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Monday, July 29, 2013
Deal: Buy one Sprint Galaxy S4 on two-year contract, get another S4 absolutely free
In what is perhaps one of the best deals you’re ever going to find on a flagship device, those who purchase a Galaxy S4 from Sprint on a two-year contract for $199.99 will get another Galaxy S4 absolutely free(after a $50 mail-in rebate).
The offer is part of Sprint’s Back to School promotion, and will be available till August 15th, which gives you a lot of time to jump in on the deal. Giving away two Galaxy S4s for the price of one is the best promotion Samsung could have for its 2013 flagship, as flagships from other manufacturers look on in jealousy as even more Galaxy S4s fly off the shelves.
The Galaxy S4 sports a 5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, beastly Snapdragon 600 processor with 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera, 16GB of inbuilt storage and a microSD slot, Wi-Fi, HSPA+, LTE, and NFC connectivity, a 2,600mAh battery, and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, which includes features such as Air View, Smart Pause, and Multi-Window split-screen multitasking.
Hit the source link to take advantage of this awesome deal.
P.S: You will have to enter a 2-year agreement on the free Galaxy S4 as well, either a new one or as an upgrade over your previous device.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Sprint's Samsung Galaxy S4 getting its first OTA update today
24MB over the air update rolling out now for Sprint's newest smart phone
If you were lucky enough to pick up a Sprint Galaxy S4 over the weekend, you'll want to start checking for a system update. Build L720VPUAMDL is pushing out, checking in at about 24MB. A scouring of the Internet doesn't seem to tell us anything about this update or what it addresses, so your guess is as good as ours. We assume it's a standard last-minute patch that we see with many new devices, and won't bring any new functionality or make any big changes.
In any case, you'll probably want it so be sure to check Settings > More > System Update to update the Samsung firmware.
http://www.androidcentral.com/
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49.3% Android share of US smartphone sales
43.7% iOS share of US smartphone sales
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While Android and iOS remain the top contenders, Windows steadily moves upwards
As iOS and Android continue to battle it out for top selling smartphone OS, Windows has grown steadily over the past year and is now at its highest sales share figure so far.
While accounting for just 5.6% of smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2013, Windows gained 1.9% compared to the same period last year, according to US smartphone sales data by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
With nearly half (49.3%) of smartphone sales, Android remains the top selling operating system, but saw only slight growth compared to the same period last year, and is down versus the 3 months ending February 2013 (-1.9%). iOS remains in second place with 43.7% of smartphone sales, down throughout Q1 2013.
Windows strength appears to be the ability to attract first time smartphone buyers, upgrading from a featurephone. Of those who changed their phone over the last year to a Windows smartphone, 52% had previously owned a featurephone. Comparatively, the majority of iOS and Android new customers were repeat smartphone buyers, with 55% of new iOS customers, and 51% of new Android customers coming from another smartphone. While the differences between these figures are small, with over half of the US market still owning a featurephone, it's likely that many will upgrade over the coming year, which will ultimately contribute to more growth for the Windows brand.
Little movement is seen among the top smartphone carriers in the U.S market. Verizon continues to lead smartphone sales with 37.2% of smartphones sold in the 3 months ending March 2013. AT&T remains in second place at 27.9%, and Sprint in third place with 12.3%. T-Mobile is the only carrier to decline this period, seeing a 3.2% loss versus the same period a year ago, down to 9.5% of smartphones sold.
Source: Kantar Worldpanel
Saturday, February 2, 2013
HTC M7 initial U.S. launch partners to include T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T – Verizon launch delayed
For months, we’ve been hearing that the upcoming HTC M7 would be the first HTC device to launch on all four major U.S. carriers since the HTC Tilt 2. We’ve heard descriptions of a Sprint branded device and seen evidence to suggest that the M7 would also be heading to Verizon and AT&T.
According to one of our most trusted sources, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint will launch partners for the HTC M7 in the U.S. market. While there are details that show a Verizon variant of the phone is in the works, our source claims that the launch of the Verizon HTC M7 will be delayed. Our source was not able to elaborate on why Verizon is delaying its launch of the M7, but we have a feeling that they may want to put some distance between the M7 and the HTC Droid DNA since the two devices are so closely related.
Based on previous details from a different source, we expect the HTC M7 to go on sale in Europe on March 8th. The roll-out of the HTC M7 on AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint will most likely follow a few weeks later. Hopefully, HTC will lay out all of the HTC M7 launch details at the February 19th press event in New York and London.
http://htcsource.com
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Smartphone LG LS970 Eclipse 4G LTE will get quad-core processor sam
It is known that LG Electronics is preparing to release a monster smartphone LG LS970. This device is still codenamed LG G, and its final name, apparently, LG Eclipse 4G LTE. According to BriefMobile, the device is based on the 1.5-GHz quad-core Qualcomm MDM9615 (Series Snapdragon S4) with a 28-nm architecture, Krait and Adreno 320 graphics, and features a 4.67-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280h768 points.
Other characteristics of the device is also very decent: they include 2 GB of memory RAM, 16 GB of flash memory, 13-megapixel camera on the back side and a 1.3-megapixel front camera, and battery capacity of 2100 mAh. In addition, the smartphone supports a fourth-generation network LTE, and its thickness is only 8.6 mm. As expected, LG Eclipse 4G LTE goes on sale in the fourth quarter of this year in the U.S. operator Sprint. It is hoped that versions for other regions also appear.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Sprint® Apps Pitch Box
Calling all Apps: Let Sprint promote your application!
Getting discovered in the overcrowded apps market is difficult at best. We’re here to help! We’re looking for stellar apps that make connection, productivity, and entertainment real for millions of mobile phone users.
Tell us about your mobile app and it could be picked for promotion through Sprint’s Distribution Channels. That gives you exposure to customers.
ustomers who choose Sprint do more than just talk. They:
* spend more time using data than voice
* generate more post-paid CDMA data revenue
* choose Sprint for wireless data
* are more likely to subscribe to a data plan – the majority of new subscribers do
To get this great exposure, start by submitting a short description for us to review. (Login required)
Find out more:
What’s it all about?
We’re looking for apps with inspiring simplicity and usefulness that make phones even more indispensable to our customers. Tell us about your app and if it fits our criteria, we’ll help you get it discovered. It’s that easy.
What types of apps are we looking for?
Apps developed for one, some or all of the platforms that transform connection, productivity, and entertainment experiences into instant gratification.
Sprint offers the first 4G wireless network from a national carrier, and is available in ov er 25 markets and counting on select devices, so bandwidth is not a challenge. See Sprint.com/4g for details. Make your app stand out by leveraging 4G!
Sprint is looking for innovative applications to highlight with the launch of the first 4G handset in the US, the HTC EVO 4G
We are looking for applications that highlight the faster connection with 4G and also HTC EVO 4G best in class handset capabilities. Some categories we are looking for best in class applications to highlight are:
* Video to Video
* Multi-media
* Interactive Gaming
* Augmented Reality
How do I submit?
Just submit basic details about your app and we’ll take it from there.
How is the app judged?
Each app is scored based on its ability to bring customers value, achieve business goals and stand out from the crowd. It’s also key to leverage device features such as:
* Accelerometer
* GPS
* Camera
* Calendar
* Touch screen
* Address book
* Microphone
* Screen sizes
* Network speed
Where will the app be featured?
Once an app is accepted, it will be promoted in a range of Sprint Distribution Channels (above), including: device, online, advertising, and our consumer marketing campaigns. Distribution is determined by Sprint based on targeted and/or open market relevance and best Network experience(s): CDMA, 4G, iDEN.
How will I know if my app is accepted to feature?
If accepted, we will get in touch with you immediately If we think your app may be ‘featureable’ at a later time, we will get in touch with you when the time is right.
Getting discovered in the overcrowded apps market is difficult at best. We’re here to help! We’re looking for stellar apps that make connection, productivity, and entertainment real for millions of mobile phone users.
Tell us about your mobile app and it could be picked for promotion through Sprint’s Distribution Channels. That gives you exposure to customers.
ustomers who choose Sprint do more than just talk. They:
* spend more time using data than voice
* generate more post-paid CDMA data revenue
* choose Sprint for wireless data
* are more likely to subscribe to a data plan – the majority of new subscribers do
To get this great exposure, start by submitting a short description for us to review. (Login required)
Find out more:
What’s it all about?
We’re looking for apps with inspiring simplicity and usefulness that make phones even more indispensable to our customers. Tell us about your app and if it fits our criteria, we’ll help you get it discovered. It’s that easy.
What types of apps are we looking for?
Apps developed for one, some or all of the platforms that transform connection, productivity, and entertainment experiences into instant gratification.
Sprint offers the first 4G wireless network from a national carrier, and is available in ov er 25 markets and counting on select devices, so bandwidth is not a challenge. See Sprint.com/4g for details. Make your app stand out by leveraging 4G!
Sprint is looking for innovative applications to highlight with the launch of the first 4G handset in the US, the HTC EVO 4G
We are looking for applications that highlight the faster connection with 4G and also HTC EVO 4G best in class handset capabilities. Some categories we are looking for best in class applications to highlight are:
* Video to Video
* Multi-media
* Interactive Gaming
* Augmented Reality
How do I submit?
Just submit basic details about your app and we’ll take it from there.
How is the app judged?
Each app is scored based on its ability to bring customers value, achieve business goals and stand out from the crowd. It’s also key to leverage device features such as:
* Accelerometer
* GPS
* Camera
* Calendar
* Touch screen
* Address book
* Microphone
* Screen sizes
* Network speed
Where will the app be featured?
Once an app is accepted, it will be promoted in a range of Sprint Distribution Channels (above), including: device, online, advertising, and our consumer marketing campaigns. Distribution is determined by Sprint based on targeted and/or open market relevance and best Network experience(s): CDMA, 4G, iDEN.
How will I know if my app is accepted to feature?
If accepted, we will get in touch with you immediately If we think your app may be ‘featureable’ at a later time, we will get in touch with you when the time is right.
