Sprint to Launch 4G in Aug in Atlanta. Portland, Vegas

Sprint is preparing to launch its 4G mobile broadband services in Atlanta, Portland and Las Vegas in August. Sprint 4G customers will step up to wireless connections that deliver peak downlink speeds of more than 10 Mbps and average downlink speeds of 3-6 Mbps. Sprint estimates that is 4G capabilities are three to five times faster than the 3G service offered by any national wireless carrier today, based on average download speeds.


In addition to Atlanta, Las Vegas and Portland in August, Sprint also plans to deploy Sprint 4G in these markets in 2009: Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Philadelphia and Seattle.


Sprint is harnessing the power of 4G as the largest shareholder of Clearwire with a 51 percent stake in this independent company that is building the WiMAX network. Sprint is the only national wireless carrier to offer 4G services on the Clearwire WiMAX network.
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