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Alex
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 Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:48 am Post subject: Sprint Announces Updated EVDO Network Coverage Statistics |
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| Quote: | America's Largest and Fastest Mobile Broadband Network Just Got Even Larger: Sprint Customers Can Do More, in More Places, and at Fast Speeds
-- Upgraded Network Delivers Customers Fast Access to Information on the Go, Including E-Mail with Large File Attachments
-- Sprint Outlines Mobile Broadband Uses and Benefits Customers May Experience When Using the Enhanced Sprint Mobile Broadband Network
RESTON, Va. - Sprint (NYSE:S - News) announced today that it now reaches more than 203 million people nationwide with EV-DO (Evolution - Data Optimized) Revision (Rev.) A high-speed wireless Internet access technology.
With this network enhancement, customers can receive and send large amounts of data at broadband speeds. Sprint is the first in the industry to offer EV-DO Rev. A technology nationwide. By offering faster mobile broadband service, the broadest portfolio of EV-DO Rev. A-capable devices, and the most competitive data plan and device pricing in the industry, Sprint customers can connect in more ways, in more places, at faster speeds and affordable prices.
Uses of mobile broadband service include:
* Receiving or sending photos, videos, and other large files.
* Accessing the Internet and applications in real-time, such as online games and videos.
* Business on-the-Go: Business professionals can take the office with them with fast access to e-mail and other critical information.
* Managing a Mobile Workforce: With Sprint Mobile Broadband, businesses can be more efficient by locating and communicating with a mobile workforce.
* Maintaining Business Continuity: Backup access that can be used should landline data connections fail.
* Establishing new business applications, such as setting up remote or portable ATMs for a banking business.
Benefits customers may experience when using the upgraded Sprint Mobile Broadband Network include:
* Sending or receiving information fast, such as a 1MB file like a picture or large e-mail in 20 seconds or less (actual speeds may vary)
* Enhanced quality to enable streaming video and other real-time applications
* Instant access to the Internet anywhere in Sprint's vast mobile broadband coverage area (connect to the Internet within seconds across the nation)
"Customers want fast access and broad coverage and we're excited about creating more powerful wireless Internet experiences by enhancing the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network," said Kathy Walker, chief network officer for Sprint. "We take great pride in understanding our customers' needs so that we design and enhance our networks to better serve them. EV-DO Rev. A provides customers the ability to connect fast and do the things that they need to do, when and where it's most convenient."
ICOP Digital, Inc. is working with Sprint to deliver a fully integrated, community-centric surveillance and communications solution (The ICOP Solution(TM)) enabled by the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network and optimized by EV-DO Revision A. The solution assists in crisis awareness, response and recovery efforts and enables first responder agencies, schools, banks, commercial and municipal buildings and government facilities to have access to critical information that is vital when responding to a crisis.
"With Sprint Mobile Broadband Service, ICOP Digital can deliver live streaming video and audio, and access to other critical information, between responder vehicles and headquarter locations and Sprint smartphones, laptops and other web-enabled computing devices to help first responders optimize management and outcome of virtually any crisis," said ICOP Chairman and CEO Dave Owen.
EV-DO Rev. A provides users with expected average upload speeds of 350-500 kbps and download speeds of between 600 kbps and 1.4 mbps; peak download data rates increase to 3.1 Mbps and peak upload data rates increase to 1.8 Mbps. These faster speeds are comparable to some DSL offerings and will enable customers to use robust applications and services as they become available, such as a new push-to-talk feature, wireless voice-over-IP (VoIP), high-speed video telephony, music on demand, video messaging, and large file uploads. To compare these EV-DO Rev. A speeds against the speed of their current connection, Internet users can visit www.sprint.com/speedtest.
As Nextel created the gold standard for push-to-talk service, Sprint Nextel expects to provide a similar push-to-talk service on the upgraded Sprint Mobile Broadband Network (CDMA) in early 2008. This future service is expected to enable users to have instant access to the largest walkie-talkie community in the world, more than 20 million walkie-talkie subscribers on the Nextel National Network (iDEN).
In 2007, Sprint expects to invest more than $7 billion to enhance its powerful networks and meet the demand for extensive mobile broadband coverage.
Sprint reaches more than 10,000 cities and 900 airports with EV-DO Rev. A technology. The Sprint Mobile Broadband Network reaches twice as many cities and airports as AT&T's BroadbandConnect.
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Michael
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:58 am Post subject: |
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We are trying to get to the bottom of this press release....
More info as we get it....
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xenophon
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I wonder what the total is including Rev0? Last I heard a couple months ago it was at about 207m so is likely more than that now. I've also read that by the end of the year, Rev0/A should hit about 240m or so (Verizon also expects to hit 240m with Rev0/A end of this year). Now that most of population density areas are covered, each additional 1m coverage is probably a huge area of low density.
Another source says Sprint will cover 260m by end of the year, but I'd think that would include Alltel roaming as the native voice network isn't that large and the affiliates haven't done much yet.
