Sprint Launches EV-DO Revision A in San Diego

Sprint Launches Nation’s First EV-DO Revision A Network



Sprint has upgraded the Sprint Power Vision NetworkSM with the faster EV-DO Revision A technology in the San Diego market – making it the first market in the country to have the technology commercially available. With the upgraded mobile broadband network, customers in San Diego will ultimately be able to utilize richer applications and services such as high-speed video telephony, music on demand, video messaging and large file uploads.

San Diego is the first of 21 markets where Sprint will roll out EV-DO Revision A this year with coverage expected to reach more than 40 million people. Sprint Power Vision users in these markets should experience significantly faster average upload speeds of 300-400 kbps (compared with 50-70 kbps of current EV-DO networks). Average download speeds should also increase to 450–800 kbps from 400-700 kbps. By 3Q 2007, Sprint’s Power Vision network is expected to be completely upgraded to the faster EV-DO Revision A.

The other markets scheduled to launch this year are:

Denver; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Kansas City, Mo.; Sacramento, Calif.; Salt Lake City; San Francisco; Pittsburgh; Washington, D.C.; Seattle; Detroit; Milwaukee; Boston; Buffalo, N.Y.; Hartford, Conn.; Newark/Trenton, N.J.; Providence, R.I.; Baltimore; New York City; and, Philadelphia.

“Sprint’s mobile broadband leadership is unmatched. Not only do we have the largest mobile broadband network, but with the upgraded EV-DO Revision A technology Sprint Power Vision will also be the fastest wireless broadband network in the country,” said Kathy Walker, chief network officer for Sprint. “The power of Sprint’s networks, especially with this EV-DO Revision A upgrade, allows Sprint to deliver a mobile broadband experience to our customers that no other carrier can provide.”

The upgrade to EV-DO Revision A is expected to further drive Sprint’s industry-leading wireless data average revenue per user as customers will be able to use the upgraded network to utilize applications such as all IP video telephony, high-performance push-to-talk (walkie-talkie service), multi-user video conferencing, real-time gaming and video streaming of both content and live web cams simultaneously as they become available.

EV-DO Revision A coverage in most markets will initially be concentrated in airports and business districts where wireless data demand is highest and will expand to include Sprint’s entire market footprint. Overall, Sprint plans to reach more than 200 million people in the U.S. with mobile broadband data services (including both EV-DO Revisions 0 and A) in 220 major metropolitan areas across the country with its Power Vision network by the end of 2006.

 

They haven't said if they would wait till they finish rolling out EV-DO Rev A or start the Q-Chat in the area's they started using Rev-A.
Knowing the way Sprint/Nextel has been working, they will start it as they finish an area.

Yes Verizon is running Rev-A in area's of the country, from my understanding. I know some of our LT's at the fire house were recently upgraded to the new Rev-A cards.

 

I am not sure how well it will take off, I know their original PTT wasn't a big success just like Verizon's.
I don't know how successful Cingulars has been working either, but they do seem to be advertising it more, but I don't know how much that will help.
Nextel has a good corner on this market & it's not going to be an easy sell, till Sprint/Nextel gets rid of their PTT network.

 

That's very true & may be a hugh selling point for them over the other PTT services out there.

 

Maybe I am wrong, I was under the impression they had deployed it in some area's, and thought it was deployed in the NY/NJ area.
I will have to check on this & if I am wrong my apologies.