Nextel Still Experimenting

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FCC Gives Nextel Spectrum Shuffle
Approval, But Does Nextel Approve?

FCC Gives Nextel Spectrum Shuffle
Approval, But Does Nextel Approve? 07/08/2004 05:39 PM
Reuters reports that the FCC commissioners voted 5-0 in favor of what sounded like a Nextel plan to reorganize an ugly band: Nextel owns tiny slices of a very ugly chopped up range in the 700 and 800 MHz, and their proposal was to reorganize it so that the public-safety purposes to which other slices are put can be consolidated and provided with more reliability. For their part, Nextel would receive a contiguous range in the 1.9 GHz band, and be less likely to cause interference in public-safety bands--which many blame not on Nextel but on the equipment used for fire, police, and emergencies--and have an easier time in providing cellular coverage at those higher frequencies. The FCC values the deal at $4.8 billion, but will give Nextel credit for $1.6 billion in returning the lower-band frequencies. Nextel has to put up a line of credit for $2.5 billion to cover relocation costs, which are allowed to exceed that amount. If Nextel's final bill is less than $3.2 billion, they have to pay the government the difference. Nextel's response was muted; they had wanted to pay $1.36 billion. Other cellular operators were complaining that the deal gave Nextel too much; it looks like the FCC chose this approach to make it worthwhile to public safety without letting Nextel off the hook....

"Experimenting with Rhythm"

"Experimenting with Rhythm" 06/25/2004 10:29 AM

Experimenting With AdSense

Experimenting With AdSense 06/05/2005 10:46 PM
Just because I like to try new things out, I threw Google's AdSense for Feeds on my Atom feed that lots of you are subscribed to. I'll probably take it off, but if you want to fuss in the meantime, you can come to this post and flame me in...

Experimenting AI Lab Robot

Experimenting AI Lab Robot 01/16/2004 11:01 AM
Reuters says that British researchers have created a Robot Scientist that Conducts and Interprets Lab Tests The article says that the robot can formulate theories and do research and works as well as a grad student. (er, um, Did the robot verify that claim with a control subject / grad student?) They did say that there were no differences found between the lab results from the robot and from those gathered by grad students. But at least they do say the tasks they have given it were simple ones and that it's unlikely to put anyone out of a job. So basically, this robot harbinger of the future can take the grunt work out of doing lab experiments, allowing robots to yet again free the world from drudgery (that professors usually dump on grad students). One researcher says, " If you opened it up I think humans would have the advantage. We tend to be more flexible " If it really can figure out things for itself, the scientists may have invented themselves out of a job!

Experimenting with FeedBurner

Experimenting with FeedBurner 06/17/2005 07:17 PM

I've switched this blogs's feed over to FeedBurner to get a better idea of what they're all about. If you're viewing this in an RSS reader, can you do me a favor and update it to use http://feeds.feedburne r.com/NickBradbury as the URL for this feed? In FeedDemon, this is done by right-clicking on the feed in the channel bar, then selecting "Properties" and entering the new address.

Update: Several people have asked me whether FeedDemon automatically handles redirects - it does. However, my blog is hosted by TypePad, which like other hosted blog services doesn't provide a way to redirect your feed to a new location.

MIT experimenting with photosynthetic
batteries

MIT experimenting with photosynthetic
batteries 09/24/2004 09:16 AM
National Post Sep 24 2004 1:27PM GMT

Google Experimenting with Search Keyword
Suggestions

Google Experimenting with Search Keyword
Suggestions 04/16/2004 09:08 PM
Search Engine Journal Apr 17 2004 1:08AM GMT

Skype Experimenting with Voice-Mail
Service

Skype Experimenting with Voice-Mail
Service 01/04/2005 06:22 PM
Skype has begun to experiment with a voicemail service, hoping to introduce new paid offerings to capitalize on its success.

Skype Experimenting with Voice-Mail
Service (Reuters)

Skype Experimenting with Voice-Mail
Service (Reuters) 01/04/2005 01:26 PM
Reuters - Skype, the company behind the flourishing Internet telephony network, has begun to experiment with a voicemail service, hoping to introduce new paid offerings to capitalize on its success.

