launched this year -- on the 3GPP's Release 10 specification, which is the basis of LTE-Advanced. (See T-Mobile's 4G Advance: Where LTE Goes After Vegas.) (...)
http://www.lightreading.com/wireless-backhaul/tmobile-to-deb…
... ... Softbank hätte auch T-Mobil kaufen können, "NEIN" wir holen uns Sprint mit seinem 2,5 GHz Speck ...!!!
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With iDEN shutdown just days away, Sprint begins 800 MHz refarming for CDMA, LTE
June 26, 2013 | By Phil Goldstein
Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) is just days away from shutting down service on its iDEN Nextel network--the last full day of service will be June 29--but is already looking to the advanced services it will enable on that vacated spectrum.
Bob Azzi, Sprint's senior
vice president of networks
At the same time, Bob Azzi, Sprint's senior vice president of networks, reflected on the lessons Sprint learned during the course of the shutdown, which has been a key part of the carrier's Network Vision network modernization plan. In an interview with FierceWireless, he said that although the obvious lesson is that some technologies do not last forever, the "positive lesson is that there are ways to successfully migrate customers from things they were very used to and very comfortable with to a new set of products," that better suit their future needs. (...)
Read more: With iDEN shutdown just days away, Sprint begins 800 MHz refarming for CDMA, LTE - FierceWireless http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/iden-shutdown-just-days-…
... ... und Clearwire hat Ende Juni seine 2000 Basisstationen fertig ?!?
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Bitkom: Videotelefonie meist per Laptop und Skype
Umfrage zu Geräten und Diensten für Videotelefonie
Berlin, 26.06.13 - Die allermeisten Videotelefonate in Deutschland werden am Laptop über Skype geführt. Andere Geräte und Dienste folgen mit erheblichem Ab-stand. Das ergab eine aktuelle Umfrage im Auftrag des Hightech-Verbandes BITKOM. Rund 17 Millionen Deutsche nutzen zumindest hin und wieder Videotelefonie. 91 Prozent von ihnen verwenden dafür Skype. Es folgen Facebook (13 Prozent), Apple FaceTime (8 Prozent), Google Hangout (5 Prozent) und sonstige Dienste (7 Prozent). Bei den Jüngeren ist vor allem auch Facebook beliebt: Jeder fünfte (20 Prozent) Videotelefonierer zwischen 14 und 29 Jahren nutzt die Video-Chatfunktion des sozialen Netzwerks, und jeder sechste (18 Prozent) der 30- bis 44-Jährigen. (...)
- See more at: http://www.portel.de/nc/portel-7-tage-news-details/artikel/6…
... ... Videotelefonie per Smart-Was ... ???
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BITCOM Studie: Jeder Dritte will eine Smartwatch nutzen
Autor: Andreas Roth
26.06.2013, 19:19 Uhr
Das Smartphone dürfte bald öfter in der Jackentasche bleiben. Jeder dritte Deutsche würde künftig gerne einen Blick auf seine Armbanduhr werfen, um sich über neue Mails oder eingehende Anrufe zu informieren. In einer repräsentativen Umfrage des Hightech-Verbands BITKOM äußerten 31 Prozent der Bundesbürger ihr Interesse an einer Smartwatch, die mit dem Telefon gekoppelt und so mit dem Internet verbunden ist. (...)
Smartwatch von Sony (Bild: Sony)
http://www.prad.de/new/news/shownews_gadgets6979.html
... ... LTE Advanced ... 2,5/2,6 GHz Frequenzen machen es möglich ... "ohne mullen und knullen" ...
... ... schlecht gespielt ... jetzt stürtzen sich alle auf T-Mobil ...
Viel Lärm um nichts
Dish gibt auch bei Clearwire auf
Autor: dpa-AFX
| 26.06.2013, 22:23 | 183 Aufrufe
ENGLEWOOD (dpa-AFX) - Dish steht endgültig mit leeren Händen dar: Der US-Satelliten-TV-Anbieter zog am Mittwoch sein Übernahmeangebot für die Sprint-Nextel-Tochter Clearwire zurück. Damit ist der Weg frei für den Mutterkonzern, der mit 5 US-Dollar zuletzt deutlich mehr geboten hatte als Dish, die ihr Angebot von 4,40 Dollar nicht mehr erhöhen wollte. Zuvor schon hatte Dish beim Übernahmekampf um Sprint Nextel gegen die japanische Softbank aufgegeben./he
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27.06.2013 | 00:18
AFX News ·
ROUNDUP: Dish Abandons Clearwire Bid
MERIDIAN (dpa-AFX) - Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp. (DISH), Wednesday withdrew its offer to acquire broadband wireless operator Clearwire Corp. (CLWR), ending its protracted bid to get into the telecom arena.
Dish, which had finally offered to acquire Clearwire for $4.40 a share, found it hard to surpass a rival offer of $5.00 a share from mobile phone carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) that has a near 51 percent stake in Clearwire.
This is the second time Dish has stepped back from a possible deal. Earlier this month, Dish aborted its hostile $25.5 billion bid to acquire Sprint, which is now merging with Japanese telecom company SoftBank Corp. (SFTBF.PK, SFTBY.PK).
Sprint has had been waging a battle with Dish to acquire the remaining stake in Clearwire. While the Clearwire Board initially supported Dish's final offer, it later favored Sprint's superior bid that values the company at $14 billion.
Sprint has received commitments of support from a group of key Clearwire stockholders, including Mount Kellett Capital Management LP, Glenview Capital Management LLC, Chesapeake Partners Management Co. and Highside Capital Management LP, which collectively own about 9 percent of Clearwire voting shares.
Stockholders owning about 45 percent of the Clearwire voting shares not affiliated with Sprint, have also agreed to support the deal, which is contingent on the consummation of Sprint's merger with SoftBank.
On Tuesday, Sprint said its shareholders approved the merger with SoftBank, which will be acquiring a 78 percent stake in Sprint for a sweetened offer of $21.6 billion, which includes a higher cash component. The deal is expected to close in early July.
Sprint, the third largest mobile carrier in the U.S., is keen to cement its position in the wireless industry and leverage Clearwire's 2.5 GHz spectrum assets. The deal is expected to enable Sprint take on a sector dominated by AT&T Inc. (T) and Verizon Communications (VZ).
Dish closed Wednesday at $40.20, up 0.42%, on a volume of 1.8 million shares on the Nasdaq. In after hours, the stock fell $0.09 or 0.23%.
Clearwire closed at $5.09, up 0.79%, on a volume of 17.8 million shares on the Nasdaq. In after hours, the stock dropped $0.11 or 2.16%.
Viel Lärm um nichts
Dish gibt auch bei Clearwire auf
Autor: dpa-AFX
| 26.06.2013, 22:23 | 183 Aufrufe
ENGLEWOOD (dpa-AFX) - Dish steht endgültig mit leeren Händen dar: Der US-Satelliten-TV-Anbieter zog am Mittwoch sein Übernahmeangebot für die Sprint-Nextel-Tochter Clearwire zurück. Damit ist der Weg frei für den Mutterkonzern, der mit 5 US-Dollar zuletzt deutlich mehr geboten hatte als Dish, die ihr Angebot von 4,40 Dollar nicht mehr erhöhen wollte. Zuvor schon hatte Dish beim Übernahmekampf um Sprint Nextel gegen die japanische Softbank aufgegeben./he
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27.06.2013 | 00:18
AFX News ·
ROUNDUP: Dish Abandons Clearwire Bid
MERIDIAN (dpa-AFX) - Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp. (DISH), Wednesday withdrew its offer to acquire broadband wireless operator Clearwire Corp. (CLWR), ending its protracted bid to get into the telecom arena.
Dish, which had finally offered to acquire Clearwire for $4.40 a share, found it hard to surpass a rival offer of $5.00 a share from mobile phone carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) that has a near 51 percent stake in Clearwire.
This is the second time Dish has stepped back from a possible deal. Earlier this month, Dish aborted its hostile $25.5 billion bid to acquire Sprint, which is now merging with Japanese telecom company SoftBank Corp. (SFTBF.PK, SFTBY.PK).
Sprint has had been waging a battle with Dish to acquire the remaining stake in Clearwire. While the Clearwire Board initially supported Dish's final offer, it later favored Sprint's superior bid that values the company at $14 billion.
Sprint has received commitments of support from a group of key Clearwire stockholders, including Mount Kellett Capital Management LP, Glenview Capital Management LLC, Chesapeake Partners Management Co. and Highside Capital Management LP, which collectively own about 9 percent of Clearwire voting shares.
Stockholders owning about 45 percent of the Clearwire voting shares not affiliated with Sprint, have also agreed to support the deal, which is contingent on the consummation of Sprint's merger with SoftBank.
On Tuesday, Sprint said its shareholders approved the merger with SoftBank, which will be acquiring a 78 percent stake in Sprint for a sweetened offer of $21.6 billion, which includes a higher cash component. The deal is expected to close in early July.
Sprint, the third largest mobile carrier in the U.S., is keen to cement its position in the wireless industry and leverage Clearwire's 2.5 GHz spectrum assets. The deal is expected to enable Sprint take on a sector dominated by AT&T Inc. (T) and Verizon Communications (VZ).
Dish closed Wednesday at $40.20, up 0.42%, on a volume of 1.8 million shares on the Nasdaq. In after hours, the stock fell $0.09 or 0.23%.
Clearwire closed at $5.09, up 0.79%, on a volume of 17.8 million shares on the Nasdaq. In after hours, the stock dropped $0.11 or 2.16%.
... ...ohhh, ohhh: zu wenig Frequenzen nix gut ...
... ... beginnt der Ausverkauf bei USM ... erst Sprint jetzt T-Mobil ...
UPDATE 1-T-Mobile buys wireless spectrum to boost 4G rollouts
Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:30am EDT
(Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc said it would buy some wireless spectrum covering the Mississippi Valley region from U.S. Cellular Corp for about $308 million to boost capacity as telecom carriers scramble to roll out high-speed services. (...)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/28/tmobileus-spectrum…
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U.S. Cellular To Sell Mississippi Valley Spectrum License For $308 Million
PR Newswire
Press Release: United States Cellular Corporation – 2 hours 46 minutes ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-cellular-sell-mississippi-va…
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Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) awaiting FCC clearance for sellout to Sprint
Posted by Ryan Mandell June 28, 2013
The United States telecom regulator, FCC has no plans of asking Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) or Sprint to divest any of their spectrum in lieu of gaining approval for the latter’s proposed acquisition of Clearwire. The FCC is reviewing Softbank’s proposed Sprint buyout as well as Sprint’s proposed Clearwire buyout in one review itself and its votes on these deals may be announced before the week is out. On Thursday, Mignon Clyburn, the FCC’s Acting Chairwoman said that she has put forth a draft order to the other two commissioners of the FCC and recommended the deals approvals. (...)
http://gdpinsider.com/clearwire-corporation-nasdaqclwr-await…
... ... beginnt der Ausverkauf bei USM ... erst Sprint jetzt T-Mobil ...
UPDATE 1-T-Mobile buys wireless spectrum to boost 4G rollouts
Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:30am EDT
(Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc said it would buy some wireless spectrum covering the Mississippi Valley region from U.S. Cellular Corp for about $308 million to boost capacity as telecom carriers scramble to roll out high-speed services. (...)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/28/tmobileus-spectrum…
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U.S. Cellular To Sell Mississippi Valley Spectrum License For $308 Million
PR Newswire
Press Release: United States Cellular Corporation – 2 hours 46 minutes ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-cellular-sell-mississippi-va…
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Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) awaiting FCC clearance for sellout to Sprint
Posted by Ryan Mandell June 28, 2013
The United States telecom regulator, FCC has no plans of asking Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) or Sprint to divest any of their spectrum in lieu of gaining approval for the latter’s proposed acquisition of Clearwire. The FCC is reviewing Softbank’s proposed Sprint buyout as well as Sprint’s proposed Clearwire buyout in one review itself and its votes on these deals may be announced before the week is out. On Thursday, Mignon Clyburn, the FCC’s Acting Chairwoman said that she has put forth a draft order to the other two commissioners of the FCC and recommended the deals approvals. (...)
http://gdpinsider.com/clearwire-corporation-nasdaqclwr-await…
27.06.2013 | 17:20
PR Newswire ·
Verizon Wireless Celebrates Parkersburg, W.Va. As Company's 500th 4G LTE Market
PARKERSBURG, W.Va., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Verizon Wireless announced that Parkersburg, W.Va. is the 500th market to launch the company's 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution), the nation's largest 4G LTE network. (...)
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2013-06/27247673…
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Jun 26, 2013, 4:21pm EDT
Verizon plans vast network upgrade
In an effort to keep up with the Joneses -- or just AT&T
-- Verizon will spend $8.9 billion on network upgrades.
Courtesy Bloomberg
Staff New York Business Journal
Verizon Wireless plans to spend $8.9 billion this year as part of a vast upgrade of its network this year that will include wider coverage and faster speeds, according to Bloomberg. (...)
http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2013/06/26/verizon-p…
... ... braucht man da 2,5 GHz Speck drumherum ...
PR Newswire ·
Verizon Wireless Celebrates Parkersburg, W.Va. As Company's 500th 4G LTE Market
PARKERSBURG, W.Va., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Verizon Wireless announced that Parkersburg, W.Va. is the 500th market to launch the company's 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution), the nation's largest 4G LTE network. (...)
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2013-06/27247673…
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Jun 26, 2013, 4:21pm EDT
Verizon plans vast network upgrade
In an effort to keep up with the Joneses -- or just AT&T
-- Verizon will spend $8.9 billion on network upgrades.
Courtesy Bloomberg
Staff New York Business Journal
Verizon Wireless plans to spend $8.9 billion this year as part of a vast upgrade of its network this year that will include wider coverage and faster speeds, according to Bloomberg. (...)
http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2013/06/26/verizon-p…
... ... braucht man da 2,5 GHz Speck drumherum ...
Das rollende Internet
28.06.13 – Will Knight
Einige Fahrer bekommen bereits
Warnmeldungen des V2V-Systems im
Auto angezeigt.
Die Vernetzung des Straßenverkehrs wird im bislang größten Feldversuch im US-Bundesstaat Michigan getestet. Die Autofahrer sind bereits begeistert - doch die US-Regierung könnte vor den Kosten zurückschrecken.
„Vernetzt Euch!“ – der Imperativ des Informationszeitalters ist längst auch Programm für die weitere Entwicklung des Autos. Noch besteht diese Vernetzung darin, dass man das Seitenfenster runterkurbelt und in den Nachbarwagen hineinruft. In einigen Jahren aber sollen Autos selbsttätig miteinander kommunizieren und den Straßenverkehr sicherer und sauberer machen, so die Vision von Autoherstellern und Forschungseinrichtungen. (...)
http://www.heise.de/tr/artikel/Das-rollende-Internet-1897783…
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28.06.2013 14:37
Verwundbare Industrieanlagen: Fernsteuerbares Gotteshaus
Anfang Mai berichteten wir in c't 11/13 darüber, dass hunderte Industrieanlagen allein in Deutschland unzureichend geschützt mit dem Internet verbunden sind – darunter Fernwärmekraftwerke, eine Brauerei und sogar eine Justizvollzugsanstalt. Durch eine von heise Security aufgedeckte Schwachstelle in den Steuersystemen war es sogar möglich, die Kontrolle zu übernehmen, zum Beispiel einer Kirche. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Verwundbare-Industrie…
28.06.13 – Will Knight
Einige Fahrer bekommen bereits
Warnmeldungen des V2V-Systems im
Auto angezeigt.
Die Vernetzung des Straßenverkehrs wird im bislang größten Feldversuch im US-Bundesstaat Michigan getestet. Die Autofahrer sind bereits begeistert - doch die US-Regierung könnte vor den Kosten zurückschrecken.
„Vernetzt Euch!“ – der Imperativ des Informationszeitalters ist längst auch Programm für die weitere Entwicklung des Autos. Noch besteht diese Vernetzung darin, dass man das Seitenfenster runterkurbelt und in den Nachbarwagen hineinruft. In einigen Jahren aber sollen Autos selbsttätig miteinander kommunizieren und den Straßenverkehr sicherer und sauberer machen, so die Vision von Autoherstellern und Forschungseinrichtungen. (...)
http://www.heise.de/tr/artikel/Das-rollende-Internet-1897783…
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28.06.2013 14:37
Verwundbare Industrieanlagen: Fernsteuerbares Gotteshaus
Anfang Mai berichteten wir in c't 11/13 darüber, dass hunderte Industrieanlagen allein in Deutschland unzureichend geschützt mit dem Internet verbunden sind – darunter Fernwärmekraftwerke, eine Brauerei und sogar eine Justizvollzugsanstalt. Durch eine von heise Security aufgedeckte Schwachstelle in den Steuersystemen war es sogar möglich, die Kontrolle zu übernehmen, zum Beispiel einer Kirche. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Verwundbare-Industrie…
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.937.569 von teecee1 am 27.06.13 17:26:22 ... ... hat Dish Network einen Deal mit Sprint/Softbank hinter den Kulissen ausgehandelt ???
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CREST FINANCIAL LIMITED
JPMorgan Chase Tower
600 Travis, Suite 6800
Houston, Texas 77002
July 3, 2013
Dear Fellow Clearwire Stockholders,
Crest Financial Ltd (“Crest”) writes one final time with respect to Clearwire Corporation (“Clearwire”) and its proposed merger transaction with Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint”). As you know, recently Sprint raised the price it will pay in the merger to $5 per share. As we are now satisfied with these terms, which represents a 68% increase to the initial merger consideration of $2.97, we have agreed with Sprint and Clearwire to cease opposition to the transaction and to vote in favor of the merger.
We are proud of our campaign and stand by our analysis. At the same time, with this favorable resolution, we withdraw any statements made in the heat of battle that may be construed as disparaging to Clearwire, Sprint, their directors and officers, or any other participants in this hard fought contest.
Thank you to all who took the time to meet with us by phone or in person and listened to our views on the proposed transaction. Congratulations to all Clearwire stockholders.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ David K. Schumacher
David K. Schumacher
General Counsel
Crest Financial Limited
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03.07.2013 | 09:56
(148 Leser)
dpa-AFX ·
Kreise: Softbank steht kurz vor letzter Genehmigung für Sprint-Übernahme
Der japanische Internet- und Mobilfunkkonzern Softbank wird bei der Übernahme des US-Mobilfunkers Sprint Kreisen zufolge die letzte Hürde nehmen. Zwei von drei Mitgliedern der US-Netzregulierer FCC unterstützten den Zusammenschluss, berichtet die Nachrichtenagentur Bloomberg am Mittwoch unter Berufung auf informierte Personen.
Die Genehmigung der FCC betreffe sowohl die Übernahme Sprints durch Softbank als auch den Kauf der verbleibenden Clearwire-Anteile durch die Muttergesellschaft Sprint. Werde die Entscheidung der FCC offiziell getroffen und bekannt gemacht, könnten die beiden Unternehmen noch Anfang Juli unter einem Dach arbeiten.
Im Juni hatten die Sprint-Aktionäre auf einer außerordentlichen Hauptversammlung für das 21,6 Milliarden Dollar (16,4 Mrd Euro) schwere Geschäft gestimmt. Aktionäre, die rund 80 Prozent am Unternehmen halten, stellten sich hinter die Transaktion.
Softbank will sich 78 Prozent der Anteile an Sprint sichern, die restlichen 22 Prozent sollen bei bisherigen Aktionären verbleiben. Ein Gegenangebot des amerikanischen Satelliten-TV-Betreiber Dish hatte die Übernahme infrage gestellt.
Sprint ist einer der größten Konkurrenten der Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile USA , die die Nummer vier auf dem US-Mobilfunkmarkt ist. Davor rangieren die beiden Platzhirsche AT&T und Verizon Wireless./fn/enl/kja
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04.07.2013 | 14:54
(77 Leser)
Bernecker Börsenbriefe ·
Softbank: Sprint-Zukauf gestattet
Der japanische Konzern Softbank - Internet- und Mobilfunkanbieter - hat die regulatorische Hürde offenbar bewältigt: Der Kauf eines Anteils von 78 Prozent am Mobilfunkkonzern Sprint Nextel (USA) kann noch im Juli vollendet werden. Die US-Behörde Federal Communications Commission genehmigte außerdem, dass Sprint Nextel seinen Anteil am Mobilfunkanbieter Clearwire (USA) auf 100 Prozent aufstockt.
Sprint Nextel ist die Nummer drei im US-Mobilfunkmarkt hinter AT&T und Verizon Wireless. Die US-Tochter der Deutschen Telekom rangiert auf Platz vier.
Die Softbank-Aktie legte seit einem Jahr (auf Yen-Basis) rund 90 Prozent zu, heute verliert sie 1,0 % und kostet 43,75 Euro.
Helmut Gellermann / Bernecker Einzelanalyse
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2013-07/27310956…
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CREST FINANCIAL LIMITED
JPMorgan Chase Tower
600 Travis, Suite 6800
Houston, Texas 77002
July 3, 2013
Dear Fellow Clearwire Stockholders,
Crest Financial Ltd (“Crest”) writes one final time with respect to Clearwire Corporation (“Clearwire”) and its proposed merger transaction with Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint”). As you know, recently Sprint raised the price it will pay in the merger to $5 per share. As we are now satisfied with these terms, which represents a 68% increase to the initial merger consideration of $2.97, we have agreed with Sprint and Clearwire to cease opposition to the transaction and to vote in favor of the merger.
We are proud of our campaign and stand by our analysis. At the same time, with this favorable resolution, we withdraw any statements made in the heat of battle that may be construed as disparaging to Clearwire, Sprint, their directors and officers, or any other participants in this hard fought contest.
Thank you to all who took the time to meet with us by phone or in person and listened to our views on the proposed transaction. Congratulations to all Clearwire stockholders.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ David K. Schumacher
David K. Schumacher
General Counsel
Crest Financial Limited
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03.07.2013 | 09:56
(148 Leser)
dpa-AFX ·
Kreise: Softbank steht kurz vor letzter Genehmigung für Sprint-Übernahme
Der japanische Internet- und Mobilfunkkonzern Softbank wird bei der Übernahme des US-Mobilfunkers Sprint Kreisen zufolge die letzte Hürde nehmen. Zwei von drei Mitgliedern der US-Netzregulierer FCC unterstützten den Zusammenschluss, berichtet die Nachrichtenagentur Bloomberg am Mittwoch unter Berufung auf informierte Personen.
Die Genehmigung der FCC betreffe sowohl die Übernahme Sprints durch Softbank als auch den Kauf der verbleibenden Clearwire-Anteile durch die Muttergesellschaft Sprint. Werde die Entscheidung der FCC offiziell getroffen und bekannt gemacht, könnten die beiden Unternehmen noch Anfang Juli unter einem Dach arbeiten.
Im Juni hatten die Sprint-Aktionäre auf einer außerordentlichen Hauptversammlung für das 21,6 Milliarden Dollar (16,4 Mrd Euro) schwere Geschäft gestimmt. Aktionäre, die rund 80 Prozent am Unternehmen halten, stellten sich hinter die Transaktion.
Softbank will sich 78 Prozent der Anteile an Sprint sichern, die restlichen 22 Prozent sollen bei bisherigen Aktionären verbleiben. Ein Gegenangebot des amerikanischen Satelliten-TV-Betreiber Dish hatte die Übernahme infrage gestellt.
Sprint ist einer der größten Konkurrenten der Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile USA , die die Nummer vier auf dem US-Mobilfunkmarkt ist. Davor rangieren die beiden Platzhirsche AT&T und Verizon Wireless./fn/enl/kja
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04.07.2013 | 14:54
(77 Leser)
Bernecker Börsenbriefe ·
Softbank: Sprint-Zukauf gestattet
Der japanische Konzern Softbank - Internet- und Mobilfunkanbieter - hat die regulatorische Hürde offenbar bewältigt: Der Kauf eines Anteils von 78 Prozent am Mobilfunkkonzern Sprint Nextel (USA) kann noch im Juli vollendet werden. Die US-Behörde Federal Communications Commission genehmigte außerdem, dass Sprint Nextel seinen Anteil am Mobilfunkanbieter Clearwire (USA) auf 100 Prozent aufstockt.
Sprint Nextel ist die Nummer drei im US-Mobilfunkmarkt hinter AT&T und Verizon Wireless. Die US-Tochter der Deutschen Telekom rangiert auf Platz vier.
Die Softbank-Aktie legte seit einem Jahr (auf Yen-Basis) rund 90 Prozent zu, heute verliert sie 1,0 % und kostet 43,75 Euro.
Helmut Gellermann / Bernecker Einzelanalyse
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2013-07/27310956…
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.985.323 von teecee1 am 04.07.13 19:49:49 ROUNDUP/Softbank hat Sprint-Übernahme geschafft
FCC genehmigt Kauf
Autor: dpa-AFX
| 05.07.2013, 22:11 | 190 Aufrufe
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Softbank ist bei der angestrebten Übernahme von Sprint Nextel am Ziel. Mit dem US-Netzregulierer FCC genehmigte am Freitag die letzte Behörde den Kauf. Der japanische Internetkonzern legt für den US-Mobilfunkspezialisten insgesamt 21,6 Milliarden Dollar auf den Tisch. Im Juni hatten die Sprint-Aktionäre dem Geschäft zugestimmt. Der US-Satelliten-TV-Betreiber Dish hatte sich zuvor aus dem Bieterkampf zurückgezogen. Nach der Entscheidung könnte die Übernahme noch in diesem Monat abgeschlossen werden.
Sprint ist einer der größten Konkurrenten der Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile USA , die die Nummer vier auf dem US-Mobilfunkmarkt ist. Davor rangieren die beiden Platzhirsche AT&T und Verizon Wireless.
Die Behörde genehmigte auch den Kauf der verbleibenden Clearwire-Anteile durch den Mutterkonzern Sprint. Auch hier hatte Dish zunächst gegengehalten, sich später aber zurückgezogen./he
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Federal Communications Commission Approves SoftBank’s Investment in Sprint and Sprint’s Acquisition of Clearwire
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint and SoftBank and Clearwire – 10 hours ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., BELLEVUE, Wash. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it has voted unanimously to approve the applications filed by SoftBank (TSE:9984), Sprint (NYSE:S) and Clearwire (CLWR) related to their transactions announced last year.
This decision completes all Federal government reviews of both SoftBank’s investment in Sprint and Sprint’s acquisition of Clearwire. Sprint’s shareholders approved the SoftBank transaction with Sprint on June 25th. Clearwire’s shareholders are scheduled to vote on the Sprint transaction with Clearwire, which has been recommended by Clearwire’s Board of Directors, on July 8th.
“We would like to thank Acting Chairwoman Clyburn, Commissioners Rosenworcel and Pai, as well as the staff of the FCC for their thorough review of these transactions,” said Sprint CEO Dan Hesse. “Just two years ago, the wireless industry was at the doorstep of duopoly, but with these transformative transactions, we are one step closer to a stronger Sprint which will better serve consumers, challenge the market share leaders and drive innovation in the American economy.”
“We appreciate the forward thinking, consumer focused stance the FCC has taken by approving the proposed transaction. As the company that built America’s first nationwide 4G network, Clearwire looks forward to joining Sprint and deploying an even faster and richer 4G experience for consumers across the country,” said Clearwire CEO and President Erik Prusch. “This is the right transaction at the right time to best deploy Clearwire’s spectrum to create a broadband network that will bring additional services and alternatives to wireless consumers.”
“The FCC’s thoughtful review and approval of these transactions represents an important step toward creating a more competitive U.S. wireless marketplace,” said SoftBank Chairman & CEO Masayoshi Son. “SoftBank’s investment in Sprint will bring innovation and increased customer focus, which will enable us to begin creating a true competitor in a market dominated by two companies. We look forward to leveraging the significant talent and resources of the New Sprint to bring innovation and better service to U.S. consumers.”
Sprint, Clearwire and SoftBank anticipate that the transactions will close in early July 2013, subject to the remaining closing conditions. (...)
FCC genehmigt Kauf
Autor: dpa-AFX
| 05.07.2013, 22:11 | 190 Aufrufe
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Softbank ist bei der angestrebten Übernahme von Sprint Nextel am Ziel. Mit dem US-Netzregulierer FCC genehmigte am Freitag die letzte Behörde den Kauf. Der japanische Internetkonzern legt für den US-Mobilfunkspezialisten insgesamt 21,6 Milliarden Dollar auf den Tisch. Im Juni hatten die Sprint-Aktionäre dem Geschäft zugestimmt. Der US-Satelliten-TV-Betreiber Dish hatte sich zuvor aus dem Bieterkampf zurückgezogen. Nach der Entscheidung könnte die Übernahme noch in diesem Monat abgeschlossen werden.