First Android-[smartfon] for the networks of iDEN Of motorola i1 leaves in Sprint
American operator Sprint opened the release date of [smartfona] Of motorola i1. According to him, the first model on the basis of the operating system Of android, intended for the honeycomb networks of iDEN, will be put on the market on July 25. Although, this concerns only straight channels of sales, for example, through the Internet- store or on the telephone. Along the remaining channels the device will be accessible since August 8. The cost Of motorola i1 will be $149,99 taking into account of two-year-old contract and reduction into $50.
Let us recall, the announcement Of motorola i1 took place in March this year. These are monoblock with the 3,1- one inch sensory display, 5-[Mp] by camera and by the wireless adapters Of wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Apparatus keyboard it does not have. It works under control OS Of android 1.5. [Smartfon] can work in the regime of portable radio (push-to-talk). Also Motorola i1 is protected from the external actions in accordance with the military specification MIL-810[A], and to it will not injure drops of water, dust, impacts, high and low temperatures and so forth.
Let us recall, the announcement Of motorola i1 took place in March this year. These are monoblock with the 3,1- one inch sensory display, 5-[Mp] by camera and by the wireless adapters Of wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Apparatus keyboard it does not have. It works under control OS Of android 1.5. [Smartfon] can work in the regime of portable radio (push-to-talk). Also Motorola i1 is protected from the external actions in accordance with the military specification MIL-810[A], and to it will not injure drops of water, dust, impacts, high and low temperatures and so forth.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sprint Makes It Easy to Be Mom's Favorite This Mother's Day with the Gift of a Stylish, Powerful Sprint Phone with Access to Thousands of Apps to Stay
Moms Can Get More Done with a Fashionable Phone, Affordable Everything Data Plan and Apps Like BugMe! That Make the Most of Her Time on the Now Network.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. --Being a mom can mean wishing you had an extra set of hands or could be in two places at once - Sprint (NYSE:S) is helping customers give moms the gift of productivity for Mother's Day with phones and apps that let them take control of their busy lives with the speed and reliability of the Now Network. Mom can keep the kids occupied with Sprint TV or Baby Go!, get pop-up alerts about important tasks with BugMe!, or keep her sanity by discussing parenting right on her phone with the MomsZeal app.
"Sprint provides a host of stylish designs so the phone can be an extension of their personality, and they include the apps moms need to keep up with their busy schedules," said David Owens, vice president of consumer marketing for Sprint. "With Sprint, moms on-the-go can keep in touch with their families and keep up with their daily to-dos with the coverage and dependability of the Sprint 3G network plus the immediacy and power of access to the only 4G network from a national wireless carrier, all at a price that makes sense for their family."
Give Mom a Sprint Phone That Combines Fashion and Features
Sprint offers a variety of phones for today's style- and budget-conscious busy mom who needs to get her personal and business tasks done while on-the-go:
* BlackBerry(R) Curve(TM) 8530- For the mom who needs productivity features like e-mail, calendar and contact synchronization, BlackBerry Curve 8530 also adds the latest multimedia features, such as Facebook(R) updates and MySpace(R) notifications automatically sent to your phone. This full-featured 3G smartphone is compact and lightweight and includes Wi-Fi(R), 2.0 MP camera and access to downloadable applications through BlackBerry App World. Available in Ruby Red or Royal Purple for just $49.99 (excluding taxes) after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement on an Everything Data plan.
* HTC Hero(TM) - Make multitasking easier for mom with an Android phone like HTC Hero with Google(TM) and thousands of available apps for a truly customizable phone. Customize and switch between Scenes to reflect the different obligations in mom's life, including work, social, travel and play. HTC Hero is $99.99 (excluding taxes) after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement on an Everything Data plan.
* LG Lotus Elite in Red - For the mom who wants to stay ahead of the fashion curve and still get incredible performance, Lotus Elite offers a unique square shape and an external touchscreen for quick viewing of emails, texts and more. Lotus Elite gives moms 3G speeds, a 2.0 MP camera and the Sprint(R) One Click customizable user interface. Available for $99.99 (excluding taxes) after $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement.
* LG Rumor Touch(TM) - For the fashionable mom looking for a little flair with all the must-have features, LG Rumor Touch boasts a large touchscreen, 2.0 MP camera and camcorder, MicroSD card slot supporting up to 32GB, Google Search and 3G data capabilities operating on Sprint's EVDO Rev. 0 network - keeping mom in the middle of the action with instant access to update her Facebook status, upload a picture to Photobucket or find the coolest hangout with its built-in GPS. Available in three stylish colors - Red, Blue and Purple for $79.99 (excluding taxes) after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement.
* Samsung Moment(TM) - Give the gift that fits every mom, an Android phone like Samsung Moment provides access to thousand of applications in the Android Market(TM). Have a brilliant Mother's Day with Samsung Moment's 3.2-inch AMOLED touch screen and easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard. Available for $99.99 (excluding taxes) after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement on an Everything Data plan.
Moms Can Get More Done with Apps on Sprint Phones
All of these phones and others from Sprint allow moms to check e-mail, browse the Web and take advantage of Sprint apps that are great for families:
* Sprint Family Locator - Sprint Family Locator uses GPS to allow families to locate their children using their Sprint phones. To sign up for Sprint Family Locator for just $5 per month to locate up to four phones, Sprint customers can visit www.sprint.com/familylocator.
* Sprint Navigation - Included in Everything Data plans, Sprint Navigation delivers voice-guided, turn-by-turn GPS directions with 3D moving maps and traffic alerts to show the quickest route to the soccer field, and 10 million local listings so moms can search for the nearest pizza place when the game is over. Sprint Navigation is preloaded on more than 70 Sprint phones.
In addition, Sprint phones offer access to thousands of additional downloadable apps through Android Market, BlackBerry App World or GetJar, which moms can use to stay connected and productive while on-the-go. Whether it's keeping up with personal and business to-dos, keeping grocery lists organized, or keeping the kids occupied on a road trip, moms can take advantage of thousands of applications, including:
* Baby Go! - Keeps little ones entertained with colorful letter blocks that dance around the phone's screen at the push of a button. Meanwhile, the app locks the device itself so information is protected. Available through Android Market and BlackBerry App World.
* BugMe! - The quick and easy note-taker for Android and BlackBerry smartphones, BugMe! users can jot notes, ideas and errands and easily set reminders to sound an alarm and pop up an alert when the item is due. Available through Android Market and BlackBerry App World.
* Healthy Diet For Kids- Helping kids lead healthy lifestyles begins with parents who teach their children to recognize healthy and unhealthy food. In this game your child's goal is to select the healthy items to get "health reward" points. Available through Android Market.
* MomsZeal - Discuss parenting and anything about being a mom anytime, virtually anywhere on your phone. Community members can post thoughts, questions, comments and answers. Available through Android Market.
* MobiZim Parental Controls - Provides parents peace of mind by showing them their children's mobile phone usage, such as calls, text messages, location and Web browsing history. Available through Android Market.
Some downloadable applications may require an additional charge. Casual data charges of $0.03/kb and standard text messaging charges will apply to customers not on a plan with unlimited data and messaging.
The Network that Helps Mom Get What She Needs Now
One of the things mothers do best is worry. But Sprint's Now Network is one thing mothers don't have to worry about. Whether they're using Sprint Navigation to find their way to a birthday party, searching for cartoons on Sprint TV or checking corporate e-mail at a soccer game, moms can rely on the Sprint 3G network. No one has a more reliable network than Sprint based on a recent 13-city 3G performance test by PC World.1
Sprint is also the only national wireless carrier to provide 4G mobile broadband. Where Sprint 4G is available, moms on-the-go can use mobile 4G devices like Overdrive(TM) 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Sierra Wireless to use time more efficiently - record soccer games and instantly share footage with family and friends; stream online movies in the car without the lag; or let the kids play online games in real time while on the road. Sprint 4G is available in 28 cities across the nation. For additional information on 4G coverage, visit sprint.com/4G.
Mom Can Save Without Sacrificing
Mom will also be happy with the savings she gets by switching to Sprint. For just $69.99 per month, Sprint's affordable Everything Data 450 plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM gives customers unlimited calling with any mobile phone in America, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited Web, e-mail and social networking, and unlimited GPS Navigation - all for the same price AT&T and Verizon charge for unlimited talk only (pricing excludes surcharges and taxes).
Sprint Everything Data plans are available with any Sprint phone and automatically enroll customers in the Sprint Premier loyalty program, for benefits including annual device upgrades on the primary line, discounted accessories, six-month plan checks and "just-because" perks. Existing Sprint customers can switch to an Everything Data plan without extending their service agreement. New lines of service require a two-year service agreement.
Moms can take advantage of the new Sprint Free Guarantee, the most robust satisfaction guarantee in the wireless industry, allowing customers to try a new line of service with Sprint for 30 days. If they aren't completely satisfied with Sprint during that period, they can cancel service and return their device to be reimbursed for the device purchase and activation fee, get the early termination fee waived, get a full refund for monthly service plan recurring charges incurred and get all associated taxes and fees waived. In addition, Sprint will waive the restocking fee for new customer exchanges as part of this policy. Refund excludes usage not included in the plan, premium content, third-party billing and international charges.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. --Being a mom can mean wishing you had an extra set of hands or could be in two places at once - Sprint (NYSE:S) is helping customers give moms the gift of productivity for Mother's Day with phones and apps that let them take control of their busy lives with the speed and reliability of the Now Network. Mom can keep the kids occupied with Sprint TV or Baby Go!, get pop-up alerts about important tasks with BugMe!, or keep her sanity by discussing parenting right on her phone with the MomsZeal app.
"Sprint provides a host of stylish designs so the phone can be an extension of their personality, and they include the apps moms need to keep up with their busy schedules," said David Owens, vice president of consumer marketing for Sprint. "With Sprint, moms on-the-go can keep in touch with their families and keep up with their daily to-dos with the coverage and dependability of the Sprint 3G network plus the immediacy and power of access to the only 4G network from a national wireless carrier, all at a price that makes sense for their family."
