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• As Wi-Fi calls come to smartphones, networks get ready to carry them

  Wi-Fi may carry many voice calls within the next few years, but the technology required to make those calls is still young in some ways.

• Google looks to become a mobile carrier

  Google has laid the groundwork for its own cellular service by buying capacity on the networks of Sprint and T-Mobile USA, according to news reports.

• Sprint's long, rocky WiMax journey will end next Nov. 6

  Sprint's WiMax network, launched in 2008 as the first commercial 4G system in the U.S., will finally shut down in November 2015.

• Former Sprint CEO's severance could top $38M

  Former Sprint CEO Dan Hesse could receive more than $38 million in severance pay, including cash, benefits and Sprint stock.

• Sprint near deal to buy T-Mobile USA for $50 billion, reports say

  Sprint has reached a deal to buy T-Mobile US for about US$50 billion, according to news reports on Wednesday.

• Sprint reports $1.6B net loss as it shuts down Nextel platform

  Sprint Nextel made a net loss of US$1.6 billion for the second quarter, swollen by the cost of shutting down its Nextel wireless network, but the company is more optimistic about future profitability.

• Hesse remains CEO as Sprint, Softbank close $21.6B merger

  SoftBank completed its US$21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint Nextel on Wednesday, capping a months-long effort that was complicated by two bidding wars and some national-security objections but is expected to produce a stronger rival to the dominant U.S. mobile operators.

• Clearwire shareholders agree to Sprint buyout

  Clearwire shareholders approved Sprint Nextel's takeover of their company on Monday, ending a saga that had included years of uncertainty and finally a bidding war for the spectrum-rich wireless network operator.

• Last call for Nextel, shutting down on Sunday

  In the wee hours of Sunday morning, Sprint Nextel will give its iDEN push-to-talk network the final push -- over the edge.

• FCC moves to auction spectrum in 1900MHz band

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to open up 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1900MHz band for commercial mobile services.

• Dish drops bid for Clearwire, ending brutal bidding war

  Dish Network has dropped its offer to buy Clearwire, probably clearing the path for a strengthened Sprint Nextel to complete its takeover of the struggling but spectrum-rich mobile operator.

• Sprint shareholders approve SoftBank's $21.6B buyout

  Sprint Nextel shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to approve SoftBank's US$21.6 billion takeover bid, setting the stage for the deal to close early next month.

• Clearwire agrees to new, higher Sprint offer

  Sprint Nextel has offered and Clearwire has accepted a bid of US$5 per share for the struggling wireless network provider, raising the stakes yet again in an expensive bidding war between Sprint and satellite service provider Dish Network.

• Dish won't make new bid for Sprint, clearing path for SoftBank

  Dish Network won't try to beat SoftBank's US$21.6 billion bid for Sprint Nextel, apparently clearing the way for the Japanese service provider to buy Sprint.

• Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire over takeover plan

  Sprint Nextel sued Clearwire and Dish Network on Monday in a bid to block Dish from taking over Clearwire, Sprint's majority-owned network partner.