Sprint ist einer der größten Konkurrenten der Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile USA , die die Nummer vier auf dem US-Mobilfunkmarkt ist. Davor rangieren die beiden Platzhirsche AT&T und Verizon Wireless.
Die Behörde genehmigte auch den Kauf der verbleibenden Clearwire-Anteile durch den Mutterkonzern Sprint. Auch hier hatte Dish zunächst gegengehalten, sich später aber zurückgezogen./he
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Federal Communications Commission Approves SoftBank’s Investment in Sprint and Sprint’s Acquisition of Clearwire
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint and SoftBank and Clearwire – 10 hours ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., BELLEVUE, Wash. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it has voted unanimously to approve the applications filed by SoftBank (TSE:9984), Sprint (NYSE:S) and Clearwire (CLWR) related to their transactions announced last year.
This decision completes all Federal government reviews of both SoftBank’s investment in Sprint and Sprint’s acquisition of Clearwire. Sprint’s shareholders approved the SoftBank transaction with Sprint on June 25th. Clearwire’s shareholders are scheduled to vote on the Sprint transaction with Clearwire, which has been recommended by Clearwire’s Board of Directors, on July 8th.
“We would like to thank Acting Chairwoman Clyburn, Commissioners Rosenworcel and Pai, as well as the staff of the FCC for their thorough review of these transactions,” said Sprint CEO Dan Hesse. “Just two years ago, the wireless industry was at the doorstep of duopoly, but with these transformative transactions, we are one step closer to a stronger Sprint which will better serve consumers, challenge the market share leaders and drive innovation in the American economy.”
“We appreciate the forward thinking, consumer focused stance the FCC has taken by approving the proposed transaction. As the company that built America’s first nationwide 4G network, Clearwire looks forward to joining Sprint and deploying an even faster and richer 4G experience for consumers across the country,” said Clearwire CEO and President Erik Prusch. “This is the right transaction at the right time to best deploy Clearwire’s spectrum to create a broadband network that will bring additional services and alternatives to wireless consumers.”
“The FCC’s thoughtful review and approval of these transactions represents an important step toward creating a more competitive U.S. wireless marketplace,” said SoftBank Chairman & CEO Masayoshi Son. “SoftBank’s investment in Sprint will bring innovation and increased customer focus, which will enable us to begin creating a true competitor in a market dominated by two companies. We look forward to leveraging the significant talent and resources of the New Sprint to bring innovation and better service to U.S. consumers.”
Sprint, Clearwire and SoftBank anticipate that the transactions will close in early July 2013, subject to the remaining closing conditions. (...)
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.994.855 von teecee1 am 06.07.13 07:53:09Sprint and SoftBank Announce Preliminary Results of Cash and Stock Elections by Sprint Shareholders
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint Nextel – 3 hours ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint”) (NYSE:S) and SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) (TSE:9984) today announced the preliminary results of elections made by Sprint shareholders regarding their preferences as to the form of merger consideration they will receive in connection with the pending transaction between Sprint and SoftBank. The deadline for Sprint shareholders to have made elections in connection with the transaction was 5:00 p.m., New York time, on July 5, 2013.
Of the 3,026,063,027 shares of Sprint common stock outstanding as of July 5, 2013, holders of:
* 79,708,999 shares, or approximately 3 percent of outstanding shares, elected to receive shares of Sprint Corporation (“New Sprint”) common stock;
* 1,607,839,145 shares, or approximately 53 percent of outstanding shares, elected to receive cash; and
* 1,338,514,883 shares, or approximately 44 percent of outstanding shares, made no election and therefore will be deemed to have elected to receive cash.
The allocation of the merger consideration will be computed using the formula set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 15, 2012, as subsequently amended (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Sprint, SoftBank and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, Starburst I, Inc., Starburst II, Inc. (“Starburst II”) and Starburst III, Inc.
Elections to receive cash or stock consideration made by Sprint shareholders are subject to proration, as described in the Merger Agreement and the proxy statement/prospectus and related supplement relating to the transaction. Proration is required if either the available cash consideration ($16,640,000,000) or the available New Sprint common stock consideration is oversubscribed. As a result of the elections set forth above, the available cash consideration has been oversubscribed. Accordingly, each share of Sprint common stock for which a stock election was made will be converted into the right to receive one share of New Sprint common stock, and each share of Sprint common stock for which a cash election (or no election) was made will be converted into the right to receive a combination of cash and shares of New Sprint common stock.
Based on the number of shares of Sprint common stock outstanding as of July 5, 2013, each share of Sprint common stock for which a cash election (or no election) was made will be converted into the right to receive approximately $5.647658 in cash and 0.26174408 shares of New Sprint common stock (subject to adjustment based on changes in the number of outstanding shares of Sprint common stock between July 5 and the closing of the merger).
Sprint and SoftBank currently expect to close the merger on July 10, 2013, effective after the close of trading that day. (...)
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S&P cuts Softbank rating after Sprint deal clears
S&P cuts Softbank credit rating to junk after Sprint acquisition gets regulatory greenlight
Associated Press – 3 hours ago
TOKYO (AP) -- Standard & Poor's has cut Softbank's credit rating to reflect increased financial risks following clearance of its $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp.
S&P says Monday it cut Softbank's rating to BB+, which is the highest junk grade rating, from BBB. Softbank shares fell 3.4 percent in Tokyo.
The ratings agency says Softbank's debt will increase substantially as a result of buying 78 percent of Sprint.
The Federal Communications Commission approved the Sprint deal on Friday.
S&P says Sprint, the third biggest U.S. wireless carrier, has weak cash-flow and high debt while Sprint's acquisition of Clearwire will add to the financial burden on Japan's Softbank.
But S&P expects Sprint's profitability to improve under its new owner and says Softbank is supported by its strong market position in Japan.
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SoftBank plans capital spending for Sprint of $8 billion this year and in 2014 before dropping to $6 billion annually for the four years after that.
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint Nextel – 3 hours ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint”) (NYSE:S) and SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) (TSE:9984) today announced the preliminary results of elections made by Sprint shareholders regarding their preferences as to the form of merger consideration they will receive in connection with the pending transaction between Sprint and SoftBank. The deadline for Sprint shareholders to have made elections in connection with the transaction was 5:00 p.m., New York time, on July 5, 2013.
Of the 3,026,063,027 shares of Sprint common stock outstanding as of July 5, 2013, holders of:
* 79,708,999 shares, or approximately 3 percent of outstanding shares, elected to receive shares of Sprint Corporation (“New Sprint”) common stock;
* 1,607,839,145 shares, or approximately 53 percent of outstanding shares, elected to receive cash; and
* 1,338,514,883 shares, or approximately 44 percent of outstanding shares, made no election and therefore will be deemed to have elected to receive cash.
The allocation of the merger consideration will be computed using the formula set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 15, 2012, as subsequently amended (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Sprint, SoftBank and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, Starburst I, Inc., Starburst II, Inc. (“Starburst II”) and Starburst III, Inc.
Elections to receive cash or stock consideration made by Sprint shareholders are subject to proration, as described in the Merger Agreement and the proxy statement/prospectus and related supplement relating to the transaction. Proration is required if either the available cash consideration ($16,640,000,000) or the available New Sprint common stock consideration is oversubscribed. As a result of the elections set forth above, the available cash consideration has been oversubscribed. Accordingly, each share of Sprint common stock for which a stock election was made will be converted into the right to receive one share of New Sprint common stock, and each share of Sprint common stock for which a cash election (or no election) was made will be converted into the right to receive a combination of cash and shares of New Sprint common stock.
Based on the number of shares of Sprint common stock outstanding as of July 5, 2013, each share of Sprint common stock for which a cash election (or no election) was made will be converted into the right to receive approximately $5.647658 in cash and 0.26174408 shares of New Sprint common stock (subject to adjustment based on changes in the number of outstanding shares of Sprint common stock between July 5 and the closing of the merger).
Sprint and SoftBank currently expect to close the merger on July 10, 2013, effective after the close of trading that day. (...)
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S&P cuts Softbank rating after Sprint deal clears
S&P cuts Softbank credit rating to junk after Sprint acquisition gets regulatory greenlight
Associated Press – 3 hours ago
TOKYO (AP) -- Standard & Poor's has cut Softbank's credit rating to reflect increased financial risks following clearance of its $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp.
S&P says Monday it cut Softbank's rating to BB+, which is the highest junk grade rating, from BBB. Softbank shares fell 3.4 percent in Tokyo.
The ratings agency says Softbank's debt will increase substantially as a result of buying 78 percent of Sprint.
The Federal Communications Commission approved the Sprint deal on Friday.
S&P says Sprint, the third biggest U.S. wireless carrier, has weak cash-flow and high debt while Sprint's acquisition of Clearwire will add to the financial burden on Japan's Softbank.
But S&P expects Sprint's profitability to improve under its new owner and says Softbank is supported by its strong market position in Japan.
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SoftBank plans capital spending for Sprint of $8 billion this year and in 2014 before dropping to $6 billion annually for the four years after that.
08.07.2013 09:37
Mexikanischer Multimilliardär investiert in Shazam
Der mexikanische Multimilliardär Carlos Slim Helú hat 40 Millionen US-Dollar in den Musikerkennungsdienst Shazam investiert, berichtet das IT-Blog All Things D. Slim Helú war bis vor wenigen Wochen der reichste Mensch der Welt. Mit seinem Geld wolle Shazam seinen bereits angekündigten Schritt Richtung Fernsehen nun noch schneller vollziehen. Dabei geht es etwa um die Erkennung von Musik in Werbung und die Verknüpfung mit der beworbenen Marke. Die Führung von Shazam erwartet demnach, dass die TV-Sparte die Musiksparte innerhalb der nächsten 18 Monate überholen wird. (...)
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Carlos Slim’s America Movil Pumps $40 Million Investment Into Shazam
July 7, 2013 at 1:50 pm PT
Shazam, the maker of the popular mobile app that uses an audio technology to help users identify songs and TV shows, has received a $40 million investment from Latin American wireless giant America Movil. As part of the deal, Carlos Slim’s Mexico City-based company will work to pre-load Shazam onto mobile phones in the regions in which it operates, said Shazam CEO Rich Riley, the Yahoo veteran who was hired as CEO in April. (...)
http://allthingsd.com/20130707/carlos-slims-america-movil-pu…
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04.07.2013 11:31
Samsung schluckt Boxee
Der südkoreanische Elektronikkonzern Samsung hat den auf Streaming-Settop-Boxen spezialisierten amerikanisch-israelischen Hersteller Boxee aufgekauft. Eine Samsung-Sprecherin bestätigte die Übernahme am Mittwochabend gegenüber der New York Times. Die israelische Website The Marker hatte zuvor berichtet, dass Samsung 30 Millionen Dollar (knapp 23 Millionen Euro) zahle. Die Südkoreaner wollen mit der Übernahme offenbar besser gegen Apples Multimedia-TV-Pläne gewappnet sein, die schon seit langem in der Luft liegen. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Samsung-schluckt-Boxe…
Mexikanischer Multimilliardär investiert in Shazam
Der mexikanische Multimilliardär Carlos Slim Helú hat 40 Millionen US-Dollar in den Musikerkennungsdienst Shazam investiert, berichtet das IT-Blog All Things D. Slim Helú war bis vor wenigen Wochen der reichste Mensch der Welt. Mit seinem Geld wolle Shazam seinen bereits angekündigten Schritt Richtung Fernsehen nun noch schneller vollziehen. Dabei geht es etwa um die Erkennung von Musik in Werbung und die Verknüpfung mit der beworbenen Marke. Die Führung von Shazam erwartet demnach, dass die TV-Sparte die Musiksparte innerhalb der nächsten 18 Monate überholen wird. (...)
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Carlos Slim’s America Movil Pumps $40 Million Investment Into Shazam
July 7, 2013 at 1:50 pm PT
Shazam, the maker of the popular mobile app that uses an audio technology to help users identify songs and TV shows, has received a $40 million investment from Latin American wireless giant America Movil. As part of the deal, Carlos Slim’s Mexico City-based company will work to pre-load Shazam onto mobile phones in the regions in which it operates, said Shazam CEO Rich Riley, the Yahoo veteran who was hired as CEO in April. (...)
http://allthingsd.com/20130707/carlos-slims-america-movil-pu…
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04.07.2013 11:31
Samsung schluckt Boxee
Der südkoreanische Elektronikkonzern Samsung hat den auf Streaming-Settop-Boxen spezialisierten amerikanisch-israelischen Hersteller Boxee aufgekauft. Eine Samsung-Sprecherin bestätigte die Übernahme am Mittwochabend gegenüber der New York Times. Die israelische Website The Marker hatte zuvor berichtet, dass Samsung 30 Millionen Dollar (knapp 23 Millionen Euro) zahle. Die Südkoreaner wollen mit der Übernahme offenbar besser gegen Apples Multimedia-TV-Pläne gewappnet sein, die schon seit langem in der Luft liegen. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Samsung-schluckt-Boxe…
Clearwire Minority Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Merger Transaction with Sprint
GlobeNewswire
Press Release: Clearwire Corporation – 3 hours ago
BELLEVUE, Wash., July 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearwire Corporation (CLWR) ("Clearwire" or "The Company") has announced the results of its Special Meeting of Stockholders held today. The Company reported that the required majority of Clearwire stockholders not affiliated with Sprint or SoftBank and more than 75 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon voted in favor of the merger agreement proposal to acquire all shares of Clearwire which Sprint does not currently own for $5.00 per share. In total, at the Special Meeting, the holders of approximately 82 percent of the unaffiliated outstanding shares of common stock, as of April 2, 2013, the record date for the Special Meeting, cast votes in favor of the transaction. Also, the holders of approximately 95 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock as of April 2, 2013, including the approximately 50.2 percent of shares already held by Sprint, cast votes in favor of the transaction.
"We are pleased that our stockholders recognize the value and merits of our merger with Sprint," said Erik Prusch, President and CEO of Clearwire. "The Clearwire team is looking forward to working closely with our counterparts at Sprint to realize the potential of our assets inherent in this combination as we integrate our two companies.
"In addition, I would like to offer my sincere thanks and appreciation to the entire team at Clearwire. Their hard work, dedication and relentless focus on our business were instrumental in successfully accomplishing all that we did as a company. I am extremely proud of this group of people, and see today's result as a culmination of the value they have delivered to our investors."
Stockholders today also voted to approve all of the additional proposals, including the NASDAQ Authorization proposal, the Charter Amendment proposal, and a non-binding proposal regarding certain merger-related executive compensation arrangements.
The Company and Sprint currently expect to close the merger on July 9, 2013. (...)
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09.07.2013 | 14:07
Xetra Newsboard ·
XFRA SRN: AUSSETZUNG/SUSPENSION
DIE FOLGENDE AKTIE IST AB SOFORT AUSGESETZT:
THE FOLLOWING SHARE IS SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT:
INSTRUMENT NAME KUERZEL/SHORTCODE ISIN BIS/UNTIL
Sprint Nextel Corp. SRN US8520611000 BAW/UFN
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INDEX-MONITOR: Nielsen Holdings ersetzt Sprint Nextel im S&P 500
Die Titel von Nielsen Holdings werden ab diesem Dienstag im S&P 500 notiert. Für die Aktien des Informationsspezialisten mussten die Papiere des US-Mobilfunkanbieters Sprint Nextel weichen. Vor zwei Wochen hatten die Sprint-Aktionäre der Übernahme durch den japanischen Kommunikationskonzern Softbank zugestimmt./he
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July 9, 2013
07:37 EDT S
Sprint upgraded at Cowen
As previously reported, Cowen upgraded Sprint to Outperform from Market Perform. The firm has increased confidence in Sprint's margin improvement that will come from either Softbank and or Network Vision cost synergies. The firm established an $8 price target based on robust free cash flow expected in 2015. (...)
GlobeNewswire
Press Release: Clearwire Corporation – 3 hours ago
BELLEVUE, Wash., July 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearwire Corporation (CLWR) ("Clearwire" or "The Company") has announced the results of its Special Meeting of Stockholders held today. The Company reported that the required majority of Clearwire stockholders not affiliated with Sprint or SoftBank and more than 75 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon voted in favor of the merger agreement proposal to acquire all shares of Clearwire which Sprint does not currently own for $5.00 per share. In total, at the Special Meeting, the holders of approximately 82 percent of the unaffiliated outstanding shares of common stock, as of April 2, 2013, the record date for the Special Meeting, cast votes in favor of the transaction. Also, the holders of approximately 95 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock as of April 2, 2013, including the approximately 50.2 percent of shares already held by Sprint, cast votes in favor of the transaction.
"We are pleased that our stockholders recognize the value and merits of our merger with Sprint," said Erik Prusch, President and CEO of Clearwire. "The Clearwire team is looking forward to working closely with our counterparts at Sprint to realize the potential of our assets inherent in this combination as we integrate our two companies.
"In addition, I would like to offer my sincere thanks and appreciation to the entire team at Clearwire. Their hard work, dedication and relentless focus on our business were instrumental in successfully accomplishing all that we did as a company. I am extremely proud of this group of people, and see today's result as a culmination of the value they have delivered to our investors."
Stockholders today also voted to approve all of the additional proposals, including the NASDAQ Authorization proposal, the Charter Amendment proposal, and a non-binding proposal regarding certain merger-related executive compensation arrangements.
The Company and Sprint currently expect to close the merger on July 9, 2013. (...)
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09.07.2013 | 14:07
Xetra Newsboard ·
XFRA SRN: AUSSETZUNG/SUSPENSION
DIE FOLGENDE AKTIE IST AB SOFORT AUSGESETZT:
THE FOLLOWING SHARE IS SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT:
INSTRUMENT NAME KUERZEL/SHORTCODE ISIN BIS/UNTIL
Sprint Nextel Corp. SRN US8520611000 BAW/UFN
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INDEX-MONITOR: Nielsen Holdings ersetzt Sprint Nextel im S&P 500
Die Titel von Nielsen Holdings werden ab diesem Dienstag im S&P 500 notiert. Für die Aktien des Informationsspezialisten mussten die Papiere des US-Mobilfunkanbieters Sprint Nextel weichen. Vor zwei Wochen hatten die Sprint-Aktionäre der Übernahme durch den japanischen Kommunikationskonzern Softbank zugestimmt./he
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July 9, 2013
07:37 EDT S
Sprint upgraded at Cowen
As previously reported, Cowen upgraded Sprint to Outperform from Market Perform. The firm has increased confidence in Sprint's margin improvement that will come from either Softbank and or Network Vision cost synergies. The firm established an $8 price target based on robust free cash flow expected in 2015. (...)
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.010.359 von teecee1 am 09.07.13 16:22:13Sprint Completes Acquisition of Clearwire
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint and Clearwire – 29 minutes ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced the successful completion of its transaction to acquire 100 percent ownership of Clearwire (CLWR). The merger agreement was first announced on December 17, 2012 and Clearwire shareholders approved the transaction at a special meeting of stockholders held on July 8, 2013. The transaction closed and became effective today.
At the effective time, each share of Class A common stock of Clearwire automatically converted into the right to receive $5.00 per share in cash. As a result of the completion of the transaction, the common stock of Clearwire will no longer be listed for trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange and Clearwire expects no further trading after the close of business on July 9, 2013.
Also, under the terms of the Indenture, dated as of December 8, 2010, by and among Clearwire Communications LLC, Clearwire Finance, Inc., the guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “8.25% Notes Indenture”), the transaction constitutes a Fundamental Change for the purposes of the 8.25% Notes Indenture with an Effective Date of July 9, 2013.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as financial advisor to Sprint and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and King & Spalding LLP acted as counsel to Sprint. The Raine Group acted as financial advisor to SoftBank Corp. and Morrison Foerster LLP acted as counsel to SoftBank. Evercore Partners acted as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as counsel to Clearwire. Centerview Partners acted as financial advisor and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. acted as counsel to Clearwire’s special committee. Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P. advised Clearwire on restructuring matters. (...)
... ... Sprint braucht Cash für Clearwire Übernahme ...
... ... Abgeltungssteuer ... ???
... ... geht dieser Thread zu Sprint ... ???
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint and Clearwire – 29 minutes ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced the successful completion of its transaction to acquire 100 percent ownership of Clearwire (CLWR). The merger agreement was first announced on December 17, 2012 and Clearwire shareholders approved the transaction at a special meeting of stockholders held on July 8, 2013. The transaction closed and became effective today.
At the effective time, each share of Class A common stock of Clearwire automatically converted into the right to receive $5.00 per share in cash. As a result of the completion of the transaction, the common stock of Clearwire will no longer be listed for trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange and Clearwire expects no further trading after the close of business on July 9, 2013.
Also, under the terms of the Indenture, dated as of December 8, 2010, by and among Clearwire Communications LLC, Clearwire Finance, Inc., the guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “8.25% Notes Indenture”), the transaction constitutes a Fundamental Change for the purposes of the 8.25% Notes Indenture with an Effective Date of July 9, 2013.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as financial advisor to Sprint and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and King & Spalding LLP acted as counsel to Sprint. The Raine Group acted as financial advisor to SoftBank Corp. and Morrison Foerster LLP acted as counsel to SoftBank. Evercore Partners acted as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as counsel to Clearwire. Centerview Partners acted as financial advisor and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. acted as counsel to Clearwire’s special committee. Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P. advised Clearwire on restructuring matters. (...)
... ... Sprint braucht Cash für Clearwire Übernahme ...
... ... Abgeltungssteuer ... ???
... ... geht dieser Thread zu Sprint ... ???
IBM and Sprint Velocity Drive Connected Car Into the Future
Sprint Adopts IBM MobileFirst to Enable Automotive Manufacturers to Deliver Customized In-Vehicle Driver Services
PR Newswire
Press Release: IBM – 6 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MobileBeat 2013 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that Sprint (NYSE:S) is using IBM MobileFirst solutions to deliver a more personalized, responsive connected car experience. Through new enhancements to the Sprint VelocitySM connected vehicle platform, cars can be seamlessly integrated with drivers' mobile devices and customized to their specific in-vehicle infotainment, security and convenience feature preferences.
Sprint Velocity, an end-to-end mobile integration solution developed specifically for auto manufacturers, is a pioneering capability that enables automakers around the world to develop and market connected services for cars and passenger trucks. As part of this collaboration, Sprint becomes the first mobile carrier to use IBM MessageSight, an appliance designed to enable organizations to manage and communicate with the billions of mobile devices and sensors found in systems such as automobiles, traffic management systems, smart buildings and household appliances.
Based on IBM MessageSight, the Sprint Velocity Service Bus is a new communications architecture that lets smartphones, tablets and other devices communicate through the cloud. This new architecture, which is being launched today, enhances the Sprint Velocity platform by simplifying and speeding the delivery of connected car services. The result is increased flexibility for auto manufacturers and an improved driver experience that can anticipate needs and make consumers' lives easier and more convenient.
For instance, in addition to instantly unlocking a car with a smartphone or tablet, an action that used to take 60 seconds, or allowing a dealer to proactively communicate service suggestions based on sensor readings, the new platform is expected to improve the consumer experience with features that are delivered more quickly and accurately. The Sprint Velocity Service Bus can now support enhanced services, including:
* Mobile Concierge Service: After finishing a meal at a restaurant and searching for a local coffee shop on a smartphone, the directions can be sent to the car's navigation system, so as soon as the driver turns on the car, the directions will be queued up and ready to go.
* Automatic Cabin Temperature Adjustments: Temperature sensors in the car automatically adjust cabin settings based on established driver preferences that are stored in the cloud. For example, using a remote auto start on an unusually hot summer day, when the driver enters the car, it will be just the right coolness.
* Preferred Alternate Routes: An internal navigation system captures route and travel preferences in the cloud and based on time of day and traffic alerts, can suggest alternate routes.
* Location Tracking: A smartphone app for the driver to quickly find his car, which can be helpful in crowded parking lots.
"With the adoption rate of smartphones steadily on the increase, users have come to expect their preferences to transfer from one device to another. Transfer of your personalization and customization settings to the connected car is the next logical step for automotive manufacturers looking to drive innovation in a very competitive market," said Bob S. Johnson, director of development for Sprint Velocity. "To make this a reality, Sprint Velocity is working with IBM to provide open access across a select group of platforms and partners so vehicles can seamlessly connect a wide array of services and mobile devices."
The Sprint Velocity platform currently offers in-vehicle connections such as music, news, weather, sports and other infotainment features, as well as security, navigation, remote connections for mobile devices, emergency services and engine diagnostics. With the Sprint Velocity Service Bus enhancement, preferences such as seat position, cabin temperature and radio stations are stored in the cloud and are updated and synched via the driver's smartphone every time the car is turned on. The cloud enables a user to port these preferences across multiple vehicles.
A report issued by the GSMA and conducted by research firm SBD cites that the global connected car market is predicted to be worth nearly $53 billion in 2018, up from $17 billion in 2012.(1) In comparison with most of today's connected car solutions, IBM MessageSight requires low bandwidth and offers the speed and scale necessary for automakers to easily and economically connect maintenance and operational sensors back to dealers, or link mobile devices, security, navigation and locking/unlocking capabilities.
Sprint chose IBM MessageSight to enhance its customized services by quickly routing information from the thousands of sensors in each car, while connecting and infusing that data with intelligence to improve decision-making. Using Sprint Velocity, automotive manufacturers can more easily integrate the complex components and vendor ecosystem relationships needed to provide in-vehicle connected services. IBM MessageSight is designed to help companies such as Sprint to quickly and easily set up these types of solutions and scale to the levels required for embracing the Internet of Things.
"Cars today have become mobile data centers on wheels," said Rich Stomp, managing director, IBM. "From recalling in-vehicle infotainment preferences to preferred routes, seamlessly integrating all of the customized services provided to drivers can be a complex task. In the era of 'you,' IBM MobileFirst solutions are a key ingredient in enabling companies such as Sprint to deliver solutions that help automotive manufacturers create cars customized for the individual – not the masses."
Built on the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) technology, IBM MessageSight is designed to complement and extend IBM MobileFirst solutions, enabling an organization to gain greater insights through real time events in order to create targeted mobile offerings, and manage and monitor mobile devices in real time. IBM MessageSight is capable of supporting millions of concurrent sensors or smart devices and can scale up to 13 million messages per second. The connected car is part of the machine to machine (M2M) space being targeted by mobile carriers such as Sprint.
(1) – GSMA: Every New Car Connected by 2025 as Embedded Mobile Technology Drives Growth of Connected Car Market, June 13, 2013 (...)
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Vernetzte Sensoren bilden virtuelle Schutzhülle um Autofahrer
Assistenzsysteme: Autofahrer in Industrieländern werden von immer mehr, immer intelligenter vernetzten Sensoren vor Unfällen und deren Folgen geschützt. Dagegen geht das wachsende Verkehrsaufkommen in Schwellenländern mit Hunderttausenden von Unfalltoten einher. Günstige Assistenzsysteme könnten hier helfen. Manager des Zulieferers Bosch berichten, wie sie sich die Zukunft in der Automobilelektronik vorstellen.
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Gestaffeltes Internet und megaschnelle Angebote in den USA
Netzneutralität: Während es in Deutschland eine leidenschaftliche Diskussion um die Netzdrosselung der Telekom gibt, haben andere Länder diese längst eingeführt. In den USA gibt es nur preislich gestaffelte Bandbreiten, und die Inhalteanbieter zahlen bereits an die Netzbetreiber.
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Das Thema „Netzneutralität“, also die Gleichbehandlung aller Content-Provider beim Transport ihrer Daten im Internet, ist nicht nur in Deutschland ein Reizthema. In den USA streiten die großen Internet-Provider, wie Comcast und Time Warner, schon lange mit Google, Facebook, Microsoft und vor allem mit dem Video-Streaming-Service Netflix, über eine Kostenbeteiligung beim Netzausbau. (...)
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"Mit der heutigen Flatrate-Kultur wird es keinen Breitbandausbau geben"
Telekommunikation: Die Netzbetreiber stecken in einem Dilemma, wie Wilhelm Dresselhaus, Chef des Netzausrüsters Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland, weiß. Sie müssen massiv in neue Infrastruktur investieren, um den Datenansturm zu bewältigen, verdienen aber mit breitbandigeren Netzen nicht automatisch mehr Geld. Dresselhaus hat daher Verständnis für den Weg der Deutschen Telekom: "Fakt ist: Das jetzige Tarifmodell behindert den Breitbandausbau." (...)
VDI nachrichten, Düsseldorf, 5. 7. 13, rb
Also ist die Telekom auf einem richtigen Weg?