Give Mom a Sprint Phone That Combines Fashion and Features
Sprint offers a variety of phones for today's style- and budget-conscious busy mom who needs to get her personal and business tasks done while on-the-go:
* BlackBerry(R) Curve(TM) 8530- For the mom who needs productivity features like e-mail, calendar and contact synchronization, BlackBerry Curve 8530 also adds the latest multimedia features, such as Facebook(R) updates and MySpace(R) notifications automatically sent to your phone. This full-featured 3G smartphone is compact and lightweight and includes Wi-Fi(R), 2.0 MP camera and access to downloadable applications through BlackBerry App World. Available in Ruby Red or Royal Purple for just $49.99 (excluding taxes) after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement on an Everything Data plan.
* HTC Hero(TM) - Make multitasking easier for mom with an Android phone like HTC Hero with Google(TM) and thousands of available apps for a truly customizable phone. Customize and switch between Scenes to reflect the different obligations in mom's life, including work, social, travel and play. HTC Hero is $99.99 (excluding taxes) after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement on an Everything Data plan.
* LG Lotus Elite in Red - For the mom who wants to stay ahead of the fashion curve and still get incredible performance, Lotus Elite offers a unique square shape and an external touchscreen for quick viewing of emails, texts and more. Lotus Elite gives moms 3G speeds, a 2.0 MP camera and the Sprint(R) One Click customizable user interface. Available for $99.99 (excluding taxes) after $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement.
* LG Rumor Touch(TM) - For the fashionable mom looking for a little flair with all the must-have features, LG Rumor Touch boasts a large touchscreen, 2.0 MP camera and camcorder, MicroSD card slot supporting up to 32GB, Google Search and 3G data capabilities operating on Sprint's EVDO Rev. 0 network - keeping mom in the middle of the action with instant access to update her Facebook status, upload a picture to Photobucket or find the coolest hangout with its built-in GPS. Available in three stylish colors - Red, Blue and Purple for $79.99 (excluding taxes) after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement.
* Samsung Moment(TM) - Give the gift that fits every mom, an Android phone like Samsung Moment provides access to thousand of applications in the Android Market(TM). Have a brilliant Mother's Day with Samsung Moment's 3.2-inch AMOLED touch screen and easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard. Available for $99.99 (excluding taxes) after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement on an Everything Data plan.
Moms Can Get More Done with Apps on Sprint Phones
All of these phones and others from Sprint allow moms to check e-mail, browse the Web and take advantage of Sprint apps that are great for families:
* Sprint Family Locator - Sprint Family Locator uses GPS to allow families to locate their children using their Sprint phones. To sign up for Sprint Family Locator for just $5 per month to locate up to four phones, Sprint customers can visit www.sprint.com/familylocator.
* Sprint Navigation - Included in Everything Data plans, Sprint Navigation delivers voice-guided, turn-by-turn GPS directions with 3D moving maps and traffic alerts to show the quickest route to the soccer field, and 10 million local listings so moms can search for the nearest pizza place when the game is over. Sprint Navigation is preloaded on more than 70 Sprint phones.
In addition, Sprint phones offer access to thousands of additional downloadable apps through Android Market, BlackBerry App World or GetJar, which moms can use to stay connected and productive while on-the-go. Whether it's keeping up with personal and business to-dos, keeping grocery lists organized, or keeping the kids occupied on a road trip, moms can take advantage of thousands of applications, including:
* Baby Go! - Keeps little ones entertained with colorful letter blocks that dance around the phone's screen at the push of a button. Meanwhile, the app locks the device itself so information is protected. Available through Android Market and BlackBerry App World.
* BugMe! - The quick and easy note-taker for Android and BlackBerry smartphones, BugMe! users can jot notes, ideas and errands and easily set reminders to sound an alarm and pop up an alert when the item is due. Available through Android Market and BlackBerry App World.
* Healthy Diet For Kids- Helping kids lead healthy lifestyles begins with parents who teach their children to recognize healthy and unhealthy food. In this game your child's goal is to select the healthy items to get "health reward" points. Available through Android Market.
* MomsZeal - Discuss parenting and anything about being a mom anytime, virtually anywhere on your phone. Community members can post thoughts, questions, comments and answers. Available through Android Market.
* MobiZim Parental Controls - Provides parents peace of mind by showing them their children's mobile phone usage, such as calls, text messages, location and Web browsing history. Available through Android Market.
Some downloadable applications may require an additional charge. Casual data charges of $0.03/kb and standard text messaging charges will apply to customers not on a plan with unlimited data and messaging.
The Network that Helps Mom Get What She Needs Now
One of the things mothers do best is worry. But Sprint's Now Network is one thing mothers don't have to worry about. Whether they're using Sprint Navigation to find their way to a birthday party, searching for cartoons on Sprint TV or checking corporate e-mail at a soccer game, moms can rely on the Sprint 3G network. No one has a more reliable network than Sprint based on a recent 13-city 3G performance test by PC World.1
Sprint is also the only national wireless carrier to provide 4G mobile broadband. Where Sprint 4G is available, moms on-the-go can use mobile 4G devices like Overdrive(TM) 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Sierra Wireless to use time more efficiently - record soccer games and instantly share footage with family and friends; stream online movies in the car without the lag; or let the kids play online games in real time while on the road. Sprint 4G is available in 28 cities across the nation. For additional information on 4G coverage, visit sprint.com/4G.
Mom Can Save Without Sacrificing
Mom will also be happy with the savings she gets by switching to Sprint. For just $69.99 per month, Sprint's affordable Everything Data 450 plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM gives customers unlimited calling with any mobile phone in America, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited Web, e-mail and social networking, and unlimited GPS Navigation - all for the same price AT&T and Verizon charge for unlimited talk only (pricing excludes surcharges and taxes).
Sprint Everything Data plans are available with any Sprint phone and automatically enroll customers in the Sprint Premier loyalty program, for benefits including annual device upgrades on the primary line, discounted accessories, six-month plan checks and "just-because" perks. Existing Sprint customers can switch to an Everything Data plan without extending their service agreement. New lines of service require a two-year service agreement.
Moms can take advantage of the new Sprint Free Guarantee, the most robust satisfaction guarantee in the wireless industry, allowing customers to try a new line of service with Sprint for 30 days. If they aren't completely satisfied with Sprint during that period, they can cancel service and return their device to be reimbursed for the device purchase and activation fee, get the early termination fee waived, get a full refund for monthly service plan recurring charges incurred and get all associated taxes and fees waived. In addition, Sprint will waive the restocking fee for new customer exchanges as part of this policy. Refund excludes usage not included in the plan, premium content, third-party billing and international charges.
Monday, April 26, 2010
RIM's Sprint BlackBerry Bold 9650 hands-on from WES 2010
We go hands-on with the brand-new RIM BlackBerry Bold 9650 at WES 2010 in Orlando, Florida. This is RIM's first CDMA BlackBerry Bold, and it will be launching on Sprint in late May. The Bold 9650 sports much the same feature-set as the Bold 9700, but has world-roaming CDMA/GSM capabilities with an upgraded 512MB of RAM to help reduce lag when running multiple BlackBerry OS apps.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
HTC EVO 4G Supersonic videos
Hands-on HTC EVO 4G (Supersonic) for Sprint.
We take a hands-on look at the newly unveiled HTC EVO 4G (codename: Supersonic) for Sprint. It's the first Android phone to rock 4G WiMAX support in the US and will come to market later this year. The phone runs Android 2.1 OS and boasts a 4.3-inch display, 8-megapixel camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 4G data, 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, WiFi, GPS, accelerometers, digital compass, HDMI-out port and a kickstand for viewing movies.
The EVO 4G will also work as a 4G hotspot with up to 8 separate WiFi devices. Check it out!
HTC EVO 4G (Supersonic) HDMI demo.
We demo the HTC EVO 4G's (Supersonic) ability to stream HD 720p video to an 85-inch TV via its HDMI-out port. The Snapdragon chipset is capable of decoding the video and pushing it out through HDMI with no external help - now that's amazing!
HTC EVO 4G (Supersonic) camera and camcorder demo.
We take the HTC EVO 4G (Supersonic) 8-megapixel camera and HD camcorder for a spin. Notice the camera's lack of shutter lag and incredible variety of camera controls. The controls themselves have been refined with scroll-wheel interfaces for easy adjustment. The camcorder shoots butter-smooth video in 720p HD.
We take a hands-on look at the newly unveiled HTC EVO 4G (codename: Supersonic) for Sprint. It's the first Android phone to rock 4G WiMAX support in the US and will come to market later this year. The phone runs Android 2.1 OS and boasts a 4.3-inch display, 8-megapixel camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 4G data, 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, WiFi, GPS, accelerometers, digital compass, HDMI-out port and a kickstand for viewing movies.
The EVO 4G will also work as a 4G hotspot with up to 8 separate WiFi devices. Check it out!
HTC EVO 4G (Supersonic) HDMI demo.
We demo the HTC EVO 4G's (Supersonic) ability to stream HD 720p video to an 85-inch TV via its HDMI-out port. The Snapdragon chipset is capable of decoding the video and pushing it out through HDMI with no external help - now that's amazing!
HTC EVO 4G (Supersonic) camera and camcorder demo.
We take the HTC EVO 4G (Supersonic) 8-megapixel camera and HD camcorder for a spin. Notice the camera's lack of shutter lag and incredible variety of camera controls. The controls themselves have been refined with scroll-wheel interfaces for easy adjustment. The camcorder shoots butter-smooth video in 720p HD.
Sprint looking to fill more than 100 jobs in Temple, Texas
Hiring to Support Company's Commitment to the Market, Its Business Priorities, and Help Deliver an Exceptional Experience to Its Wireless Customers.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. --Sprint (NYSE: S) is hiring in its Call Center in Temple, Texas. With more than 100 positions to fill in the Center over the next 60 days, the jobs are an economic boom during a time when other companies have been downsizing.