Music Download Store Experimenting With
Demand-Based Pricing

Music Download Store Experimenting With
Demand-Based Pricing 01/08/2004 08:41 PM
One of the very good complaints about online music stores is that they offer all songs at the exact same price - which doesn't make much sense in the market place. So, one company is trying to test that out by offer ing dynamic pricing for its downloadable songs. The songs all start at the low low price of $0.10 per song, and then fluctuate based on demand. The company is still paying the $0.67 per song price to the music labels, so they're losing money on plenty of songs - but are saying that's the cost of the experiment. After they've spent the amount they've set aside, they'll go back to the old way of pricing. There are a few problems with this. First, explicit dynamic pricing tends to get a negative reaction from consumers - who feel they get ripped off when someone else bought the same product from the same store at a lower price. More importantly, though, true market pricing isn't just a function of demand - but of supply and demand. In this case, there's an infinite supply, so we're not really talking about market pricing at all. Furthermore, this service competes against plenty of other services that charge around a dollar for songs, so there's a clear upper limit on what they can charge for any song, no matter how popular. An interesting experiment, certainly, but not necessarily indicative of market pricing.

Selling my car, 66 Mustang convertible
(and experimenting with wists to build
galleries of things for sale)

Selling my car, 66 Mustang convertible
(and experimenting with wists to build
galleries of things for sale) 03/14/2005 04:33 PM
Am selling my car for the move to NY, its a 66 Mustang convertible. Mail me if you are interested!...

Nextel Does Broadband

Nextel Does Broadband 04/14/2004 02:35 PM
The cellular walkie-talkie pioneer now offers speedy broadband to some customers.

Nextel races into the pit

Nextel races into the pit 06/24/2004 12:53 PM
ZDNet Jun 24 2004 5:13PM GMT

Motorola, Nextel confirm A-GPS bug

Motorola, Nextel confirm A-GPS bug 07/22/2004 02:44 PM
infoSync Jul 22 2004 6:19PM GMT

Push Comes to Shove at Nextel

Push Comes to Shove at Nextel 05/10/2004 05:51 AM
Nextel looks to differentiate itself in push-to-talk arena.

Nextel Partners Trending Well

Nextel Partners Trending Well 06/22/2004 09:06 AM
TheStreet.com Jun 22 2004 1:06PM GMT

Nextel pushes into Mexico

Nextel pushes into Mexico 06/23/2004 03:50 PM
ZDNet Jun 23 2004 7:51PM GMT

Briefly: Nextel races into the pit

Briefly: Nextel races into the pit 06/24/2004 12:54 PM
roundup Plus: Intel debuts Celeron for low-cost desktops...AMD offers fix for chip glitch...eEye sees defense contract win.

Sprint, Nextel to Merge

Sprint, Nextel to Merge 12/19/2004 03:18 PM
Sprint and Nextel announced their $40 billion merger of equals: Sprint's CDMA technology has been a block to offer push-to-talk (PTT) services that Nextel has made great profits on. Nextel has no migration plan for next-generation data services, although they've been testing approaches that aren't integrated with their iDEN voice technology. Sprint has already committed to spending billions on 3G high-speed voice and data systems. In seemingly unrelated news a few days ago, Cingular dropped its challenge to the FCC proposal that would allow Nextel to reorganize its scattered chunks of frequency, giving them new contiguous spectrum in exchange for paying for the cost of moving the public-safety incumbents to Nextel-vacated frequencies. It's a multi-billion-dollar deal that the FCC offered, and Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless now no longer oppose it, and one would expect Sprint and Nextel to accept the deal, although Nextel wants to pay substantially less. The new Sprint Nextel is at a rough parity with the subscriber base of Cingular-post-AT&T Wireless acquisition and Verizon Wireless (all on their lonesome). Sprint Nextel will have 35 million subscribers, Cingular 47 million, and Verizon Wireless 42 million. T-Mobile becomes a distant fourth (about 16 million subscribers) with no data upgrade plan in sight. This didn't elude the Wall Street Journal, which filed this report in which T-Mobile notes that worldwide they have about 70 million cell phone users which allows them to compete on scale for handsets and network components....

Nextel More Than Quadruples 2Q Earnings
(AP)

Nextel More Than Quadruples 2Q Earnings
(AP) 07/21/2004 11:07 AM
AP - Wireless provider Nextel Communications Inc. more than quadrupled its second-quarter profits due to a one-time tax benefit and the addition of more than a half-million subscribers to its mobile phone service.

