Sprint 'Powers Up' Kansas Wireless Coverage with More Than $107 Million in Network Investments.Upgrades Throughout the State Are Part of a $7 Billion Nationwide Investment to Further Enhance Wireline and Wireless Network Performance OVERLAND PARK Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan. -- 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 (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :S) today announced investments of more than $107 million to both the Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. Nationwide Network(SM) and the Nextel National Network(SM) through the third quarter of 2006. These extensive upgrades are the result of adding additional wireless cell sites and equipment, delivering expanded coverage and network capacity to better serve customers throughout Kansas. "Providing an excellent customer experience is Sprint's number one priority across all of Kansas and wherever we offer our wide range of wireless phones, plans and features," said Rob Bryant, area vice president for Sprint in Kansas. "Being that the Sunflower sunflower, any plant of the genus Helianthus of the family Asteraceae (aster family), annual or perennial herbs native to the New World and common throughout the United States. State is home to our operational headquarters, it's especially important to the Sprint network team in this region that we do all that we can to ensure our customers are highly satisfied with their Sprint services." The following is a detailed list of cities in Kansas This is a listing of incorporated cities located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Contents: benefiting from network enhancements: Abilene < Fort Riley Arkansas City < La Cygne Assaria < Leawood Belle Plaine < Lindsborg Chapman < Louisburg Columbus < Mound Ridge Derby < Oxford Easton < Pittsburg Rose Hill < Wellington Salina < Wichita Solomon < Winfield "Sprint is proud of its unwavering dedication to optimize its network performance," said Bryant. "Our customers can expect to see expanded network quality as we continue our efforts to enhance and improve their wireless experience with Sprint." Sprint offers the most wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 coverage of any carrier through its Power Vision(SM) Network (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. ), which reaches well over 180 million people in 8,073 cities and covers 725 airports. The Sprint Power Vision Network allows users to access audio, video and data applications with handheld and connection card devices. Sprint EV-DO Revision A Network Sprint is the only carrier to begin rolling out EV-DO Revision A technology, which now covers 20 markets where more than 60 million people live and work. Sprint expects to upgrade its entire Power Vision Network to the faster EV-DO Revision A technology by third quarter 2007. The faster data rates provided by EV-DO Revision A can enable richer applications and services, such as high-speed video telephony See videophone. , music on demand, video messaging, large file uploads and high performance push-to-talk capability (walkie-talkie service). Power Network Coverage Tool Provides Unique View In October, Sprint launched its Power Network Coverage Tool to help customers view detailed coverage maps down to the street address level. 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 see the availability of wireless coverage and the network signal strength on the Nextel National Network(sm), Nationwide Sprint PCS Network or Sprint Power Vision Network. Customers can also view the location of recently added cell sites in many areas. The tool, available at www.sprint.com/coverage and at self-service touch-screen kiosks at hundreds of Sprint Nextel retail stores, is simple to use and helps set network coverage expectations for customers before signing up for wireless service. About Sprint Nextel 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 more than 51 million customers at the end of third quarter 2006; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international walkie-talkie capabilities; and an award-winning and 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. |
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