Sprint will hold an exclusive on-site hiring event on Thursday, April 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Call Center at 1600 Eberhardt Road in Temple. This special event is designed for Sprint representatives to meet with interested job-seekers and for candidates to learn more about the positions. The Temple call center handles multiple lines of business, including account services, finance, and business care. It also has bilingual teams to service Sprint's Spanish-speaking customers. Interviews will be available the day of the event. The new hires will be offered competitive salaries and benefits, including medical, dental, 401(k), monthly performance bonuses, and participation in Sprint's employee wireless phone program.
The decision to hire is in anticipation of increased customer expectations with the accelerated national rollout of Sprint's 4G network coupled with an overwhelming response to new device launches, including the upcoming availability of HTC EVO, the world's first 3G/4G phone. In addition to Temple, Sprint's 4G rollout has included several other Texas cities including, Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Waco.
"Sprint is the first national wireless carrier to launch 4G and our employees are essential in ensuring customers have a great experience with our products and services. We are looking for bright, customer-focused, committed and technically astute professionals who thrive on change, innovation and technology," said Tad Danley, Director of Operations for the Sprint Temple Call Center. "It is especially pleasing that this hiring initiative offers an opportunity to positively impact both the lives of current job-seekers and the local economy," Danley adds.
Sprint's Call Center has been in Temple since 2001. With a tenured leadership team it remains one of the top three performing Sprint call centers in North America. In addition, Sprint employees at the Temple center have been active in the community and are avid supporters of the United Way and the Scott & White Medical Center Blood Drive.
For additional information and to learn more about the positions or apply online, visit Sprint's career center, www.sprint.com/callcenterjobs and click on Temple, TX.
Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving more than 48 million customers at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. --Sprint (NYSE: S) is hiring in its Call Center in Temple, Texas. With more than 100 positions to fill in the Center over the next 60 days, the jobs are an economic boom during a time when other companies have been downsizing.
Sprint will hold an exclusive on-site hiring event on Thursday, April 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Call Center at 1600 Eberhardt Road in Temple. This special event is designed for Sprint representatives to meet with interested job-seekers and for candidates to learn more about the positions. The Temple call center handles multiple lines of business, including account services, finance, and business care. It also has bilingual teams to service Sprint's Spanish-speaking customers. Interviews will be available the day of the event. The new hires will be offered competitive salaries and benefits, including medical, dental, 401(k), monthly performance bonuses, and participation in Sprint's employee wireless phone program.
The decision to hire is in anticipation of increased customer expectations with the accelerated national rollout of Sprint's 4G network coupled with an overwhelming response to new device launches, including the upcoming availability of HTC EVO, the world's first 3G/4G phone. In addition to Temple, Sprint's 4G rollout has included several other Texas cities including, Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Waco.
"Sprint is the first national wireless carrier to launch 4G and our employees are essential in ensuring customers have a great experience with our products and services. We are looking for bright, customer-focused, committed and technically astute professionals who thrive on change, innovation and technology," said Tad Danley, Director of Operations for the Sprint Temple Call Center. "It is especially pleasing that this hiring initiative offers an opportunity to positively impact both the lives of current job-seekers and the local economy," Danley adds.
Sprint's Call Center has been in Temple since 2001. With a tenured leadership team it remains one of the top three performing Sprint call centers in North America. In addition, Sprint employees at the Temple center have been active in the community and are avid supporters of the United Way and the Scott & White Medical Center Blood Drive.
For additional information and to learn more about the positions or apply online, visit Sprint's career center, www.sprint.com/callcenterjobs and click on Temple, TX.
Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving more than 48 million customers at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Verizon Wireless and Sprint Each Carried Over 16 Billion More Megabytes of Mobile Network Data than AT&T in 2009
In 2009, AT&T’s network issues may have led some to conclude that its network was carrying the most data traffic. But according to ABI Research, Verizon Wireless carried the most, followed by Sprint. Customers of these two operators generated 63% of the US market’s mobile network data traffic.
Says practice director, Dan Shey, “Interestingly AT&T had the most activated data devices in 2009. But it is laptop mobile data connections that have the most impact on operator data traffic levels. Mobile broadband laptop connections to Verizon and Sprint each far exceed AT&T’s laptop connections.”
A high proportion of Sprint’s and Verizon’s laptop connections are to lower data-consuming business customers, as well as expansive 3G coverage areas, which helps moderate their network traffic loads across any cell sector.
Verizon will maintain the top data traffic position over the next five years. AT&T’s share of mobile data traffic will increase and by 2012 AT&T will take the number two position. The final three spots for top mobile data traffic levels will be held by Sprint, T-Mobile and then all other operators. However, even though operator traffic distribution share will change, nearly all operators will see mobile data traffic levels increase eightfold from 2010 through 2014.
Shey quips that operators can glean two different messages from these results. “Verizon Wireless and Sprint can claim that data network coverage is as important as data network speed. But AT&T can claim that it makes the most money per MB!”
Says practice director, Dan Shey, “Interestingly AT&T had the most activated data devices in 2009. But it is laptop mobile data connections that have the most impact on operator data traffic levels. Mobile broadband laptop connections to Verizon and Sprint each far exceed AT&T’s laptop connections.”
A high proportion of Sprint’s and Verizon’s laptop connections are to lower data-consuming business customers, as well as expansive 3G coverage areas, which helps moderate their network traffic loads across any cell sector.
Verizon will maintain the top data traffic position over the next five years. AT&T’s share of mobile data traffic will increase and by 2012 AT&T will take the number two position. The final three spots for top mobile data traffic levels will be held by Sprint, T-Mobile and then all other operators. However, even though operator traffic distribution share will change, nearly all operators will see mobile data traffic levels increase eightfold from 2010 through 2014.
Shey quips that operators can glean two different messages from these results. “Verizon Wireless and Sprint can claim that data network coverage is as important as data network speed. But AT&T can claim that it makes the most money per MB!”
Friday, April 9, 2010
Powerful [smartfon] HTC EVO 4G will leave in Sprint in June?
The resource Of engadget with the reference to the insider information reported that [smartfon] HTC EVO 4G will be put on the market in the American operator Of sprint this summer. Release takes place 6 or on June 13, 13 even is more probable. Thus far nothing it communicates about the cost of device. Let us recall, the announcement of [smartfona] took place at the end March on the exhibition CTIA 2010. This model is interesting fact that are supported not only the honeycomb networks CDMA/EV-DO, in which allows services the operator Of sprint, but also mobile Of wiMAX.
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[Smartfon] HTC EVO 4G works under control of the operating system Of android 2.1. This is the very functional apparatus: it is built on the processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz (it [chipset] Qualcomm Of snapdragon), it is equipped with 4,3- one inch capacitive sensory display, 8-[Mp] by camera for photography, 1,3-[Mp] by camera for the phonovision system, by port HDMI and so on. Most likely, the cost of this [smartfona] will be sufficient high, although, at the given moment about this nothing it is reliably known.
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[Smartfon] HTC EVO 4G works under control of the operating system Of android 2.1. This is the very functional apparatus: it is built on the processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz (it [chipset] Qualcomm Of snapdragon), it is equipped with 4,3- one inch capacitive sensory display, 8-[Mp] by camera for photography, 1,3-[Mp] by camera for the phonovision system, by port HDMI and so on. Most likely, the cost of this [smartfona] will be sufficient high, although, at the given moment about this nothing it is reliably known.
Sprint All-Star Fan Vote Early Results Released
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Sprint (NYSE:S) announced the top vote recipients for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Fan Vote, which allows fans to place a driver into the field of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
As of April 5, the top 10 drivers in the Sprint All-Star Fan Vote standings (in alphabetical order) are A.J. Allmendinger, Marcos Ambrose, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Bill Elliott, Carl Edwards, Juan Pablo Montoya, Martin Truex Jr. and Michael Waltrip.
Voting continues until one hour before the start of the Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 22. Fans can cast votes for their favorite eligible drivers using the NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile application, by visiting NASCAR.com or at the Sprint Experience, located in the midway at every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. As an incentive for Sprint customers, every wireless vote submitted from a Sprint or Nextel device counts double in the driver standings.
To be eligible for the Sprint All-Star Fan Vote, drivers must be approved by NASCAR for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition and have met all other eligibility requirements. Those requirements include, but are not limited to, competing in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Event during the 2009 season; finishing in the Top 50 of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship point standings; or attempting to qualify for a 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship event as of Feb. 15, 2010.
The driver accumulating the most votes, who also finishes the Sprint Showdown qualifying race, will earn a spot in the prestigious All-Star field. The Sprint Fan Vote winner will be announced immediately following the completion of the Sprint Showdown.
In addition to voting, fans can also use the NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile application to view the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in its entirety on Sprint devices.
To download the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile, which is free with any data plan, Sprint customers should text “NASCAR” to 7777. Votes may also be cast on Sprint devices by texting “VOTE” to 7777 (Standard text messaging and data rates apply.).
Drivers eligible for the 2010 Sprint All-Star Fan Vote:
A.J. Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Marcos Ambrose, John Andretti, Norm Benning, Greg Biffle, Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss, Todd Bodine, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Patrick Carpentier, Terry Cook, Derrike Cope, Erik Darnell, Carl Edwards, Bill Elliott, Jeff Fuller, David Gilliland, Robby Gordon, San Hornish Jr., Travis Kvapil, Michael McDowell, Casey Mears, Paul Menard, Juan Pablo Montoya, Joe Nemechek, Max Papis, David Ragan, Tony Raines, Robert Richardson, Scott Riggs, Elliott Sadler, Boris Said, Regan Smith, Reed Sorenson, Scott Speed, David Stremme, Martin Truex Jr., Mike Wallace and Michael Waltrip.
As of April 5, the top 10 drivers in the Sprint All-Star Fan Vote standings (in alphabetical order) are A.J. Allmendinger, Marcos Ambrose, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Bill Elliott, Carl Edwards, Juan Pablo Montoya, Martin Truex Jr. and Michael Waltrip.