Absolut. Es wird jetzt viel auf die Telekom geschimpft. Aber sie ist nicht der erste Anbieter, der Volumentarife einführen will. Andere – wie Mobilfunker – reduzieren ab einem gewissen Volumen schon längst die Geschwindigkeit.
60 % der Bevölkerung haben künftig einen sehr hohen Breitbandbedarf für HDTV, Video, Surfen, soziale Netzwerke und mehr. Rund 40 % sind aber auch künftig keine Power-User. Bei Flatrate-Modellen zahlen diese Menschen für Vielnutzer die Zeche mit. Daher ist es angemessen, wenn andere, die 100 Mbit/s und mehr haben wollen, dafür einige Euro mehr zahlen. Fakt ist: Das jetzige Tarifmodell behindert den Breitbandausbau – das lässt sich durch Volumentarifierung ändern. (...)
http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/content/Mit-der-heutigen-Flat…
Sprint Adopts IBM MobileFirst to Enable Automotive Manufacturers to Deliver Customized In-Vehicle Driver Services
PR Newswire
Press Release: IBM – 6 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MobileBeat 2013 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that Sprint (NYSE:S) is using IBM MobileFirst solutions to deliver a more personalized, responsive connected car experience. Through new enhancements to the Sprint VelocitySM connected vehicle platform, cars can be seamlessly integrated with drivers' mobile devices and customized to their specific in-vehicle infotainment, security and convenience feature preferences.
Sprint Velocity, an end-to-end mobile integration solution developed specifically for auto manufacturers, is a pioneering capability that enables automakers around the world to develop and market connected services for cars and passenger trucks. As part of this collaboration, Sprint becomes the first mobile carrier to use IBM MessageSight, an appliance designed to enable organizations to manage and communicate with the billions of mobile devices and sensors found in systems such as automobiles, traffic management systems, smart buildings and household appliances.
Based on IBM MessageSight, the Sprint Velocity Service Bus is a new communications architecture that lets smartphones, tablets and other devices communicate through the cloud. This new architecture, which is being launched today, enhances the Sprint Velocity platform by simplifying and speeding the delivery of connected car services. The result is increased flexibility for auto manufacturers and an improved driver experience that can anticipate needs and make consumers' lives easier and more convenient.
For instance, in addition to instantly unlocking a car with a smartphone or tablet, an action that used to take 60 seconds, or allowing a dealer to proactively communicate service suggestions based on sensor readings, the new platform is expected to improve the consumer experience with features that are delivered more quickly and accurately. The Sprint Velocity Service Bus can now support enhanced services, including:
* Mobile Concierge Service: After finishing a meal at a restaurant and searching for a local coffee shop on a smartphone, the directions can be sent to the car's navigation system, so as soon as the driver turns on the car, the directions will be queued up and ready to go.
* Automatic Cabin Temperature Adjustments: Temperature sensors in the car automatically adjust cabin settings based on established driver preferences that are stored in the cloud. For example, using a remote auto start on an unusually hot summer day, when the driver enters the car, it will be just the right coolness.
* Preferred Alternate Routes: An internal navigation system captures route and travel preferences in the cloud and based on time of day and traffic alerts, can suggest alternate routes.
* Location Tracking: A smartphone app for the driver to quickly find his car, which can be helpful in crowded parking lots.
"With the adoption rate of smartphones steadily on the increase, users have come to expect their preferences to transfer from one device to another. Transfer of your personalization and customization settings to the connected car is the next logical step for automotive manufacturers looking to drive innovation in a very competitive market," said Bob S. Johnson, director of development for Sprint Velocity. "To make this a reality, Sprint Velocity is working with IBM to provide open access across a select group of platforms and partners so vehicles can seamlessly connect a wide array of services and mobile devices."
The Sprint Velocity platform currently offers in-vehicle connections such as music, news, weather, sports and other infotainment features, as well as security, navigation, remote connections for mobile devices, emergency services and engine diagnostics. With the Sprint Velocity Service Bus enhancement, preferences such as seat position, cabin temperature and radio stations are stored in the cloud and are updated and synched via the driver's smartphone every time the car is turned on. The cloud enables a user to port these preferences across multiple vehicles.
A report issued by the GSMA and conducted by research firm SBD cites that the global connected car market is predicted to be worth nearly $53 billion in 2018, up from $17 billion in 2012.(1) In comparison with most of today's connected car solutions, IBM MessageSight requires low bandwidth and offers the speed and scale necessary for automakers to easily and economically connect maintenance and operational sensors back to dealers, or link mobile devices, security, navigation and locking/unlocking capabilities.
Sprint chose IBM MessageSight to enhance its customized services by quickly routing information from the thousands of sensors in each car, while connecting and infusing that data with intelligence to improve decision-making. Using Sprint Velocity, automotive manufacturers can more easily integrate the complex components and vendor ecosystem relationships needed to provide in-vehicle connected services. IBM MessageSight is designed to help companies such as Sprint to quickly and easily set up these types of solutions and scale to the levels required for embracing the Internet of Things.
"Cars today have become mobile data centers on wheels," said Rich Stomp, managing director, IBM. "From recalling in-vehicle infotainment preferences to preferred routes, seamlessly integrating all of the customized services provided to drivers can be a complex task. In the era of 'you,' IBM MobileFirst solutions are a key ingredient in enabling companies such as Sprint to deliver solutions that help automotive manufacturers create cars customized for the individual – not the masses."
Built on the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) technology, IBM MessageSight is designed to complement and extend IBM MobileFirst solutions, enabling an organization to gain greater insights through real time events in order to create targeted mobile offerings, and manage and monitor mobile devices in real time. IBM MessageSight is capable of supporting millions of concurrent sensors or smart devices and can scale up to 13 million messages per second. The connected car is part of the machine to machine (M2M) space being targeted by mobile carriers such as Sprint.
(1) – GSMA: Every New Car Connected by 2025 as Embedded Mobile Technology Drives Growth of Connected Car Market, June 13, 2013 (...)
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Vernetzte Sensoren bilden virtuelle Schutzhülle um Autofahrer
Assistenzsysteme: Autofahrer in Industrieländern werden von immer mehr, immer intelligenter vernetzten Sensoren vor Unfällen und deren Folgen geschützt. Dagegen geht das wachsende Verkehrsaufkommen in Schwellenländern mit Hunderttausenden von Unfalltoten einher. Günstige Assistenzsysteme könnten hier helfen. Manager des Zulieferers Bosch berichten, wie sie sich die Zukunft in der Automobilelektronik vorstellen.
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Gestaffeltes Internet und megaschnelle Angebote in den USA
Netzneutralität: Während es in Deutschland eine leidenschaftliche Diskussion um die Netzdrosselung der Telekom gibt, haben andere Länder diese längst eingeführt. In den USA gibt es nur preislich gestaffelte Bandbreiten, und die Inhalteanbieter zahlen bereits an die Netzbetreiber.
VDI nachrichten, New York, 5. 7. 13, rb
Das Thema „Netzneutralität“, also die Gleichbehandlung aller Content-Provider beim Transport ihrer Daten im Internet, ist nicht nur in Deutschland ein Reizthema. In den USA streiten die großen Internet-Provider, wie Comcast und Time Warner, schon lange mit Google, Facebook, Microsoft und vor allem mit dem Video-Streaming-Service Netflix, über eine Kostenbeteiligung beim Netzausbau. (...)
http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/content/Gestaffeltes-Internet…
... ... erstmal großes Geschrei(Netzdrossel) ... dann nachdenken ...
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"Mit der heutigen Flatrate-Kultur wird es keinen Breitbandausbau geben"
Telekommunikation: Die Netzbetreiber stecken in einem Dilemma, wie Wilhelm Dresselhaus, Chef des Netzausrüsters Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland, weiß. Sie müssen massiv in neue Infrastruktur investieren, um den Datenansturm zu bewältigen, verdienen aber mit breitbandigeren Netzen nicht automatisch mehr Geld. Dresselhaus hat daher Verständnis für den Weg der Deutschen Telekom: "Fakt ist: Das jetzige Tarifmodell behindert den Breitbandausbau." (...)
VDI nachrichten, Düsseldorf, 5. 7. 13, rb
Also ist die Telekom auf einem richtigen Weg?
Absolut. Es wird jetzt viel auf die Telekom geschimpft. Aber sie ist nicht der erste Anbieter, der Volumentarife einführen will. Andere – wie Mobilfunker – reduzieren ab einem gewissen Volumen schon längst die Geschwindigkeit.
60 % der Bevölkerung haben künftig einen sehr hohen Breitbandbedarf für HDTV, Video, Surfen, soziale Netzwerke und mehr. Rund 40 % sind aber auch künftig keine Power-User. Bei Flatrate-Modellen zahlen diese Menschen für Vielnutzer die Zeche mit. Daher ist es angemessen, wenn andere, die 100 Mbit/s und mehr haben wollen, dafür einige Euro mehr zahlen. Fakt ist: Das jetzige Tarifmodell behindert den Breitbandausbau – das lässt sich durch Volumentarifierung ändern. (...)
http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/content/Mit-der-heutigen-Flat…
T-Mobile Announces Boldest Moves Yet as America’s Un-carrier
– Unveils JUMP!™ — a groundbreaking approach to more frequent phone upgrades
– Rapidly expands 4G LTE network to cover 157 million people in 116 metro areas
– Launches four-line family plan for $100 per month
Business Wire
Press Release: T-Mobile US, Inc. – 7 minutes ago
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) isn’t resting after turning the industry upside down with its “Un-carrier” approach to wireless earlier this year. It’s picking up the pace and continuing to revolutionize wireless for consumers.
At an event in New York today, America’s Un-carrier announced a groundbreaking new program, JUMP!™, which enables people to upgrade their phones when they want, up to twice a year as soon as six months from enrollment. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-mobile-announces-boldest-mov…
– Unveils JUMP!™ — a groundbreaking approach to more frequent phone upgrades
– Rapidly expands 4G LTE network to cover 157 million people in 116 metro areas
– Launches four-line family plan for $100 per month
Business Wire
Press Release: T-Mobile US, Inc. – 7 minutes ago
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) isn’t resting after turning the industry upside down with its “Un-carrier” approach to wireless earlier this year. It’s picking up the pace and continuing to revolutionize wireless for consumers.
At an event in New York today, America’s Un-carrier announced a groundbreaking new program, JUMP!™, which enables people to upgrade their phones when they want, up to twice a year as soon as six months from enrollment. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-mobile-announces-boldest-mov…
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.010.563 von teecee1 am 09.07.13 16:51:45Sprint and SoftBank Announce Completion of Merger
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint and SoftBank – 16 hours ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) (“Sprint”) and SoftBank Corp. (TSE:9984) (“SoftBank”) today announced the completion of their merger whereby SoftBank has invested approximately $21.6 billion in Sprint, consisting of approximately $16.6 billion to be distributed to Sprint stockholders and an aggregate $5 billion of new capital ($1.9 billion at closing) to strengthen Sprint’s balance sheet. Sprint stockholders voted to approve the transaction at a special meeting of stockholders held on June 25, 2013.
Through this transaction, approximately 72 percent of current Sprint shares are being acquired by SoftBank for $7.65 per share in cash, and the remaining shares are being converted into shares of a new publicly traded entity named Sprint Corporation. Each Sprint stockholder had the option to elect to receive one share of common stock in the new company or to elect to receive cash, subject to proration, for each share of Sprint common stock owned by that stockholder. A stockholder who made no election was deemed to have elected cash.
Based on the elections made by Sprint stockholders, each stockholder that elected to receive stock will receive one share of stock in Sprint Corporation, and each stockholder that elected (or was deemed to have elected) to receive cash will receive a combination of $5.647658 in cash and 0.261744048 of a share of stock in Sprint Corporation. As a result of the transaction, the ownership of current Sprint equity holders in a stronger, more competitive Sprint will be approximately 22 percent, while SoftBank will own approximately 78 percent, both calculated on a fully diluted basis.
Sprint Corporation will be listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol, “S.” Sprint Corporation has been advised by the NYSE that it is expected that Sprint Corporation will continue to trade on the NYSE’s “when-issued” market on July 11, 2013 and regular trading under the ticker symbol “S” will commence on Friday, July 12, 2013. Sprint Corporation stockholders should contact their brokers for instructions on trading in the NYSE’s “when-issued” market.
Dan Hesse has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sprint Corporation and will serve on the board of directors. Masayoshi Son, founder, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank will serve as Chairman of the Sprint Corporation board of directors and Ronald Fisher, director of SoftBank and president of SoftBank Holdings Inc., has been appointed Vice Chairman. Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been named to the Sprint Corporation board of directors as Security Director. Robert Bennett, Gordon Bethune and Frank Ianna, who are currently members of the Sprint board, will also serve on the Sprint Corporation board of directors. SoftBank and Sprint have not yet determined the remaining members of the Sprint Corporation board of directors. The company’s headquarters will remain in Overland Park, Kansas.
The Raine Group LLC is serving as lead financial advisor to SoftBank. Mizuho Securities, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Credit Suisse also served as advisors. SoftBank’s legal advisors include Morrison & Foerster LLP as lead counsel, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto as Japanese counsel, Dow Lohnes PLLC as regulatory counsel, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP as Delaware counsel, and Foulston & Siefkin LLP as Kansas counsel.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Rothschild Inc. and UBS Investment Bank are co-lead financial advisors for Sprint. Sprint’s legal advisors include Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as lead counsel, Lawler, Metzger, Keeney and Logan as regulatory counsel, and Polsinelli PC as Kansas counsel. The Special Committee of the Sprint Board of Directors is being advised by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Bingham McCutchen LLP and Spectrum Management Consulting. (...)
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint and SoftBank – 16 hours ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) (“Sprint”) and SoftBank Corp. (TSE:9984) (“SoftBank”) today announced the completion of their merger whereby SoftBank has invested approximately $21.6 billion in Sprint, consisting of approximately $16.6 billion to be distributed to Sprint stockholders and an aggregate $5 billion of new capital ($1.9 billion at closing) to strengthen Sprint’s balance sheet. Sprint stockholders voted to approve the transaction at a special meeting of stockholders held on June 25, 2013.
Through this transaction, approximately 72 percent of current Sprint shares are being acquired by SoftBank for $7.65 per share in cash, and the remaining shares are being converted into shares of a new publicly traded entity named Sprint Corporation. Each Sprint stockholder had the option to elect to receive one share of common stock in the new company or to elect to receive cash, subject to proration, for each share of Sprint common stock owned by that stockholder. A stockholder who made no election was deemed to have elected cash.
Based on the elections made by Sprint stockholders, each stockholder that elected to receive stock will receive one share of stock in Sprint Corporation, and each stockholder that elected (or was deemed to have elected) to receive cash will receive a combination of $5.647658 in cash and 0.261744048 of a share of stock in Sprint Corporation. As a result of the transaction, the ownership of current Sprint equity holders in a stronger, more competitive Sprint will be approximately 22 percent, while SoftBank will own approximately 78 percent, both calculated on a fully diluted basis.
Sprint Corporation will be listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol, “S.” Sprint Corporation has been advised by the NYSE that it is expected that Sprint Corporation will continue to trade on the NYSE’s “when-issued” market on July 11, 2013 and regular trading under the ticker symbol “S” will commence on Friday, July 12, 2013. Sprint Corporation stockholders should contact their brokers for instructions on trading in the NYSE’s “when-issued” market.
Dan Hesse has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sprint Corporation and will serve on the board of directors. Masayoshi Son, founder, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank will serve as Chairman of the Sprint Corporation board of directors and Ronald Fisher, director of SoftBank and president of SoftBank Holdings Inc., has been appointed Vice Chairman. Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been named to the Sprint Corporation board of directors as Security Director. Robert Bennett, Gordon Bethune and Frank Ianna, who are currently members of the Sprint board, will also serve on the Sprint Corporation board of directors. SoftBank and Sprint have not yet determined the remaining members of the Sprint Corporation board of directors. The company’s headquarters will remain in Overland Park, Kansas.
The Raine Group LLC is serving as lead financial advisor to SoftBank. Mizuho Securities, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Credit Suisse also served as advisors. SoftBank’s legal advisors include Morrison & Foerster LLP as lead counsel, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto as Japanese counsel, Dow Lohnes PLLC as regulatory counsel, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP as Delaware counsel, and Foulston & Siefkin LLP as Kansas counsel.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Rothschild Inc. and UBS Investment Bank are co-lead financial advisors for Sprint. Sprint’s legal advisors include Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as lead counsel, Lawler, Metzger, Keeney and Logan as regulatory counsel, and Polsinelli PC as Kansas counsel. The Special Committee of the Sprint Board of Directors is being advised by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Bingham McCutchen LLP and Spectrum Management Consulting. (...)
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.020.361 von teecee1 am 10.07.13 20:47:30T-Mobile USA lockt Kunden mit neuem Tarif - Alle sechs Monate neues Handy
Autor: dpa-AFX
| 11.07.2013, 10:15
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) - Alle sechs Monate ein neues Handy: Mit diesem Angebot versucht die US-Mobilfunktochter der Deutschen Telekom wieder in die Offensive zu kommen. Für zehn US-Dollar im Monat extra sollen Vertragskunden von T-Mobile USA häufiger als bislang in der Branche üblich an ein neues Gerät kommen können, wie das Unternehmen am Mittwochabend mitteilte. Normal sind in den USA Wartezeiten zwischen 20 und 24 Monaten.
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2013-07/27369334…
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T-Mobile CEO: I'm open to deals with Dish, Sprint
CEO John Legere tells CNET that over the long term he's intrigued by the different combinations.
by Roger Cheng
July 10, 2013 2:49 PM PDT
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57593178-94/t-mobile-ceo-im…
... ... ich glaube nicht das Sprint mit T-Mobil einen Deal eingeht ... bzw. warum sollten sie ... !!!
Autor: dpa-AFX
| 11.07.2013, 10:15
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) - Alle sechs Monate ein neues Handy: Mit diesem Angebot versucht die US-Mobilfunktochter der Deutschen Telekom wieder in die Offensive zu kommen. Für zehn US-Dollar im Monat extra sollen Vertragskunden von T-Mobile USA häufiger als bislang in der Branche üblich an ein neues Gerät kommen können, wie das Unternehmen am Mittwochabend mitteilte. Normal sind in den USA Wartezeiten zwischen 20 und 24 Monaten.
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2013-07/27369334…
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T-Mobile CEO: I'm open to deals with Dish, Sprint
CEO John Legere tells CNET that over the long term he's intrigued by the different combinations.
by Roger Cheng
July 10, 2013 2:49 PM PDT
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57593178-94/t-mobile-ceo-im…
... ... ich glaube nicht das Sprint mit T-Mobil einen Deal eingeht ... bzw. warum sollten sie ... !!!
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.027.651 von teecee1 am 11.07.13 16:56:10 Aktualisiert Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2013, 20:44 Uhr
Japans Mobilfunkriese Docomo zieht die Reißleine
Von MAYUMI NEGISHI
TOKIO—Seit Jahren verliert Japans größter Mobilfunkanbieter Kunden an Wettbewerber, die Apples beliebtes iPhone im Programm haben. Jetzt zieht NTT Docomo 9437.TO +0,83% die Reißleine und setzt ebenfalls vorrangig auf Geräte, die bei japanischen Handynutzern heiß begehrt sind. In diesem Sommer wird das Tochterunternehmen des einstigen Staatskonzerns NTT mit den beiden Android-Smartphones Galaxy S4 von Samsung Electronics 005930.SE +0,89% und Xperia A von Sony 6758.TO -0,73% sowie großen Preisrabatten auf Kundenfang gehen.
Docomo hofft, seine Kunden von einem Wechsel zu Softbank 9984.TO +0,35% oder KDDI 9433.TO +0,96% abhalten zu können, (...)
http://www.wallstreetjournal.de/article/SB100014241278873243…
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Stock Upgrades:
By Justin Sharon Jul 11, 2013 9:28 am
Sprint Nextel Corporation (S): Deutsche Bank takes the telecom stock, upgraded elsewhere today, to Buy from Hold.
Stock Downgrades:
By Justin Sharon Jul 11, 2013 9:32 am
Sprint Nextel Corporation (S): Citigroup takes the telecom stock, downgraded elsewhere this morning, to Neutral from Buy.
Japans Mobilfunkriese Docomo zieht die Reißleine
Von MAYUMI NEGISHI
TOKIO—Seit Jahren verliert Japans größter Mobilfunkanbieter Kunden an Wettbewerber, die Apples beliebtes iPhone im Programm haben. Jetzt zieht NTT Docomo 9437.TO +0,83% die Reißleine und setzt ebenfalls vorrangig auf Geräte, die bei japanischen Handynutzern heiß begehrt sind. In diesem Sommer wird das Tochterunternehmen des einstigen Staatskonzerns NTT mit den beiden Android-Smartphones Galaxy S4 von Samsung Electronics 005930.SE +0,89% und Xperia A von Sony 6758.TO -0,73% sowie großen Preisrabatten auf Kundenfang gehen.
Docomo hofft, seine Kunden von einem Wechsel zu Softbank 9984.TO +0,35% oder KDDI 9433.TO +0,96% abhalten zu können, (...)
http://www.wallstreetjournal.de/article/SB100014241278873243…
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Stock Upgrades:
By Justin Sharon Jul 11, 2013 9:28 am
Sprint Nextel Corporation (S): Deutsche Bank takes the telecom stock, upgraded elsewhere today, to Buy from Hold.
Stock Downgrades:
By Justin Sharon Jul 11, 2013 9:32 am
Sprint Nextel Corporation (S): Citigroup takes the telecom stock, downgraded elsewhere this morning, to Neutral from Buy.
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.027.651 von teecee1 am 11.07.13 16:56:10Notification That a Class of Securities of Successor Issuer Is Demed to Be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) (8-k12b)
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On July 10, 2013, New Sprint, SoftBank and Sprint Nextel completed the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 15, 2012, as amended as of November 29, 2012, April 12, 2013 and June 10, 2013 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among New Sprint, Sprint Nextel, SoftBank, Starburst I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank (“HoldCo”) and Starburst III, Inc., a Kansas corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of New Sprint (“Merger Sub”). In the Merger, Merger Sub was merged into Sprint Nextel, New Sprint became the parent company of Sprint Nextel, with Sprint Nextel becoming its direct wholly owned subsidiary, and Sprint Nextel changed its name to “Sprint Communications, Inc.”
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of Sprint Nextel Series 1 common stock, par value $2.00 per share (the “Sprint Nextel Common Stock”) outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was canceled and (with the exception of shares held by HoldCo, Merger Sub, or any other wholly owned subsidiary of HoldCo or held by Sprint Nextel or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries and treasury shares held by Sprint Nextel) automatically converted into the right to receive, as a result of the elections made by Sprint Nextel stockholders and the applicable proration and allocation rules contained in the Merger Agreement, (a) for stockholders that elected to receive shares of New Sprint as merger consideration, one share of New Sprint common stock (the “New Sprint Common Stock”), and (b) for stockholders that elected to receive cash or that made no election, the right to receive a combination of (i) $5.647658 in cash without interest and (ii) 0.261744048 shares of New Sprint Common Stock. Upon the consummation of the Merger, former Sprint Nextel stockholders collectively became entitled to receive a total of approximately 850,899,628 shares of New Sprint Common Stock (excluding the effect of dissenting shares and fractional shares cashed out pursuant to the Merger Agreement), and HoldCo’s shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of Starburst II, Inc. were automatically reclassified pursuant to the terms of New Sprint’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in effect as of the closing date of the Merger (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) in consideration for the aggregate amount of $21.64 billion contributed by it to New Sprint ($3.1 billion of which was contributed to acquire the Bond issued under the Bond Purchase Agreement), with the result that HoldCo holds a total of 3,076,525,523 shares of New Sprint Common Stock, and SoftBank obtained indirect beneficial ownership of approximately 78% of the fully diluted shares of New Sprint (excluding shares of New Sprint Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, as defined below). To the extent that any Sprint Nextel stockholders seek appraisal of their Sprint Nextel Common Stock, such dissenting stockholders who perfect their dissenters’ rights will not receive the combination of cash and shares of New Sprint Common Stock to which they would otherwise be entitled, and will instead have the right to receive the fair value of their shares as determined under Kansas law, which could be more than, the same as, or less than the value of the merger consideration they would have received had they not sought appraisal with respect to their Sprint Nextel Common Stock in the Merger.
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=58374871
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On July 10, 2013, New Sprint, SoftBank and Sprint Nextel completed the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 15, 2012, as amended as of November 29, 2012, April 12, 2013 and June 10, 2013 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among New Sprint, Sprint Nextel, SoftBank, Starburst I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank (“HoldCo”) and Starburst III, Inc., a Kansas corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of New Sprint (“Merger Sub”). In the Merger, Merger Sub was merged into Sprint Nextel, New Sprint became the parent company of Sprint Nextel, with Sprint Nextel becoming its direct wholly owned subsidiary, and Sprint Nextel changed its name to “Sprint Communications, Inc.”
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of Sprint Nextel Series 1 common stock, par value $2.00 per share (the “Sprint Nextel Common Stock”) outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was canceled and (with the exception of shares held by HoldCo, Merger Sub, or any other wholly owned subsidiary of HoldCo or held by Sprint Nextel or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries and treasury shares held by Sprint Nextel) automatically converted into the right to receive, as a result of the elections made by Sprint Nextel stockholders and the applicable proration and allocation rules contained in the Merger Agreement, (a) for stockholders that elected to receive shares of New Sprint as merger consideration, one share of New Sprint common stock (the “New Sprint Common Stock”), and (b) for stockholders that elected to receive cash or that made no election, the right to receive a combination of (i) $5.647658 in cash without interest and (ii) 0.261744048 shares of New Sprint Common Stock. Upon the consummation of the Merger, former Sprint Nextel stockholders collectively became entitled to receive a total of approximately 850,899,628 shares of New Sprint Common Stock (excluding the effect of dissenting shares and fractional shares cashed out pursuant to the Merger Agreement), and HoldCo’s shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of Starburst II, Inc. were automatically reclassified pursuant to the terms of New Sprint’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in effect as of the closing date of the Merger (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) in consideration for the aggregate amount of $21.64 billion contributed by it to New Sprint ($3.1 billion of which was contributed to acquire the Bond issued under the Bond Purchase Agreement), with the result that HoldCo holds a total of 3,076,525,523 shares of New Sprint Common Stock, and SoftBank obtained indirect beneficial ownership of approximately 78% of the fully diluted shares of New Sprint (excluding shares of New Sprint Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, as defined below). To the extent that any Sprint Nextel stockholders seek appraisal of their Sprint Nextel Common Stock, such dissenting stockholders who perfect their dissenters’ rights will not receive the combination of cash and shares of New Sprint Common Stock to which they would otherwise be entitled, and will instead have the right to receive the fair value of their shares as determined under Kansas law, which could be more than, the same as, or less than the value of the merger consideration they would have received had they not sought appraisal with respect to their Sprint Nextel Common Stock in the Merger.
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=58374871
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.028.393 von teecee1 am 11.07.13 18:22:17Deutsche Bank analyst rates Sprint a "Buy"
Deutsche Bank reinstates coverage of Sprint with "Buy" rating, points to hefty bandwidth
Associated Press – Thu, Jul 11, 2013 3:21 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Deutsche Bank analyst on Thursday reinstated coverage of Sprint Nextel Corp. with a "Buy" rating, saying it has the most potential for success in the wireless industry. (...)
THE OPINION: Analyst Ross Seymore, who also set an $8 price target for the stock, noting that Sprint has more bandwidth available for high-speed LTE service than all of its national competitors combined. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-analyst-rates-sp…
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July 12, 2013
08:53 EDT S
Sprint upgraded to Strong Buy from Buy at Janco
Price target remains $9.
07:32 EDT S
Sprint downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
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July 15, 2013
07:59 EDT S
Sprint reinstating with an Underperform at BofA/Merrill
Target $5.
http://www.theflyonthewall.com/permalinks/entry.php/Sid18571…
Deutsche Bank reinstates coverage of Sprint with "Buy" rating, points to hefty bandwidth
Associated Press – Thu, Jul 11, 2013 3:21 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Deutsche Bank analyst on Thursday reinstated coverage of Sprint Nextel Corp. with a "Buy" rating, saying it has the most potential for success in the wireless industry. (...)
THE OPINION: Analyst Ross Seymore, who also set an $8 price target for the stock, noting that Sprint has more bandwidth available for high-speed LTE service than all of its national competitors combined. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-analyst-rates-sp…
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July 12, 2013
08:53 EDT S
Sprint upgraded to Strong Buy from Buy at Janco
Price target remains $9.
