Chicagoland Customers Can Do More with Wireless: Sprint Enhances Wireless Coverage and Network Capacity.Significant Network Enhancements Are Part of a $56.5 Million Area-Wide Investment in 2007 CHICAGO -- Sprint (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :S) wireless customers in the Chicagoland area who already take advantage of the company's networks should experience even better wireless services as a result of Sprint local network enhancements that occurred throughout 2007. Sprint added 106 wireless cell sites and created 177 in-building network solutions during 2007 to the Nationwide Sprint Network and Nextel National Network in the greater Chicago area. "With a clear focus on serving its customers, Sprint is making significant investments to increase coverage and capacity in its wireless networks in Chicago and throughout the country," said J.W. Penland, Sprint area vice president for Illinois and Wisconsin. "In 2008, customer satisfaction and network quality are top priorities, as customers rely on Sprint to stay connected." The following list outlines some local areas benefiting from these enhancements: New Nationwide Sprint Network cell sites: [TABLE OMITTED] New Nextel National Network cell sites: [TABLE OMITTED] Nationally during 2007, Sprint added more than 4,000 cell sites to the Nationwide Sprint Network and Nextel National Network. Both networks are currently performing at their best-ever levels, which means fewer blocked or dropped calls Dropped call is the common term for a wireless mobile phone call that is terminated unexpectedly as a result of technical reasons. Areas where users experience a large number of dropped calls are commonly referred to as dead zones. , translating to better connections for customers. Network Investment During the 2006 and 2007 time period, Sprint expects to have invested more than $13 billion to improve its networks. Sprint Coverage Tool and Sprint Plan Advisor Sprint customers can access detailed coverage maps down to the street address level by using the Sprint Coverage Tool, which is available online (www.sprint.com/coverage) and at self-service touch-screen kiosks at many Sprint and Nextel retail stores across the country. The tool equips customers with knowledge about network coverage in the areas where they live, work and play. By entering an address or ZIP code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. , customers can check the availability of wireless coverage and recently added cell sites on the Nextel National Network, Nationwide Sprint Network or Sprint Mobile Broadband Description Mobile Broadband is a type of wireless internet access that differs from Wi-Fi. Mobile Broadband is the name used to describe the 3G services which are made possible by HSDPA and HSUPA, the latest technologies on the W-CDMA evolutionary path. Network. Sprint also offers the Sprint Plan Advisor, a tool that helps customers make educated decisions about which wireless plan is right for them based on the criteria they provide; the tool is available at www.sprint.com/planadvisor. Sprint Mobile Broadband Network Sprint Mobile Broadband is a nationwide service that allows customers to quickly download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. large files as well as access high-speed data applications using handheld devices and connection cards. With select Power Vision phones customers can wirelessly download music, listen to commercial free radio, and watch live TV and full-length movies at broadband speeds. The Sprint Mobile Broadband Network is the nation's largest mobile broadband network.(*) And, the vast majority of the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network has been upgraded to faster EV-DO (EVolution-Data Only) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers worldwide that use the CDMA technology, including Verizon and Sprint in the U.S. EV-DO works on EV-DO cellphones as well as laptops and portable devices that have EV-DO modems. Rev. A technology. EV-DO Rev. A technology provides users with expected average upload See download. upload - /uhp'lohd/ To transfer programs or data over a digital communications link from a smaller or peripheral "client" system to a larger or central "host" one. Opposite: download. 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 compare to basic DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary 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 See videophone. , music on demand, and video messaging. To compare these EV-DO Rev. A speeds against the speed of their current connection, Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f can visit www.sprint.com/speedtest. About Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. With 55 million subscribers, Sprint Nextel operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States (based on total wireless customers), behind Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks serving approximately 54 million customers at the end of 2007; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone (communications, networking) Internet backbone - High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. . For more information, visit www.sprint.com. (*) Largest claim based on total network size (sq. miles). Coverage not available everywhere. See sprint.com/coverage for details. |
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