Voting continues until one hour before the start of the Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 22. Fans can cast votes for their favorite eligible drivers using the NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile application, by visiting NASCAR.com or at the Sprint Experience, located in the midway at every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. As an incentive for Sprint customers, every wireless vote submitted from a Sprint or Nextel device counts double in the driver standings.
To be eligible for the Sprint All-Star Fan Vote, drivers must be approved by NASCAR for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition and have met all other eligibility requirements. Those requirements include, but are not limited to, competing in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Event during the 2009 season; finishing in the Top 50 of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship point standings; or attempting to qualify for a 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship event as of Feb. 15, 2010.
The driver accumulating the most votes, who also finishes the Sprint Showdown qualifying race, will earn a spot in the prestigious All-Star field. The Sprint Fan Vote winner will be announced immediately following the completion of the Sprint Showdown.
In addition to voting, fans can also use the NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile application to view the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in its entirety on Sprint devices.
To download the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile, which is free with any data plan, Sprint customers should text “NASCAR” to 7777. Votes may also be cast on Sprint devices by texting “VOTE” to 7777 (Standard text messaging and data rates apply.).
Drivers eligible for the 2010 Sprint All-Star Fan Vote:
A.J. Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Marcos Ambrose, John Andretti, Norm Benning, Greg Biffle, Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss, Todd Bodine, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Patrick Carpentier, Terry Cook, Derrike Cope, Erik Darnell, Carl Edwards, Bill Elliott, Jeff Fuller, David Gilliland, Robby Gordon, San Hornish Jr., Travis Kvapil, Michael McDowell, Casey Mears, Paul Menard, Juan Pablo Montoya, Joe Nemechek, Max Papis, David Ragan, Tony Raines, Robert Richardson, Scott Riggs, Elliott Sadler, Boris Said, Regan Smith, Reed Sorenson, Scott Speed, David Stremme, Martin Truex Jr., Mike Wallace and Michael Waltrip.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Motorola and Sprint Announce World’s First Push-To-Talk Android-Powered Smartphone - Motorola i1
Combines military spec ruggedness with the latest in smartphone technology, into a sleek touch screen design.
LAS VEGAS – CTIA WIRELESS – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Sprint (NYSE: S) broke new ground with the announcement of Motorola i1, the world’s first push-to-talk Android™-powered smartphone. Sleek and attractive, yet durable, Motorola i1 is the first iDEN device to carry the features of a modern smartphone including a 3.1-inch touch screen, Wi-Fi®, optimized browsing experience with the latest Opera Mini 5 browser, access to thousands of apps and a push-to-talk experience that includes exciting new features. Sprint will begin offering Motorola i1 this summer.
With more than 17 years of expertise, Sprint is the industry leader in push-to-talk, serving the world’s largest push-to-talk community with millions of Nextel Direct Connect subscribers on the fastest national push-to-talk network. Nextel Direct Connect® has set the industry standard for push-to-talk worldwide. More U.S. workers communicate in less than a second with Nextel Direct Connect than with any other push-to-talk service.
“Motorola remains focused on delivering differentiated Android experiences within our product portfolio,” said Mark Shockley, senior vice president, Motorola Mobile Devices. “With the Motorola i1, we’re excited to offer iDEN users the opportunity to enjoy a feature-rich smartphone with push-to-talk, whether it’s for work or play.”
“As the first Nextel Direct Connect Android smartphone, Motorola i1 with Wi-Fi offers a powerful tool for our customers with access to thousands of applications in the Android Market™,” said Fared Adib, vice president – Product Development, Sprint. “With rugged durability, a full touchscreen and 5 megapixel camera, Motorola i1 gives push-to-talk customers a compelling smartphone that can withstand some of the harshest environments.”
Motorola i1 enhances the push-to-talk experience with the ability to view who is calling regardless of what application you are in, whether you are managing your emails, checking your calendar, composing messages or viewing media.
Must-have Features and Nextel Direct Connect
With solid body construction that meets military specifications for protection against dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain1, Motorola i1 is designed for those who work and play hard. It automatically syncs and integrates office and personal information such as emails, calendar appointments and contacts. Key features include:
* Popular business tools such as Microsoft Document Viewer and corporate sync ensure Word or PowerPoint files can be accessed on the go.
* Message entry is a breeze with both Android standard virtual keyboard and Swype™ virtual keyboards being offered.
* A 5 megapixel camera with flash, geo-tagging and panoramic capabilities provides crisp photos and clearly displays them on the vibrant 3.1-inch HVGA screen. Video can also be recorded and stored on a provided microSD for sharing or future viewing straight from the device.
* The latest Opera Mini 5 browser enables quick browsing over the Nextel National Network and Wi-Fi. The Android browser allows you to see web pages and Flash 8-enabled sites in full view using Wi-Fi.
* Motorola i1 can be continuously customized with thousands of applications from Android Market™.
Application development information for Motorola i1 is available on the Sprint Application Developer web site at www.sprint.com/developer. Sprint offers developers a free sandbox with iDEN capabilities to test their apps. Sprint is a charter member of the Open Handset Alliance™ and the Sprint Application Developer Program has been providing tools for third-party developers since Sprint first launched the Wireless Web on its phones in 2001.
In addition, Motorola provides developers with broad market reach through MOTODEV, the company’s global program for developers and independent software vendors (ISVs). MOTODEV offers a streamlined path into multiple distribution channels including Android Market™ and operator channels. Developers interested in Android application development with Motorola can visit: http://developer.motorola.com.
New Relationship with Mike Rowe
In addition to introducing Android into push-to-talk devices, Motorola is also bringing a new face to its iDEN portfolio: Mike Rowe. Mike has worked as an apprentice at more than 250 of the toughest jobs in America, and his experience and reputation as a hard worker are a perfect fit for Motorola’s iDEN portfolio. The new relationship announced today will feature Mike as a spokesperson for Motorola’s rugged push-to-talk devices.
"Typically, the work I’ve done tends to take its toll on my phones and I end up breaking ‘em on the job," said Mike. "It'll be fun to use one that's not afraid of a little dirt."
Motorola is also supporting mikeroweWORKS, a public relations campaign for skilled labor that Mike launched on Labor Day of 2008.
"It's really gratifying to see some big companies getting behind the notion that working hard is just as important as working smart,” said Mike. “I'm happy to talk about a phone that can do both."
Availability and Pricing
Motorola i1 will be available through Sprint in North America in the summer of 2010. Customers interested in Motorola i1 can pre-register at www.sprint.com/motoi1 or www.motorola.com.
Motorola i1 offers advanced data capabilities that will require activation on a plan that includes unlimited data. For just $69.99 per month Sprint’s Everything Data 450 plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM gives customers unlimited calling with any U.S. wireless user, unlimited Direct Connect and Group Connect®, and unlimited nationwide texting, email, web browsing and GPS Navigation. (All price plans exclude surcharges and taxes). Sprint Everything Data plans automatically enroll customers in the Sprint Premier loyalty program providing annual device upgrades, discounted accessories and other money-saving benefits.
Sprint’s business customers can also select Sprint Business Advantage Messaging & Data PlansSM, starting at $59.99 per month. This includes unlimited Direct Connect; Wireless Web; unlimited text, picture and video messaging; 200 anytime minutes with nationwide long distance and Any Mobile, Anytime, unlimited nights and weekends starting at 7 p.m. and GPS Navigation.
LAS VEGAS – CTIA WIRELESS – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Sprint (NYSE: S) broke new ground with the announcement of Motorola i1, the world’s first push-to-talk Android™-powered smartphone. Sleek and attractive, yet durable, Motorola i1 is the first iDEN device to carry the features of a modern smartphone including a 3.1-inch touch screen, Wi-Fi®, optimized browsing experience with the latest Opera Mini 5 browser, access to thousands of apps and a push-to-talk experience that includes exciting new features. Sprint will begin offering Motorola i1 this summer.
With more than 17 years of expertise, Sprint is the industry leader in push-to-talk, serving the world’s largest push-to-talk community with millions of Nextel Direct Connect subscribers on the fastest national push-to-talk network. Nextel Direct Connect® has set the industry standard for push-to-talk worldwide. More U.S. workers communicate in less than a second with Nextel Direct Connect than with any other push-to-talk service.
“Motorola remains focused on delivering differentiated Android experiences within our product portfolio,” said Mark Shockley, senior vice president, Motorola Mobile Devices. “With the Motorola i1, we’re excited to offer iDEN users the opportunity to enjoy a feature-rich smartphone with push-to-talk, whether it’s for work or play.”
“As the first Nextel Direct Connect Android smartphone, Motorola i1 with Wi-Fi offers a powerful tool for our customers with access to thousands of applications in the Android Market™,” said Fared Adib, vice president – Product Development, Sprint. “With rugged durability, a full touchscreen and 5 megapixel camera, Motorola i1 gives push-to-talk customers a compelling smartphone that can withstand some of the harshest environments.”
Motorola i1 enhances the push-to-talk experience with the ability to view who is calling regardless of what application you are in, whether you are managing your emails, checking your calendar, composing messages or viewing media.
Must-have Features and Nextel Direct Connect
With solid body construction that meets military specifications for protection against dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain1, Motorola i1 is designed for those who work and play hard. It automatically syncs and integrates office and personal information such as emails, calendar appointments and contacts. Key features include:
* Popular business tools such as Microsoft Document Viewer and corporate sync ensure Word or PowerPoint files can be accessed on the go.
* Message entry is a breeze with both Android standard virtual keyboard and Swype™ virtual keyboards being offered.
* A 5 megapixel camera with flash, geo-tagging and panoramic capabilities provides crisp photos and clearly displays them on the vibrant 3.1-inch HVGA screen. Video can also be recorded and stored on a provided microSD for sharing or future viewing straight from the device.
* The latest Opera Mini 5 browser enables quick browsing over the Nextel National Network and Wi-Fi. The Android browser allows you to see web pages and Flash 8-enabled sites in full view using Wi-Fi.
