Sprint is moving away from WiMAX and switching to LTE for 4G service — but its plans won't be realized until 2013. The carrier has been behind the 8 ball after Verizon and AT&T beat it to the punch on LTE, but it's playing catch up by partnering with LightSquared and possibly Clearwire to ensure it can make the switch.
Oct 30, 2013, 11:09 AM UTCVlad Savov
Sprint expands LTE markets and shrinks losses in Q3
Nearly 1.4 million iPhones sold, 40 percent of which were to new customers
Jul 11, 2013, 1:21 AM UTCSam Byford
Sprint Nextel is now Sprint Corporation as SoftBank completes takeover
Jun 29, 2013, 5:55 AM UTCNathan Olivarez-Giles
Sprint finally shutting down iDEN network Sunday to make way for LTE
Jun 17, 2013, 3:24 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Sprint LTE reaches 110 markets with launches in Miami, New Orleans, Tampa, and more
Jun 17, 2013, 10:23 AM UTCAaron Souppouris
Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced coming soon, but most carriers aren't ready
May 30, 2013, 1:38 AM UTCJeff Blagdon
Dish tops Sprint's bid for Clearwire (update: shareholder vote postponed)
May 21, 2013, 3:48 PM UTCChris Ziegler
Sprint's latest modems support more LTE coverage, including Clearwire
May 21, 2013, 2:38 PM UTCNathan Ingraham
Sprint ups bid for Clearwire in continued effort to bolster its LTE spectrum
Apr 18, 2013, 2:49 PM UTCChris Welch
Sprint's LTE network expands to 21 new cities including Los Angeles and Memphis
Feb 18, 2013, 3:22 PM UTCCarl Franzen
Sprint switches on LTE in some parts of San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, DC
Dec 18, 2012, 3:54 PM UTCDan Seifert
Sprint lights up LTE in Chicago, Indianapolis, ups number of covered markets to 49
Dec 17, 2012, 12:08 PM UTCAaron Souppouris
Sprint to acquire 100 percent stake in Clearwire for $2.2 billion
Dec 11, 2012, 7:07 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Sprint said to be in 'active negotiations' to buy out Clearwire
Nov 7, 2012, 1:29 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Sprint buys US Cellular spectrum and half a million Midwest customers for $480 million
Oct 22, 2012, 3:29 PM UTCJustin Rubio
Sprint's LTE now covers over 30 markets, Chicago suburbs and more added today
Sep 10, 2012, 2:25 PM UTCNathan Ingraham
Sprint LTE launching in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, 100 more cities in 'coming months'
Sprint just announced that its new LTE network will be coming to over 100 major cities around the US, though it's still not clear exactly when the service will be activated.
Aug 29, 2012, 4:47 PM UTCJustin Rubio
Sprint expands LTE coverage to four additional markets
Sprint's LTE coverage now includes Baltimore, MD; Gainesville, GA; Manhattan/Junction City, KS; and Sedalia, MO.
Aug 7, 2012, 10:04 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Sprint: sporadic LTE service in San Francisco Bay Area was for testing, no launch date yet
Sprint's LTE service in San Francisco today was part of system testing, a representative has informed us.
Aug 7, 2012, 9:22 PM UTCDieter Bohn
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse's plan to fight AT&T and Verizon: 'doing the right thing'
CEO Dan Hesse has a much simpler idea that customers can keep in mind: Sprint wants to be the "good guys." Another way to put it: he's betting that nice guys don't always finish last.
Jul 26, 2012, 4:11 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Sprint to bring LTE to Baltimore by September 3rd, expanding coverage in Texas, Kansas, and Georgia
Five more cities — Baltimore, MD; Gainesville, GA; Manhattan / Junction City, KS; and Sherman-Denison, TX — will get their 4G fix from Sprint "before Labor Day."
Jul 26, 2012, 12:18 PM UTCAaron Souppouris
Sprint continues difficult transition in Q2: $1.4b net loss, 1.5m iPhones sold
Sprint has posted its Q2 2012 financial results, revealing an operating loss of $629 million resulting in a net loss of $1.38 billion.
Jul 16, 2012, 1:49 PM UTCNathan Ingraham
Sprint details full list of 15 cities with live LTE service
While Sprint may have turned on its LTE service a little early over the weekend, the carrier has officially announced the 15 total cities where users can get on its new network.
Jul 14, 2012, 6:19 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Sprint's LTE network going live a day early for some users
Some Sprint customers are getting access to the carrier's new LTE network in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Kansas City, and Atlanta a day before its official launch.