FCC OKs spectrum deal with Nextel

FCC OKs spectrum deal with Nextel 07/08/2004 03:31 PM
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a deal to grant Nextel Communications Inc. a chunk of radio spectrum in the 1.9GHz range in exchange for the mobile operator leaving other frequencies where its network has caused interference with public safety communications, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday in its online edition.

Nextel and FCC Swap Bandwidth

Nextel and FCC Swap Bandwidth 07/08/2004 07:16 PM

FCC OKs spectrum swap by Nextel

FCC OKs spectrum swap by Nextel 07/08/2004 07:17 PM
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday unanimously approved a plan to solve interference with public safety radio networks by moving some of Nextel Communications Inc.'s mobile phone spectrum to another band.

eBay: Nextel i930

eBay: Nextel i930 07/16/2004 08:46 AM

Someone is pre-selling a Motorola i930 Windows Smartphone -- the as-yet unreleased clamshell for Nextel -- on eBay, but there's a catch. The auction isn't for a leaked prototype or anything like that, but instead just the promise of being the first to get one when they hit the street in the fourth quarter of this year. Unfortunately, the auction is just parroting the standard ad copy we've seen floating around for the i930, and doesn't clarify if the i930 is still running the old and rusty Windows Smartphone 2002. (Thanks, Todd!)
Read - i930 Brand New smart phone not i860 i830 i730 NR [eBay]

Related
EXCLUSIVE: Details of Nextel's 2004 lineup, including an unannounced Motorola Smartphone [Gizmodo]

Foes Still Gunning for Nextel

Foes Still Gunning for Nextel 04/23/2004 06:40 AM
TheStreet.com Apr 23 2004 11:16AM GMT

Look Who Hit Pay Dirt in the Nextel Deal

Look Who Hit Pay Dirt in the Nextel Deal 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
William E. Conway Jr., the chairman of the recently acquired Nextel, stands to become one of the highest-paid independent directors in the nation.

Nextel and Motorola admit GPS problems

Nextel and Motorola admit GPS problems 07/20/2004 11:26 PM
MobileTracker Jul 21 2004 3:43AM GMT

Motorola i710 released by Nextel

Motorola i710 released by Nextel 07/08/2004 02:12 PM
MobileTracker Jul 8 2004 6:32PM GMT

Nextel Seeks Improved FCC Award

Nextel Seeks Improved FCC Award 09/21/2004 06:22 PM
TechWeb Sep 21 2004 11:13PM GMT

Motorola makes nice with Nextel

Motorola makes nice with Nextel 06/26/2004 05:47 PM
Crains ChicagoBusiness Jun 26 2004 10:02PM GMT

Nextel expands '4G' trials

Nextel expands '4G' trials 12/12/2003 10:04 PM
But Flarion's lips are sealed

New Objections to F.C.C. Deal With
Nextel Over Spectrum

New Objections to F.C.C. Deal With
Nextel Over Spectrum 06/25/2004 02:15 AM
Reports that the Federal Communications Commission will resolve a fight over the wireless spectrum used by Nextel Communications has set off litigation threats.

Nextel Extends Motorola Contract

Nextel Extends Motorola Contract 12/19/2004 03:12 PM
CIO Today Dec 17 2004 7:08PM GMT

Motorola, Nextel extend relationship

Motorola, Nextel extend relationship 12/19/2004 03:12 PM
Chicago Tribune Dec 17 2004 2:45PM GMT

Nextel eyes substitutes for Motorola

Nextel eyes substitutes for Motorola 04/10/2004 05:51 PM
ChicagoBusiness.com Apr 10 2004 10:01PM GMT

FCC OKs controversial Nextel spectrum
swap

FCC OKs controversial Nextel spectrum
swap 07/08/2004 03:25 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 8 2004 7:01PM GMT

Feds OK Nextel Spectrum Swap

Feds OK Nextel Spectrum Swap 07/08/2004 05:31 PM
Wired News Jul 8 2004 9:40PM GMT

Motorola i325 released on Nextel

Motorola i325 released on Nextel 09/15/2004 05:40 PM
MobileTracker Sep 15 2004 9:02PM GMT

Nextel Subscriber Growth Panned

Nextel Subscriber Growth Panned 02/19/2004 03:31 PM
TheStreet.com Feb 19 2004 7:54PM GMT
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