* Motorola i1 can be continuously customized with thousands of applications from Android Market™.
Application development information for Motorola i1 is available on the Sprint Application Developer web site at www.sprint.com/developer. Sprint offers developers a free sandbox with iDEN capabilities to test their apps. Sprint is a charter member of the Open Handset Alliance™ and the Sprint Application Developer Program has been providing tools for third-party developers since Sprint first launched the Wireless Web on its phones in 2001.
In addition, Motorola provides developers with broad market reach through MOTODEV, the company’s global program for developers and independent software vendors (ISVs). MOTODEV offers a streamlined path into multiple distribution channels including Android Market™ and operator channels. Developers interested in Android application development with Motorola can visit: http://developer.motorola.com.
New Relationship with Mike Rowe
In addition to introducing Android into push-to-talk devices, Motorola is also bringing a new face to its iDEN portfolio: Mike Rowe. Mike has worked as an apprentice at more than 250 of the toughest jobs in America, and his experience and reputation as a hard worker are a perfect fit for Motorola’s iDEN portfolio. The new relationship announced today will feature Mike as a spokesperson for Motorola’s rugged push-to-talk devices.
"Typically, the work I’ve done tends to take its toll on my phones and I end up breaking ‘em on the job," said Mike. "It'll be fun to use one that's not afraid of a little dirt."
Motorola is also supporting mikeroweWORKS, a public relations campaign for skilled labor that Mike launched on Labor Day of 2008.
"It's really gratifying to see some big companies getting behind the notion that working hard is just as important as working smart,” said Mike. “I'm happy to talk about a phone that can do both."
Availability and Pricing
Motorola i1 will be available through Sprint in North America in the summer of 2010. Customers interested in Motorola i1 can pre-register at www.sprint.com/motoi1 or www.motorola.com.
Motorola i1 offers advanced data capabilities that will require activation on a plan that includes unlimited data. For just $69.99 per month Sprint’s Everything Data 450 plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM gives customers unlimited calling with any U.S. wireless user, unlimited Direct Connect and Group Connect®, and unlimited nationwide texting, email, web browsing and GPS Navigation. (All price plans exclude surcharges and taxes). Sprint Everything Data plans automatically enroll customers in the Sprint Premier loyalty program providing annual device upgrades, discounted accessories and other money-saving benefits.
Sprint’s business customers can also select Sprint Business Advantage Messaging & Data PlansSM, starting at $59.99 per month. This includes unlimited Direct Connect; Wireless Web; unlimited text, picture and video messaging; 200 anytime minutes with nationwide long distance and Any Mobile, Anytime, unlimited nights and weekends starting at 7 p.m. and GPS Navigation.
Sprint Awards Motorola Services Contract for Fifth Consecutive Year
Motorola’s Intelligent Optimization Service (IOS) improves network quality and performance.
CTIA WIRELESS 2010 – LAS VEGAS – The Networks business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has been awarded its fifth consecutive annual contract by Sprint to provide Intelligent Optimization Service (IOS) for its iDEN® network. Since using Motorola’s professional services, Sprint has improved the performance of its iDEN network and managed its available spectrum – both of which are key to delivering a high-quality service to its subscribers while minimizing operational costs and capital expenditures.
“Our customers are our top priority and we are constantly striving to improve the end-user experience. By teaming with Motorola over the past four years, we’ve been able to increase the performance and capacity of our iDEN network and deliver the consistently outstanding service that our Nextel customers depend on,” said Danny Bowman, president, Sprint Integrated Solutions Group.
Motorola's IOS solution is a comprehensive mix of expert resource, market-leading analytical tools and a proven optimization methodology for achieving efficient and measurable improvement results in network performance. Motorola’s IOS utilizes data-reporting features generated by the network and subscribers as they use their phones. Motorola’s service virtually eliminates the need for manual resource intensive drive-testing.
“Motorola has built a strong relationship and a proven track record with Sprint in delivering network optimization services that have a direct impact on the efficiency and performance of Sprint’s iDEN network,” said Bruce Brda, senior vice president, Motorola Networks. “Services are a significant portion of Motorola Networks’ annual sales and are also an important contributor to the success of the operators who contract with us for our services expertise. By working with Motorola to integrate, optimize and manage their networks, operators can deliver reliable and enriched end-user experiences to their customers while effectively managing their bottom lines.”
Combining the best features of traditional optimization with state-of-the-art user-generated data analysis, this process allows a consistent, repeatable and cost-effective approach to network optimization. Motorola’s IOS has helped to generate improvements in both coverage and capacity by improved management of interference within the network and enabling optimal reuse of existing spectrum.
Leveraging best practice methodologies, tools and global delivery expertise, Motorola professional services personnel team works with network operators to maximize system performance that enriches subscriber experiences, manages network integration complexity and reduces operational costs and risk. Motorola delivers professional, integration, managed and support services to an extensive customer base around the world with its newest products designed for 4G technologies, helping customers understand data in a wireless IP world.
Motorola Networks business delivers fully integrated and customizable media solutions enabling operators to offer personalized, rich media experiences to their subscribers. As a global wireless infrastructure leader, Motorola is committed to 4G with WiMAX and LTE solutions that provide a way for operators to profitably meet the ever-growing demand for mobile broadband today while giving 2G and 3G customers a future path as we continue to support their legacy networks. Motorola brings its services, fourth-generation orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) platform and 25 years of wireless data systems innovation, experience and expertise to bear as operators – wireline, wireless, cable and telco –seek to evolve their networks for the future.
For more information about Motorola’s Services, please visit: http://www.motorola.com/services
Visit Motorola at CTIA WIRELESS 2010 in the Central Hall, Booth #409 or view the latest from the show at http://sharetheexperience.motorola.com/
CTIA WIRELESS 2010 – LAS VEGAS – The Networks business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has been awarded its fifth consecutive annual contract by Sprint to provide Intelligent Optimization Service (IOS) for its iDEN® network. Since using Motorola’s professional services, Sprint has improved the performance of its iDEN network and managed its available spectrum – both of which are key to delivering a high-quality service to its subscribers while minimizing operational costs and capital expenditures.
“Our customers are our top priority and we are constantly striving to improve the end-user experience. By teaming with Motorola over the past four years, we’ve been able to increase the performance and capacity of our iDEN network and deliver the consistently outstanding service that our Nextel customers depend on,” said Danny Bowman, president, Sprint Integrated Solutions Group.
Motorola's IOS solution is a comprehensive mix of expert resource, market-leading analytical tools and a proven optimization methodology for achieving efficient and measurable improvement results in network performance. Motorola’s IOS utilizes data-reporting features generated by the network and subscribers as they use their phones. Motorola’s service virtually eliminates the need for manual resource intensive drive-testing.
“Motorola has built a strong relationship and a proven track record with Sprint in delivering network optimization services that have a direct impact on the efficiency and performance of Sprint’s iDEN network,” said Bruce Brda, senior vice president, Motorola Networks. “Services are a significant portion of Motorola Networks’ annual sales and are also an important contributor to the success of the operators who contract with us for our services expertise. By working with Motorola to integrate, optimize and manage their networks, operators can deliver reliable and enriched end-user experiences to their customers while effectively managing their bottom lines.”
Combining the best features of traditional optimization with state-of-the-art user-generated data analysis, this process allows a consistent, repeatable and cost-effective approach to network optimization. Motorola’s IOS has helped to generate improvements in both coverage and capacity by improved management of interference within the network and enabling optimal reuse of existing spectrum.
Leveraging best practice methodologies, tools and global delivery expertise, Motorola professional services personnel team works with network operators to maximize system performance that enriches subscriber experiences, manages network integration complexity and reduces operational costs and risk. Motorola delivers professional, integration, managed and support services to an extensive customer base around the world with its newest products designed for 4G technologies, helping customers understand data in a wireless IP world.
Motorola Networks business delivers fully integrated and customizable media solutions enabling operators to offer personalized, rich media experiences to their subscribers. As a global wireless infrastructure leader, Motorola is committed to 4G with WiMAX and LTE solutions that provide a way for operators to profitably meet the ever-growing demand for mobile broadband today while giving 2G and 3G customers a future path as we continue to support their legacy networks. Motorola brings its services, fourth-generation orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) platform and 25 years of wireless data systems innovation, experience and expertise to bear as operators – wireline, wireless, cable and telco –seek to evolve their networks for the future.
For more information about Motorola’s Services, please visit: http://www.motorola.com/services
Visit Motorola at CTIA WIRELESS 2010 in the Central Hall, Booth #409 or view the latest from the show at http://sharetheexperience.motorola.com/
Monday, March 1, 2010
Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse: Wireless Is Transforming Healthcare
Historic opportunity for wireless technologies to transform healthcare by boosting efficiency, raising the quality of care and reducing costsDan Hesse is the first CEO of a major wireless company to keynote at HIMSS.
ATLANTA -- The healthcare industry is going through a major transformation and wireless technology will serve as a key enabler of this shift, noted Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) CEO Dan Hesse in his keynote at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference.
During his keynote remarks, Hesse shared examples of advanced wireless technologies and how they are enabling healthcare providers today to connect people, devices, and systems in new and transforming ways. He also noted future trends such as the increasing use of wireless data transactions and the growing significance of 4G technology.
"With rising healthcare costs and numerous challenges impacting every aspect of care, healthcare providers are using wireless to increase efficiency and better manage costs," said Dan Hesse, CEO, Sprint Nextel. "Healthcare providers are going even further by using wireless to achieve some truly remarkable, transformative advancements in delivering faster, better patient care."
With wireless technology being an essential part of everyday life for nearly 277 million Americans, it is changing the paradigm of how healthcare is administered. Internet savvy consumers today expect immediate access to health information and care anytime, anyplace. Last year, 89 percent of wireless Internet users sought health information online*. Similarly, caregivers are using smartphones equipped with medical applications for instant, secure access to lab results, x-rays, vital signs, drug-to-drug interactions, and other vital medical records. These trends further validate the key role that wireless will play in shaping the future of healthcare by enabling innovative and cost-effective approaches in delivering quality care.
