ATLANTA – Nextel Communications Inc. isn’t waiting for more mobile operators to roll out would-be competitors to Direct Connect, the pioneering “push-to-talk” service that lets subscribers talk ...

In his keynote address at CTIA, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse defended Nextel and its push-to-talk capabilities and added that Sprint this summer will be switching its push-to-talk (PTT) network to CDMA.

Sprint PCS joined Verizon Wireless and Nextel in the push-to-talk arena by announcing plans to offer a service that lets customers use their wireless phones as if they were walkie-talkies. Sprint PCS’ ...

Instant Call Set-up – Subscribers can set-up any communications session in 2 - 3 seconds. Kodiak requires only the originator to be a subscriber to the Kodiak Voice Bridge. Other wireless phones can ...

Besides PTT and voice calling over Nextel's network, The BlackBerry 7520 also supports Bluetooth, according to the company. As with previous BlackBerry devices, the 7520 supports always-on e-mail. The ...

Remember when Nextel revolutionized business communications? Today’s Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) provides individual and group calling and location-based dispatching using existing 4G/5G/LTE and ...

Most iDEN handsets are built to withstand rougher treatment than your average cell phone, but the venerable network itself will finally bite the dust within the next few years. Most iDEN handsets are ...

NEW YORK -- Sprint Nextel Corp. will start shutting down the Nextel part of its network in little more than a year. So what are the folks who use Nextel's walkie-talkie-like push-to-talk function ...