Sprint will offer Motorola's popular devices on a high-speed EVDO network

Oct 4, 2006 12:43 GMT  ·  By

Sprint has announced its plans to launch three Motorola handsets, MOTOKRZR, MOTORAZR and MOTOSLVR. The phones are expected to be available by early November.

The handsets will make use of Power Vision EV-DO network, giving users access to the latest news, music and entertainment content at high speeds. Customers will be able to access Sprint's mobile services: NFL Mobile, which delivers sports news; Sprint TV, with more than 50 TV channels; Sprint Movies, the "pay-per-view" service for streaming full-length movies; Sprint Music, for downloading songs directly to the phone; and Sprint Power View, the sports and entertainment video programming network.

All the devices include advanced features, including cameras, Phone as Modem (PAM) capabilities, Bluetooth wireless technology and Telenav GPS application offering turn-by-turn driving directions. Users who register at www.Sprint.com/MOTOKRZR will be notified and they will be able to purchase the highly anticipated MOTOKRZR as soon as it becomes available.

"As a leader in wireless innovation, Sprint is pleased to offer our customers these popular, attractive handsets with cutting-edge features like live television, over-the-air music downloads and full-length movies," said Oliver Valente, senior vice president of product development for Sprint. "Sprint is proud of our long relationship with Motorola. We look forward to adding KRZR, RAZR and SLVR to our portfolio very soon."