Sprint Expands Power Vision Mobile Broadband Service

Enterprise customers are seeing new business mobility benefits as Sprint (www.sprint.com) continues an aggressive build-out of its Power Vision(SM) high-speed network. Launched in July, the Power Vision EV-DO (evolution, data optimized) wireless service has expanded to more than 141 major markets and more than 250 airports nationwide, and will be accessible on various devices to about 150 million people in over 220 major markets by early 2006.

With increased coverage and new devices, Sprint helps enterprises to wirelessly enable mobile workers and others who desire information access on the go. "Our customers are rapidly gaining new means and places to be productive," remarked Vicki Warker, Sprint vice president for business solutions marketing.

Among the early beneficiaries is American Republic Insurance of Des Moines, Iowa, which began a pilot program using Sprint's Power Vision service. "Our initial results were exceptional and we are reviewing rolling out the technology to 500 field sales people who often go to customers' homes," said Randy Cairns, assistant vice president for distributed technology.

Sprint's mobile broadband service, devices and applications can change how and where business is done while providing the additional advantage of the industry's best value pricing.

"Sprint's high-speed wireless offering can bring measurable benefits to businesses in terms of remote access and improved productivity," commented Gene Signorini, director, Yankee Group.

The Sprint Power Vision Network is based on state-of-the-art EV-DO CDMA technology. Users with EV-DO capable devices will be able to access wireless data at average download speeds of 400-700 kbs and a peak rate of up to 2 Mbs.