OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), April 29, 2014 - Sprint (NYSE:S)
today announced that its all-new network offers 4G LTE service in 41
more cities. Sprint 4G LTE now covers more than 225 million people and
remains on track to cover 250 million by mid-year. Sprint Spark™, an
enhanced LTE service delivering peak wireless speeds of 60Mbps, is
available in six new cities, and is expected to cover 100 million people
by year-end.
4G LTE data speeds are now available to more customers in such locations
as Long Island, N.Y., Minneapolis, and Phoenix. Customers in Newark,
N.J.; Oakland, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; Tacoma, Wash.; Waukegan, Ill.; and
West Palm Beach, Fla. will also now benefit from even faster data
speeds with the availability of Sprint Spark.
“We’re making great progress on Network Vision and customers are pleased
with the faster data speeds and crystal clear voice calls,” said John
Saw, chief network officer at Sprint. “Today our network is delivering
significantly better service. Furthermore, it’s a strong foundation for
tomorrow – a time will ultimately come when customer demands for
bandwidth, and technology changes with 4G and beyond, will require the
kind of platform we now have in place.”
Sprint Spark is an enhanced LTE service that’s built for data and
designed to deliver peak wireless speeds of 60Mbps today on capable
devices, with the potential for speeds three times as fast by late next
year.1 Sprint offers 14 Sprint Spark-enabled devices, including the
recently launched Samsung Galaxy S® 5 and HTC One (M8). With its unique
combination of network technologies, spectrum capacity and tri-band
devices, Sprint Spark is designed to greatly improve the performance of
video and other bandwidth-intensive applications. It enables
stutter-free video chat on-the-go and mobile gaming that leaves lag
behind.
Sprint’s all-new network also includes HD Voice in many cities today,
with nationwide availability expected by mid-year. HD Voice is a new
Sprint standard for crystal-clear voice calls. It provides a fuller,
more natural-sounding voice, plus noise-cancelling technology that
virtually eliminates background noise from places like a busy road or
crowded restaurant.
Sprint 4G LTE is available in 443 cities.
Sprint Spark is available in the following 24 cities: Austin, Texas;
Baltimore; Chicago; Dallas; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Fort Worth, Texas;
Houston; Jacksonville, Fla.; Kansas City, Kan./Mo.; Los Angeles; Miami;
New York; Newark, N.J.; Oakland, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; Philadelphia;
Provo, Utah; Salt Lake City; San Antonio; Tacoma, Wash.; Tampa, Fla.;
Trenton, N.J.; Waukegan, Ill.; and West Palm Beach, Fla.