What technology is Nextel

Since Sprint has acquired Nextel, what technology is used by Nextel? Is it
CDMA?

Regards,

-mij

In article <pFgLd.2937$bu.325@fed1read06>,
"Mij Adyaw" <mijadyaw@nospamforme.com> wrote:

> Since Sprint has acquired Nextel, what technology is used by Nextel? Is it
> CDMA?

iDEN.

<http://idenphones.motorola.com/idenHome/common/what_is_iden.jsp>

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I wonder if Sprint will attempt to convert the NExtel purchase to CDMA?


"Pete Stephenson" <pete+usenet@heypete.com> wrote in message
newsete+usenet-7BF375.18384430012005@typhoon.sonic.net...
> In article <pFgLd.2937$bu.325@fed1read06>,
> "Mij Adyaw" <mijadyaw@nospamforme.com> wrote:
>
>> Since Sprint has acquired Nextel, what technology is used by Nextel? Is
>> it
>> CDMA?
>
> iDEN.
>
> <http://idenphones.motorola.com/idenHome/common/what_is_iden.jsp>
>
> --
> Pete Stephenson
> HeyPete.com

Mij Adyaw wrote:
> I wonder if Sprint will attempt to convert the NExtel purchase to CDMA?

iDEN is an aging technology and Nextel is said to already have an iDEN to CDMA
bridge and wants to migrate to CDMA (over time). It's one of the reasons the
Sprint-Nextel merger is a good idea from the carriers' points of view.

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>Since Sprint has acquired Nextel, what technology is used by Nextel? Is it
>CDMA?

NEXTEL uses a technology called iDen, it is yet another variation of TDMA. They
had announced plans to move to CDMA but to my knowledge they are still in the
planning stages.

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