Sprint, the USA based CDMA operator has announced that it now reaches more than 203 million people nationwide with EV-DO (Evolution - Data Optimized) Revision (Rev.) A high-speed wireless Internet access technology.
"Customers want fast access and broad coverage and we're excited about creating more powerful wireless Internet experiences by enhancing the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network," said Kathy Walker, chief network officer for Sprint. "We take great pride in understanding our customers' needs so that we design and enhance our networks to better serve them. EV-DO Rev. A provides customers the ability to connect fast and do the things that they need to do, when and where it's most convenient."
EV-DO Rev. A provides users with expected average upload speeds of 350-500 kbps and download speeds of between 600 kbps and 1.4 mbps; peak download data rates increase to 3.1 Mbps and peak upload data rates increase to 1.8 Mbps.
ICOP Digital is working with Sprint to deliver a fully integrated, community-centric surveillance and communications solution (The ICOP Solution) enabled by the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network and optimized by EV-DO Revision A. The solution assists in crisis awareness, response and recovery efforts and enables first responder agencies, schools, banks, commercial and municipal buildings and government facilities to have access to critical information that is vital when responding to a crisis.
"With Sprint Mobile Broadband Service, ICOP Digitial can deliver live streaming video and audio, and access to other critical information, between responder vehicles and headquarter locations and Sprint smartphones, laptops and other web-enabled computing devices to help first responders optimize management and outcome of virtually any crisis," said ICOP Chairman and CEO Dave Owen.
Sprint reaches more than 10,000 cities and 900 airports with EV-DO Rev. A technology.
In a separate announcement, Sprint also announced that it is extending its three month Right Plan Promise to six months. This means that Sprint customers can now make changes to their service plans within the first six months of new service or following an extension of an existing contract without requiring a contract renewal."
Posted to the site on 19th June 2007
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