Sprint has signed deals with four MVNO partners since announcing the turnkey service last quarter. Only six months after the launch of a turnkey back-office solution for companies interested in offering wireless services under their own brand, Sprint has signed deals with four partners. These companies are Long Distance Consolidated Billing Company (LDCB), NPG Cable, Call One and Baja Broadband. All cite customer demand for mobile communications solutions as the main reason to enter the wireless business.
This simplified offering from Sprint removes barriers to entering the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) space and makes it easy and cost-effective for small to mid-sized companies to begin selling post-paid wireless service operating on the Sprint network but with their own private label. The brand recognition and customer loyalty cable providers, CLECs, VARs and traditional telephone companies enjoy allows for a solid starting point to reach out and sign new wireless subscribers. For example, William VanderPloeg, vice president, LDCB, a switchless reseller providing wireline long-distance service to business customers in 40 states, said, "The move into wireless makes the LDCBmore relevant to our customers." | |
Combining a sleek, stylish look, advanced multimedia features and the best-in-class push-to-talk services of Nextel Direct Connect, announced availability of Motorola i890 on the Nextel National Network.
Priced at $129.99 with a two-year service agreement on a new-line activation or eligible upgrade and $50 mail-in rebate (excluding taxes), Motorola i890 is available with Nextel Direct Connect calling plans in all Sprint sales channels, including Sprint retail stores, Business Direct Sales, Telesales (1-800-Nextel-9) and Web sales (www.nextel.com).
Motorola i890 is an ideal handset for those who need essential business tools, multimedia-rich features and instant communication in a slim form factor. It features a 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder with fixed focus and 4x digital zoom, built-in MP3 player and stereo Bluetooth1. It also offers the upgraded ability to switch from an active push-to-talk call to an interconnect voice call at the touch of a button. It also features a Quick Release button for easy, one-handed operation and external media keys with Haptics for localized tactile feedback.
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Increasingly automobile insurance companies are adapting the way they charge customers, basing rates more on individual vehicle use and driving behavior. This is known as Usage-based Insurance (UBI). Sprint and Walsh Wireless today announced the certification and availability of a solution developed to meet this unique and growing market - the Walsh Wireless Data Logger, powered exclusively by Sprint 3G Mobile Broadband.
The UBI model helps insurance companies be more innovative and competitive in their approach by improving their risk assessment process, reducing customer churn and ultimately reducing the claims received. Drivers could see a reduction in their premiums by being rewarded for low mileage and/or safe driving habits. | |
Improved mobile Internet access is coming soon to millions more Americans, with plans announced today by Sprint to bring 4G to several additional markets across the country in 2010. These markets will join 27 cities where Sprint 4G is already available. Sprint 4G offers turbo-charged mobile broadband, delivering peak download speed up to 10 times faster than 3G.1 The result is the Sprint 4G difference - a new and improved Internet experience that benefits every kind of online user, for the same price as 3G - from the only national wireless carrier offering 4G service.
Sprint expects to launch 4G service this year in many markets, including Boston, Denver, Kansas City, Houston, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. More Sprint 4G markets will be announced at a later date. Sprint 4G is expected to cover up to 120 million people by the end of 2010. | |
Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse today announced the launch of an expanded wireless buy-back program for wireless devices while testifying at a green telecom hearing on Capitol Hill. Sprint's expanded Buyback program, intended to boost U.S. wireless recycling rates, now offers an instant point-of-sale credit to current and new Sprint customers who turn in up to three eligible wireless devices, per active line of service.
Sprint Buyback now accepts all eligible wireless devices, regardless of manufacturer or carrier, through its expanded program. Customers can take their unwanted phones to one of the more than 1,000 participating Sprint-owned retail stores nationwide. Currently, there are more than 900 wireless devices that are eligible for an instant credit from Sprint. Device credits range in value from approximately $5 to upwards of $300 depending on the make and model of the device being turned in.
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Sprint invites travelers at JFK International Airport Terminal 8 to take a free ride on its 3G wireless network using the MiFi 2200 by Novatel Wireless - an intelligent mobile hotspot device. The JFK Experience provides a fully branded lounge equipped with chairs, power outlets, a workstation and MiFi units to create an environment that enables travelers to fully experience the power of Sprint's 3G network. A passerby can jump on the Sprint network by simply connecting their WiFi enabled device to one of the MiFi signals.
This first-of-its-kind installation space serves as a branding effort for the Sprint Now Network. The 13-foot curved wall features the Sprint Now Network widget wall, including tailored New York factoids, a mobile hotspot demonstration video and other relevant highlights from Sprint. In addition to providing a needed utility for travelers at one of the busiest airports in the world, visitors will learn about Sprint's signature products, 3G service and 4G capabilities. The back of the installation is a billboard showcasing five iconic devices available from Sprint.