07:32 EDT S
Sprint downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
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July 15, 2013
07:59 EDT S
Sprint reinstating with an Underperform at BofA/Merrill
Target $5.
http://www.theflyonthewall.com/permalinks/entry.php/Sid18571…
FORM 25
NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Issuer: T-Mobile US, Inc.
Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC
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FORM 25
NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number 001-33409
Issuer: T-Mobile US, Inc.
Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC
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NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Issuer: T-Mobile US, Inc.
Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC
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FORM 25
NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number 001-33409
Issuer: T-Mobile US, Inc.
Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC
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July 18, 2013, 11:00
SoftBank Chief Hints at More Price Cuts for Sprint
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Masayoshi Son, SoftBank’s chief executive, has been behind a sharp decline in prices for broadband and cellphone services in Japan.
Franck Robichon/European Pressphoto Agency
Sprint’s new unlimited wireless plan, announced last week after its $21.6 billion acquisition by Japan’s SoftBank, did not deliver the aggressive price cuts that some analysts had expected.
But cheaper plans could be coming.
In a phone interview, Masayoshi Son, SoftBank’s chief executive, hinted that further price cuts could be in the works as the company invests to upgrade Sprint, America’s No. 3 wireless carrier.
“We will be aggressive in technology, price packages, services on every front,” Mr. Son said from California on Wednesday. “At the same time, we will improve the network to be the world’s best,” he said. (...)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/softbank-chief-hint…
... ... ich sage nur: Die Frequenzen, die Frequenzen und nochmals die Frequenzen 800-MHz & 2500-MHz !!!
... so ähnlich wie bei Immobilien Die Lage, die Lage und nochmals die Lage !!!
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Sprint Nextel Corp. Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (S)
July 19th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by Hanz Christensen
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/07/19/sprint-nextel-corp-c…
... ... so, wir haben von fünf bis neun Dollar und von Sell bis Strong Buy alles dabei ...
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Softbank
Ein neues Schwergewicht an der Börse in Tokio
19.07.2013 · Der Telekommunikationskonzern Softbank ist mittlerweile der drittgrößte Konzern an der japanischen Börse. Sein erfahrener Chef Masayoshi Son setzt konsequent auf ausländische Märkte.
Von Carsten Germis
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/finanzen/aktien/softbank-ein-neue…
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o2 strebt Flächendeckung für das LTE-Highspeed-Netz an
16.07.2013
09:02
Voice over LTE soll im ersten Quartal 2014 kommen
Von Markus Weidner
o2 strebt längerfristig einen flächendeckenden Ausbau seines LTE-Mobilfunknetzes an. Das erklärte der viertgrößte deutsche Mobilfunk-Netzbetreiber auf Anfrage von teltarif.de. (...)
LTE 2600 in ersten Städten am Netz
Vor allem im Ruhrgebiet habe man den Ausbau schon weiter vorangetrieben als ursprünglich geplant. Neben Essen und Oberhausen sei man auch in Dortmund und Bochum dabei, das mobile Breitband-Netz auszurollen. Nach und nach werde neben dem 800-MHz-Bereich auch der Frequenzbereich um 2 600 MHz für LTE verwendet.
o2 räumte ein, die 2600-MHz-Frequenzen hätten physikalisch bedingt deutlich schlechtere Ausbreitungseigenschaften als der 800-MHz-Bereich. Daher kämen diese zusätzlichen Kapazitäten vor allem zum Einsatz, (...)
http://www.teltarif.de/o2-lte-4g-netzausbau/news/51770.html
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Vodafone verliert binnen Jahresfrist 3,8 Millionen Kunden
19.07.2013
10:12
Gegenüber Vorquartal "nur" 168 000 Mobilfunk-Kunden verloren
Von Thorsten Neuhetzki
Vodafone-Chef Jens-Schulte Bockum versucht angesichts der heute vorgelegten Zahlen seines Konzerns zu beschwichtigen: "Der Markt bleibt auch im 1. Quartal hart umkämpft. Wettbewerb und Regulierungsentscheidungen fordern ihren Tribut". Die nackten Zahlen klingen hart: Binnen Jahresfrist hat das Unternehmen bei Mobilfunkkunden einen Rückgang um 10 Prozent auf nun 32,242 Millionen Kunden. hinnehmen müssen. Und selbst beim DSL-Zugang, wo die Kunden nicht so wechselfreudig sind wie beim Mobilfunk, muss man einen Rückgang von 8,8 Prozent (jetzt 3,077 Millionen Kunden) ausweisen. (...)
http://www.teltarif.de/vodafone-erstes-quartal-2013-kunden-u…
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... ... ältere Meldung ...
28.06.2013, aktualisiert 28.06.2013, 15:01 Uhr
300 Millionen Euro
T-Mobile USA investiert in Frequenzen
Quelle: Handelsblatt Online
Die amerikanische Telekomtochter will ihren Kunden künftig bessere Verbindungen anbieten. Dafür investiert T-Mobile US Millionen Euro in Funkfrequenzen. Der Kauf muss allerdings noch genehmigt werden.
http://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/it/300-millionen-euro-t-mobil…
SoftBank Chief Hints at More Price Cuts for Sprint
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Masayoshi Son, SoftBank’s chief executive, has been behind a sharp decline in prices for broadband and cellphone services in Japan.
Franck Robichon/European Pressphoto Agency
Sprint’s new unlimited wireless plan, announced last week after its $21.6 billion acquisition by Japan’s SoftBank, did not deliver the aggressive price cuts that some analysts had expected.
But cheaper plans could be coming.
In a phone interview, Masayoshi Son, SoftBank’s chief executive, hinted that further price cuts could be in the works as the company invests to upgrade Sprint, America’s No. 3 wireless carrier.
“We will be aggressive in technology, price packages, services on every front,” Mr. Son said from California on Wednesday. “At the same time, we will improve the network to be the world’s best,” he said. (...)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/softbank-chief-hint…
... ... ich sage nur: Die Frequenzen, die Frequenzen und nochmals die Frequenzen 800-MHz & 2500-MHz !!!
... so ähnlich wie bei Immobilien Die Lage, die Lage und nochmals die Lage !!!
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Sprint Nextel Corp. Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (S)
July 19th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by Hanz Christensen
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/07/19/sprint-nextel-corp-c…
... ... so, wir haben von fünf bis neun Dollar und von Sell bis Strong Buy alles dabei ...
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Softbank
Ein neues Schwergewicht an der Börse in Tokio
19.07.2013 · Der Telekommunikationskonzern Softbank ist mittlerweile der drittgrößte Konzern an der japanischen Börse. Sein erfahrener Chef Masayoshi Son setzt konsequent auf ausländische Märkte.
Von Carsten Germis
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/finanzen/aktien/softbank-ein-neue…
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o2 strebt Flächendeckung für das LTE-Highspeed-Netz an
16.07.2013
09:02
Voice over LTE soll im ersten Quartal 2014 kommen
Von Markus Weidner
o2 strebt längerfristig einen flächendeckenden Ausbau seines LTE-Mobilfunknetzes an. Das erklärte der viertgrößte deutsche Mobilfunk-Netzbetreiber auf Anfrage von teltarif.de. (...)
LTE 2600 in ersten Städten am Netz
Vor allem im Ruhrgebiet habe man den Ausbau schon weiter vorangetrieben als ursprünglich geplant. Neben Essen und Oberhausen sei man auch in Dortmund und Bochum dabei, das mobile Breitband-Netz auszurollen. Nach und nach werde neben dem 800-MHz-Bereich auch der Frequenzbereich um 2 600 MHz für LTE verwendet.
o2 räumte ein, die 2600-MHz-Frequenzen hätten physikalisch bedingt deutlich schlechtere Ausbreitungseigenschaften als der 800-MHz-Bereich. Daher kämen diese zusätzlichen Kapazitäten vor allem zum Einsatz, (...)
http://www.teltarif.de/o2-lte-4g-netzausbau/news/51770.html
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Vodafone verliert binnen Jahresfrist 3,8 Millionen Kunden
19.07.2013
10:12
Gegenüber Vorquartal "nur" 168 000 Mobilfunk-Kunden verloren
Von Thorsten Neuhetzki
Vodafone-Chef Jens-Schulte Bockum versucht angesichts der heute vorgelegten Zahlen seines Konzerns zu beschwichtigen: "Der Markt bleibt auch im 1. Quartal hart umkämpft. Wettbewerb und Regulierungsentscheidungen fordern ihren Tribut". Die nackten Zahlen klingen hart: Binnen Jahresfrist hat das Unternehmen bei Mobilfunkkunden einen Rückgang um 10 Prozent auf nun 32,242 Millionen Kunden. hinnehmen müssen. Und selbst beim DSL-Zugang, wo die Kunden nicht so wechselfreudig sind wie beim Mobilfunk, muss man einen Rückgang von 8,8 Prozent (jetzt 3,077 Millionen Kunden) ausweisen. (...)
http://www.teltarif.de/vodafone-erstes-quartal-2013-kunden-u…
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... ... ältere Meldung ...
28.06.2013, aktualisiert 28.06.2013, 15:01 Uhr
300 Millionen Euro
T-Mobile USA investiert in Frequenzen
Quelle: Handelsblatt Online
Die amerikanische Telekomtochter will ihren Kunden künftig bessere Verbindungen anbieten. Dafür investiert T-Mobile US Millionen Euro in Funkfrequenzen. Der Kauf muss allerdings noch genehmigt werden.
http://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/it/300-millionen-euro-t-mobil…
NTELOS Investors Are Leaping To The Wrong Conclusion
Jul 18 2013, 12:30 | about: NTLS, includes: LEAP, T, TDS, USM
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1555592-ntelos-investors-are…
... ... wenn Sprint Speck-drumherum abschneiden würde, dann für $1/Kg
http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/s/ownership-summary
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=S+Insider+Transactions
... ... AT&T will Leap kaufen für 1,2 Mrd USD mit ~5 Mio Kunden und 2,8 Mrd USD Schulden ... verliert AT&T etwa soviel Kunden wie Vodaphone ??? ... (Fris)Ist das rausgeschmissenes Geld ??? ... Weiß AT&T sich nicht anders zu helfen ??? ...
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Deutsche Bank Increases T-Mobile US Price Target to $30.00 (TMUS)
July 19th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by Nicole Kennedy
Equities researchers at Deutsche Bank raised their target price on shares of T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS) from $28.00 to $30.00 in a research report issued on Thursday, (...)
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/07/19/deutsche-bank-increa…
Jul 18 2013, 12:30 | about: NTLS, includes: LEAP, T, TDS, USM
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1555592-ntelos-investors-are…
... ... wenn Sprint Speck-drumherum abschneiden würde, dann für $1/Kg
http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/s/ownership-summary
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=S+Insider+Transactions
... ... AT&T will Leap kaufen für 1,2 Mrd USD mit ~5 Mio Kunden und 2,8 Mrd USD Schulden ... verliert AT&T etwa soviel Kunden wie Vodaphone ??? ... (Fris)Ist das rausgeschmissenes Geld ??? ... Weiß AT&T sich nicht anders zu helfen ??? ...
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Deutsche Bank Increases T-Mobile US Price Target to $30.00 (TMUS)
July 19th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by Nicole Kennedy
Equities researchers at Deutsche Bank raised their target price on shares of T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS) from $28.00 to $30.00 in a research report issued on Thursday, (...)
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/07/19/deutsche-bank-increa…
... ... Alibaba: Softbank mit einer 36,7 Prozent Beteiligung ...
17.07.2013 | 14:20
dpa-AFX ·
Yahoo-Beteiligung Alibaba wächst rasant
Der große chinesische Internetkonzern Alibaba legt ein atemberaubendes Wachstumstempo vor. Wie Mitbesitzer Yahoo in einer Präsentation am Dienstag aufführte, stieg der Umsatz von Alibaba im ersten Quartal um 71 Prozent auf umgerechnet 1,4 Milliarden US-Dollar (1,1 Mrd Euro). Der Gewinn verdreifachte sich demnach gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum auf unterm Strich 669 Millionen Dollar.
Yahoo ist an Alibaba mit 24 Prozent beteiligt. Diese Beteiligung gilt als Kronjuwel des US-Internetpioniers und wird von Analysten für einen guten Teil der Kurssteigerungen von Yahoo verantwortlich gemacht. Seit geraumer Zeit wird darüber spekuliert, dass Alibaba an die Börse gehen könnte. Es könnte einer der größten Börsengänge aller Zeiten werden./das/DP/jha
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25. 06. 2013
Alibaba-Weibo-Deal: Datenbestände könnten Gold wert sein
Der Einstieg der Alibaba Group bei Sina Weibo, der im Mai bekannt gegeben wurde, berge laut Experten einen verborgenen Schatz. Die Datenbestände beider Unternehmen, die auch plattformübergreifend genutzt werden könnten, seien demnach von hohem Wert. (...)
http://german.china.org.cn/business/txt/2013-06/25/content_2…
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June 28, 2013, 7:25 AM
Former Alibaba Executive Puts Post-IPO Value at $100 Billion
By Paul Mozur
With speculation spreading over what Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group will be worth following an expected initial public offering, the ex-head of Alibaba’s formerly listed unit Alibaba.com weighed in with his own guess on Thursday. (...)
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/06/28/former-alibaba…" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/06/28/former-alibaba…
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03/07/2013 05:55:00
Banks Join Alibaba's $8 Billion Financing
HONG KONG--An $8 billion-dollar loan Alibaba Group Holding is taking out before it embarks on its much-anticipated initial public offering has been made by 23 banks, a person familiar with the loan said on Wednesday.
The large number of banks involved--well above the usual 10 banks in any Asian loan worth more than $5 billion--shows interest in the company, set to raise tens of billions of dollars in its IPO, continues to be high. For the banks that can underwrite initial public offerings and aren't purely commercial lenders, involvement in the loan has been seen as a way to deepen their relationships with Alibaba in the hopes of getting large roles when the technology giant lists sometime this year at the earliest. (...)
http://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2013/07/03/banks-join-aliba…
17.07.2013 | 14:20
dpa-AFX ·
Yahoo-Beteiligung Alibaba wächst rasant
Der große chinesische Internetkonzern Alibaba legt ein atemberaubendes Wachstumstempo vor. Wie Mitbesitzer Yahoo in einer Präsentation am Dienstag aufführte, stieg der Umsatz von Alibaba im ersten Quartal um 71 Prozent auf umgerechnet 1,4 Milliarden US-Dollar (1,1 Mrd Euro). Der Gewinn verdreifachte sich demnach gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum auf unterm Strich 669 Millionen Dollar.
Yahoo ist an Alibaba mit 24 Prozent beteiligt. Diese Beteiligung gilt als Kronjuwel des US-Internetpioniers und wird von Analysten für einen guten Teil der Kurssteigerungen von Yahoo verantwortlich gemacht. Seit geraumer Zeit wird darüber spekuliert, dass Alibaba an die Börse gehen könnte. Es könnte einer der größten Börsengänge aller Zeiten werden./das/DP/jha
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25. 06. 2013
Alibaba-Weibo-Deal: Datenbestände könnten Gold wert sein
Der Einstieg der Alibaba Group bei Sina Weibo, der im Mai bekannt gegeben wurde, berge laut Experten einen verborgenen Schatz. Die Datenbestände beider Unternehmen, die auch plattformübergreifend genutzt werden könnten, seien demnach von hohem Wert. (...)
http://german.china.org.cn/business/txt/2013-06/25/content_2…
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June 28, 2013, 7:25 AM
Former Alibaba Executive Puts Post-IPO Value at $100 Billion
By Paul Mozur
With speculation spreading over what Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group will be worth following an expected initial public offering, the ex-head of Alibaba’s formerly listed unit Alibaba.com weighed in with his own guess on Thursday. (...)
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/06/28/former-alibaba…" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/06/28/former-alibaba…
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03/07/2013 05:55:00
Banks Join Alibaba's $8 Billion Financing
HONG KONG--An $8 billion-dollar loan Alibaba Group Holding is taking out before it embarks on its much-anticipated initial public offering has been made by 23 banks, a person familiar with the loan said on Wednesday.
The large number of banks involved--well above the usual 10 banks in any Asian loan worth more than $5 billion--shows interest in the company, set to raise tens of billions of dollars in its IPO, continues to be high. For the banks that can underwrite initial public offerings and aren't purely commercial lenders, involvement in the loan has been seen as a way to deepen their relationships with Alibaba in the hopes of getting large roles when the technology giant lists sometime this year at the earliest. (...)
http://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2013/07/03/banks-join-aliba…
Liebling, ich habe die Kinder geschrumpft !!! ( ... ... Lebling ich habe die DNA der Kinder geschlumpft !!!)
... ... häää, häää, häää ... ich
kann mit meiner el.-Zahnbürste
(genannt Oral-E) telefoniern ...
und die Heizkörperventile in
unserem Iglu verstellen
... ...
Geräte im Heimnetzwerk
Alle mit allem
Smart TV: Im schlauen Haus ist die gesamte Elektronik untereinander vernetzt
REUTERS
Vom Fernseher über Radios und Tabletrechner bis zum Blu-ray-Player: Es gibt kaum ein Gerät, dass sich nicht ins heimische Netzwerk einbinden lässt. Selbst kabellos geht das mit Hilfe von Standards wie DLNA und Airplay inzwischen relativ unkompliziert. (...)
http://www.manager-magazin.de/lifestyle/hardware/wie-dlna-un…
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Paulson sieht T-Mobile US als Übernahmekandidaten
John Paulson ist auch bekannt für seine Gold-Investitionen.
Bild: Bloomberg
20.07.2013 03:06
John Paulson, milliardenschwerer Hedgefonds-Manager und Gross-Aktionär bei T-Mobile US, sieht in dem Mobilfunkanbieter einen Übernahmekandidaten für Dish oder Sprint.
http://www.cash.ch/news/top_news/rss/paulson_sieht_tmobile_u…
... ... Netzwerk-Techni(cht)k von TMUS ist Mus ... HSPA, UMTS, GSM, CDMA, ABC ... 2G, 3G, 4Nee
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Softbank will weiter zukaufen und blitzt bei Vivendi ab (Kreise)
19.07.2013 09:03
PARIS (awp international) - Der japanische Internetkonzern Softbank ist laut Kreisen weiter auf Firmenjagd. Das Unternehmen, das erst vor Kurzem die milliardenschwere-Übernahme des US-Mobilfunkers Sprint Nextel gestemmt hat, liebäugele auch mit der Vivendi -Musiktochter Universal, berichtete die Nachrichtenagentur Bloomberg am Freitag unter Berufung auf mehrere mit der Angelegenheit vertraute Personen. Dem französischen Mutterkonzern von Universal habe Softbank 8,5 Milliarden US-Dollar (6,5 Mrd. Euro) geboten. Dieser habe die Offerte jedoch abgelehnt. Beide Unternehmen wollten dies nicht kommentieren. (...)
http://www.cash.ch/news/alle/rss/softbank_will_weiter_zukauf…
... ... man muss nicht alles haben, wenn andere Versagen ... erstmal den Clearwire-Brocken verdauen dann weiterschauen ...
... ... häää, häää, häää ... ich
kann mit meiner el.-Zahnbürste
(genannt Oral-E) telefoniern ...
und die Heizkörperventile in
unserem Iglu verstellen
... ...
Geräte im Heimnetzwerk
Alle mit allem
Smart TV: Im schlauen Haus ist die gesamte Elektronik untereinander vernetzt
REUTERS
Vom Fernseher über Radios und Tabletrechner bis zum Blu-ray-Player: Es gibt kaum ein Gerät, dass sich nicht ins heimische Netzwerk einbinden lässt. Selbst kabellos geht das mit Hilfe von Standards wie DLNA und Airplay inzwischen relativ unkompliziert. (...)
http://www.manager-magazin.de/lifestyle/hardware/wie-dlna-un…
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Paulson sieht T-Mobile US als Übernahmekandidaten
John Paulson ist auch bekannt für seine Gold-Investitionen.
Bild: Bloomberg
20.07.2013 03:06
John Paulson, milliardenschwerer Hedgefonds-Manager und Gross-Aktionär bei T-Mobile US, sieht in dem Mobilfunkanbieter einen Übernahmekandidaten für Dish oder Sprint.
http://www.cash.ch/news/top_news/rss/paulson_sieht_tmobile_u…
... ... Netzwerk-Techni(cht)k von TMUS ist Mus ... HSPA, UMTS, GSM, CDMA, ABC ... 2G, 3G, 4Nee
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Softbank will weiter zukaufen und blitzt bei Vivendi ab (Kreise)
19.07.2013 09:03
PARIS (awp international) - Der japanische Internetkonzern Softbank ist laut Kreisen weiter auf Firmenjagd. Das Unternehmen, das erst vor Kurzem die milliardenschwere-Übernahme des US-Mobilfunkers Sprint Nextel gestemmt hat, liebäugele auch mit der Vivendi -Musiktochter Universal, berichtete die Nachrichtenagentur Bloomberg am Freitag unter Berufung auf mehrere mit der Angelegenheit vertraute Personen. Dem französischen Mutterkonzern von Universal habe Softbank 8,5 Milliarden US-Dollar (6,5 Mrd. Euro) geboten. Dieser habe die Offerte jedoch abgelehnt. Beide Unternehmen wollten dies nicht kommentieren. (...)
http://www.cash.ch/news/alle/rss/softbank_will_weiter_zukauf…
... ... man muss nicht alles haben, wenn andere Versagen ... erstmal den Clearwire-Brocken verdauen dann weiterschauen ...
Medienbericht
Telefónica plant Kauf von Mobilfunker E-Plus
22.07.2013, 17:23 Uhr, aktualisiert heute, 19:45 Uhr
Entsteht eine starke Nummer 3? Der Telefónica-Konzern plant offenbar, in Deutschland E-Plus zu übernehmen. Über die Details wird noch verhandelt – das Geschäft kann also noch scheitern. (...)
Unter den Mobilfunkanbietern in Deutschland hat nach Angaben der Bundesnetzagentur von Juni die Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile mit 36,6 Millionen Kunden die Nase vorn. Danach folgen Vodafone mit 33,9 Millionen, E-Plus mit 23,4 Millionen und schließlich O2 mit 19,3 Millionen Kunden.
http://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/medienberi…
... ... das wären dann 42,7 Millionen Kunden ... O²+H
Telefónica plant Kauf von Mobilfunker E-Plus
22.07.2013, 17:23 Uhr, aktualisiert heute, 19:45 Uhr
Entsteht eine starke Nummer 3? Der Telefónica-Konzern plant offenbar, in Deutschland E-Plus zu übernehmen. Über die Details wird noch verhandelt – das Geschäft kann also noch scheitern. (...)
Unter den Mobilfunkanbietern in Deutschland hat nach Angaben der Bundesnetzagentur von Juni die Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile mit 36,6 Millionen Kunden die Nase vorn. Danach folgen Vodafone mit 33,9 Millionen, E-Plus mit 23,4 Millionen und schließlich O2 mit 19,3 Millionen Kunden.
http://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/medienberi…
... ... das wären dann 42,7 Millionen Kunden ... O²+H
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.086.873 von teecee1 am 21.07.13 18:13:56 23/07/2013 18:35:00
Softbank to Use Sprint's Network to Expand Cloud Reach
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Softbank Corp. (9984.TO) will expand corporate cloud computing and other services overseas by taking advantage of the global sales network of Sprint Nextel Corp., President Masayoshi Son indicated Tuesday, The Nikkei reported in its Wednesday morning edition.
The acquisition of the No. 3 U.S. mobile carrier "was rather expensive, but we were able to make it happen according to plan," said Mr. Son, speaking in public for the first time since the completion of the deal earlier this month. "I would like the Softbank-Sprint alliance to help (Japanese firms) expand globally," he said.
Sprint has operational bases in 30 countries, allowing Softbank to broaden its network to 165 nations, Son noted. (...)
http://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2013/07/23/softbank-to-use-…
Softbank to Use Sprint's Network to Expand Cloud Reach
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Softbank Corp. (9984.TO) will expand corporate cloud computing and other services overseas by taking advantage of the global sales network of Sprint Nextel Corp., President Masayoshi Son indicated Tuesday, The Nikkei reported in its Wednesday morning edition.
The acquisition of the No. 3 U.S. mobile carrier "was rather expensive, but we were able to make it happen according to plan," said Mr. Son, speaking in public for the first time since the completion of the deal earlier this month. "I would like the Softbank-Sprint alliance to help (Japanese firms) expand globally," he said.
Sprint has operational bases in 30 countries, allowing Softbank to broaden its network to 165 nations, Son noted. (...)
http://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2013/07/23/softbank-to-use-…
Sprint Brings 4G LTE and Enhanced 3G Network Improvements to the Bronx and Brooklyn
New Yorkers can now enjoy Sprint 4G LTE speeds and increased reliability of 3G in world famous NYC boroughs
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint – 1 hour 57 minutes ago
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced that its new 4G LTE network and improved 3G service will be available in the Bronx and Brooklyn beginning on July 30. With Sprint 4G LTE, New Yorkers in these communities will experience faster speeds for surfing the Web for great Italian food options on Arthur Avenue or sending videos from concerts in Park Slope. As Sprint continues to make progress on its new 3G and 4G LTE network, customers in the Bronx and Brooklyn will find 4G LTE and enhanced 3G wireless service in even more places around their boroughs and beyond. (...)
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Transit Wireless and Sprint Sign Definitive Deal to Bring Wireless Service to All 277 Underground Subway Stations in New York
Wireless Voice and Data Service for Sprint Customers to Begin Early 2014 in 36 Stations
Business Wire
Press Release: Transit Wireless – 2 hours 21 minutes ago
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Transit Wireless and Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced that the companies have finalized their contract to bring Sprint’s wireless voice and data service to the state-of-the-art wireless network in the New York City subway system. Sprint has signed on to the full scope of the project – all 277 underground subway stations. Wireless customers of Sprint, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile can expect to begin receiving coverage underground in the 36 stations already online in mid-town Manhattan and Chelsea by early 2014. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/transit-wireless-sprint-sign-d…
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Cramer: Buy Sprint, Snap-on, and These 3 Stocks
By Alex Capel |
July 24, 2013
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Buy on July 18, 2013. The stock’s 52-week high is $7.14, and its 52-week low is $5.61.
Tuesday’s show saw Jim Cramer present his research on Sprint to his viewers, and he liked what he had learned. Telling ‘Cramerica’ to buy, he pointed to the completion of deals with Clearwire and SoftBank (SFTBY), and noted that their 4G LTE spectrum was larger than all the competitors, while adding that it would take time to roll this out to capacity. These factors combined give the company room to grow 30-40 percent, according to Cramer. (...)
New Yorkers can now enjoy Sprint 4G LTE speeds and increased reliability of 3G in world famous NYC boroughs
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint – 1 hour 57 minutes ago
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced that its new 4G LTE network and improved 3G service will be available in the Bronx and Brooklyn beginning on July 30. With Sprint 4G LTE, New Yorkers in these communities will experience faster speeds for surfing the Web for great Italian food options on Arthur Avenue or sending videos from concerts in Park Slope. As Sprint continues to make progress on its new 3G and 4G LTE network, customers in the Bronx and Brooklyn will find 4G LTE and enhanced 3G wireless service in even more places around their boroughs and beyond. (...)
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Transit Wireless and Sprint Sign Definitive Deal to Bring Wireless Service to All 277 Underground Subway Stations in New York
Wireless Voice and Data Service for Sprint Customers to Begin Early 2014 in 36 Stations
Business Wire
Press Release: Transit Wireless – 2 hours 21 minutes ago
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Transit Wireless and Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced that the companies have finalized their contract to bring Sprint’s wireless voice and data service to the state-of-the-art wireless network in the New York City subway system. Sprint has signed on to the full scope of the project – all 277 underground subway stations. Wireless customers of Sprint, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile can expect to begin receiving coverage underground in the 36 stations already online in mid-town Manhattan and Chelsea by early 2014. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/transit-wireless-sprint-sign-d…
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Cramer: Buy Sprint, Snap-on, and These 3 Stocks
By Alex Capel |
July 24, 2013
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Buy on July 18, 2013. The stock’s 52-week high is $7.14, and its 52-week low is $5.61.
Tuesday’s show saw Jim Cramer present his research on Sprint to his viewers, and he liked what he had learned. Telling ‘Cramerica’ to buy, he pointed to the completion of deals with Clearwire and SoftBank (SFTBY), and noted that their 4G LTE spectrum was larger than all the competitors, while adding that it would take time to roll this out to capacity. These factors combined give the company room to grow 30-40 percent, according to Cramer. (...)
