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MOTOROLA
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Motorola is continuing its drive down the information superhighway, but with
a slimmer load and a new driver at the wheel. The company's reorganization
has continued after the highly publicized spin off of its semiconductor unit.
Its remaining operations have been focused in four business segments:
connected home solutions; government and enterprise mobility solutions;
mobile devices; and networks. Motorola is the #2 manufacturer of wireless
handsets after global leader Nokia. The company also is a leading supplier of
such wireless infrastructure equipment as cellular transmission base
stations, amplifiers, and servers.RETURN
NEXTEL
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Running to keep up with an always-changing telecom race, Sprint Nextel
combines the best of two powerhouse wireless companies. The combination of #3
US wireless carrier Sprint with #5 Nextel Communications has created a
wireless giant that aspires to take on the wireless units of bounding former
Baby Bells Verizon (and Verizon Wireless) and AT&T Inc. (formerly SBC
Communications) (and Cingular Wireless). Sprint Nextel operates a nationwide
digital wireless network with about 52 million subscribers. The #1 non-Bell
local phone company in the US,
Sprint Nextel has spun off its local wireline
operations, known as Embarq, to focus on the future
of wireless -- wireless broadband.RETURN
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