"Mobile wireless applications within healthcare are rapidly increasing and becoming a more common sight within the hospital environment opening a wealth of opportunities for workflow solutions and simply making information more accessible," explains Zachary Bujnoch, an analyst at the research firm Frost & Sullivan. "In the remote healthcare setting with the continuing decline of home telephone lines and the less than universal availability of broadband, mobile technologies are shaping up to be a cornerstone for information transmission in the future of remote medicine."
4G Technology - Game changer for healthcare
As information transactions between healthcare providers become more data-intense, like live streaming video, on-demand applications and virtual office visits: wireless networks will need a lot more bandwidth to handle these data-centric exchanges and to do it instantly. 4G technology holds the promise of taking mobile medicine to another level in healthcare.
With a recent study by ABI Research predicting 2.5 billion connected data-centric devices in use worldwide by 2014, 4G technology will make it easier for healthcare providers to expand their reach to advanced wireless devices beyond just smartphones. Imagine what these connected devices could mean for mobile health care, remote monitoring and home healthcare. For example, 4G could enable:
* real-time virtual collaboration between colleagues across states;
* large radiology images to be accessed from anywhere to speed-up diagnostics and care plan execution;
* live surgery to be broadcast through a wireless video transmission in real time without having to wire an operating room;
* an ambulance to broadcast live video of EMTs treating a patient while on the way to the hospital. The EMTs could upload patient stats and stream live video to the on-call doctor, shortening the time from patient arrival to surgery.
These are all powerful scenarios that 4G-connected devices and applications would be capable of enabling.
For a full written transcript of Dan Hesse's keynote, visit http://www2.sprint.com/mr/spList.do.
Powered by the NOW Network, including the nation's first lightening fast 4G network available from a national carrier, Sprint offers voice and data services for the healthcare industry; has a full data-services portfolio including business-continuity, wireless, wireline and managed services and embedded mobile computing and M2M solutions. To learn more about Sprint's healthcare solutions click here to view the factsheet or visit www.sprint.com/healthcare.
About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving more than 48 million customers at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.
*according to a recent study by California HealthCare Foundation, as cited in comments by CTIA - The Wireless Association(R) in response to FCC request for "Comment Sought on Health Care Delivery Elements of the National Broadband Plan - NBP Public Notice #17."
SPRINT HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
Healthcare Today
Telemedicine- If doctors use wireless applications to remotely monitor patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes or obesity, the annual savings could amount to approximately $21 billion due to a reduction in hospitalization and nursing home costs. Sprint partners with American TeleCare, Inc. to deliver a reliable wireless connectivity solution. American TeleCare uses a video-enabled solution to monitor, observe and intervene with the patient, preventing hospitalization. Powered by Sprint 3G Mobile Broadband, these solutions combine video conferencing, patient interface and connectivity to biometric devices.
"Fundamental to delivering the right remote care is a reliable, uniform, and predictable communication network like Sprint's," said Lawrence Diamond, vice president of business development at American TeleCare. "Sprint's commitment to the health care sector is unparalleled in the telecommunication industry. They have a true understanding of their customers' needs and work with their partners to solve their challenges."
Another example of remote monitoring is the use of the Sprint network with the Alzheimer's Association Comfort Zone(TM), powered by Omnilink. A web-based application, Comfort Zone, is the first comprehensive location management system designed specifically to give people with Alzheimer's more independence and provides their caregivers options for some peace of mind.
"Alzheimer's poses immediate safety concerns for people living with the disease and enormous challenges and stress for their caregivers," says Steve Hudson, vice-president, strategy and development for Omnilink. "Comfort Zone is a secure, password-protected application that allows families to determine location and receive alerts all while the person with Alzheimer's retains the emotional security of familiar routines and surroundings."
Home Healthcare - Studies show that patients recover more quickly in their own environment; as a result nurses that care for at-home patients end up spending a lot of time on the road. Sprint, in partnership with several application partners such as CellTrak, the leading homecare and hospice solution partner offers point of care solutions that allow better management of time and travel and help simplify the business by reducing unnecessary paperwork, automating care plan workflows, providing mobile access to patient data and streamlining billing and reimbursements.
With a Sprint smart phone and the CellTrak solutions, caregivers can send immediate updates and status alerts back to their main offices, as well as access locations and routes while in the field.
Sprint also partners with Intel to provide the Intel Health Guide. This solution using Sprint 4G, enables patients to engage in video calls to consult with their clinicians and view multimedia educational content about their condition, empowering them to more proactively manage their health.
In-building solutions - In collaboration with GE Healthcare, Sprint continues to deploy Custom Network Solutions that are transforming hospitals across the country into a fully-converged infrastructure. For example, at Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio, Tex., this solution enables clinicians to extend the reach of patient care beyond the hospital walls and provides visitors the ability to use personal wireless devices and access the internet throughout the hospital.
"Our decision to collaborate with Sprint and GE Healthcare underscores our commitment to leveraging advanced wireless applications and technologies to help meet the needs of our tech-savvy physicians and staff, while managing our growing wireless capabilities as efficiently and effectively as possible," said Eddie Cuellar, CIO of Methodist Healthcare.
Future of Healthcare
Sprint 4G -While 3G today has enabled numerous cutting-edge services and devices that improve the delivery of healthcare, Sprint 4G will be the defining technology to offer endless possibilities for the future. For example, devices and applications connected with Sprint 4G could enable virtual collaboration between colleagues across states, broadcast live surgery through a wireless video transmission in real-time, and quickly download large radiology images on a mobile device to speed-up diagnoses and treatment. Unlike previous network generations, 4G is built entirely for data. 4G provides not only multi-megabyte per second download speeds, but also, because of its economic efficiency, it will offer more gigabytes of use per month at the same price as today's 3G plans.
To learn more visit www.sprint.com/healthcare.
ATLANTA -- The healthcare industry is going through a major transformation and wireless technology will serve as a key enabler of this shift, noted Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) CEO Dan Hesse in his keynote at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference.
During his keynote remarks, Hesse shared examples of advanced wireless technologies and how they are enabling healthcare providers today to connect people, devices, and systems in new and transforming ways. He also noted future trends such as the increasing use of wireless data transactions and the growing significance of 4G technology.
"With rising healthcare costs and numerous challenges impacting every aspect of care, healthcare providers are using wireless to increase efficiency and better manage costs," said Dan Hesse, CEO, Sprint Nextel. "Healthcare providers are going even further by using wireless to achieve some truly remarkable, transformative advancements in delivering faster, better patient care."
With wireless technology being an essential part of everyday life for nearly 277 million Americans, it is changing the paradigm of how healthcare is administered. Internet savvy consumers today expect immediate access to health information and care anytime, anyplace. Last year, 89 percent of wireless Internet users sought health information online*. Similarly, caregivers are using smartphones equipped with medical applications for instant, secure access to lab results, x-rays, vital signs, drug-to-drug interactions, and other vital medical records. These trends further validate the key role that wireless will play in shaping the future of healthcare by enabling innovative and cost-effective approaches in delivering quality care.
"Mobile wireless applications within healthcare are rapidly increasing and becoming a more common sight within the hospital environment opening a wealth of opportunities for workflow solutions and simply making information more accessible," explains Zachary Bujnoch, an analyst at the research firm Frost & Sullivan. "In the remote healthcare setting with the continuing decline of home telephone lines and the less than universal availability of broadband, mobile technologies are shaping up to be a cornerstone for information transmission in the future of remote medicine."
4G Technology - Game changer for healthcare
As information transactions between healthcare providers become more data-intense, like live streaming video, on-demand applications and virtual office visits: wireless networks will need a lot more bandwidth to handle these data-centric exchanges and to do it instantly. 4G technology holds the promise of taking mobile medicine to another level in healthcare.
With a recent study by ABI Research predicting 2.5 billion connected data-centric devices in use worldwide by 2014, 4G technology will make it easier for healthcare providers to expand their reach to advanced wireless devices beyond just smartphones. Imagine what these connected devices could mean for mobile health care, remote monitoring and home healthcare. For example, 4G could enable:
* real-time virtual collaboration between colleagues across states;
* large radiology images to be accessed from anywhere to speed-up diagnostics and care plan execution;
* live surgery to be broadcast through a wireless video transmission in real time without having to wire an operating room;
* an ambulance to broadcast live video of EMTs treating a patient while on the way to the hospital. The EMTs could upload patient stats and stream live video to the on-call doctor, shortening the time from patient arrival to surgery.
These are all powerful scenarios that 4G-connected devices and applications would be capable of enabling.
For a full written transcript of Dan Hesse's keynote, visit http://www2.sprint.com/mr/spList.do.
Powered by the NOW Network, including the nation's first lightening fast 4G network available from a national carrier, Sprint offers voice and data services for the healthcare industry; has a full data-services portfolio including business-continuity, wireless, wireline and managed services and embedded mobile computing and M2M solutions. To learn more about Sprint's healthcare solutions click here to view the factsheet or visit www.sprint.com/healthcare.
About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving more than 48 million customers at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.
*according to a recent study by California HealthCare Foundation, as cited in comments by CTIA - The Wireless Association(R) in response to FCC request for "Comment Sought on Health Care Delivery Elements of the National Broadband Plan - NBP Public Notice #17."
SPRINT HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
Healthcare Today
Telemedicine- If doctors use wireless applications to remotely monitor patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes or obesity, the annual savings could amount to approximately $21 billion due to a reduction in hospitalization and nursing home costs. Sprint partners with American TeleCare, Inc. to deliver a reliable wireless connectivity solution. American TeleCare uses a video-enabled solution to monitor, observe and intervene with the patient, preventing hospitalization. Powered by Sprint 3G Mobile Broadband, these solutions combine video conferencing, patient interface and connectivity to biometric devices.