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.086.873 von teecee1 am 21.07.13 18:13:56MetroPCS Takes on New Markets: Doubles Reach in Less than Three Months
Thomson Reuters ONE
Press Release: T-Mobile USA – 1 hour 26 minutes ago
Aggressive expansion in 15 new markets brings `$40, period` rate plan with unlimited 4G service on a nationwide network and a robust 4G smartphone line-up to customers who want `all-in` at a monthly flat rate with no surprises; `Bring Your own Phone` program offers even greater value
BELLEVUE, Wash. - July 25, 2013 - T-Mobile US, Inc.`s (NYSE: TMUS) wireless revolution marches onward. Less than three months after completing the combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, the company has doubled its MetroPCS brand presence across the country and is bringing "Wireless for All" to 15 new markets. (...)
The company is also offering its "Bring Your Own Phone" program to all of its customers, (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/metropcs-takes-markets-doubles…
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... Sprint (NYSE:S) is chugging along toward its goal of covering 200 million POPs with LTE by the end of 2013, but the pace of its deployment has lagged its Tier 1 competitors, including late-comer T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS), which launched LTE in March and now covers 157 million POPs in 116 markets. ...
... As for its rivals, Verizon's LTE network now covers 301 million POPs. By the end of the year, AT&T plans to cover 270 million POPs with LTE and T-Mobile plans to cover at least 200 million POPs with LTE.
Thomson Reuters ONE
Press Release: T-Mobile USA – 1 hour 26 minutes ago
Aggressive expansion in 15 new markets brings `$40, period` rate plan with unlimited 4G service on a nationwide network and a robust 4G smartphone line-up to customers who want `all-in` at a monthly flat rate with no surprises; `Bring Your own Phone` program offers even greater value
BELLEVUE, Wash. - July 25, 2013 - T-Mobile US, Inc.`s (NYSE: TMUS) wireless revolution marches onward. Less than three months after completing the combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, the company has doubled its MetroPCS brand presence across the country and is bringing "Wireless for All" to 15 new markets. (...)
The company is also offering its "Bring Your Own Phone" program to all of its customers, (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/metropcs-takes-markets-doubles…
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... Sprint (NYSE:S) is chugging along toward its goal of covering 200 million POPs with LTE by the end of 2013, but the pace of its deployment has lagged its Tier 1 competitors, including late-comer T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS), which launched LTE in March and now covers 157 million POPs in 116 markets. ...
... As for its rivals, Verizon's LTE network now covers 301 million POPs. By the end of the year, AT&T plans to cover 270 million POPs with LTE and T-Mobile plans to cover at least 200 million POPs with LTE.
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.107.021 von teecee1 am 24.07.13 17:08:3326.07.2013 | 07:47
Dow Jones News ·
Moody's prüft Kabel Deutschland auf mögliche Hochstufung nach Übernahme
Eine Übernahme durch den Mobilfunkanbieter Vodafone könnte sich für Kabel Deutschland in Form einer Heraufstufung durch die Ratingagentur Moody's auszahlen. Moody's Investors Service prüft die Bonitätsnote "Ba2" des Kabelnetzbetreibers nun auf eine mögliche Anhebung, nachdem der US-Medienkonzern Liberty Global sein Werben um Kabel Deutschland eingestellt und den Briten damit den Weg frei gemacht hat.
Zuvor war sich Moody's noch nicht sicher gewesen, in welche Richtung die Reise bei der Bewertung der Zahlungsfähigkeit des MDAX-Konzerns gehen wird.
Eine Übernahme durch Vodafone dürfte sich hingegen positiv auf die Bonität von Kabel Deutschland auswirken, schätzt Moody's, da es sich bei dem Käufer um ein deutlich größeres und besser bewertetes Unternehmen handele, das Schulden zu entsprechend günstigeren Konditionen refinanzieren könne als Kabel Deutschland selber.
Dem Mobilfunker Vodafone hingegen droht im Falle einer erfolgreichen Übernahme von Kabel Deutschland eine Herabstufung durch Moody's. Denn für die Ratingagentur sind die Risiken der 10,7 Milliarden Euro schweren Übernahme für die aktuelle Vodafone-Bonität "A3" größer als der mögliche Nutzen.
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Cramer Quick Take: Buy Sprint on Bad Quarter
BY Bret Kenwell | 07/26/13 - 06:00 AM EDT
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- With SoftBank recently completing its acquisition for a controlling stake in Sprint (S_), what's the plan going forward? TheStreet's Jim Cramer and Brittany Umar give investors a peek at what to expect.
According to Cramer, investors should avoid the stock ahead of next week's earnings report, scheduled for Tuesday, July 30.
Cramer said the company's quarterly results are going to be horrible and that analysts will probably be slashing estimates the following day as a result. While he doesn't like Sprint going into the quarter, the same cannot be said once the results are out.
He thinks the selloff is going to create a tremendous buying opportunity. His reasoning is twofold: The stock will likely pop higher on the company's next quarterly earnings results and it will be a solid investment over the next five years.
Cramer said that although Sprint does not currently have a national footprint, it's only because of capital restraints. With the inclusion of SoftBank, though, that will no longer be the case, as the Japanese telecom and banking giant will be able to provide financing for the wireless company.
Sprint also has more spectrum than its competitors, which creates strong firing power down the road for a national rollout of its coverage. Cramer also said the company is inexpensive and that a deal with T-Moble (TMUS_) seems destined to happen.
As Sprint continues to grow, he will be looking for a dividend from the company and said it will be much more on par with AT&T (T_) and Verizon (VZ_).
-- Written by Bret Kenwell in Petoskey, Mich.
Dow Jones News ·
Moody's prüft Kabel Deutschland auf mögliche Hochstufung nach Übernahme
Eine Übernahme durch den Mobilfunkanbieter Vodafone könnte sich für Kabel Deutschland in Form einer Heraufstufung durch die Ratingagentur Moody's auszahlen. Moody's Investors Service prüft die Bonitätsnote "Ba2" des Kabelnetzbetreibers nun auf eine mögliche Anhebung, nachdem der US-Medienkonzern Liberty Global sein Werben um Kabel Deutschland eingestellt und den Briten damit den Weg frei gemacht hat.
Zuvor war sich Moody's noch nicht sicher gewesen, in welche Richtung die Reise bei der Bewertung der Zahlungsfähigkeit des MDAX-Konzerns gehen wird.
Eine Übernahme durch Vodafone dürfte sich hingegen positiv auf die Bonität von Kabel Deutschland auswirken, schätzt Moody's, da es sich bei dem Käufer um ein deutlich größeres und besser bewertetes Unternehmen handele, das Schulden zu entsprechend günstigeren Konditionen refinanzieren könne als Kabel Deutschland selber.
Dem Mobilfunker Vodafone hingegen droht im Falle einer erfolgreichen Übernahme von Kabel Deutschland eine Herabstufung durch Moody's. Denn für die Ratingagentur sind die Risiken der 10,7 Milliarden Euro schweren Übernahme für die aktuelle Vodafone-Bonität "A3" größer als der mögliche Nutzen.
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Cramer Quick Take: Buy Sprint on Bad Quarter
BY Bret Kenwell | 07/26/13 - 06:00 AM EDT
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- With SoftBank recently completing its acquisition for a controlling stake in Sprint (S_), what's the plan going forward? TheStreet's Jim Cramer and Brittany Umar give investors a peek at what to expect.
According to Cramer, investors should avoid the stock ahead of next week's earnings report, scheduled for Tuesday, July 30.
Cramer said the company's quarterly results are going to be horrible and that analysts will probably be slashing estimates the following day as a result. While he doesn't like Sprint going into the quarter, the same cannot be said once the results are out.
He thinks the selloff is going to create a tremendous buying opportunity. His reasoning is twofold: The stock will likely pop higher on the company's next quarterly earnings results and it will be a solid investment over the next five years.
Cramer said that although Sprint does not currently have a national footprint, it's only because of capital restraints. With the inclusion of SoftBank, though, that will no longer be the case, as the Japanese telecom and banking giant will be able to provide financing for the wireless company.
Sprint also has more spectrum than its competitors, which creates strong firing power down the road for a national rollout of its coverage. Cramer also said the company is inexpensive and that a deal with T-Moble (TMUS_) seems destined to happen.
As Sprint continues to grow, he will be looking for a dividend from the company and said it will be much more on par with AT&T (T_) and Verizon (VZ_).
-- Written by Bret Kenwell in Petoskey, Mich.
TD-LTE and LTE-Advanced to account for more than half of LTE installed Macro base stations by 2015, says ABI Research
Press release, July 24; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 24 July 2013]
With the first service providers, such as SK Telecom, now upgrading their networks to LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) and China Mobile deploying a TD-LTE network and issuing a huge tender for over 200,000 base stations, TD-LTE and LTE-Advanced are set to dominate the LTE installed base of macro base stations as early as 2015, according to research firm ABI Research.
While FD-LTE will continue to represent a majority of LTE installations, it is the rapid growth in LTE-A and TD-LTE subscriptions which will drive this change. By 2018, ABI Research forecasts that there will be 1.467 billion LTE subscriptions worldwide; of those, 34% will be on LTE-Advanced (Release 10+) networks, while 42% and 24% will be on the older Release 8/9 LTE-FDD and LTE-TDD networks, respectively. (...)
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Robust traffic spurs demand for 3G/4G gateways; market to reach US$1.8 billion in 2013, says ABI Research
Press release, July 24; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Thursday 25 July 2013]
ABI Research has found that the overall 2012 wireless network equipment market was quite challenging for infrastructure vendors, but the incessant demand for 3G and 4G mobile broadband will continue to drive demand for mobile packet core equipment. The firm believes that the Mobile Packet Data Core Network infrastructure market is expected reach US$1.8 billion in 2013. "Continued growth in 3G and 4G traffic will propel the Mobile Packet Core Infrastructure to a cumulative US$10 billion market over the next five years," stated Joe Hoffman, principal analyst at ABI Research. (...)
Press release, July 24; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 24 July 2013]
With the first service providers, such as SK Telecom, now upgrading their networks to LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) and China Mobile deploying a TD-LTE network and issuing a huge tender for over 200,000 base stations, TD-LTE and LTE-Advanced are set to dominate the LTE installed base of macro base stations as early as 2015, according to research firm ABI Research.
While FD-LTE will continue to represent a majority of LTE installations, it is the rapid growth in LTE-A and TD-LTE subscriptions which will drive this change. By 2018, ABI Research forecasts that there will be 1.467 billion LTE subscriptions worldwide; of those, 34% will be on LTE-Advanced (Release 10+) networks, while 42% and 24% will be on the older Release 8/9 LTE-FDD and LTE-TDD networks, respectively. (...)
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Robust traffic spurs demand for 3G/4G gateways; market to reach US$1.8 billion in 2013, says ABI Research
Press release, July 24; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Thursday 25 July 2013]
ABI Research has found that the overall 2012 wireless network equipment market was quite challenging for infrastructure vendors, but the incessant demand for 3G and 4G mobile broadband will continue to drive demand for mobile packet core equipment. The firm believes that the Mobile Packet Data Core Network infrastructure market is expected reach US$1.8 billion in 2013. "Continued growth in 3G and 4G traffic will propel the Mobile Packet Core Infrastructure to a cumulative US$10 billion market over the next five years," stated Joe Hoffman, principal analyst at ABI Research. (...)
Vodafone: LTE künftig mit bis zu 150 MBit/s im Downstream
29.07.2013
11:19
Für die Telekom ist der Bandbreiten-Schub vorerst noch kein Thema
Von Markus Weidner
LTE von Vodafone wird schneller
Vodafone erweitert die Bandbreite in seinem LTE-Netz. Künftig will der zweitgrößte deutsche Mobilfunk-Netzbetreiber bis zu 150 MBit/s im Downstream anbieten. Damit und mit dem Slogan "Surfen in der 1. Liga" hat das Unternehmen bereits am vergangenen Samstag beim SuperCup-Endspiel im Dortmunder Signal Iduna Park geworben.
Derzeit bietet Vodafone bis zu 100 MBit/s im Downstream über LTE an. Diese Bandbreite ist allerdings nur dort möglich, wo der Netzbetreiber den 4G-Standard im Bereich von 2 600 MHz anbietet. Auf 800 MHz, dem Frequenzbereich, der überwiegend genutzt wird, stehen maximal 50 MBit/s im Downstream zur Verfügung. (...)
http://www.teltarif.de/vodafone-lte-150-mbit/news/51948.html
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Audi bringt LTE ins Fahrzeug
29.07.2013 von Steffi Eckardt
Audi bringt den schnellen Datenübertragungsstandard LTE vollintegriert ins Auto: seit Juli ist er auf Wunsch für den Audi S3 Sportback bestellbar, ab Anfang November für alle anderen Modellvarianten des Premium-Kompakten.
Der schnelle Datenübertragungsstandard LTE ist ab sofort für den Audi S3 Sportback bestellbar.
Bildquelle: © Audi
Der LTE-Standard ermöglicht den Austausch von großen Datenmengen im Internet, wie Musik und Filmen in HD-Qualität. In vielen Ländern Europas sowie in den USA sind bereits kommerzielle Netzwerke verfügbar. In Deutschland ist LTE in einigen Großstädten aber vor allem in vielen ländlichen Regionen aktiv. Bis Ende 2014 soll es den Standard flächendeckend geben. (...)
http://www.elektroniknet.de/automotive/infotainment/artikel/…
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Kommt auf Wunsch mit WLAN-Hotspot und LTE-Anbindung:
Der Audi S3 Sportback (Bild: Audi AG).
http://www.itespresso.de/2013/07/29/audi-nennt-fahrplan-fur-…
29.07.2013
11:19
Für die Telekom ist der Bandbreiten-Schub vorerst noch kein Thema
Von Markus Weidner
LTE von Vodafone wird schneller
Vodafone erweitert die Bandbreite in seinem LTE-Netz. Künftig will der zweitgrößte deutsche Mobilfunk-Netzbetreiber bis zu 150 MBit/s im Downstream anbieten. Damit und mit dem Slogan "Surfen in der 1. Liga" hat das Unternehmen bereits am vergangenen Samstag beim SuperCup-Endspiel im Dortmunder Signal Iduna Park geworben.
Derzeit bietet Vodafone bis zu 100 MBit/s im Downstream über LTE an. Diese Bandbreite ist allerdings nur dort möglich, wo der Netzbetreiber den 4G-Standard im Bereich von 2 600 MHz anbietet. Auf 800 MHz, dem Frequenzbereich, der überwiegend genutzt wird, stehen maximal 50 MBit/s im Downstream zur Verfügung. (...)
http://www.teltarif.de/vodafone-lte-150-mbit/news/51948.html
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Audi bringt LTE ins Fahrzeug
29.07.2013 von Steffi Eckardt
Audi bringt den schnellen Datenübertragungsstandard LTE vollintegriert ins Auto: seit Juli ist er auf Wunsch für den Audi S3 Sportback bestellbar, ab Anfang November für alle anderen Modellvarianten des Premium-Kompakten.
Der schnelle Datenübertragungsstandard LTE ist ab sofort für den Audi S3 Sportback bestellbar.
Bildquelle: © Audi
Der LTE-Standard ermöglicht den Austausch von großen Datenmengen im Internet, wie Musik und Filmen in HD-Qualität. In vielen Ländern Europas sowie in den USA sind bereits kommerzielle Netzwerke verfügbar. In Deutschland ist LTE in einigen Großstädten aber vor allem in vielen ländlichen Regionen aktiv. Bis Ende 2014 soll es den Standard flächendeckend geben. (...)
http://www.elektroniknet.de/automotive/infotainment/artikel/…
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Kommt auf Wunsch mit WLAN-Hotspot und LTE-Anbindung:
Der Audi S3 Sportback (Bild: Audi AG).
http://www.itespresso.de/2013/07/29/audi-nennt-fahrplan-fur-…
... ... lieber ins Rote reinrutschen als ins Blaue hinein ...
US-Mobilfunkkonzern
Sprint rutscht tief in die roten Zahlen
30.07.2013, 09:28 Uhr
Trotz steigender Umsätze ist der US-Mobilfunkanbieter im zweiten Quartal tiefer in die roten Zahlen abgerutscht. Das Unternehmen laboriert vor allem an der Abwicklung seiner Nextel-Tochter.
New York. Der US-Mobilfunkanbieter Sprint ist im zweiten Quartal trotz steigender Umsätze tiefer in die roten Zahlen gerutscht. Dem kürzlich mehrheitlich an den japanischen Telekomkonzern Softbank verkauften Unternehmen kam die Abwicklung seiner Nextel-Tochter teuer zu stehen. Der Nettoverlust belief sich auf 1,6 Milliarden Dollar nach 1,4 Milliarden ein Jahr zuvor, wie die Nummer drei des US-Mobilfunkmarktes am Dienstag mitteilte. Der Umsatz stieg auf 8,87 Milliarden Euro nach 8,84 Milliarden im Vorjahreszeitraum. Sprint profitierte davon, dass die Kunden mehr Geld für Angebote wie mobiles Internet ausgaben.
Die Zahl seiner Kunden konnte Sprint allerdings nur dadurch um 194.000 steigern, weil das Unternehmen 364.000 Nutzer seiner eingestellten Nextel-Marke übernahm. Andernfalls hätte es einen Rückgang hinnehmen müssen. Damit steht Sprint deutlich schlechter da als die Konkurrenz: Verizon meldete im abgelaufenen Quartal mehr als 940.000 neue Kunden, AT&T mehr als 550.000. Sprint ringt seit Jahren darum, zu den größeren Konkurrenten aufzuschließen. Analysten erhoffen sich dabei künftig mehr Schlagkraft, wenn Softbank-Chef Masayoshi Son die Richtung vorgibt. Softbank hatte unlängst 78 Prozent von Sprint übernommen.
http://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/us-mobilfunkkonzern-sprint-rutscht-tief-in-die-roten-zahlen/8567186.html
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Sprint Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results
* Sprint platform wireless service revenue increased 8 percent year-over-year to highest-ever of $7.2 billion. Best-ever Sprint platform postpaid ARPU of $64.20 and 11th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth
* Operating Loss of $874 million, includes accelerated depreciation of approximately $430 million and noncash charges of $623 million related to the successful Nextel platform shutdown; Adjusted OIBDA* of $1.4 billion in spite of highest estimated Network Vision net dilution of any quarter
* Nextel network shut down as scheduled on June 30; more than 4 million Nextel subscribers recaptured to the Sprint platform since Network Vision commenced in early 2011, 44 percent postpaid recapture rate
* Strong progress on Network Vision deployment with more than 20,000 sites currently on air -- up 50 percent from last quarter
* All three transactions now closed
* SoftBank transaction brought an attractive cash premium to Sprint Nextel stockholders, $5 billion of cash contributions and improved operating scale
* Clearwire transaction expected to fully utilize and integrate complementary 2.5GHz spectrum assets
* U.S. Cellular transaction adds spectrum that should significantly increase Sprint’s network capacity and improve the customer experience in two key markets
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) today reported Sprint Nextel’s second quarter 2013 results including record quarterly Sprint platform wireless service revenue of $7.2 billion and continued growth in Sprint platform postpaid subscribers. For the quarter, operating loss was $874 million and Adjusted OIBDA* was $1.4 billion as Sprint continued to make significant investments in the business.
“This is a historic time for Sprint. We recently shut down the Nextel platform and completed the Clearwire, SoftBank and U.S. Cellular transactions. In the second quarter, we achieved record levels in Sprint platform postpaid subscribers, service revenue and postpaid ARPU, and increased our 4G LTE footprint,” said Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO. “Sprint pioneered unlimited voice, text and data in 2008, and we recently introduced the first lifetime guarantee, solidifying our commitment to the simplicity and peace of mind that unlimited brings.”
Sprint Platform Again Achieves Record Revenue, ARPU and Subscribers
Sprint platform service revenue, postpaid ARPU and postpaid subscribers all reached best-ever levels in the second quarter. The Sprint platform had postpaid net additions for the 13th consecutive quarter and a postpaid Nextel recapture rate of 34 percent. Sprint platform postpaid ARPU grew year-over-year for the 11th consecutive quarter.
As expected, the Sprint platform lost prepaid customers as a result of planned deactivations related to regulatory changes impacting the lower-ARPU Assurance brand. This was partially offset by strong Assurance gross additions and continued growth in both Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile subscribers. Virgin Mobile gross additions improved 70 percent year-over-year. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sprint-reports-second-quarter-…
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Sprint Turns up 4G LTE in 41 More Locations, Expands LTE Coverage to 151 Markets
New Markets include Philadelphia; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; Oakland, Calif.; and Portland, Ore.
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint – 10 hours ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE:S) 4G LTE is now available in 151 markets including today’s 41 new markets which include Philadelphia; the Bronx and Brooklyn, N.Y.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; Oakland, Calif.; and Portland, Ore. Customers in these areas can make the most of seasonal fun by sharing videos of music festivals, quickly accessing the Internet, playing the hottest games, and posting summertime photos. Plus, with the groundbreaking Sprint Unlimited Guarantee, available with an Unlimited, My WaySM or My All-inSM plan, customers can get unlimited talk, text and data while on the Sprint network guaranteed for the life of the line of service1.
Today, Sprint announced that 4G LTE service is now offered to customers in:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sprint-turns-4g-lte-41-0501000…
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July 30, 2013 1:11 pm
SoftBank net profit more than doubles
By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo
Masayoshi Son, the acquisitive Japanese telecoms billionaire who completed a $21.6bn takeover of Sprint this month, more than doubled net profit at his SoftBank group last quarter, in part by absorbing a popular video game developer run by his younger brother.
SoftBank said on Tuesday it earned Y238bn in the three months to June, up from Y105bn in the same period last year. The gain was driven by domestic dealmaking, including the purchase of Willcom, a smaller Japanese mobile operator, and runaway income growth at GungHo, creator of the hit phone-based game Puzzles & Dragons, in which SoftBank increased its investment this year. (...)
"We got into the mobile business because the internet is going mobile, and that is the way we are going to make Sprint start thinking"
- Masayoshi Son, SoftBank founder
Mr Son said he planned to apply the same methods he used to grow SoftBank’s mobile business in Japan to Sprint, focusing on infrastructure investment and expanding market share by undercutting competitors’ prices, with much of the anticipated profit coming from data services and content. (...)
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6329a964-f905-11e2-86e1-00144…
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SoftBank Profit Beats Estimates on Japan Subscriber Boost
By Naoko Fujimura - Jul 30, 2013 12:54 PM GMT+0200
... Billionaire President Masayoshi Son is forecasting record domestic earnings this year as he accelerates the addition of new subscribers and the Sprint deal saves $2 billion annually by pooling purchases of handsets and network equipment. (...)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news//2013-07-30/softbank-profit-ex…
US-Mobilfunkkonzern
Sprint rutscht tief in die roten Zahlen
30.07.2013, 09:28 Uhr
Trotz steigender Umsätze ist der US-Mobilfunkanbieter im zweiten Quartal tiefer in die roten Zahlen abgerutscht. Das Unternehmen laboriert vor allem an der Abwicklung seiner Nextel-Tochter.
New York. Der US-Mobilfunkanbieter Sprint ist im zweiten Quartal trotz steigender Umsätze tiefer in die roten Zahlen gerutscht. Dem kürzlich mehrheitlich an den japanischen Telekomkonzern Softbank verkauften Unternehmen kam die Abwicklung seiner Nextel-Tochter teuer zu stehen. Der Nettoverlust belief sich auf 1,6 Milliarden Dollar nach 1,4 Milliarden ein Jahr zuvor, wie die Nummer drei des US-Mobilfunkmarktes am Dienstag mitteilte. Der Umsatz stieg auf 8,87 Milliarden Euro nach 8,84 Milliarden im Vorjahreszeitraum. Sprint profitierte davon, dass die Kunden mehr Geld für Angebote wie mobiles Internet ausgaben.
Die Zahl seiner Kunden konnte Sprint allerdings nur dadurch um 194.000 steigern, weil das Unternehmen 364.000 Nutzer seiner eingestellten Nextel-Marke übernahm. Andernfalls hätte es einen Rückgang hinnehmen müssen. Damit steht Sprint deutlich schlechter da als die Konkurrenz: Verizon meldete im abgelaufenen Quartal mehr als 940.000 neue Kunden, AT&T mehr als 550.000. Sprint ringt seit Jahren darum, zu den größeren Konkurrenten aufzuschließen. Analysten erhoffen sich dabei künftig mehr Schlagkraft, wenn Softbank-Chef Masayoshi Son die Richtung vorgibt. Softbank hatte unlängst 78 Prozent von Sprint übernommen.
http://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/us-mobilfunkkonzern-sprint-rutscht-tief-in-die-roten-zahlen/8567186.html
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Sprint Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results
* Sprint platform wireless service revenue increased 8 percent year-over-year to highest-ever of $7.2 billion. Best-ever Sprint platform postpaid ARPU of $64.20 and 11th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth
* Operating Loss of $874 million, includes accelerated depreciation of approximately $430 million and noncash charges of $623 million related to the successful Nextel platform shutdown; Adjusted OIBDA* of $1.4 billion in spite of highest estimated Network Vision net dilution of any quarter
* Nextel network shut down as scheduled on June 30; more than 4 million Nextel subscribers recaptured to the Sprint platform since Network Vision commenced in early 2011, 44 percent postpaid recapture rate
* Strong progress on Network Vision deployment with more than 20,000 sites currently on air -- up 50 percent from last quarter
* All three transactions now closed
* SoftBank transaction brought an attractive cash premium to Sprint Nextel stockholders, $5 billion of cash contributions and improved operating scale
* Clearwire transaction expected to fully utilize and integrate complementary 2.5GHz spectrum assets
* U.S. Cellular transaction adds spectrum that should significantly increase Sprint’s network capacity and improve the customer experience in two key markets
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) today reported Sprint Nextel’s second quarter 2013 results including record quarterly Sprint platform wireless service revenue of $7.2 billion and continued growth in Sprint platform postpaid subscribers. For the quarter, operating loss was $874 million and Adjusted OIBDA* was $1.4 billion as Sprint continued to make significant investments in the business.
“This is a historic time for Sprint. We recently shut down the Nextel platform and completed the Clearwire, SoftBank and U.S. Cellular transactions. In the second quarter, we achieved record levels in Sprint platform postpaid subscribers, service revenue and postpaid ARPU, and increased our 4G LTE footprint,” said Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO. “Sprint pioneered unlimited voice, text and data in 2008, and we recently introduced the first lifetime guarantee, solidifying our commitment to the simplicity and peace of mind that unlimited brings.”
Sprint Platform Again Achieves Record Revenue, ARPU and Subscribers
Sprint platform service revenue, postpaid ARPU and postpaid subscribers all reached best-ever levels in the second quarter. The Sprint platform had postpaid net additions for the 13th consecutive quarter and a postpaid Nextel recapture rate of 34 percent. Sprint platform postpaid ARPU grew year-over-year for the 11th consecutive quarter.
As expected, the Sprint platform lost prepaid customers as a result of planned deactivations related to regulatory changes impacting the lower-ARPU Assurance brand. This was partially offset by strong Assurance gross additions and continued growth in both Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile subscribers. Virgin Mobile gross additions improved 70 percent year-over-year. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sprint-reports-second-quarter-…
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Sprint Turns up 4G LTE in 41 More Locations, Expands LTE Coverage to 151 Markets
New Markets include Philadelphia; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; Oakland, Calif.; and Portland, Ore.
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint – 10 hours ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE:S) 4G LTE is now available in 151 markets including today’s 41 new markets which include Philadelphia; the Bronx and Brooklyn, N.Y.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; Oakland, Calif.; and Portland, Ore. Customers in these areas can make the most of seasonal fun by sharing videos of music festivals, quickly accessing the Internet, playing the hottest games, and posting summertime photos. Plus, with the groundbreaking Sprint Unlimited Guarantee, available with an Unlimited, My WaySM or My All-inSM plan, customers can get unlimited talk, text and data while on the Sprint network guaranteed for the life of the line of service1.
Today, Sprint announced that 4G LTE service is now offered to customers in:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sprint-turns-4g-lte-41-0501000…
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July 30, 2013 1:11 pm
SoftBank net profit more than doubles
By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo
Masayoshi Son, the acquisitive Japanese telecoms billionaire who completed a $21.6bn takeover of Sprint this month, more than doubled net profit at his SoftBank group last quarter, in part by absorbing a popular video game developer run by his younger brother.
SoftBank said on Tuesday it earned Y238bn in the three months to June, up from Y105bn in the same period last year. The gain was driven by domestic dealmaking, including the purchase of Willcom, a smaller Japanese mobile operator, and runaway income growth at GungHo, creator of the hit phone-based game Puzzles & Dragons, in which SoftBank increased its investment this year. (...)
