Sprint and DISH to Trial Fixed Wireless Broadband Service
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH)
announced today they plan to jointly develop and deploy a fixed wireless
broadband service, on a trial basis, in Corpus Christi, TX that will be
available in the middle of 2014. The service will initially be available
in limited areas of Corpus Christi with a plan to expand into additional
markets in the future.
Depending on a customer's location, DISH will install either a
ruggedized outdoor router or an indoor solution to deliver the best
possible broadband service to that site. Both solutions will feature
built-in high-gain antennas to receive the 4G TDD-LTE signal on Sprint's
2.5 GHz spectrum.
"With millions underserved by inadequate broadband, the potential to
bring a high-speed fixed wireless solution is very compelling to both
DISH and Sprint," said Tom Cullen, DISH executive vice president of
Corporate Development. "We both bring distinct skills, not the least of
which for DISH is a workforce of professional technicians who visit
thousands of homes every day performing professional installations for
both video and broadband."
"This trial with DISH has great potential as it combines the key
capabilities and assets of both companies to provide another option to
customers with limited broadband access," said Michael Schwartz, Sprint
senior vice president of Corporate and Business Development. "This
demonstrates Sprint's ongoing commitment to identify and develop new and
innovative products and services that maximize the use and utility of
our spectrum and flexible network infrastructure to the benefit of
customers and shareholders."
About DISH
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiary DISH
Network L.L.C., provides approximately 14.049 million satellite TV
customers, as of Sept. 30, 2013, with the highest quality programming
and technology with the most choices at the best value, including HD
Free for Life®. Subscribers enjoy the largest high definition
line-up with more than 200 national HD channels, the most international
channels, and award-winning HD and DVR technology. DISH Network
Corporation is a Fortune 200 company. Visit www.dish.com.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE:S) offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint served more than 54 million
customers at the end of the third quarter of 2013 and is widely
recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative
technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national
carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data
services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost
Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international
push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The
American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint as the most improved
company in customer satisfaction, across all 47 industries, during the
last five years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.
For Sprint
Scott Sloat, 240-855-0164
scott.sloat@sprint.com
or
For
DISH
Robert Toevs, 303-723-2010
bob.toevs@dish.com
@DISHNews
Source: DISH Network Corporation
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