Senator urges 'extreme caution' on SoftBank -Sprint deal May 24th, 2013 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential U.S. senator expressed strong concerns on Friday about Japanese company SoftBank Corp's plan to buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel , warning it could expose the United States to Chinese cyber attacks. "I h... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : senator, urges, 'extreme, caution', softbank, sprint, deal, Top Keywords

SoftBank would appoint "security director" to Sprint board May 23rd, 2013 - 06:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel's board if its takeover bid succeeds, and would give the U.S. government the right to approve the nominee, an attempt to address security concerns raised by... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : softbank, would, appoint, "security, director", sprint, board, Top Keywords

Dish asks FCC to suspend review of SoftBank's Sprint bid May 17th, 2013 - 00:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp asked U.S. regulators on Thursday to stop reviewing SoftBank Corp's proposed acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp's , citing the Japanese company's reported attempt to thwart its bid for the U.S. wir... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dish, asks, suspend, review, softbank's, sprint, board, Top Keywords

Exclusive: SoftBank asks banks not to finance Dish's Sprint bid May 11th, 2013 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) By Soyoung Kim and Olivia Oran NEW YORK (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp is playing it rough in its attempt to keep Dish Network Corp from breaking up its $20.1 billion deal to take control of Sprint Nextel Corp. The Japanese telecom company, which owns 33 ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, softbank, asks, banks, finance, dish's, sprint, Top Keywords

Exclusive: Softbank asks banks not to finance Dish's Sprint bid - sources May 10th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp has asked investment banks not to finance a rival bid for Sprint Nextel Corp by Dish Network Corp, saying doing so could hurt their chances of gaining a coveted role in the highly anticipated public offering of Alibaba Group... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, softbank, asks, banks, finance, dish's, sprint, sources, Top Keywords

SoftBank slams Dish's Sprint bid, rules out sweeteners Apr 30th, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) By Mari Saito and Sinead Carew TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp President Masayoshi Son came out swinging on Tuesday against Dish Network Corp's rival bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, saying the satellite TV company would cripple Sprint with ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : softbank, slams, dish's, sprint, rules, sweeteners, sprint, sources, Top Keywords

Intel CEO backs SoftBank's bid for Sprint over Dish's offer Apr 30th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Intel Corp Chief Executive Paul Otellini said in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission that he supports SoftBank's bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, rather than Dish Network's counter offer. Sprint, the No. 3 U.S. wireless... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : intel, backs, softbank's, sprint, dish's, offer, sprint, sources, Top Keywords

Dish offers to buy Sprint for $25.5 billion Apr 15th, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp offered to buy Sprint Nextel Corp for $25.5 billion in cash and stock, a move that could thwart Sprint's proposed acquisition by Japan's SoftBank Corp. Dish said it would pay $4.76 per share in cash and about 0... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dish, offers, sprint, $255, billion, offer, sprint, sources, Top Keywords

Clearwire may tap financing from Sprint Nextel: WSJ Feb 27th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Clearwire Corp plans to tap financing from Sprint Nextel , in a move that further complicates Dish Network's effort to buy Clearwire, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation. Dish made an offer of ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : clearwire, financing, sprint, nextel, billion, offer, sprint, sources, Top Keywords

Verizon's Galaxy S III, Sprint's EVO 4G LTE get Jelly Bean update Dec 13th, 2012 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) Verizon Wireless (VZ) on Thursday announced that it will roll out a major software update for its flagship Galaxy S III smartphone beginning Friday. The update will bring Jelly Bean to the popular handset, though it will be a variant of Android 4.1 r... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : verizon’s, galaxy, sprint’s, jelly, bean, update, sprint, sources, Top Keywords