Sprint seems to think its 4G tech would make an awesome replacement for the old-school T-1 lines many businesses were hoping on to maintain them connected to the online because the 1970s. You could do not forget that WiMAX was originally pitched as a “last mile” solution in addition to a higher generation of mobile broadband. Well, the wireless carrier rocking black and yellow is taking the plunge on fixed-access 802.16 and targeting enterprise customers. The speeds are an analogous that everybody toting an Evo is already acquainted with (3 to 6Mbps down and a pair of.5Mbps up), but with a guaranteed 99.95 percent availability. Compared to standard wired business connections, WiMAX is both both quicker to deploy and less expensive to function, but Sprint will definitely face an uphill battle in looking to convince businesses to ditch the tried-and-true T-1. Inspect the whole PR after the break.
Industry’s first way to offer bundled 4G and 3G wireless WAN connectivity, with secure and reliable access to Sprint Global MPLS; Explorer Pipeline experiences significant cost savings and improved productivity
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sprint (NYSE: S) now offers businesses Sprint 4G Enterprise WAN (wide area network), a set wireless access solution that gives speed, reliability and secure wireless connectivity to the Sprint Global MPLS network. Not just can wireless connectivity open a global of possibilities by allowing people to work virtually anywhere, now Sprint 4G can enable businesses to switch or improve on traditional “wired” options with an answer it’s cost-effective, fast and versatile to deploy without compromising bandwidth and network reliability, available within all Sprint 4G markets.
“Sprint understands the critical challenges facing businesses today, which demand innovative solutions to handle higher bandwidth needs, business continuity, and value reduction in a recovering economy,” said Tom Roberts, vp of commercial marketing, Sprint. “With 4G Enterprise WAN, Sprint delivers customers increased flexibility for his or her branch locations or retail operations through high-speed wireless connectivity and more built-in reliability than typical wireline – making a real competitive advantage for his or her business.”
Using professionally installed business-class outdoor modems, Sprint 4G Enterprise WAN provides secure 4G and 3G wireless access as primary and secondary network connectivity, backed by a 99.95 percent availability service level agreement (SLA). With faster time-to-deployment, 15 business days not like the customarily lengthy technique of ordering traditional wireline circuits, Sprint 4G Enterprise WAN is a substitute for the normal T-1, or a full new method to bring data connectivity to remote locations where the installation of traditional dedicated circuits is problematic.
Explorer Pipeline, operator of a 1,900-mile fuel pipeline from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest, is an early user of Sprint 4G Enterprise WAN at its storage facility in Houston. Senior Network Engineer Greg Wagnon says the convenience of the installation was “incredible” and thon the 4G solution has immediately improved the productivity of technicians at the site.
“They get the info they want from the web and the company office to head out and do their work. They spend less time anticipating the knowledge they need and more time doing work at the pipeline. I see an immediate increase in productivity,” Wagnon said. “The network speeds are faster, and that i did not have to visit the telephone company to dig a trench for a T-1. i haven’t got to house tariffs and native loops. It is so much easier to simply hang an antenna.”
Wagnon estimates the price savings for this single site at $4,500 per year over a T-1, and anticipates deploying another site immediately, eventually rolling to as many as two dozen locations.
With unlimited 4G usage, average download speeds of three-6 Mbps (peak speeds of over 10 Mbps) and peak upload speeds of two.5 Mbps, Sprint 4G Enterprise WAN is right for plenty of business situations that simply desire a robust data connection, including:
Branch office locations and retail operations
As a more flexible and price-effective data deployment option
Business-class bandwidth in lots of places where it simply wasn’t available before, due to the high speed connectivity provided by Sprint 4G.
Sprint offers America’s Favorite 4G Network*, that is as much as 10 times faster than 3G today. Sprint 4G is currently available in 71 markets around the country, including Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, L. a. and Ny city. Sprint first launched 4G in Baltimore in September 2008 and along side Clearwire continues to construct its 4G service for consumers and business users around the country.
For additional information about Sprint 4G Enterprise WAN, including a video and white paper, visit www.sprint.com/convergence. To sign up for inside the latest discussions on workplace convergence, visit www.seamlessenterprise.com.
Sprint 4G Enterprise WAN and other converged solutions are available in through Sprint Business, which consists of sales, support, marketing and operations personnel solely devoted to enterprise, small and medium-sized business and public sector customers. Sprint delivers wireless, wireline and converged solutions for corporations, drawing on its 3G and 4G wireless capabilities, push-to-talk network, Global IP network and growing portfolio of M2M partners and solutions.
* America’s Favorite 4G Claim: In accordance with variety of Sprint 4G subscribers vs. those on other wireless 4G (WiMax and LTE) networks inside the U.S.
About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the liberty of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served greater than 51 million customers on the end of 1Q 2011 and is well known for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the primary wireless 4G service from a countrywide carrier within the Usa; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a world Tier 1 Internet backbone. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 6 in its 2010 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the vital nation’s greenest companies, the very best of any telecommunications company. You may learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
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