"Fundamental to delivering the right remote care is a reliable, uniform, and predictable communication network like Sprint's," said Lawrence Diamond, vice president of business development at American TeleCare. "Sprint's commitment to the health care sector is unparalleled in the telecommunication industry. They have a true understanding of their customers' needs and work with their partners to solve their challenges."
Another example of remote monitoring is the use of the Sprint network with the Alzheimer's Association Comfort Zone(TM), powered by Omnilink. A web-based application, Comfort Zone, is the first comprehensive location management system designed specifically to give people with Alzheimer's more independence and provides their caregivers options for some peace of mind.
"Alzheimer's poses immediate safety concerns for people living with the disease and enormous challenges and stress for their caregivers," says Steve Hudson, vice-president, strategy and development for Omnilink. "Comfort Zone is a secure, password-protected application that allows families to determine location and receive alerts all while the person with Alzheimer's retains the emotional security of familiar routines and surroundings."
Home Healthcare - Studies show that patients recover more quickly in their own environment; as a result nurses that care for at-home patients end up spending a lot of time on the road. Sprint, in partnership with several application partners such as CellTrak, the leading homecare and hospice solution partner offers point of care solutions that allow better management of time and travel and help simplify the business by reducing unnecessary paperwork, automating care plan workflows, providing mobile access to patient data and streamlining billing and reimbursements.
With a Sprint smart phone and the CellTrak solutions, caregivers can send immediate updates and status alerts back to their main offices, as well as access locations and routes while in the field.
Sprint also partners with Intel to provide the Intel Health Guide. This solution using Sprint 4G, enables patients to engage in video calls to consult with their clinicians and view multimedia educational content about their condition, empowering them to more proactively manage their health.
In-building solutions - In collaboration with GE Healthcare, Sprint continues to deploy Custom Network Solutions that are transforming hospitals across the country into a fully-converged infrastructure. For example, at Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio, Tex., this solution enables clinicians to extend the reach of patient care beyond the hospital walls and provides visitors the ability to use personal wireless devices and access the internet throughout the hospital.
"Our decision to collaborate with Sprint and GE Healthcare underscores our commitment to leveraging advanced wireless applications and technologies to help meet the needs of our tech-savvy physicians and staff, while managing our growing wireless capabilities as efficiently and effectively as possible," said Eddie Cuellar, CIO of Methodist Healthcare.
Future of Healthcare
Sprint 4G -While 3G today has enabled numerous cutting-edge services and devices that improve the delivery of healthcare, Sprint 4G will be the defining technology to offer endless possibilities for the future. For example, devices and applications connected with Sprint 4G could enable virtual collaboration between colleagues across states, broadcast live surgery through a wireless video transmission in real-time, and quickly download large radiology images on a mobile device to speed-up diagnoses and treatment. Unlike previous network generations, 4G is built entirely for data. 4G provides not only multi-megabyte per second download speeds, but also, because of its economic efficiency, it will offer more gigabytes of use per month at the same price as today's 3G plans.
To learn more visit www.sprint.com/healthcare.
Sprint Healthcare Solutions fact sheet
Healthcare Today
Telemedicine - If doctors use wireless applications to remotely monitor patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes or obesity, the annual savings could amount to approximately $21 billion due to a reduction in hospitalization and nursing home costs. Sprint partners with American TeleCare, Inc. to deliver a reliable wireless connectivity solution. American TeleCare uses a video-enabled solution to monitor, observe and intervene with the patient, preventing hospitalization. Powered by Sprint 3G Mobile Broadband, these solutions combine video conferencing, patient interface and connectivity to biometric devices.
“Fundamental to delivering the right remote care is a reliable, uniform, and predictable communication network like Sprint’s,” said Lawrence Diamond, vice president of business development at American TeleCare. “Sprint’s commitment to the health care sector is unparalleled in the telecommunication industry. They have a true understanding of their customers’ needs and work with their partners to solve their challenges.”
Another example of remote monitoring is the use of the Sprint network with the Alzheimer's Association Comfort Zone™, powered by Omnilink. A web-based application, Comfort Zone, is the first comprehensive location management system designed specifically to give people with Alzheimer's more independence and provides their caregivers options for some peace of mind.
“Alzheimer’s poses immediate safety concerns for people living with the disease and enormous challenges and stress for their caregivers,” says Steve Hudson, vice-president, strategy and development for Omnilink. “Comfort Zone is a secure, password-protected application that allows families to determine location and receive alerts all while the person with Alzheimer's retains the emotional security of familiar routines and surroundings.”
Home Healthcare - Studies show that patients recover more quickly in their own environment; as a result nurses that care for at-home patients end up spending a lot of time on the road. Sprint, in partnership with several application partners such as CellTrak, the leading homecare and hospice solution partner offers point of care solutions that allow better management of time and travel and help simplify the business by reducing unnecessary paperwork, automating care plan workflows, providing mobile access to patient data and streamlining billing and reimbursements.
With a Sprint smart phone and the CellTrak solutions, caregivers can send immediate updates and status alerts back to their main offices, as well as access locations and routes while in the field.
Sprint also partners with Intel to provide the Intel Health Guide. This solution using Sprint 4G, enables patients to engage in video calls to consult with their clinicians and view multimedia educational content about their condition, empowering them to more proactively manage their health.
In-building solutions - In collaboration with GE Healthcare, Sprint continues to deploy Custom Network Solutions that are transforming hospitals across the country into a fully-converged infrastructure. For example, at Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio, Tex., this solution enables clinicians to extend the reach of patient care beyond the hospital walls and provides visitors the ability to use personal wireless devices and access the internet throughout the hospital.
“Our decision to collaborate with Sprint and GE Healthcare underscores our commitment to leveraging advanced wireless applications and technologies to help meet the needs of our tech-savvy physicians and staff, while managing our growing wireless capabilities as efficiently and effectively as possible,” said Eddie Cuellar, CIO of Methodist Healthcare.
Future of Healthcare
Sprint 4G –While 3G today has enabled numerous cutting-edge services and devices that improve the delivery of healthcare, Sprint 4G will be the defining technology to offer endless possibilities for the future. For example, devices and applications connected with Sprint 4G could enable virtual collaboration between colleagues across states, broadcast live surgery through a wireless video transmission in real-time, and quickly download large radiology images on a mobile device to speed-up diagnoses and treatment. Unlike previous network generations, 4G is built entirely for data. 4G provides not only multi-megabyte per second download speeds, but also, because of its economic efficiency, it will offer more gigabytes of use per month at the same price as today’s 3G plans.
To learn more visit www.sprint.com/healthcare.
Telemedicine - If doctors use wireless applications to remotely monitor patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes or obesity, the annual savings could amount to approximately $21 billion due to a reduction in hospitalization and nursing home costs. Sprint partners with American TeleCare, Inc. to deliver a reliable wireless connectivity solution. American TeleCare uses a video-enabled solution to monitor, observe and intervene with the patient, preventing hospitalization. Powered by Sprint 3G Mobile Broadband, these solutions combine video conferencing, patient interface and connectivity to biometric devices.
“Fundamental to delivering the right remote care is a reliable, uniform, and predictable communication network like Sprint’s,” said Lawrence Diamond, vice president of business development at American TeleCare. “Sprint’s commitment to the health care sector is unparalleled in the telecommunication industry. They have a true understanding of their customers’ needs and work with their partners to solve their challenges.”
Another example of remote monitoring is the use of the Sprint network with the Alzheimer's Association Comfort Zone™, powered by Omnilink. A web-based application, Comfort Zone, is the first comprehensive location management system designed specifically to give people with Alzheimer's more independence and provides their caregivers options for some peace of mind.
“Alzheimer’s poses immediate safety concerns for people living with the disease and enormous challenges and stress for their caregivers,” says Steve Hudson, vice-president, strategy and development for Omnilink. “Comfort Zone is a secure, password-protected application that allows families to determine location and receive alerts all while the person with Alzheimer's retains the emotional security of familiar routines and surroundings.”
Home Healthcare - Studies show that patients recover more quickly in their own environment; as a result nurses that care for at-home patients end up spending a lot of time on the road. Sprint, in partnership with several application partners such as CellTrak, the leading homecare and hospice solution partner offers point of care solutions that allow better management of time and travel and help simplify the business by reducing unnecessary paperwork, automating care plan workflows, providing mobile access to patient data and streamlining billing and reimbursements.
With a Sprint smart phone and the CellTrak solutions, caregivers can send immediate updates and status alerts back to their main offices, as well as access locations and routes while in the field.
Sprint also partners with Intel to provide the Intel Health Guide. This solution using Sprint 4G, enables patients to engage in video calls to consult with their clinicians and view multimedia educational content about their condition, empowering them to more proactively manage their health.
In-building solutions - In collaboration with GE Healthcare, Sprint continues to deploy Custom Network Solutions that are transforming hospitals across the country into a fully-converged infrastructure. For example, at Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio, Tex., this solution enables clinicians to extend the reach of patient care beyond the hospital walls and provides visitors the ability to use personal wireless devices and access the internet throughout the hospital.
“Our decision to collaborate with Sprint and GE Healthcare underscores our commitment to leveraging advanced wireless applications and technologies to help meet the needs of our tech-savvy physicians and staff, while managing our growing wireless capabilities as efficiently and effectively as possible,” said Eddie Cuellar, CIO of Methodist Healthcare.
Future of Healthcare
Sprint 4G –While 3G today has enabled numerous cutting-edge services and devices that improve the delivery of healthcare, Sprint 4G will be the defining technology to offer endless possibilities for the future. For example, devices and applications connected with Sprint 4G could enable virtual collaboration between colleagues across states, broadcast live surgery through a wireless video transmission in real-time, and quickly download large radiology images on a mobile device to speed-up diagnoses and treatment. Unlike previous network generations, 4G is built entirely for data. 4G provides not only multi-megabyte per second download speeds, but also, because of its economic efficiency, it will offer more gigabytes of use per month at the same price as today’s 3G plans.
To learn more visit www.sprint.com/healthcare.
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