"We got into the mobile business because the internet is going mobile, and that is the way we are going to make Sprint start thinking"
- Masayoshi Son, SoftBank founder
Mr Son said he planned to apply the same methods he used to grow SoftBank’s mobile business in Japan to Sprint, focusing on infrastructure investment and expanding market share by undercutting competitors’ prices, with much of the anticipated profit coming from data services and content. (...)
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6329a964-f905-11e2-86e1-00144…
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SoftBank Profit Beats Estimates on Japan Subscriber Boost
By Naoko Fujimura - Jul 30, 2013 12:54 PM GMT+0200
... Billionaire President Masayoshi Son is forecasting record domestic earnings this year as he accelerates the addition of new subscribers and the Sprint deal saves $2 billion annually by pooling purchases of handsets and network equipment. (...)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news//2013-07-30/softbank-profit-ex…
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.135.281 von teecee1 am 29.07.13 17:01:06Can Sprint put the 'pedal to metal' on its comeback plans?
Now that the burden of M&A drama and the Nextel network is lifted from Sprint, the company needs to race to keep up with the competitive environment.
by Roger Cheng
July 30, 2013 8:50 AM PDT
Get ready for Sprint unshackled.
The Overland Park, Kan., company is poised to step up its game on multiple fronts in the coming months, with plans to get more vocal on the marketing front and to improve its service by accelerating its network upgrade plans.
"Our real focus on the second half is putting the pedal to the metal on 'Network Vision,'" CEO Dan Hesse told CNET on Tuesday. "We're making sure we finish 2013 with a phenomenal network." (...)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57596121-94/can-sprint-put-…
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29.07.2013 | 17:58
APA-dpa-AFX-Analyser ·
S&P Capital startet T-Mobile USA mit 'Hold' - Ziel 26 US-Dollar
Das Analysehaus S&P Capital hat T-Mobile USA mit "Hold" und einem Kursziel von 26 US-Dollar in die Bewertung aufgenommen. Er glaube an die Fähigkeit von T-Mobile USA, mit seiner innovativen und für einen Mobilfunker ungewöhnlichen Strategie einen guten Eindruck im Sektor zu hinterlassen, schrieb Analyst James Moorman in einer Studie vom Montag. Zudem verkaufe der Anbieter seit kurzem das iPhone von Apple. Doch der Wettbewerb für T-Mobile USA dürfte in den kommenden zwölf Monaten zunehmen. Der Anbieter sehe sich zudem bei der Einführung seiner Prepaid-Marke MetroPCS in neue Märkte mit höheren Kosten konfrontiert./men/ajx
... ... bei TMUS, DB bei 30 Dollar
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Autohacking
Vollbremsung über ein Macbook
Zwei Hacker haben anschaulich demonstriert, wie sich Autos weitgehend über einen gehackten CAN-Bus steuern lassen. Sie deaktivierten über einen Laptop die Bremse und ließen das Auto hupen.
Der CAN-Bus lässt sich hacken und damit ein Auto
über einen Laptop steuern.
(Bild: Ernst Otto Derwald/CC-BY 3.0)
Datum: 30.7.2013, 16:06
Autor: Jörg Thoma
... Größere Angriffsfläche durch Vernetzung
Während Autohersteller abwiegeln, der Hack benötige einen physischen Zugriff auf das Fahrzeug, weisen die beiden Hacker darauf hin, dass mit zunehmender Vernetzung auch die Angriffsfläche auf Fahrzeuge größer wird.
Ähnlich argumentiert auch der Sicherheitsexperte Karsten Nohl, der kürzlich über Schwachstellen bei Wegfahrsperren referierte. Auch er befürchtet, dass über drahtlose Kommunikation wie WLAN oder GSM Angreifer auch leichter auf Schwachstellen im CAN-Bus zugreifen können. Und die gibt es offensichtlich.
http://www.golem.de/news/autohacking-vollbremsung-ueber-ein-…
... ... demnächst von der Couch aus ... über LTE ...
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Die ganze Wohnung ein Labor
30.07.2013 – Tom Simonite
Microsofts neue Software "Lab of Things" soll die Steuerung vernetzter Alltagsgeräte noch einfacher machen – für Anwender ebenso wie für App-Entwickler.
An Anwendungen mangelt es dem „Smart Home“ nicht mehr: Vom Thermostaten bis zu Bewegungsmeldern lässt sich eine Menge rund ums Eigenheim vernetzen. Mühsamer ist hingegen, all die Apparate zu installieren und miteinander zu verbinden. (...)
... ...Mühsam oder totaler Blödsinn ...
... komplette Überwachung möglich ... ehhh, er hat gerade das Licht im Schlafzimmer ausgemacht und den 193" Nahseher angeknipst und schaut sich ... ... aktiviere mal die Kamera in seiner Glotze !!!
Now that the burden of M&A drama and the Nextel network is lifted from Sprint, the company needs to race to keep up with the competitive environment.
by Roger Cheng
July 30, 2013 8:50 AM PDT
Get ready for Sprint unshackled.
The Overland Park, Kan., company is poised to step up its game on multiple fronts in the coming months, with plans to get more vocal on the marketing front and to improve its service by accelerating its network upgrade plans.
"Our real focus on the second half is putting the pedal to the metal on 'Network Vision,'" CEO Dan Hesse told CNET on Tuesday. "We're making sure we finish 2013 with a phenomenal network." (...)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57596121-94/can-sprint-put-…
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29.07.2013 | 17:58
APA-dpa-AFX-Analyser ·
S&P Capital startet T-Mobile USA mit 'Hold' - Ziel 26 US-Dollar
Das Analysehaus S&P Capital hat T-Mobile USA mit "Hold" und einem Kursziel von 26 US-Dollar in die Bewertung aufgenommen. Er glaube an die Fähigkeit von T-Mobile USA, mit seiner innovativen und für einen Mobilfunker ungewöhnlichen Strategie einen guten Eindruck im Sektor zu hinterlassen, schrieb Analyst James Moorman in einer Studie vom Montag. Zudem verkaufe der Anbieter seit kurzem das iPhone von Apple. Doch der Wettbewerb für T-Mobile USA dürfte in den kommenden zwölf Monaten zunehmen. Der Anbieter sehe sich zudem bei der Einführung seiner Prepaid-Marke MetroPCS in neue Märkte mit höheren Kosten konfrontiert./men/ajx
... ... bei TMUS, DB bei 30 Dollar
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Autohacking
Vollbremsung über ein Macbook
Zwei Hacker haben anschaulich demonstriert, wie sich Autos weitgehend über einen gehackten CAN-Bus steuern lassen. Sie deaktivierten über einen Laptop die Bremse und ließen das Auto hupen.
Der CAN-Bus lässt sich hacken und damit ein Auto
über einen Laptop steuern.
(Bild: Ernst Otto Derwald/CC-BY 3.0)
Datum: 30.7.2013, 16:06
Autor: Jörg Thoma
... Größere Angriffsfläche durch Vernetzung
Während Autohersteller abwiegeln, der Hack benötige einen physischen Zugriff auf das Fahrzeug, weisen die beiden Hacker darauf hin, dass mit zunehmender Vernetzung auch die Angriffsfläche auf Fahrzeuge größer wird.
Ähnlich argumentiert auch der Sicherheitsexperte Karsten Nohl, der kürzlich über Schwachstellen bei Wegfahrsperren referierte. Auch er befürchtet, dass über drahtlose Kommunikation wie WLAN oder GSM Angreifer auch leichter auf Schwachstellen im CAN-Bus zugreifen können. Und die gibt es offensichtlich.
http://www.golem.de/news/autohacking-vollbremsung-ueber-ein-…
... ... demnächst von der Couch aus ... über LTE ...
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Die ganze Wohnung ein Labor
30.07.2013 – Tom Simonite
Microsofts neue Software "Lab of Things" soll die Steuerung vernetzter Alltagsgeräte noch einfacher machen – für Anwender ebenso wie für App-Entwickler.
An Anwendungen mangelt es dem „Smart Home“ nicht mehr: Vom Thermostaten bis zu Bewegungsmeldern lässt sich eine Menge rund ums Eigenheim vernetzen. Mühsamer ist hingegen, all die Apparate zu installieren und miteinander zu verbinden. (...)
... ...Mühsam oder totaler Blödsinn ...
... komplette Überwachung möglich ... ehhh, er hat gerade das Licht im Schlafzimmer ausgemacht und den 193" Nahseher angeknipst und schaut sich ... ... aktiviere mal die Kamera in seiner Glotze !!!
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.145.753 von teecee1 am 30.07.13 21:06:2202.08.2013
Die Welt der Netzwerke steht vor einem Evolutionssprung
Netzwerktechnik: Virtualisierung und Mobilisierung überfordern die bisherige Netzwerktechnik. Software-defined Networking (SDN) soll die Lösung sein, um schnell wachsenden Datenmengen und dem Wunsch nach immer höheren Übertragungsgeschwindigkeit gerecht zu werden. Die "Intelligenz" der Datenströme liegt nicht mehr in den einzelnen Routern. Mit SDN lassen sich Netzinfrastrukturen frei und flexibel konfigurieren.
VDI nachrichten, Düsseldorf, 2. 8. 13, pek
Immer mehr IP-fähige Geräte überfordern die traditionelle Netzwerktechnik. Software-defined Networking entkoppelt die bisher in Routern vereinte Physik von der Logik und ermöglicht es Administratoren, ihre Netzwerke einfacher zu verwalten. Foto: Panthermedia
Diese Zahlen sprengen das Vorstellungsvermögen der meisten Menschen: Nach Prognosen von Ciscos Visual Networking Index wird der IP-Datenverkehr weltweit bis 2017 auf 1,4 Zettabyte (1021 Byte) ansteigen. Allein in Deutschland nimmt er bis 2017 auf 38 Exabyte (1018 Byte) zu – 2012 waren es 17 Exabyte. Der mobile deutsche Datenverkehr wächst danach im selben Zeitraum jährlich um 60 % auf rund 2,3 Exabyte. 14 % des Datenaufkommens generieren dann Smartphones und Tablets.
Laut dem Marktforschungsunternehmen Gartner werden bis 2015 rund 60 % der Informationsarbeiter mit mobilen Geräten Daten aus Anwendungen abfragen oder in sie einspeisen – beispielsweise Videos. Gartner prognostiziert allein für 2017 Neuauslieferungen von knapp 2,2 Mrd. Mobiltelefonen und 467 Mio. Tablets. Rund 3,6 Mrd. Menschen werden dann laut Cisco das Internet mit insgesamt 19,3 Mrd. internetfähigen Geräten nutzen. Dazu kommen Unmengen intelligenter, teils mobiler und mit Funkmodulen ausgerüsteter Sensoren, Aktoren, Kameras usw., die Daten untereinander oder mit einer Zentrale austauschen. Das heißt natürlich: (...)
http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/content/Die-Welt-der-Netzwerk…
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02.08.2013
Funk kommt in der Industrie immer häufiger zum Einsatz
Automation 2013: Vor Kurzem noch als Nischentechnologie belächelt zeigt sich, dass Funkkommunikation heute breit und erfolgreich im Einsatz ist. Welche Erfahrungen die Industrie inzwischen mit dieser Technologie hat, wurde kürzlich auf dem Kongress "Automation 2013" diskutiert.
VDI nachrichten, Baden-Baden, 2. 8. 13, rok
Wireless Communication soll die Kommunikation in Fertigungsprozessen verbessern und sicherer gestalten. Foto: IOSB
Vom Wireless Transmitter über Prozessanlagen bis zu Intralogistik und Fördertechnik wird Funkübertragung genutzt, um die Fertigung zu verbessern. Dennoch ist das Potenzial nicht ausgeschöpft. „Funkkommunikation beeinflusst die Automatisierungskonzepte“, betonte Lutz Rauchhaupt, Leiter Drahtlose Industrielle Kommunikation am Institut für Automation und Kommunikation (Ifak), Magdeburg, auf dem Kongress „Automation 2013“. Der Blick auf die Praxis zeige, dass solche Lösungen immer häufiger zum Einsatz kommen. (...)
... Bei allem „ist Sicherheit das oberste Gebot“, sagte Merz und beschrieb die Untersuchung des Anbieters von Sicherheitslösungen, Trend Micro, der einen sogenannten Honigtopf mit virtuellen Pumpen aufgebaut und ohne Sicherheitsvorkehrung ins Internet gestellt hatte: Nach kurzer Zeit waren Manipulationsversuche sowohl aus China wie auch aus den USA zu verzeichnen. G. DLUGOSCH
http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/content/Funk-kommt-in-der-Ind…
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31.07.2013 15:39
Licht an, Whirlpool aus: Smart-Home-Hacking
Das Manipulieren von Smart-Homes beziehungsweise aus der Ferne steuerbarer Heimgeräte gerät immer mehr in den Fokus von Sicherheitsforschern. Bei der Blackhat-Konferenz thematisieren mehrere Teams speziell die Gefahren der automatisierten Heimsteuerung. Sie behaupten etwa, dass sie Wasserpumpen, Whirlpools, Heizungsanlagen, Lichter, Fernseher, Garagentore, Kameras und weitere Geräte über das Internet oder per Funk aus der Ferne steuern können. Eine Journalistin des Forbes Magazin schaffte es auf eigene Faust einige der Beispiele zu reproduzieren und über das Internet acht Smart-Homes anzugreifen. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Licht-an-Whirlpool-au…
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01.08.2013 20:04
Das ferngesteuerte Auto
Ein modernes Auto fährt Dutzende an Embedded-Rechnern spazieren. Manchmal fällt das jemandem auf. Eine Meldung wie diese folgt.
Bild: Bosch
Zwei US-Sicherheitsspezialisten haben dem Forbes-Magazin demonstriert, wie sie vom Rücksitz aus mit einem alten Macbook die Kontrolle über ein Testfahrzeug übernehmen können. Sie deaktivierten die Bremswirkung, ließen die Gurtstraffer anziehen, lösten die automatische Gefahrenbremsung aus, gaben Vollgas, hupten und griffen über die Selbstparkfunktion in die Lenkung ein. Die Armaturen zeigten dabei beliebigen Quatsch an, der vom Rücksitz aus vorgegeben wurde, also zum Beispiel Geschwindigkeiten von über 300 km/h im Test-Prius oder einen vollen Tank. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Das-ferngesteuerte-Au…
Die Welt der Netzwerke steht vor einem Evolutionssprung
Netzwerktechnik: Virtualisierung und Mobilisierung überfordern die bisherige Netzwerktechnik. Software-defined Networking (SDN) soll die Lösung sein, um schnell wachsenden Datenmengen und dem Wunsch nach immer höheren Übertragungsgeschwindigkeit gerecht zu werden. Die "Intelligenz" der Datenströme liegt nicht mehr in den einzelnen Routern. Mit SDN lassen sich Netzinfrastrukturen frei und flexibel konfigurieren.
VDI nachrichten, Düsseldorf, 2. 8. 13, pek
Immer mehr IP-fähige Geräte überfordern die traditionelle Netzwerktechnik. Software-defined Networking entkoppelt die bisher in Routern vereinte Physik von der Logik und ermöglicht es Administratoren, ihre Netzwerke einfacher zu verwalten. Foto: Panthermedia
Diese Zahlen sprengen das Vorstellungsvermögen der meisten Menschen: Nach Prognosen von Ciscos Visual Networking Index wird der IP-Datenverkehr weltweit bis 2017 auf 1,4 Zettabyte (1021 Byte) ansteigen. Allein in Deutschland nimmt er bis 2017 auf 38 Exabyte (1018 Byte) zu – 2012 waren es 17 Exabyte. Der mobile deutsche Datenverkehr wächst danach im selben Zeitraum jährlich um 60 % auf rund 2,3 Exabyte. 14 % des Datenaufkommens generieren dann Smartphones und Tablets.
Laut dem Marktforschungsunternehmen Gartner werden bis 2015 rund 60 % der Informationsarbeiter mit mobilen Geräten Daten aus Anwendungen abfragen oder in sie einspeisen – beispielsweise Videos. Gartner prognostiziert allein für 2017 Neuauslieferungen von knapp 2,2 Mrd. Mobiltelefonen und 467 Mio. Tablets. Rund 3,6 Mrd. Menschen werden dann laut Cisco das Internet mit insgesamt 19,3 Mrd. internetfähigen Geräten nutzen. Dazu kommen Unmengen intelligenter, teils mobiler und mit Funkmodulen ausgerüsteter Sensoren, Aktoren, Kameras usw., die Daten untereinander oder mit einer Zentrale austauschen. Das heißt natürlich: (...)
http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/content/Die-Welt-der-Netzwerk…
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02.08.2013
Funk kommt in der Industrie immer häufiger zum Einsatz
Automation 2013: Vor Kurzem noch als Nischentechnologie belächelt zeigt sich, dass Funkkommunikation heute breit und erfolgreich im Einsatz ist. Welche Erfahrungen die Industrie inzwischen mit dieser Technologie hat, wurde kürzlich auf dem Kongress "Automation 2013" diskutiert.
VDI nachrichten, Baden-Baden, 2. 8. 13, rok
Wireless Communication soll die Kommunikation in Fertigungsprozessen verbessern und sicherer gestalten. Foto: IOSB
Vom Wireless Transmitter über Prozessanlagen bis zu Intralogistik und Fördertechnik wird Funkübertragung genutzt, um die Fertigung zu verbessern. Dennoch ist das Potenzial nicht ausgeschöpft. „Funkkommunikation beeinflusst die Automatisierungskonzepte“, betonte Lutz Rauchhaupt, Leiter Drahtlose Industrielle Kommunikation am Institut für Automation und Kommunikation (Ifak), Magdeburg, auf dem Kongress „Automation 2013“. Der Blick auf die Praxis zeige, dass solche Lösungen immer häufiger zum Einsatz kommen. (...)
... Bei allem „ist Sicherheit das oberste Gebot“, sagte Merz und beschrieb die Untersuchung des Anbieters von Sicherheitslösungen, Trend Micro, der einen sogenannten Honigtopf mit virtuellen Pumpen aufgebaut und ohne Sicherheitsvorkehrung ins Internet gestellt hatte: Nach kurzer Zeit waren Manipulationsversuche sowohl aus China wie auch aus den USA zu verzeichnen. G. DLUGOSCH
http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/content/Funk-kommt-in-der-Ind…
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31.07.2013 15:39
Licht an, Whirlpool aus: Smart-Home-Hacking
Das Manipulieren von Smart-Homes beziehungsweise aus der Ferne steuerbarer Heimgeräte gerät immer mehr in den Fokus von Sicherheitsforschern. Bei der Blackhat-Konferenz thematisieren mehrere Teams speziell die Gefahren der automatisierten Heimsteuerung. Sie behaupten etwa, dass sie Wasserpumpen, Whirlpools, Heizungsanlagen, Lichter, Fernseher, Garagentore, Kameras und weitere Geräte über das Internet oder per Funk aus der Ferne steuern können. Eine Journalistin des Forbes Magazin schaffte es auf eigene Faust einige der Beispiele zu reproduzieren und über das Internet acht Smart-Homes anzugreifen. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Licht-an-Whirlpool-au…
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01.08.2013 20:04
Das ferngesteuerte Auto
Ein modernes Auto fährt Dutzende an Embedded-Rechnern spazieren. Manchmal fällt das jemandem auf. Eine Meldung wie diese folgt.
Bild: Bosch
Zwei US-Sicherheitsspezialisten haben dem Forbes-Magazin demonstriert, wie sie vom Rücksitz aus mit einem alten Macbook die Kontrolle über ein Testfahrzeug übernehmen können. Sie deaktivierten die Bremswirkung, ließen die Gurtstraffer anziehen, lösten die automatische Gefahrenbremsung aus, gaben Vollgas, hupten und griffen über die Selbstparkfunktion in die Lenkung ein. Die Armaturen zeigten dabei beliebigen Quatsch an, der vom Rücksitz aus vorgegeben wurde, also zum Beispiel Geschwindigkeiten von über 300 km/h im Test-Prius oder einen vollen Tank. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Das-ferngesteuerte-Au…
02.08.2013
Deutsche Mobilfunker schließen Zweckehe: technische Tücken vorprogrammiert
Mobilfunk: Aus drei und vier mach eins - so könnte der Slogan für die jüngste Fusion in der deutschen Telekommuni-kationsindustrie lauten. Wenn Telefónica Deutschland als Nummer vier im Markt den drittgrößten Anbieter E-Plus übernimmt, entsteht ein neuer Branchenriese. Doch diese Verbindung dürfte im hart umkämpften Markt, der zudem mit technischen Herausforderungen gespickt ist, nicht einfach sein.
VDI nachrichten, Düsseldorf, 2. 8. 13, rb
Es galt schon als Sommerlochfüller: O2 kauft E-Plus oder auch mal E-Plus kauft O2 – kaum ein Jahr, in dem nicht gerne in der heißen Jahreszeit diese News verbreitet wurden. Doch nun soll das stetige Gerücht Wirklichkeit werden.
Und, es geht schnell. Telefónica Deutschland, der kleinste Anbieter – gemessen an der Zahl der Kunden, will mit E-Plus die Nummer drei im Mobilfunkmarkt übernehmen. So entsteht auf den ersten Blick ein neuer Riese im deutschen Telekommunikationsmarkt. Mit 43 Mio. Kunden und einem Umsatz von gemeinsam 8,6 Mrd. € (2012) katapultiert sich das Unternehmen an die Branchenspitze – vor die Deutsche Telekom und vor Vodafone. (...)
E-Plus-Chef Thorsten Dirks kündigte an, gemeinsam könnten die beiden kleineren Anbieter auf dem deutschen Markt den Platzhirschen Vodafone und Deutsche Telekom auf „Augenhöhe“ Konkurrenz machen. Seine zahlreichen Marken wie Base, Simyo oder blau.de werde E-Plus auch nach dem Zusammenschluss mit O2 behalten. „An der Mehrmarkenstrategie wird sich nichts ändern“, sagte Dirks. „Das ist unser Erfolgsrezept.“ (...)
... ... "Virgin Mobile", "Boost Mobile" ...
Zwei große Mobilfunker wachsen zum Branchenriesen zusammen
Kurzfristig dürfte vor allem ein Unternehmen von den Fusionsaktivitäten in der Branche profitieren. Wenn sich Telefónica Deutschland die Düsseldorfer E-Plus einverleibt und nahezu zeitgleich Vodafone Kabel Deutschland übernimmt, dann könnte die Deutsche Telekom Vorteile haben. „Die Telekom ist von Anbietern umgeben, die in Integrationsprozessen oder Übernahmen stecken“, weiß Beobachterin Robin Bienenstock von Bernstein Research. Für die Bonner verspricht dieser Sommer ruhiger zu werden. RB
http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/content/Deutsche-Mobilfunker-…
... ... wer möchte Tele Col(schlu)mbus kaufen ...
Deutsche Mobilfunker schließen Zweckehe: technische Tücken vorprogrammiert
Mobilfunk: Aus drei und vier mach eins - so könnte der Slogan für die jüngste Fusion in der deutschen Telekommuni-kationsindustrie lauten. Wenn Telefónica Deutschland als Nummer vier im Markt den drittgrößten Anbieter E-Plus übernimmt, entsteht ein neuer Branchenriese. Doch diese Verbindung dürfte im hart umkämpften Markt, der zudem mit technischen Herausforderungen gespickt ist, nicht einfach sein.
VDI nachrichten, Düsseldorf, 2. 8. 13, rb
Es galt schon als Sommerlochfüller: O2 kauft E-Plus oder auch mal E-Plus kauft O2 – kaum ein Jahr, in dem nicht gerne in der heißen Jahreszeit diese News verbreitet wurden. Doch nun soll das stetige Gerücht Wirklichkeit werden.
Und, es geht schnell. Telefónica Deutschland, der kleinste Anbieter – gemessen an der Zahl der Kunden, will mit E-Plus die Nummer drei im Mobilfunkmarkt übernehmen. So entsteht auf den ersten Blick ein neuer Riese im deutschen Telekommunikationsmarkt. Mit 43 Mio. Kunden und einem Umsatz von gemeinsam 8,6 Mrd. € (2012) katapultiert sich das Unternehmen an die Branchenspitze – vor die Deutsche Telekom und vor Vodafone. (...)
E-Plus-Chef Thorsten Dirks kündigte an, gemeinsam könnten die beiden kleineren Anbieter auf dem deutschen Markt den Platzhirschen Vodafone und Deutsche Telekom auf „Augenhöhe“ Konkurrenz machen. Seine zahlreichen Marken wie Base, Simyo oder blau.de werde E-Plus auch nach dem Zusammenschluss mit O2 behalten. „An der Mehrmarkenstrategie wird sich nichts ändern“, sagte Dirks. „Das ist unser Erfolgsrezept.“ (...)
... ... "Virgin Mobile", "Boost Mobile" ...
Zwei große Mobilfunker wachsen zum Branchenriesen zusammen
Kurzfristig dürfte vor allem ein Unternehmen von den Fusionsaktivitäten in der Branche profitieren. Wenn sich Telefónica Deutschland die Düsseldorfer E-Plus einverleibt und nahezu zeitgleich Vodafone Kabel Deutschland übernimmt, dann könnte die Deutsche Telekom Vorteile haben. „Die Telekom ist von Anbietern umgeben, die in Integrationsprozessen oder Übernahmen stecken“, weiß Beobachterin Robin Bienenstock von Bernstein Research. Für die Bonner verspricht dieser Sommer ruhiger zu werden. RB
http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/content/Deutsche-Mobilfunker-…
... ... wer möchte Tele Col(schlu)mbus kaufen ...
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.145.753 von teecee1 am 30.07.13 21:06:22FBI pressures Internet providers to install surveillance software
CNET has learned the FBI has developed custom "port reader" software to intercept Internet metadata in real time. And, in some cases, it wants to force Internet providers to use the software.
by Declan McCullagh
August 2, 2013 12:26 PM PDT
FBI headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
(Credit: Getty Images)
The U.S. government is quietly pressuring telecommunications providers to install eavesdropping technology deep inside companies' internal networks to facilitate surveillance efforts.
FBI officials have been sparring with carriers, a process that has on occasion included threats of contempt of court, in a bid to deploy government-provided software capable of intercepting and analyzing entire communications streams. The FBI's legal position during these discussions is that the software's real-time interception of metadata is authorized under the Patriot Act.
Attempts by the FBI to install what it internally refers to as "port reader" software, which have not been previously disclosed, were described to CNET in interviews over the last few weeks. One former government official said the software used to be known internally as the "harvesting program."
Carriers are "extra-cautious" and are resisting installation of the FBI's port reader software, an industry participant in the discussions said, in part because of the privacy and security risks of unknown surveillance technology operating on an sensitive internal network.
It's "an interception device by definition," said the industry participant, who spoke on condition of anonymity because court proceedings are sealed. "If magistrates knew more, they would approve less." It's unclear whether any carriers have installed port readers, and at least one is actively opposing the installation.
In a statement from a spokesman, the FBI said it has the legal authority to use alternate methods to collect Internet metadata, including source and destination IP addresses: "In circumstances where a provider is unable to comply with a court order utilizing its own technical solution(s), law enforcement may offer to provide technical assistance to meet the obligation of the court order."
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Comcast, and Sprint declined to comment. A government source familiar with the port reader software said it is not used on an industry-wide basis, and only in situations where carriers' own wiretap compliance technology is insufficient to provide agents with what they are seeking. (...)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57596791-38/fbi-pressures-…
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03.08.2013 13:28
Bericht: FBI zwingt US-Carrier zur Installation von Port Readern
Die US-Regierung setzt einem Medienbericht zufolge die einheimischen Netzbetreiber hinter den Kulissen unter Druck, Überwachungstechnik in die eigene Infrastruktur einzubauen. FBI-Beamte sollen den Carriern mit rechtlichen Konsequenzen gedroht haben, sollten sie die von der Regierung gestellte Software nicht implementieren, berichtet CNET News. Nach Ansicht des FBI erlaube der Patriot Act, Telekommunikations-Metadaten direkt an den Netzwerken mitzuschneiden. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Bericht-FBI-zwingt-US…
CNET has learned the FBI has developed custom "port reader" software to intercept Internet metadata in real time. And, in some cases, it wants to force Internet providers to use the software.
by Declan McCullagh
August 2, 2013 12:26 PM PDT
FBI headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
(Credit: Getty Images)
The U.S. government is quietly pressuring telecommunications providers to install eavesdropping technology deep inside companies' internal networks to facilitate surveillance efforts.
