With a pair of Motorola Adventure V750 handsets in hand and a trip to the hinterlands of Colorado on the docket, we felt prepared to put such claims to a test. 2 carrier, Verizon Wireless, a drastic upgrade of network speeds has seen the carrier relaunch its PTT service backed by superior network coverage claims. Of the initial PTT services, Kodiak’s came closest to matching the iDEN standard. AT&T Mobility and Alltel continue to offer circuit-switch-based PTT services from Kodiak. Sprint initially boosted its PTT presence by acquiring Nextel and more recently has begun to roll out its QChat-based PTT service, which allows its customers to talk between its CDMA and iDEN network. Fast-forward several years and the PTT playing field is vastly different. Considering the low churn and high average revenue per user Nextel was posting based on its PTT service, those first-generation competitors seemed justified, though in practice they failed to match the performance benchmarks established by Nextel’s iDEN network. Review: The recent rush of push-to-talk offerings has brought a bit of nostalgia to the RCR Wireless News offices as it seems not so long ago that carriers were trumpeting new PTT services to combat Nextel Communications Inc.’s dominance in the market. We say: Verizon Wireless’ new PTT offering is a compelling competitor to segment stalwart Sprint Nextel and a vast improvement over previous CDMA-based efforts. Yay: Speedy PTT service with broad coverage. Running on: Motorola Adventure 750 on Verizon Wireless network. Application: Verizon Wireless Push to Talk service. If you wish to submit your application or service for review, please contact us at. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn’t. It seeks an injunction barring Nextel from using or disclosing the information it accessed, and an unspecified amount in compensation and punitive damages.Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. The suit accuses Nextel of violating the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Federal Communications Commission rules, as well as Virginia state laws. "We are still in the process of reviewing the filing, but we believe it is entirely without merit and we will defend Nextel vigorously." "We are therefore baffled by the claims made by Verizon Wireless in its filing," the company said. Nextel issued a statement Friday saying it is "confident that it has conducted itself properly with respect to the allegations" in the lawsuit. The tests gave the company access to Verizon Wireless secrets and trade information, the suit contends, and was improperly leaked to at least one industry analyst. District Court in Alexandria, contends that Nextel acquired two prototype push to talk handsets on June 10 and used the handsets to make hundreds of calls on the network. "Nextel's unauthorized testing of Verizon Wireless' prototype push to talk handsets and network allowed Nextel to improperly obtain valuable, confidential and proprietary business information, including but not limited to certain trade secrets belonging to Verizon Wireless," the suit states. The suit claims Nextel knew Verizon Wireless was planning to launch a similar service with nationwide reach and "embarked on a series of wrongful acts," including corporate espionage, to compete against Verizon Wireless. The dispute centers on a popular Nextel "push to talk" service _ called Nextel Direct Connect _ that allows customers to use handsets as limited-service walkie talkies.
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