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Sprint announced today a partnership with GetJar, the world's second largest app store. Through this agreement, GetJar's catalog of more than 60,000 free applications will now be available to all Sprint customers with feature phones such as the LG Lotus EliteTM, Samsung ReclaimTM and the Sanyo 2700. In addition, Sprint customers with RIM BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices also will have access to the GetJar library of applications.
GetJar offers a complete library of applications ranging from games and entertainment to education and health. Popular apps such as Facebook Mobile, Weather Channel Mobile, ShopSavvy and Loopt can be easily downloaded to most Sprint handsets.
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Sprint has earned top honors in the competitive business marketplace – winning the #1 ranking for overall satisfaction for wireless voice service providers and a matching #1 ranking in overall satisfaction for wireless data service providers in a survey of large business decision makers, according to a comprehensive study by an independent research firm and Mobile Enterprise Magazine.
The study indicated that Sprint ranked first in overall satisfaction in wireless voice and data and, in voice services, ranked first or second in nine of the 10 categories among large business customers.
The study, which is summarized in Mobile Enterprise Magazine’s January/February 2010 issue, will be released in its entirety by Yankee Group later this month. According to the report, “Sprint and Verizon dominate voice service satisfaction (among large businesses)… Sprint again earns strong satisfaction scores (in data services), finishing first in overall satisfaction among large businesses.”
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According to Clearwire CEO, William Morrow, the US-based WiMax network operator will launch the first 4G enabled dual mode smartphone in the second half of this year.
The 4G smartphone will enable users to download Web content up to 5X faster than 3G handsets and also make voice calls via Sprint Nextel's network. Sprint currently owns 56.5% of Clearwire.
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Sprint announced the launch of the Motorola Brute i680, which combines ultra-rugged durability with the best-in-class push-to-talk services of Nextel Direct Connect.
Motorola Brute i680 meets Military Specification 810F for dust, shock, vibration, low temperature, high temperature, low pressure, solar radiation, salt fog, humidity and blowing rain.
Motorola Brute i680 has all the features Nextel customers have come to depend on including the best-in-class push-to-talk capabilities of Nextel Direct Connect, support of business applications and Mil Spec durability. This rugged clam shell is the ideal phone for anyone who will encounter extreme conditions and incorporates a 2-megapixel camera with flash, large internal and external display, GPS, large battery for extended talk time, music features and stereo Bluetooth1. It also offers the upgraded ability to switch from an active push-to-talk call to an interconnect voice call at the touch of a button.
Motorola Brute is available with Nextel Direct Connect calling plans in all Sprint sales channels, including Sprint retail stores, Business Direct Sales, Telesales (1-800-Nextel-9) and www.sprint.com for just $119.99 (excluding taxes). | 
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Boost Mobile, part of the Sprint Prepaid Group, announced its popular $50 "Monthly Unlimited" plan will be available on January 13, 2010 on the Nationwide Sprint CDMA Network reaching more than 274 million people.
By late January, Boost Mobile customers will be able to take advantage of three new CDMA handsets that include Kyocera’s Sanyo Mirro SCP3810 and Sanyo Incognito SCP6760, along with Boost Mobile’s first smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 from Research In Motion (RIM) available on a new $60 "BlackBerry Monthly Unlimited" plan.
Consumers choose Monthly Unlimited for nationwide cell phone service without a contract because it offers a superior network with fewer dropped call rates* compared to prepaid carriers MetroPCS and Leap. And with the addition of Sanyo and BlackBerry handsets to its current portfolio of durable Motorola handsets, Boost Mobile offers a superior handset line-up compared to no contract offers from Straight Talk and Page Plus. | 
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Sprint and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of the fashionable LG Lotus Elite and LG Rumor Touch, successors to the popular LG Lotus and LG Rumor. These sleek and stylish messaging devices offer users a more advanced handset with the additions of touchscreen technology and new exclusive features.
The red LG Lotus Elite will be available Jan. 10, in all Sprint retail channels including www.sprint.com and 1-800-Sprint1 for $99.99 with a new two-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate (excludes taxes and surcharges). LG Lotus Elite will be available in black on Feb. 14.
LG Rumor Touch will be available in the first quarter; pricing and availability will be announced at a later date. Beginning today, customers can pre-register for LG Rumor Touch at www.sprint.com/lgstyle. | 
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AT&T today announced completion of a software upgrade at 3G cell sites nationwide that prepares the nation’s fastest 3G network for even faster speeds.
