Sprint extends 4G coverage to wholesale

Another Industry First: Sprint Becomes First U.S. Wireless Carrier to Make 4G Available to Wholesale Customers

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), August 02, 2011 – Sprint [NYSE: S] is now enabling Wholesale customers with the flexibility of faster download speeds and more bandwidth by providing them with access to America’s Favorite 4G Network.1 Sprint is the sole national wireless carrier to supply a Wholesale 4G offering. Available immediately for Sprint’s Wholesale customers are the Sierra Wireless 250U 3G/4G data card and HTC Detail 3G/4G handset, which has the identical feature set as HTC EVO ShiftTM 4G, a member of the award-winning EVO family of devices. Sprint’s 3G/4G Wholesale roadmap includes additional handsets, data cards, hotspot devices and a set access alternative to be introduced within the coming months.

“Customers searching for a big and established 4G ecosystem should consider Sprint, as we provide access to greater than 120 ecosystem partners, including chipset vendors, device and kit manufacturers, applications developers, machine-to-machine solutions providers and more,” said Matt Carter, president Sprint Wholesale Solutions and New Ventures. “With Sprint 4G, the chances for our customers are endless. 4G is another fine example of the whole solutions we provide to assist our customers harness their full potential.”

As businesses increasingly demand an in-the-office experience on the go, 4G is the best solution to answer that demand. Wholesale customers now having access to this technology means they can respond confidently to the demands of their small and medium sized business customers. Mitel is a Sprint Wholesale customer that has already deployed a 4G solution.

“Mitel was an early adopter of Sprint’s Wholesale 4G offering when we added the Sierra Wireless 250U 3G/4G data card to our product mix in fall 2010. We pride ourselves on delivering the Mitel difference, by providing our customers with the products and services that are hot inside the market now,” says Jon Brinton, president of Mitel NetSolutions. “By adding 4G to our NetSolutions platform, and offering a mobile service that gives 4G speeds, we’re bringing the vanguard of wireless technology solutions to our mobility customers.”

Wholesale customers can reap the benefits of Sprint’s leadership position with 4G devices, because the company has launched or announced two dozen 4G-capable devices since introducing 4G in 2008. Sprint made 4G a reality for purchasers in markets around the country when it was the primary U.S. wireless carrier to launch a 3G/4G AndroidTM-powered smartphone, the award-winning HTC EVOTM 4G in June 2010. Sprint has built on its phone leadership by adding critically acclaimed 4G handsets from HTC, Motorola and Samsung to its industry-leading 4G device portfolio. Sprint 4G offers average download speeds between 3-6 Mbps, with bursts of over 10 Mbps.

Sprint 4G is obtainable today in 71 markets around the Usa, including but not limited to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, L. a., Miami, Ny city, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. operated over the Clearwire 4G network. For more info, visit www.sprint.com/4G.

4G joins other recent Wholesale product releases like: Wholesale Mobile Integration, a unified communication solution that seamlessly integrates desk and wireless phones; Partner Interexchange Network, allowing customers to interconnect on-net yielding cheaper connectivity rates; and Mobile Broadband on Demand, enabling end-users to buy prepaid broadband by the day, week or month. Visit http://sprint.com/wholesale to view the total product portfolio, customer testimonials and white paper downloads.