FBI officials have been sparring with carriers, a process that has on occasion included threats of contempt of court, in a bid to deploy government-provided software capable of intercepting and analyzing entire communications streams. The FBI's legal position during these discussions is that the software's real-time interception of metadata is authorized under the Patriot Act.
Attempts by the FBI to install what it internally refers to as "port reader" software, which have not been previously disclosed, were described to CNET in interviews over the last few weeks. One former government official said the software used to be known internally as the "harvesting program."
Carriers are "extra-cautious" and are resisting installation of the FBI's port reader software, an industry participant in the discussions said, in part because of the privacy and security risks of unknown surveillance technology operating on an sensitive internal network.
It's "an interception device by definition," said the industry participant, who spoke on condition of anonymity because court proceedings are sealed. "If magistrates knew more, they would approve less." It's unclear whether any carriers have installed port readers, and at least one is actively opposing the installation.
In a statement from a spokesman, the FBI said it has the legal authority to use alternate methods to collect Internet metadata, including source and destination IP addresses: "In circumstances where a provider is unable to comply with a court order utilizing its own technical solution(s), law enforcement may offer to provide technical assistance to meet the obligation of the court order."
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Comcast, and Sprint declined to comment. A government source familiar with the port reader software said it is not used on an industry-wide basis, and only in situations where carriers' own wiretap compliance technology is insufficient to provide agents with what they are seeking. (...)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57596791-38/fbi-pressures-…
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03.08.2013 13:28
Bericht: FBI zwingt US-Carrier zur Installation von Port Readern
Die US-Regierung setzt einem Medienbericht zufolge die einheimischen Netzbetreiber hinter den Kulissen unter Druck, Überwachungstechnik in die eigene Infrastruktur einzubauen. FBI-Beamte sollen den Carriern mit rechtlichen Konsequenzen gedroht haben, sollten sie die von der Regierung gestellte Software nicht implementieren, berichtet CNET News. Nach Ansicht des FBI erlaube der Patriot Act, Telekommunikations-Metadaten direkt an den Netzwerken mitzuschneiden. (...)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Bericht-FBI-zwingt-US…
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.144.349 von teecee1 am 30.07.13 17:57:16SoftBank increases stake in Sprint, aims for 80 percent stake
NEW YORK | Tue Aug 6, 2013 7:41am EDT
Aug 6 (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp said on Tuesday that it has bought an additional 0.73 percent of Sprint Corp's common stock, increasing its stake in the U.S. wireless operator to 79.07 percent.
SoftBank, which is run by founder Masayoshi Son, said the share purchases, made through subsidiary Galaxy Investment Holdings, were intended to increase the company's ownership in Sprint to about 80 percent.
The company, which bought about 78 percent of the No. 3 U.S. mobile network operator in July after a bitter takeover battle, said Galaxy intends to buy about 2 percent of Sprint shares.
It did not say why it is increasing its stake. Sprint shares have risen almost 22 percent since July 8.
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Tomio Geron, Forbes Staff
8/06/2013 @ 9:00AM
FreedomPop Rolls Out LTE Hotspot, Expands To Sprint LTE Network
Startup FreedomPop is releasing a new LTE hotspot device while also moving to Sprint’s LTE network in the U.S.
The new mobile hotspot device, FreedomSpot 5580 LTE, has the same terms as FreedomPop’s existing devices: 500 megabytes of free access per month. The device will also have 3G access when LTE isn’t available.
The device has an introductory price of $149 but will have a $199 regular price. The 3.5 ounce device can connect with up to 10 wireless devices and includes a 1.54 inch OLED display, 10 hours of battery life per charge and GPS over Wi-Fi. As with other FreedomPop devices, users can share and receive additional bandwidth each month from friends. They can also earn it by participating in marketing offers from third-party partners.
The Los Angeles start-up, as I wrote recently, is planning to soon release a free (or freemium) mobile phone that runs voice and data over Sprint’s data network. With this rollout that release can move ahead on LTE, as can other devices such as its planned iPad/Android LTE tablet clip. FreedomPop can also now use higher-end phones that run on LTE networks.
FreedomPop has been waiting for the rollout of Sprint’s LTE network to have sufficient coverage. That has now happened. The recent Softbank acquisition of Sprint also removes questions about Sprint’s future. (...)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/08/06/freedompop…
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FreedomPop mobile hotspot now supports Sprint's 4G LTE
The Freedom Spot MiFi 5580 hotspot is the company's first LTE device, but it plans to launch more devices and smartphones via Sprint's LTE network later this year.
by Lance Whitney
August 6, 2013 8:24 AM PDT
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57597187-94/freedompop-mobi…
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... ... erst Mufftie's ähhh Moody's jetzt Salt & Pepper ...
02.08.2013 | 18:13
Dow Jones News ·
S&P prüft Kabel Deutschland auf Hochstufung nach Vodafone-Übernahme
Die Ratingagentur Standard & Poor's prüft die Bonitätsbewertung von Kabel Deutschland nach dem Übernahmeangebot durch die britische Vodafone auf eine Hochstufung. Wenn die Transaktion erfolgreich über die Bühne geht, sei die Wahrscheinlichkeit hoch, dass die langfristige Bonitätsbewertung von derzeit BB und alle anderen Ratings des größten deutschen Kabelnetzbetreibers hochgestuft werden. Die Kreditqualität der Kabel Deutschland Holding AG werde von einer engeren operativen und rechtlichen Einbindung in die Vodafone Group profitieren.
NEW YORK | Tue Aug 6, 2013 7:41am EDT
Aug 6 (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp said on Tuesday that it has bought an additional 0.73 percent of Sprint Corp's common stock, increasing its stake in the U.S. wireless operator to 79.07 percent.
SoftBank, which is run by founder Masayoshi Son, said the share purchases, made through subsidiary Galaxy Investment Holdings, were intended to increase the company's ownership in Sprint to about 80 percent.
The company, which bought about 78 percent of the No. 3 U.S. mobile network operator in July after a bitter takeover battle, said Galaxy intends to buy about 2 percent of Sprint shares.
It did not say why it is increasing its stake. Sprint shares have risen almost 22 percent since July 8.
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Tomio Geron, Forbes Staff
8/06/2013 @ 9:00AM
FreedomPop Rolls Out LTE Hotspot, Expands To Sprint LTE Network
Startup FreedomPop is releasing a new LTE hotspot device while also moving to Sprint’s LTE network in the U.S.
The new mobile hotspot device, FreedomSpot 5580 LTE, has the same terms as FreedomPop’s existing devices: 500 megabytes of free access per month. The device will also have 3G access when LTE isn’t available.
The device has an introductory price of $149 but will have a $199 regular price. The 3.5 ounce device can connect with up to 10 wireless devices and includes a 1.54 inch OLED display, 10 hours of battery life per charge and GPS over Wi-Fi. As with other FreedomPop devices, users can share and receive additional bandwidth each month from friends. They can also earn it by participating in marketing offers from third-party partners.
The Los Angeles start-up, as I wrote recently, is planning to soon release a free (or freemium) mobile phone that runs voice and data over Sprint’s data network. With this rollout that release can move ahead on LTE, as can other devices such as its planned iPad/Android LTE tablet clip. FreedomPop can also now use higher-end phones that run on LTE networks.
FreedomPop has been waiting for the rollout of Sprint’s LTE network to have sufficient coverage. That has now happened. The recent Softbank acquisition of Sprint also removes questions about Sprint’s future. (...)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/08/06/freedompop…
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FreedomPop mobile hotspot now supports Sprint's 4G LTE
The Freedom Spot MiFi 5580 hotspot is the company's first LTE device, but it plans to launch more devices and smartphones via Sprint's LTE network later this year.
by Lance Whitney
August 6, 2013 8:24 AM PDT
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57597187-94/freedompop-mobi…
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... ... erst Mufftie's ähhh Moody's jetzt Salt & Pepper ...
02.08.2013 | 18:13
Dow Jones News ·
S&P prüft Kabel Deutschland auf Hochstufung nach Vodafone-Übernahme
Die Ratingagentur Standard & Poor's prüft die Bonitätsbewertung von Kabel Deutschland nach dem Übernahmeangebot durch die britische Vodafone auf eine Hochstufung. Wenn die Transaktion erfolgreich über die Bühne geht, sei die Wahrscheinlichkeit hoch, dass die langfristige Bonitätsbewertung von derzeit BB und alle anderen Ratings des größten deutschen Kabelnetzbetreibers hochgestuft werden. Die Kreditqualität der Kabel Deutschland Holding AG werde von einer engeren operativen und rechtlichen Einbindung in die Vodafone Group profitieren.
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.193.515 von teecee1 am 06.08.13 21:11:37 ... ... das Dish hinter den Kulissen was ausgehandelt haben könnte hatten wir schon als mögliche Lösung ...
UPDATE 2-Dish weighs wireless options, seeks partnership
Tue Aug 6, 2013 2:59pm EDT
By Liana B. Baker and Sinead Carew
NEW YORK Aug 6 (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp Chairman Charlie Ergen kept investors guessing about his next strategic move on Tuesday by keeping the door open to everything from a possible partnership with Sprint Corp to tie-ups with either T-Mobile US or DirecTV.
Ergen, who recently lost a battle to buy Sprint, cited a preference for a network partnership in wireless, a market that he has focused Dish's growth prospects.
The executive said in a conference call on Tuesday that T-Mobile US could be his only option left as a wireless acquisition, but noted that the No. 4 player in U.S. mobile services might not be a challenge Dish would be willing to take on.
Ergen's spoke for the first time on Tuesday since he bowed out in June from his bitter battle with SoftBank Corp to buy Sprint and smaller wireless provider Clearwire.
Dish has struggled to find a cost-effective way to use the billions of wireless spectrum it owns to offer wireless broadband services, but Ergen said he has "a lot of options" in mobile.
"I think in an ironic sort of way Sprint becomes an interesting potential partner for us," Ergen said, as he heaped praise on the company and its majority owner SoftBank and noted that he had found out a lot about Sprint when he took a look at its books as part of his efforts to buy the company.
Ergen also left open the possibility that Dish could potentially merge with rival satellite TV provider DirecTV - a deal that some analysts say would create enough savings to fund the construction of a wireless network. (...)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/06/dish-results-idUSL…
... ... DTV und Dish verschmelzen, da muß einer gehen ... Schmelzkäse ... absoluter Käse jetzt noch ein Netzwerk aufzubauen ... !!! ... außer die eigenen Frequenzen und die von LightSquared bringen was ...
UPDATE 2-Dish weighs wireless options, seeks partnership
Tue Aug 6, 2013 2:59pm EDT
By Liana B. Baker and Sinead Carew
NEW YORK Aug 6 (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp Chairman Charlie Ergen kept investors guessing about his next strategic move on Tuesday by keeping the door open to everything from a possible partnership with Sprint Corp to tie-ups with either T-Mobile US or DirecTV.
Ergen, who recently lost a battle to buy Sprint, cited a preference for a network partnership in wireless, a market that he has focused Dish's growth prospects.
The executive said in a conference call on Tuesday that T-Mobile US could be his only option left as a wireless acquisition, but noted that the No. 4 player in U.S. mobile services might not be a challenge Dish would be willing to take on.
Ergen's spoke for the first time on Tuesday since he bowed out in June from his bitter battle with SoftBank Corp to buy Sprint and smaller wireless provider Clearwire.
Dish has struggled to find a cost-effective way to use the billions of wireless spectrum it owns to offer wireless broadband services, but Ergen said he has "a lot of options" in mobile.
"I think in an ironic sort of way Sprint becomes an interesting potential partner for us," Ergen said, as he heaped praise on the company and its majority owner SoftBank and noted that he had found out a lot about Sprint when he took a look at its books as part of his efforts to buy the company.
Ergen also left open the possibility that Dish could potentially merge with rival satellite TV provider DirecTV - a deal that some analysts say would create enough savings to fund the construction of a wireless network. (...)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/06/dish-results-idUSL…
... ... DTV und Dish verschmelzen, da muß einer gehen ... Schmelzkäse ... absoluter Käse jetzt noch ein Netzwerk aufzubauen ... !!! ... außer die eigenen Frequenzen und die von LightSquared bringen was ...
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.193.515 von teecee1 am 06.08.13 21:11:37HESSE DANIEL
Officer Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Aug 1, 2013 1,733,102
... insgesamt jetzt 7,514,913 Shares ...
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=58694968
“ Purpose of the Transaction
SoftBank may be deemed a beneficial owner of the New Sprint Common Stock in connection with the Merger and the subsequent reclassification described in Item 3 to this Schedule 13D, the issuance of the Warrant, and, through Galaxy, the shares of New Sprint Common Stock acquired through the Rule 10b-18 Purchases. The Merger is intended to make Sprint a stronger, more competitive company that will deliver significant benefits to U.S. consumers based on SoftBank’s expertise in the deployment of next-generation wireless networks and track record of success in taking share in mature markets from larger telecommunications competitors.
Starburst I directly owns the New Sprint Common Stock in connection with the Merger and the subsequent reclassification described in Item 3 to this Schedule 13D, and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of New Sprint Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
On August 1, 2013, Galaxy commenced making Rule 10b-18 Purchases pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. As of August 5, 2013, Galaxy had directly acquired 28,808,212 shares of New Sprint Common Stock, or approximately 0.73% of the outstanding shares of New Sprint Common Stock. (...)
SoftBank Corp. (2)
3,159,913,659
79.36 %
Starburst I, Inc. (3)
3,131,105,447
78.63 %
Galaxy Investment Holdings, Inc. (4)
28,808,212
0.73 %
(1) The respective percentages of beneficial ownership are based on 3,927,408,000 shares of New Sprint Common Stock outstanding as set forth in New Sprint’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on August 5, 2013 (and, as to SoftBank and Starburst I, including shares of New Sprint Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant).
(2) Consists of 3,076,525,523 shares of New Sprint Common Stock held by Starburst I, 54,579,924 shares of New Sprint Common Stock underlying the Warrant, which may be exercised in whole or in part, at any time until July 10, 2018, and 28,808,212 shares of New Sprint Common Stock held by Galaxy.
(3) Consists of 3,076,525,523 shares of New Sprint Common Stock and 54,579,924 shares of New Sprint Common Stock underlying the Warrant, which may be exercised in whole or in part, at any time until July 10, 2018. Starburst I expressly disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of New Sprint Common Stock deemed to be beneficially owned by SoftBank and Galaxy, except to the extent of Starburst I’s direct pecuniary interest in the shares of New Sprint Common Stock directly beneficially owned by Starburst I.
(4) Galaxy expressly disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of New Sprint Common Stock deemed to be beneficially owned by SoftBank and Starburst I, except to the extent of Galaxy’s direct pecuniary interest in the shares of New Sprint Common Stock directly beneficially owned by Galaxy. (...)
... ... Softbank gehört Starburst gehört Sprint ...
... ... ein paar Anteile für Dish und DTV ... ???
... ... die Kerzen werden kleiner ... ein wenig Luft nach oben ist noch ... Rücksetzer diese Woche ... ???
Officer Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Aug 1, 2013 1,733,102
... insgesamt jetzt 7,514,913 Shares ...
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=58694968
“ Purpose of the Transaction
SoftBank may be deemed a beneficial owner of the New Sprint Common Stock in connection with the Merger and the subsequent reclassification described in Item 3 to this Schedule 13D, the issuance of the Warrant, and, through Galaxy, the shares of New Sprint Common Stock acquired through the Rule 10b-18 Purchases. The Merger is intended to make Sprint a stronger, more competitive company that will deliver significant benefits to U.S. consumers based on SoftBank’s expertise in the deployment of next-generation wireless networks and track record of success in taking share in mature markets from larger telecommunications competitors.
Starburst I directly owns the New Sprint Common Stock in connection with the Merger and the subsequent reclassification described in Item 3 to this Schedule 13D, and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of New Sprint Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
On August 1, 2013, Galaxy commenced making Rule 10b-18 Purchases pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. As of August 5, 2013, Galaxy had directly acquired 28,808,212 shares of New Sprint Common Stock, or approximately 0.73% of the outstanding shares of New Sprint Common Stock. (...)
SoftBank Corp. (2)
3,159,913,659
79.36 %
Starburst I, Inc. (3)
3,131,105,447
78.63 %
Galaxy Investment Holdings, Inc. (4)
28,808,212
0.73 %
(1) The respective percentages of beneficial ownership are based on 3,927,408,000 shares of New Sprint Common Stock outstanding as set forth in New Sprint’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on August 5, 2013 (and, as to SoftBank and Starburst I, including shares of New Sprint Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant).
(2) Consists of 3,076,525,523 shares of New Sprint Common Stock held by Starburst I, 54,579,924 shares of New Sprint Common Stock underlying the Warrant, which may be exercised in whole or in part, at any time until July 10, 2018, and 28,808,212 shares of New Sprint Common Stock held by Galaxy.
(3) Consists of 3,076,525,523 shares of New Sprint Common Stock and 54,579,924 shares of New Sprint Common Stock underlying the Warrant, which may be exercised in whole or in part, at any time until July 10, 2018. Starburst I expressly disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of New Sprint Common Stock deemed to be beneficially owned by SoftBank and Galaxy, except to the extent of Starburst I’s direct pecuniary interest in the shares of New Sprint Common Stock directly beneficially owned by Starburst I.
(4) Galaxy expressly disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of New Sprint Common Stock deemed to be beneficially owned by SoftBank and Starburst I, except to the extent of Galaxy’s direct pecuniary interest in the shares of New Sprint Common Stock directly beneficially owned by Galaxy. (...)
... ... Softbank gehört Starburst gehört Sprint ...
... ... ein paar Anteile für Dish und DTV ... ???
... ... die Kerzen werden kleiner ... ein wenig Luft nach oben ist noch ... Rücksetzer diese Woche ... ???
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dpa-AFX ·
Dish-Chef Ergen bevorzugt Partnerschaft mit Sprint statt mit T-Mobile USA
Der Chef des US-SatellitenTV-Anbieters Dish, Charlie Ergen, wendet sich ab von T-Mobile USA . Die Tochter der Deutschen Telekom sei zwar die einzig mögliche Großübernahme im US-Mobilfunkmarkt, sagte er am Dienstagabend. Den viertgrößten US-Mobfilfunker zu übernehmen, sei allerdings eine Herausforderung, mit der sich Dish nicht unbedingt wohl fühle. Grund sei die stärker werdende Konkurrenz für T-Mobile USA.
Sprint bilde gemeinsam mit Softbank und Clearwire eine schlagfertige Einheit. Platzhirsch AT&T hat sich jüngst mit Leap Wireless auf eine Übernahme geeinigt. T-Mobile USA könnte nach der jüngsten Welle der Konsolidierung in eine schwierige Lage geraten. Statt dessen könne eine Partnerschaft mit Sprint für Dish die bessere Variante sein, sagte Ergen./fn/mne/stk
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PR Newswire ·
FreedomPop Expands Network To Include Nationwide LTE Wireless Internet Service
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --FreedomPop today announced a major new milestone: its expansion to Sprint's LTE network, guaranteeing high-speed LTE coverage across the US. Along with its network growth, the company is introducing a new FreedomSpot 5580 LTE mobile hotspot that will provide FreedomPop customers 500 MBs a month of 100 percent free access to 4G LTE network speeds with nationwide backup access on 3G. ...
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2013-08/2763121…
dpa-AFX ·
Dish-Chef Ergen bevorzugt Partnerschaft mit Sprint statt mit T-Mobile USA
Der Chef des US-SatellitenTV-Anbieters Dish, Charlie Ergen, wendet sich ab von T-Mobile USA . Die Tochter der Deutschen Telekom sei zwar die einzig mögliche Großübernahme im US-Mobilfunkmarkt, sagte er am Dienstagabend. Den viertgrößten US-Mobfilfunker zu übernehmen, sei allerdings eine Herausforderung, mit der sich Dish nicht unbedingt wohl fühle. Grund sei die stärker werdende Konkurrenz für T-Mobile USA.
Sprint bilde gemeinsam mit Softbank und Clearwire eine schlagfertige Einheit. Platzhirsch AT&T hat sich jüngst mit Leap Wireless auf eine Übernahme geeinigt. T-Mobile USA könnte nach der jüngsten Welle der Konsolidierung in eine schwierige Lage geraten. Statt dessen könne eine Partnerschaft mit Sprint für Dish die bessere Variante sein, sagte Ergen./fn/mne/stk
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PR Newswire ·
FreedomPop Expands Network To Include Nationwide LTE Wireless Internet Service
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --FreedomPop today announced a major new milestone: its expansion to Sprint's LTE network, guaranteeing high-speed LTE coverage across the US. Along with its network growth, the company is introducing a new FreedomSpot 5580 LTE mobile hotspot that will provide FreedomPop customers 500 MBs a month of 100 percent free access to 4G LTE network speeds with nationwide backup access on 3G. ...
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2013-08/2763121…
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.193.699 von teecee1 am 06.08.13 21:40:3708.08.2013
Deutsche Telekom
Wie es zum rasanten US-Comeback kam
Von Kristian Klooß
Größte Fusionen: Europas Telcos im Übernahmefieber
Fotos
DPA
Die Telekom frohlockt angesichts weltweit steigender Kundenzahlen. Vor allem der Turnaround im US-Geschäft erfreut. Konzernchef Obermann und Finanzchef Höttges dürfen ihr eigentliches Ziel jedoch nicht aus den Augen verlieren: Ein Käufer von T-Mobile USA stünde wohl ab Januar bereit.
Bonn - Die gute Laune war René Obermann und Timotheus Höttges bei der Präsentation der Halbjahreszahlen der Deutschen Telekom anzumerken. Schließlich hatten der aktuelle Konzernchef und sein derzeit noch als Finanzchef tätiger Nachfolger durchaus erfreuliches zu vermelden. (...)
1. Teil: Wie es zum rasanten US-Comeback kam
2. Teil: Kurzfristiger Apple-Effekt
3. Teil: Wie T-Mobile USA zum "Un-Carrier" wurde
4. Teil: Was dem Dish-Deal noch im Weg steht ... ... da steht und liegt nichts im Weg Nr. 4 bleibt Nr. 4 ... warum sollte Ergen für tMUS(Market Cap $18.3B)mehr bezahlen als für Sprint ??? ... so blöd ist er wohl nicht ... und warum will die Telekom verkaufen ... ???
http://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/it/deutsche-teleko…
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T-Mobile US
TV-Betreiber Dish an Telekom-Tochter interessiert
09.08.2013, 00:27 Uhr
Ein neuer Partner für T-Mobile USA? Der amerikanische Satellitenfernsehbetreiber Dish könnte sich eine Fusion oder einen Kauf vorstellen. Die Telekom-Tochter signalisiert Interesse.
John Legere, der Chef von T-Mobile. Quelle: ap
New York Die Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile US ist bereit, sich eine mögliche Offerte des US-Satellitenfernsehbetreibers Dish anzuschauen. Sollte Dish eine solche Option diskutieren wollen, werde T-Mobile US diese begutachten, sagte T-Mobile-USA-Chef John Legere am Donnerstag. „Wir sitzen hier aber nicht und winken mit einer Fahne, auf der steht, dass wir jemanden brauchen, der uns rettet“, ergänzte er. (...)
http://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/t-mobile-u…
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UPDATE 1-RLPC-SoftBank raising Asia's biggest-ever loan
Thu Aug 8, 2013 8:19am EDT
* SoftBank trumps own record with record $20 bln equivalent loan
* Refinances $17 bilion bridge loan from Sprint acquisition
* Japanese and international banks keen to lend (Adds further loan details, background and context)
By Jacqueline Poh
HONG KONG, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank Corp is raising a jumbo $20 billion yen-equivalent loan, which is the biggest ever syndicated loan to be raised in the Asia Pacific region, banking sources said on Thursday.
Proceeds will refinance the one-year bridge loan from December 2012 that backed SoftBank's $21.6 billion acquisition of US-based telecom Sprint Corp, which is the biggest overseas acquisition by a Japanese company.
The original bridge loan, which totalled 1.65 trillion yen ($17.08 billion), was previously Asia's largest syndicated loan. It was subsequently reduced to 1.285 trillion yen after SoftBank raised a 370 billion yen bond to cover its investment in Sprint.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Deutsche Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp are arranging the new jumbo loan and also led the original bridge loan.
The deal has been launched to a wider syndication and banks have been invited to join with minimum commitments of $500 million in yen.
SoftBank declined to comment.
The jumbo loan consists of a five-year tranche and a seven-year tranche and has amortising repayments throughout the life of the loan.
Pricing is based on a ratings grid and is less than 150 basis points (bps), sources said. SoftBank was recently downgraded to Ba1 and BB+ by Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's.
The downgrades followed SoftBank's acquisition of Sprint which "will significantly weaken SoftBank's financial flexibility," Moody's said in a report in July.
The ratings agency also said that SoftBank will have to extend additional finance to help Sprint execute its large capital expenditure program of $16 billion for 2013 and 2014.
STRONG SUPPORT
Although the loan is unsecured and SoftBank has a non-investment grade credit rating, many Japanese and international banks are still keen to join the deal.
Japanese lenders view SoftBank as an A-rated credit, reflecting the views of domestic credit ratings agencies. Liquid Japanese banks are also cash-rich, particularly in yen, and eager to lend.
The deal is expected to be supported mainly by Japanese banks due to the relatively low margin for a non-investment grade company.
Foreign banks are also keen to lend due to the lack of internationally-syndicated deals from Japan and SoftBank's strong financial performance. (...)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/08/softbank-loan-idUS…
Deutsche Telekom
Wie es zum rasanten US-Comeback kam
Von Kristian Klooß
Größte Fusionen: Europas Telcos im Übernahmefieber
Fotos
DPA
Die Telekom frohlockt angesichts weltweit steigender Kundenzahlen. Vor allem der Turnaround im US-Geschäft erfreut. Konzernchef Obermann und Finanzchef Höttges dürfen ihr eigentliches Ziel jedoch nicht aus den Augen verlieren: Ein Käufer von T-Mobile USA stünde wohl ab Januar bereit.
Bonn - Die gute Laune war René Obermann und Timotheus Höttges bei der Präsentation der Halbjahreszahlen der Deutschen Telekom anzumerken. Schließlich hatten der aktuelle Konzernchef und sein derzeit noch als Finanzchef tätiger Nachfolger durchaus erfreuliches zu vermelden. (...)
1. Teil: Wie es zum rasanten US-Comeback kam
2. Teil: Kurzfristiger Apple-Effekt
3. Teil: Wie T-Mobile USA zum "Un-Carrier" wurde
4. Teil: Was dem Dish-Deal noch im Weg steht ... ... da steht und liegt nichts im Weg Nr. 4 bleibt Nr. 4 ... warum sollte Ergen für tMUS(Market Cap $18.3B)mehr bezahlen als für Sprint ??? ... so blöd ist er wohl nicht ... und warum will die Telekom verkaufen ... ???
http://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/it/deutsche-teleko…
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T-Mobile US
TV-Betreiber Dish an Telekom-Tochter interessiert
09.08.2013, 00:27 Uhr
Ein neuer Partner für T-Mobile USA? Der amerikanische Satellitenfernsehbetreiber Dish könnte sich eine Fusion oder einen Kauf vorstellen. Die Telekom-Tochter signalisiert Interesse.
John Legere, der Chef von T-Mobile. Quelle: ap
New York Die Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile US ist bereit, sich eine mögliche Offerte des US-Satellitenfernsehbetreibers Dish anzuschauen. Sollte Dish eine solche Option diskutieren wollen, werde T-Mobile US diese begutachten, sagte T-Mobile-USA-Chef John Legere am Donnerstag. „Wir sitzen hier aber nicht und winken mit einer Fahne, auf der steht, dass wir jemanden brauchen, der uns rettet“, ergänzte er. (...)
http://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/t-mobile-u…
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UPDATE 1-RLPC-SoftBank raising Asia's biggest-ever loan
Thu Aug 8, 2013 8:19am EDT
* SoftBank trumps own record with record $20 bln equivalent loan
* Refinances $17 bilion bridge loan from Sprint acquisition
* Japanese and international banks keen to lend (Adds further loan details, background and context)
By Jacqueline Poh
HONG KONG, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank Corp is raising a jumbo $20 billion yen-equivalent loan, which is the biggest ever syndicated loan to be raised in the Asia Pacific region, banking sources said on Thursday.
Proceeds will refinance the one-year bridge loan from December 2012 that backed SoftBank's $21.6 billion acquisition of US-based telecom Sprint Corp, which is the biggest overseas acquisition by a Japanese company.