The deployment of High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 technology across 3G cell sites is the first of multiple initiatives in AT&T’s network enhancement strategy designed to provide customers with the best possible mobile broadband experience, both today and well into the future. After full testing of HSPA 7.2 software, AT&T decided to expedite deployment of this initial upgrade, which will result in a better overall customer experience by generally improving consistency in accessing data sessions. The software upgrade also prepares the network for faster speeds and increases network efficiency.
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Skiff, LLC and Sprint today announced that they will preview the Skiff Reader, the first e-reader optimized for newspaper and magazine content, at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later this week.
The Skiff Reader, the initial dedicated device to integrate the upcoming Skiff e-reading service, is remarkably sleek and easy to use. At just over a quarter-inch in overall height, the device is the thinnest e-reader announced to date. It features the largest and highest-resolution electronic-paper display yet unveiled in a consumer device, at 11.5” in size (measured diagonally) and a resolution of 1200 x 1600 pixels (UXGA). A full touch-screen enables users to intuitively navigate and engage with the newspapers, magazines, books and other digital content they purchase through the Skiff Store, as well as personal and work documents. The device weighs just over one pound and lasts over a week of average use between charges. | 
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Samsung Mobile and Sprint announced today that the Samsung Moment has been selected as the first phone to showcase a demonstration of a Mobile Digital TV chip. The Samsung Moment will receive live digital TV using Samsung’s Mobile DTV Chip, the world’s first single-chip solution for the recently approved Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Mobile Digital TV standard. The ATSC Mobile Digital TV chip will allow Samsung Moment to receive live TV programming from local broadcast stations, including prime-time network programs, local news and sports and emergency alerts.
The companies also announced that the Mobile DTV-equipped Samsung Moment was selected for a showcase with Sprint customers in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore markets during the first quarter of 2010 — this is the first-ever consumer showcase of this technology. The Moment was selected because of its 3.2-inch AMOLED display screen, which delivers crisp colors, bright pictures outdoors, and wide viewing angles. Samsung was the co-developer of the ATSC standard that is making mobile digital TV broadcasting possible on mobile phones, laptops, USB drives and other mobile devices. | 
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Sprint announced today that it is expanding its service enabler program, introducing new capabilities for iDEN development and continuing to enrich the tools available through the Sprint Application Developer Program.
From opening night, when 400 developers lined up for new HTC Hero devices and an Android coding session, Sprint's ninth annual developer conference, held Oct. 26-28, felt new and different. For the first time, the conference was held in Silicon Valley and registration was open to the general public. More than 1,300 developers, enterprise partners and industry influencers enjoyed sessions addressing application development across a range of platforms, including Android, Palm(R) webOS(TM), RIM, Windows Mobile and Java; exploring machine-to-machine solutions; and 4G. | |
As the ball drops this New Year's Eve, all those "should haves" from 2009 come down on your shoulders as well. Sprint customers can start the year on a positive note and accomplish five of the top resolutions for 2010 with help from Sprint phones with industry-leading features and access to thousands of useful applications. "You name the New Year's resolution and we'll tell you about an application available on a Sprint phone that helps you achieve it," said David Owens, vice president of customer acquisition. "The range of applications makes it easy for our customers to achieve their goals, whether they want to count calories or save money. The reviews have been clear that Sprint has the best holiday line-up of phones, and one of the reasons they tout Sprint is access to great applications."
These innovative applications are easy to download and can help make success attainable for five of the most common New Year's resolutions: saving money, being healthy by eating right and working out, getting organized, being more environmentally friendly and learning something new. |  |
| The holidays are upon us, and this year, many kids across the country will be receiving computers, mobile phones or gaming systems. Gadgets like these provide our young people the opportunity to learn and play - but they also can pose dangers, particularly when connected to the Internet. Sprint has partnered with leading child-education and -protection organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children(R) and the National Education Association Health Information Network to create 4NetSafety, a resource that kids, parents and educators can use to keep kids safer while using the Internet. Sprint recently fulfilled its three-year, $3-million commitment to Internet safety for young people, and 4NetSafety is at the forefront of this effort. | |
Earlier this year, Boost Mobile launched International Connect, a $10 per month add-on for Monthly Unlimited customers which includes unlimited international text messaging and Nationwide Boost Walkie-Talkie in and between the U.S., Canada, Baja California (Mexico) and to select areas of South America from the U.S., Canada and Baja California (Mexico) for one flat charge. Starting today, International Connect now includes unlimited calls to Canada (excluding Northern Territories) and landlines in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.
“The new calling features to the International Connect $10 add-on give even more value to Boost customers who need to connect internationally with friends and family,” said Neil Lindsay, chief marketing officer, Boost Mobile. “Boost Mobile has continued its commitment of offering no-contract wireless service options that provide affordable pricing and simplicity to meet consumer’s needs.”
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