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Huawei reportedly in line for major Sprint Nextel deal
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:31:25 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=456959 By Mary Lennighan Total Telecom 09 July 2010 Chinese vendor working on wireless broadband deal with U.S. operator in bid to further its North American ambitions. Huawei is bidding to sell mobile network equipment to U.S. operator Sprint Nextel, despite security concerns from the U.S. government regarding Chinese equipment makers, according to a press report. Citing unnamed sources, the Financial Times late Thursday reported that the Chinese vendor is driving to secure its first major U.S. contract. If successful it will sell mobile broadband network kit to Sprint Nextel, the paper said. Sprint Nextel offers mobile broadband services via what it terms its 4G network, which is based on WiMAX technology. The press report did not explicitly state that the deal Huawei is working on is for WiMAX equipment. Furthermore, the FT did not report that Huawei already supplies WiMAX equipment to Sprint's partner Clearwire in the U.S. [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.com
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