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Verizon launching Wireless Network Extender femtocell on January 25
engadget.com - 1/19/2009
Verizon launching Wireless Network Extender femtocell on January 25
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Sprint had the jump on this by a few months with its AIRAVE , but Verizon's not far behind in bringing femotcells to the masses with its less-elegantly-named Wireless Network Extender later this month on the 25th. The little black box will puke out a cloud of CDMA covering up to 5,000 square ...

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Verizon launching Wireless Network Extender femtocell on January 25
engadgetmobile.com - 1/25/2009
Verizon launching Wireless Network Extender femtocell on January 25
— engadgetmobile.com — Sprint had the jump on this by a few months with its AIRAVE , but Verizon's not far behind in bringing femotcells to the masses with its less-elegantly-named Wireless Network Extender later this month on the 25th. The little black box will puke out a ... (more) Verizon launching Wireless Network Extender femtocell on ...

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Sprint Lays Off 8,000 People
mobilewhack.com - 1/27/2009
Sprint Lays Off 8,000 People
— mobilewhack.com — In case you thought you are still working for Sprint, we have some potentially bad news for you. You might be one of those 8,000 people the company is laying off. That will save Sprint about $1.2 billion and you will have to go get a new job. The ... (more) Sprint Lays Off 8,000 People

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Sprint Trimming Work Force By 8,000
phonescoop.com - 1/26/2009
Sprint Trimming Work Force By 8,000
— phonescoop.com — Today Sprint announced that it is taking drastic cost-cutting measures in an effort to save money. Part of the cost cutting comes in the form of staff reductions. Sprint will layoff 8,000 employees by March 31, with about 10% ... (follow link to read) (more) Sprint Trimming Work Force By 8,000

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Verizon Wireless Network Extender femtocell coming January 25th for $250
SlashGear — ... back in November, the newly-named Verizon Wireless Network Extender has now shown up in some staff briefing documents complete with a January 25th expected release date.  Still rocking its Darth livery, underneath lurks the same Samsung femtocell as Sprint used in their ...

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