Update: Found this, which is showing 208m coverage total as of June 12, including Rev0.
http://powervision.sprint.com/mobilebroadband/casestudies/index.html
They are still claiming to have the 'largest' mobile broadband network, but Verizon doesn't seem to be much behind. With Sprint's DO roaming on Alltel, they are obviously well ahead of Verizon. I wouldn't be surprised if Verizon/Alltel DO roaming occurs by end of the year though. |
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Fox McCloud
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this is interesting information....
It's very strange though, that a voice cellular company hints at the fact that users could use mobile VoIP...talk about taking away from their profits. Oh well, as long as they don't care (and Revision A phones arrive) I'll definitely be trying it out. |
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Alex
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: Sprint Announces Updated EVDO Network Coverage Statistic |
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| Alex wrote: | | Sprint is the first in the industry to offer EV-DO Rev. A technology nationwide. |
When I first read that, I took it to mean that they were done. Rev-A was nationwide. Everyone rejoice.
So I sent an email that appears to have gotten forwarded around and resulted in a phone call to me by Sprint Media Contact named Jackie Bostick... who tells me "No, we aren't done with Rev-A rollout. Its expected to continue throughout the year".
there you have it then.  |
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They lost me when they threw in that Nextel paragraph. I hate those obnoxious beeping things. The most inconsiderate people in the world use them and could care less if someone is sleeping, or trying to enjoy a meal in a restraunt or simply shopping at the grocery store. There's always some idiot who lacks the sense to turn down the beeper and the speaker.
Down with Nextel! |
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xchpstang
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| Well I'm no Nextel fan but I take it from the press release that Qchat a.k.a. HPPTT phones will be able to "talk" to iDen phones with direct connect. That will be interesting as that would be a smooth bridge from Iden to CDMA without any of the silly hybrid phones. |
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Fox McCloud
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| jackrodgers wrote: | They lost me when they threw in that Nextel paragraph. I hate those obnoxious beeping things. The most inconsiderate people in the world use them and could care less if someone is sleeping, or trying to enjoy a meal in a restraunt or simply shopping at the grocery store. There's always some idiot who lacks the sense to turn down the beeper and the speaker.
Down with Nextel! |
Yeah, and the thing is, they can make it operate just like a regular cell-phone (except the button for PtT), but NOOO none of them do that...Yeah, I understand how you feel; I hate how inconsiderate they are, too.
I still say Sprint should have never even touched Nextel, but should have merged with Alltel; that probably would have made them #1. |
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operknockity
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| jackrodgers wrote: | They lost me when they threw in that Nextel paragraph. I hate those obnoxious beeping things. The most inconsiderate people in the world use them and could care less if someone is sleeping, or trying to enjoy a meal in a restraunt or simply shopping at the grocery store. There's always some idiot who lacks the sense to turn down the beeper and the speaker.
Down with Nextel! |
That's not a unique "feature" of these self-important, obnoxious, folks.
Add to that their "normal" cellphone behaviour...
- Obnoxious and obnoxiously loud ringtones in office environments, where the person leaves the phone at their desk when they go to meetings. it's not enough when they get one call, but some folks call back seemingly continuously.
- Obnoxious and obnoxiously loud ringtones in restaurants, theaters, etc. etc., etc., etc.
- Obnoxiously loud conversations. Pardon me, but I don't need to hear you conversation from around the corner and down the hall.
And, of course, from the dark ages before cellphones....
- Smoking in no-smoking sections of buildings, restaurants, etc.
- Cubicle farms where it's ok to talk to the guy 5 cubicles away without getting up from you seat or calling him on the phone.
- People talking to you over the cubicle walls with no regard for what you are doing and whether you want to talk or not.
- The guy at the salad bar who just reaches in to the serving platters with his hands rather than use the tongs/forks/spoons/etc.
- etc., etc., etc.
The world is filled with all of these obnoxious, self-important, buttwipes!
I feel a little better now;-). |
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syncmaster
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| jackrodgers wrote: | They lost me when they threw in that Nextel paragraph. I hate those obnoxious beeping things. The most inconsiderate people in the world use them and could care less if someone is sleeping, or trying to enjoy a meal in a restraunt or simply shopping at the grocery store. There's always some idiot who lacks the sense to turn down the beeper and the speaker.
Down with Nextel! |
Don't hate us Nextel Direct Connect users because *some* are annoying with it. 
I personally can't stand when people use it loudly, but in the end, its not any different than an AT&T, Verizon, Sprint PCS, Alltel, T-Mobile, etc, user having a loud ringtone, or using the speaker phone in the middle of an intimate dinner at a $100 a plate restaurant. |
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Polaro
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And the worst ones, that you guys missed, driving like a blind kamakazi while talking on the phone  . Sorry, most people drive badly to begin with. Put a phone up to their heads and it is like they forget they are even driving. Kind of like when you get home and can't remember how you got there. I know, I've done it and scared the sh*t out of myself  ! Now we have the morons texting while driving. The end is near.
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