The original bridge loan, which totalled 1.65 trillion yen ($17.08 billion), was previously Asia's largest syndicated loan. It was subsequently reduced to 1.285 trillion yen after SoftBank raised a 370 billion yen bond to cover its investment in Sprint.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Deutsche Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp are arranging the new jumbo loan and also led the original bridge loan.
The deal has been launched to a wider syndication and banks have been invited to join with minimum commitments of $500 million in yen.
SoftBank declined to comment.
The jumbo loan consists of a five-year tranche and a seven-year tranche and has amortising repayments throughout the life of the loan.
Pricing is based on a ratings grid and is less than 150 basis points (bps), sources said. SoftBank was recently downgraded to Ba1 and BB+ by Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's.
The downgrades followed SoftBank's acquisition of Sprint which "will significantly weaken SoftBank's financial flexibility," Moody's said in a report in July.
The ratings agency also said that SoftBank will have to extend additional finance to help Sprint execute its large capital expenditure program of $16 billion for 2013 and 2014.
STRONG SUPPORT
Although the loan is unsecured and SoftBank has a non-investment grade credit rating, many Japanese and international banks are still keen to join the deal.
Japanese lenders view SoftBank as an A-rated credit, reflecting the views of domestic credit ratings agencies. Liquid Japanese banks are also cash-rich, particularly in yen, and eager to lend.
The deal is expected to be supported mainly by Japanese banks due to the relatively low margin for a non-investment grade company.
Foreign banks are also keen to lend due to the lack of internationally-syndicated deals from Japan and SoftBank's strong financial performance. (...)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/08/softbank-loan-idUS…
Sprint Corp. Major Shareholder Buys $34,163,059.20 in Stock (S)
August 14th, 2013 watchlistnews
Sprint Corp. (NYSE:S) major shareholder Corp Softbank purchased 4,845,824 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $7.05 per share, for a total transaction of $34,163,059.20. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Large shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC. (...)
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/08/14/sprint-corp-major-sh…
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Vontobel ·
Softbank greift US-Markt an!
Softbank ist einer der führenden, japanischen Telekommunikationsunternehmen, welches mittlerweile zum drittgrößten Konzern an der Börse in Tokio aufgestiegen ist. Mit den Segmenten mobile Kommunikation, Breitbandinfrastruktur, Festnetztelekommunikation sowie dem Bereich Internetkultur mit Yahoo! Japan, verfügt Softbank über ein diversifiziertes Produkt- und Serviceportfolio.
Über die veröffentlichten Quartalszahlen für den Zeitraum April bis Juni kann sich der Mobilfunkriese nicht beschweren. Während der Umsatz um 21,4% stieg, hat der Gewinn sich zum Vorjahreszeitraum sogar mehr als verdoppelt und liegt bei etwa 263 Mrd. Yen. Dies sei vor allem einer neu konsolidierten Tochtergesellschaft zu verdanken, GungHo Online Entertainment, die mit der Entwicklung von Handyspielen ihr Geld verdient. Nach Unternehmensangaben habe außerdem eine Umstellung der Rechnungslegung einen positiven Einfluss auf das Ergebnis gehabt. Der Free cash flow liegt hingegen bei ca. -243,819 Mrd. Yen, was dem Quartalsbericht zufolge auf intensive Investitionen im Ausland zurückzuführen ist.
Vor einem Monat wurden 72% des US-Rivalen Sprint für USD 21,6 Mrd. akquiriert, welcher Zugang zum wachsenden US-Markt verschaffen soll. Mittlerweile wurde der Anteil auf knapp 80% erhöht, was laut dem japanischen Analysehaus Nomura ein Indiz dafür sein könnte, dass Softbank mit einer Ergebnissteigerung bei Sprint rechnet. (...)
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2013-08/27714009…
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13.08.2013 13:09
Bis zu 300 MBit/s: LTE-Advanced-Verbindungen auf zwei Funkbändern
Der australische Mobilfunknetzbetreiber Telstra hat erstmals Frequenzen im 900- und 1800-MHz-Band für beschleunigte LTE-Verbindungen kombiniert. Die Trägerbündelung gründet auf der Carrier-Aggregation-Technik, die zur Spezifikation der Mobilfunkerweiterung LTE Advanced gehört (LTE-A). Die technische Plattform, auf der Telstra die Bündelung einsetzt, stammt vom Netzwerkausrüster Ericsson. Wie Ericsson erst jetzt mitteilt, läuft der Dienst bereits seit Ende Juli im australischen Bundesland Queensland.
Die Trägerbündelung in LTE-Netzen stellt den nächsten Schritt bei der Weiterentwicklung mobiler Breitbandnetze dar. Durch die Bündelung unterschiedlicher Frequenzbereiche können Netzbetreiber vorhandene Frequenzressourcen besser ausschöpfen. (...)
http://www.heise.de/imgs/18/1/0/6/1/2/9/3/Bildschirmfoto_201…
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Bis-zu-300-MBit-s-LTE…
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Ericsson/Telstra: Erste kommerzielle LTE-Advanced-Verbindung
LTE-Advanced ermöglicht Nutzung vorhandener Frequenzspektren für höhere Datenraten
- See more at: http://www.portel.de/nc/nachricht/artikel/66100-ericsson-ers…
August 14th, 2013 watchlistnews
Sprint Corp. (NYSE:S) major shareholder Corp Softbank purchased 4,845,824 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $7.05 per share, for a total transaction of $34,163,059.20. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Large shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC. (...)
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/08/14/sprint-corp-major-sh…
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Vontobel ·
Softbank greift US-Markt an!
Softbank ist einer der führenden, japanischen Telekommunikationsunternehmen, welches mittlerweile zum drittgrößten Konzern an der Börse in Tokio aufgestiegen ist. Mit den Segmenten mobile Kommunikation, Breitbandinfrastruktur, Festnetztelekommunikation sowie dem Bereich Internetkultur mit Yahoo! Japan, verfügt Softbank über ein diversifiziertes Produkt- und Serviceportfolio.
Über die veröffentlichten Quartalszahlen für den Zeitraum April bis Juni kann sich der Mobilfunkriese nicht beschweren. Während der Umsatz um 21,4% stieg, hat der Gewinn sich zum Vorjahreszeitraum sogar mehr als verdoppelt und liegt bei etwa 263 Mrd. Yen. Dies sei vor allem einer neu konsolidierten Tochtergesellschaft zu verdanken, GungHo Online Entertainment, die mit der Entwicklung von Handyspielen ihr Geld verdient. Nach Unternehmensangaben habe außerdem eine Umstellung der Rechnungslegung einen positiven Einfluss auf das Ergebnis gehabt. Der Free cash flow liegt hingegen bei ca. -243,819 Mrd. Yen, was dem Quartalsbericht zufolge auf intensive Investitionen im Ausland zurückzuführen ist.
Vor einem Monat wurden 72% des US-Rivalen Sprint für USD 21,6 Mrd. akquiriert, welcher Zugang zum wachsenden US-Markt verschaffen soll. Mittlerweile wurde der Anteil auf knapp 80% erhöht, was laut dem japanischen Analysehaus Nomura ein Indiz dafür sein könnte, dass Softbank mit einer Ergebnissteigerung bei Sprint rechnet. (...)
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2013-08/27714009…
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13.08.2013 13:09
Bis zu 300 MBit/s: LTE-Advanced-Verbindungen auf zwei Funkbändern
Der australische Mobilfunknetzbetreiber Telstra hat erstmals Frequenzen im 900- und 1800-MHz-Band für beschleunigte LTE-Verbindungen kombiniert. Die Trägerbündelung gründet auf der Carrier-Aggregation-Technik, die zur Spezifikation der Mobilfunkerweiterung LTE Advanced gehört (LTE-A). Die technische Plattform, auf der Telstra die Bündelung einsetzt, stammt vom Netzwerkausrüster Ericsson. Wie Ericsson erst jetzt mitteilt, läuft der Dienst bereits seit Ende Juli im australischen Bundesland Queensland.
Die Trägerbündelung in LTE-Netzen stellt den nächsten Schritt bei der Weiterentwicklung mobiler Breitbandnetze dar. Durch die Bündelung unterschiedlicher Frequenzbereiche können Netzbetreiber vorhandene Frequenzressourcen besser ausschöpfen. (...)
http://www.heise.de/imgs/18/1/0/6/1/2/9/3/Bildschirmfoto_201…
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Bis-zu-300-MBit-s-LTE…
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Ericsson/Telstra: Erste kommerzielle LTE-Advanced-Verbindung
LTE-Advanced ermöglicht Nutzung vorhandener Frequenzspektren für höhere Datenraten
- See more at: http://www.portel.de/nc/nachricht/artikel/66100-ericsson-ers…
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.251.739 von teecee1 am 14.08.13 19:45:11Sprint Reaches New Milestones for Network Speed
Teaming with Ciena, Sprint demonstrates network readiness to support rapidly growing wireless and wireline data needs of customers
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint and Ciena – Thu, Aug 15, 2013 9:05 AM EDT
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & HANOVER, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE:S) and Ciena (CIEN) have teamed to achieve two significant milestones in speed and capacity on Sprint’s network:
* Earlier this year, the companies trialed, and Sprint has since deployed, one of the longest 100 Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) circuits in the United States with a live transmission that required no signal regeneration over a distance of 2,100 km, or 1,304 miles.
* Last month, the companies successfully completed a live 400Gbps trial on Sprint’s network.
The trials validate Sprint’s leadership in deploying new network technologies designed to meet exponential growth in demand for data by Sprint business and consumer customers. This includes bandwidth-intensive cloud services and other applications like streaming HD video, telepresence and high-capacity data center connectivity.
Until recently, the Sprint network offered wireline services at speeds of up to 10Gbps. The trials demonstrated the viability of using innovative technology to achieve speeds up to 10 times faster (and up to 40 times faster in the future), without requiring costly network upgrades to Sprint’s robust fiber infrastructure. Sprint Ethernet Wave Services will support 100Gbps speeds now, and Sprint expects to leverage Ciena’s coherent optical technology to support services operating at 400Gbps in the future.
Key results from the two field trials:
100Gbps: The 100Gbps circuit trialed earlier this year is now integrated into the Sprint optical network infrastructures and is in-serviced between Chicago and Fort Worth, Texas. The 100Gbps link uses Ciena WaveLogic 3 coherent optical processors on the 6500 Packet Optical Platform to enable Sprint to successfully transmit data at 100Gbps over the 2,100km (1,304-mile) circuit, with no regeneration of the signal at points in between. The longer distance between regeneration points provides reduced latency, hardware benefits and improved reliability, flexibility and performance for customers.
400Gbps: This trial was performed in the Silicon Valley area using existing Sprint fiber infrastructure and Ciena’s 6500 with WaveLogic 3 cards; this high-capacity link operated without error. This demonstrated the viability of using 400Gbps channels alongside existing channels carrying live customer traffic. As a result, Sprint foresees the opportunity to add a network equivalent of high-speed traffic lanes for customers with high-demand requirements.
“Customers have expressed their hunger for higher speed networks to support their substantial data needs, which we project will only continue to grow exponentially,” said Wayne Ward, vice president-Business and Product Development, Sprint. “The 400Gbps trial demonstrates our ability to offer higher speeds with our existing fiber, which means that our customers can feel assured that our network is future-proofed to meet their needs as they evolve. The delivery of 100Gbps and 400Gbps speeds will be critical as we launch our Ethernet Wave Services and support a growing wireless infrastructure.”
As announced in 2012, Sprint is upgrading its optical backbone network with Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform as part of its Network Vision initiative. The advanced network is expected to enable Sprint to enhance transport network scalability, cost and performance. By adding Ciena's coherent optical technology to the mix, Sprint can scale its core network initially to 40Gbps and 100Gbps, and later to 400Gbps and beyond, as network demands dictate.
“Service providers are increasingly challenged to satisfy surging demand for bandwidth-hungry services and applications,” said Francois Locoh-Donou, senior vice president-Global Products Group, Ciena. “Ciena’s market-leading coherent technology offers the flexibility, programmability, scalability and cost-efficiency needed to meet these demands at 100Gbps speeds, 400Gbps speeds and beyond. These recent trials illustrate Sprint’s ability to support high-speed data and significantly increase the traffic-carrying capacity of optical channels with no change to the underlying infrastructure – and that is a significant coup for any operator in this highly competitive market.”
About Network Vision
Sprint’s Network Vision strategy consolidates multiple network technologies into one new, seamless network with the goal of increasing efficiency and enhancing network coverage, call quality and data speeds for customers across the United States. Network Vision also delivers enhanced scalability and performance for Sprint’s already robust wireline network, resulting in new capabilities for business customers.
About Sprint Business Solutions
Sprint is a global provider of secure and reliable wireline and wireless communication services. With a best-in-class all-IP network as the foundation, Sprint helps enterprises unleash the full potential of business critical applications through a single account team that understands converged, cloud and mobility solutions, delivering an unrivalled customer experience.
For more information on Sprint MPLS and converged solutions, visit www.sprint.com/convergence or contact your Sprint account team. To join in the latest discussions and learn more about business solutions available through wireline convergence, visit the Seamless Enterprise at www.seamlessenterprise.com. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sprint-reaches-milestones-netw…
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Aug 15, 2013, 5:40am MDT
Warren Buffett invests in Dish Network
Warren Buffett has invested in Colorado's Dish Network.
Daniel Acker
Warren Buffett has invested in Colorado's Dish Network.
Staff Denver Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/morning_call/2013/08/warre…
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has put some of his money in Douglas County-based Dish Network, Bloomberg reports.
The regulatory filing Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., made revealed the initial investment in Dish (Nasdaq: DISH) is worth about $23 million. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission lists companies Berkshire Hathaway had a position in at the end of the second quarter.
Berkshire Hathaway bought 547,312 class A shares of Dish, according to Business Insider. The satellite-TV company is controlled by Charlie Ergen.
Buffett has made invested in other Denver-area companies lately, including increasing his stake in DaVita HealthCare Partners and making an initial purchase of Starz stock. Berkshire Hathaway also owns Denver-based Johns Manville, a manufacturer of insulation and roofing products.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/0000950123130…
... ... Direct TV ... wettet oder hofft er auf eine Fuzzion ...
DIRECTV COM 25490A309 879,960 - 14,275,800 SH DFND 4 14,275,800
DIRECTV COM 25490A309 1,417,695 - 22,999,600 SH DFND 4,8,11 22,999,600
Teaming with Ciena, Sprint demonstrates network readiness to support rapidly growing wireless and wireline data needs of customers
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint and Ciena – Thu, Aug 15, 2013 9:05 AM EDT
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & HANOVER, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE:S) and Ciena (CIEN) have teamed to achieve two significant milestones in speed and capacity on Sprint’s network:
* Earlier this year, the companies trialed, and Sprint has since deployed, one of the longest 100 Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) circuits in the United States with a live transmission that required no signal regeneration over a distance of 2,100 km, or 1,304 miles.
* Last month, the companies successfully completed a live 400Gbps trial on Sprint’s network.
The trials validate Sprint’s leadership in deploying new network technologies designed to meet exponential growth in demand for data by Sprint business and consumer customers. This includes bandwidth-intensive cloud services and other applications like streaming HD video, telepresence and high-capacity data center connectivity.
Until recently, the Sprint network offered wireline services at speeds of up to 10Gbps. The trials demonstrated the viability of using innovative technology to achieve speeds up to 10 times faster (and up to 40 times faster in the future), without requiring costly network upgrades to Sprint’s robust fiber infrastructure. Sprint Ethernet Wave Services will support 100Gbps speeds now, and Sprint expects to leverage Ciena’s coherent optical technology to support services operating at 400Gbps in the future.
Key results from the two field trials:
100Gbps: The 100Gbps circuit trialed earlier this year is now integrated into the Sprint optical network infrastructures and is in-serviced between Chicago and Fort Worth, Texas. The 100Gbps link uses Ciena WaveLogic 3 coherent optical processors on the 6500 Packet Optical Platform to enable Sprint to successfully transmit data at 100Gbps over the 2,100km (1,304-mile) circuit, with no regeneration of the signal at points in between. The longer distance between regeneration points provides reduced latency, hardware benefits and improved reliability, flexibility and performance for customers.
400Gbps: This trial was performed in the Silicon Valley area using existing Sprint fiber infrastructure and Ciena’s 6500 with WaveLogic 3 cards; this high-capacity link operated without error. This demonstrated the viability of using 400Gbps channels alongside existing channels carrying live customer traffic. As a result, Sprint foresees the opportunity to add a network equivalent of high-speed traffic lanes for customers with high-demand requirements.
“Customers have expressed their hunger for higher speed networks to support their substantial data needs, which we project will only continue to grow exponentially,” said Wayne Ward, vice president-Business and Product Development, Sprint. “The 400Gbps trial demonstrates our ability to offer higher speeds with our existing fiber, which means that our customers can feel assured that our network is future-proofed to meet their needs as they evolve. The delivery of 100Gbps and 400Gbps speeds will be critical as we launch our Ethernet Wave Services and support a growing wireless infrastructure.”
As announced in 2012, Sprint is upgrading its optical backbone network with Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform as part of its Network Vision initiative. The advanced network is expected to enable Sprint to enhance transport network scalability, cost and performance. By adding Ciena's coherent optical technology to the mix, Sprint can scale its core network initially to 40Gbps and 100Gbps, and later to 400Gbps and beyond, as network demands dictate.
“Service providers are increasingly challenged to satisfy surging demand for bandwidth-hungry services and applications,” said Francois Locoh-Donou, senior vice president-Global Products Group, Ciena. “Ciena’s market-leading coherent technology offers the flexibility, programmability, scalability and cost-efficiency needed to meet these demands at 100Gbps speeds, 400Gbps speeds and beyond. These recent trials illustrate Sprint’s ability to support high-speed data and significantly increase the traffic-carrying capacity of optical channels with no change to the underlying infrastructure – and that is a significant coup for any operator in this highly competitive market.”
About Network Vision
Sprint’s Network Vision strategy consolidates multiple network technologies into one new, seamless network with the goal of increasing efficiency and enhancing network coverage, call quality and data speeds for customers across the United States. Network Vision also delivers enhanced scalability and performance for Sprint’s already robust wireline network, resulting in new capabilities for business customers.
About Sprint Business Solutions
Sprint is a global provider of secure and reliable wireline and wireless communication services. With a best-in-class all-IP network as the foundation, Sprint helps enterprises unleash the full potential of business critical applications through a single account team that understands converged, cloud and mobility solutions, delivering an unrivalled customer experience.
For more information on Sprint MPLS and converged solutions, visit www.sprint.com/convergence or contact your Sprint account team. To join in the latest discussions and learn more about business solutions available through wireline convergence, visit the Seamless Enterprise at www.seamlessenterprise.com. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sprint-reaches-milestones-netw…
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Aug 15, 2013, 5:40am MDT
Warren Buffett invests in Dish Network
Warren Buffett has invested in Colorado's Dish Network.
Daniel Acker
Warren Buffett has invested in Colorado's Dish Network.
Staff Denver Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/morning_call/2013/08/warre…
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has put some of his money in Douglas County-based Dish Network, Bloomberg reports.
The regulatory filing Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., made revealed the initial investment in Dish (Nasdaq: DISH) is worth about $23 million. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission lists companies Berkshire Hathaway had a position in at the end of the second quarter.
Berkshire Hathaway bought 547,312 class A shares of Dish, according to Business Insider. The satellite-TV company is controlled by Charlie Ergen.
Buffett has made invested in other Denver-area companies lately, including increasing his stake in DaVita HealthCare Partners and making an initial purchase of Starz stock. Berkshire Hathaway also owns Denver-based Johns Manville, a manufacturer of insulation and roofing products.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/0000950123130…
... ... Direct TV ... wettet oder hofft er auf eine Fuzzion ...
DIRECTV COM 25490A309 879,960 - 14,275,800 SH DFND 4 14,275,800
DIRECTV COM 25490A309 1,417,695 - 22,999,600 SH DFND 4,8,11 22,999,600
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.251.739 von teecee1 am 14.08.13 19:45:11 ... ... weitere 3,8 Millionen ... ~10% preiswerter ... $7,65
Aug 19, 2013 SOFTBANK CORPBeneficial Owner (10% or more) 1,961,578 Indirect Purchase at $6.89 per share. 13,515,272
Aug 16, 2013 SOFTBANK CORPBeneficial Owner (10% or more) 1,852,781 Indirect Purchase at $6.96 per share. 12,895,355
SOFTBANK CORP
Aug 19, 2013
3,122,122,699
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Sprint Corp. Major Shareholder Corp Softbank Acquires 4,243,421 Shares (S)
August 19th, 2013 -
Sprint Corp. logoSprint Corp. (NYSE:S) major shareholder Corp Softbank acquired 4,243,421 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $6.98 per share, for a total transaction of $29,619,078.58. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Large shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC. (...)
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/08/19/sprint-corp-major-sh…
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Aug 21, 2013, 3:02pm CDT Updated: Aug 21, 2013, 3:51pm CDT
Why Sprint's new owner is in love with the number 80
James Battmer is chief economist and
lead portfolio manager for Bukaty Cos. in Leawood.
Alyson Raletz
Reporter- Kansas City Business Journal
SoftBank Corp. has been inching its ownership of Sprint Corp. closer and closer to 80 percent.
Is there something magic about this number?
It's likely part of a play to increase the value of Sprint stock, said local economist James Battmer.
It's also a sign of good faith in Overland Park-based Sprint (NYSE: S), said Battmer, chief economist and lead portfolio manager for Bukaty Cos. in Leawood.
"They're reducing the amount of outstanding shares that are trading on a daily basis," Battmer said. "And if they have faith in the company — which you would hope they do by committing to such a sizable stake — their assumption is that (stock) volatility would be the upside, so this is an opportunity for them to increase volatility with an upward tilt to the stock price, hopefully."
Could this strategy be working?
Sprint stock traded for $6.05 a share at the beginning of the month. On Tuesday, Sprint stock closed at $6.89 a share.
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/blog/2013/08/why-sprin…
Aug 19, 2013 SOFTBANK CORPBeneficial Owner (10% or more) 1,961,578 Indirect Purchase at $6.89 per share. 13,515,272
Aug 16, 2013 SOFTBANK CORPBeneficial Owner (10% or more) 1,852,781 Indirect Purchase at $6.96 per share. 12,895,355
SOFTBANK CORP
Aug 19, 2013
3,122,122,699
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Sprint Corp. Major Shareholder Corp Softbank Acquires 4,243,421 Shares (S)
August 19th, 2013 -
Sprint Corp. logoSprint Corp. (NYSE:S) major shareholder Corp Softbank acquired 4,243,421 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $6.98 per share, for a total transaction of $29,619,078.58. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Large shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC. (...)
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/08/19/sprint-corp-major-sh…
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Aug 21, 2013, 3:02pm CDT Updated: Aug 21, 2013, 3:51pm CDT
Why Sprint's new owner is in love with the number 80
James Battmer is chief economist and
lead portfolio manager for Bukaty Cos. in Leawood.
Alyson Raletz
Reporter- Kansas City Business Journal
SoftBank Corp. has been inching its ownership of Sprint Corp. closer and closer to 80 percent.
Is there something magic about this number?
It's likely part of a play to increase the value of Sprint stock, said local economist James Battmer.
It's also a sign of good faith in Overland Park-based Sprint (NYSE: S), said Battmer, chief economist and lead portfolio manager for Bukaty Cos. in Leawood.
"They're reducing the amount of outstanding shares that are trading on a daily basis," Battmer said. "And if they have faith in the company — which you would hope they do by committing to such a sizable stake — their assumption is that (stock) volatility would be the upside, so this is an opportunity for them to increase volatility with an upward tilt to the stock price, hopefully."
Could this strategy be working?
Sprint stock traded for $6.05 a share at the beginning of the month. On Tuesday, Sprint stock closed at $6.89 a share.
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/blog/2013/08/why-sprin…
Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.306.321 von teecee1 am 22.08.13 20:42:31Sprint Ethernet Wave Service Delivers Simplicity, Speed and Capacity for Businesses
New Ethernet service options built upon Sprint’s Network Vision initiative now available
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint – 1 hour 40 minutes ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE:S) has expanded its Ethernet Solutions portfolio to meet the high-speed and heavy bandwidth transport needs of business customers with Sprint Ethernet Wave Service. While offering simplicity through familiar Ethernet technology, the new service offers secure, always-on wireless and wireline connectivity with maximum data security and privacy.
Developed as part of Sprint’s innovative Network Vision initiative, Sprint Ethernet Wave Service delivers lightning-fast speeds and high-capacity bandwidth for the most challenging of business applications over a state-of-the-art, next-generation optical network.
Businesses can depend on Sprint Ethernet Wave Service to deliver the flexibility, scalability and reliability their robust business applications need, including support for storage area networks, data center connectivity, and existing and emerging hosted and cloud services, as well as transmitting heavy-bandwidth data files like financial data and medical images. It also is well-suited to meet such common operational needs as business continuity, record archiving, and database sharing and replication. (...)
Sprint Ethernet Wave Service is now available in 88 U.S. markets and expansion will continue through 2014. As a fixed, point-to-point 100 percent dedicated high-speed connection, it offers 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), 40GigE and 100GigE speeds. The secure, always-on connectivity with 24x7 network monitoring helps to ensure the service is available when needed and is performing optimally. Flat-rate pricing makes planning and cost control easier. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sprint-ethernet-wave-delivers-…
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Sprint Corp. Major Shareholder Corp Softbank Buys 1,899,394 Shares (S)
August 23rd, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by admin
Sprint Corp. logoSprint Corp. (NYSE:S) major shareholder Corp Softbank purchased 1,899,394 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $6.94 per share, for a total transaction of $13,181,794.36. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Major shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC. (...)
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/08/23/sprint-corp-major-sh…
SOFTBANK CORP
Aug 21, 2013
3,124,022,093
... ... jede Woche 3,5-10 Millionen ... unter 7 Dollar ...
New Ethernet service options built upon Sprint’s Network Vision initiative now available
Business Wire
Press Release: Sprint – 1 hour 40 minutes ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE:S) has expanded its Ethernet Solutions portfolio to meet the high-speed and heavy bandwidth transport needs of business customers with Sprint Ethernet Wave Service. While offering simplicity through familiar Ethernet technology, the new service offers secure, always-on wireless and wireline connectivity with maximum data security and privacy.
Developed as part of Sprint’s innovative Network Vision initiative, Sprint Ethernet Wave Service delivers lightning-fast speeds and high-capacity bandwidth for the most challenging of business applications over a state-of-the-art, next-generation optical network.
Businesses can depend on Sprint Ethernet Wave Service to deliver the flexibility, scalability and reliability their robust business applications need, including support for storage area networks, data center connectivity, and existing and emerging hosted and cloud services, as well as transmitting heavy-bandwidth data files like financial data and medical images. It also is well-suited to meet such common operational needs as business continuity, record archiving, and database sharing and replication. (...)
Sprint Ethernet Wave Service is now available in 88 U.S. markets and expansion will continue through 2014. As a fixed, point-to-point 100 percent dedicated high-speed connection, it offers 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), 40GigE and 100GigE speeds. The secure, always-on connectivity with 24x7 network monitoring helps to ensure the service is available when needed and is performing optimally. Flat-rate pricing makes planning and cost control easier. (...)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sprint-ethernet-wave-delivers-…
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Sprint Corp. Major Shareholder Corp Softbank Buys 1,899,394 Shares (S)
August 23rd, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by admin
Sprint Corp. logoSprint Corp. (NYSE:S) major shareholder Corp Softbank purchased 1,899,394 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $6.94 per share, for a total transaction of $13,181,794.36. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Major shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC. (...)
http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/08/23/sprint-corp-major-sh…
SOFTBANK CORP
Aug 21, 2013
3,124,022,093
... ... jede Woche 3,5-10 Millionen ... unter 7 Dollar ...
August 27, 2013
SoftBank Corp.
Shared voting Power:
3,185,469,378
Percent of class:
79.99%
... ... 3,93 = ... 81,%
.....................................
Starburst I, Inc.
Shared voting Power:
3,131,105,447
Percent of class:
78.63% ... ... ~ 41 million ... 1%
.....................................
Galaxy Investment Holdings, Inc.
Shared voting Power:
54,363,931
Percent of class:
1.38%
SoftBank Corp.
Shared voting Power:
3,185,469,378
Percent of class:
79.99%
... ... 3,93 = ... 81,%
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Starburst I, Inc.
Shared voting Power:
3,131,105,447
Percent of class:
78.63% ... ... ~ 41 million ... 1%
.....................................
Galaxy Investment Holdings, Inc.
Shared voting Power:
54,363,931
Percent of class:
1.38%