14 DAY TRIAL // Major carrier Sprint has just announced that it will be the first to offer 4G products to resellers starting this week.
Sprint's 4G network coverage is available in more than 70 markets in the United States, including but not limited to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. operated over the Clearwire 4G network.
The carrier offers immediately the Sierra Wireless 250U 3G/4G data card and HTC Detail 3G/4G handset, which has the same feature set as HTC EVO Shift 4G.
However, the Sprint's 3G/4G Wholesale roadmap includes additional handsets, data cards, hotspot devices and a fixed access alternative, which are expected to be introduced in the coming months.
“Customers looking for a large and established 4G ecosystem should consider Sprint, as we offer access to more than 120 ecosystem partners, including chipset vendors, device and equipment manufacturers, applications developers, machine-to-machine solutions providers and more,” said Matt Carter, president of Sprint Wholesale Solutions and New Ventures.
Wholesale customers can take advantage of Sprint's offering, as the company has launched or announced a wide range of 4G-capable devices since introducing 4G in 2008.
The carrier achieved several country's first in the past, including the first U.S. wireless carrier to launch a 3G/4G Android-based smartphone, as well as the first to launch the award-winning HTC EVO 4G in June 2010.
According to the carrier, its 4G network offers average download speeds between 3-6 Mbps, with bursts of over 10 Mbps.
Mitel, a Sprint Wholesale customer that has already deployed a 4G solution, commented on the subject: “Mitel was an early adopter of Sprint's Wholesale 4G offering when we added the Sierra Wireless 250U 3G/4G data card to our product mix in fall 2010. We pride ourselves on delivering the Mitel difference, by providing our customers with the products and services that are hot in the market now.”