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4G: It’s More about the Enterprise Applications than the Technology

on June 23, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

Enterprise IT knows it’s coming: the tsunami of wireless data, video, and voice traffic. Cisco forecasts video to dominate IP traffic in the next few years. Today, companies are virtualizing data storage and moving as much of their business to IP as they can to help curtail the data deluge. On top of that, more employees work in a virtual or mobile environment, increasing the need for wireless communication. Enter 4G. More...


4G + Special App = Inspection Time ÷ 2

on June 20, 2011 by Editor

It’s always reassuring when a chef eats what she cooks or an auto worker drives the brand he builds. So when Sprint uses its own technology, you can be sure we believe in it.

For instance, we recently announced how we’re using a 4G mobile application that enables our commercial property inspectors to accomplish their tasks in half the time. A company our size has a lot of properties, as you can imagine. More than 750 facilities, as a matter of fact, and each one has to be inspected annually.More...


Federal Agencies Are Embracing 4G

on September 08, 2010 by Bill White

The federal government is often criticized for not taking full advantage of current technology, but that is definitely not the case when it comes to 4G. We are seeing a wave of interest in high-speed wireless 4G among federal agencies, especially with 4G coming soon to the nation’s capital as Sprint continues to roll out new markets. More...


This is Real 4G Enthusiasm

on August 13, 2010 by Mark Ivey

It’s hard to find a bigger 4G supporter than Carlson, the Minneapolis-based hospitality company. Carlson’s IT manager for telecom, Phil McDonald actually jumped at the chance to start using 4G well before it was even rolled out at his company. More...


Sprint BMG Turns in a Strong Second Quarter

on August 04, 2010 by Mark Ivey

Sprint Business Markets Group (BMG) has been on a roll since the first quarter of 2010. The second quarter saw another strong performance, this time driven by increased uptake of M2M (machine-to-machine) services and vigorous demand by businesses for 4G mobile devices. More...


Cloud Computing: Keeping it Legal

on July 23, 2010 by Christopher Glenn

As I explore cloud computing more and more, I am surprised by the number of companies that do not see mobility as being integral to cloud solutions. According to McGuire's Law, the value of a product increases with its mobility. It makes no sense, for instance, to build a next-generation Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application in the cloud without rich mobile functions. Ideally, the SaaS platform is open enough that even new phones, with no specific SaaS application written for them, still work well. More...


The Latest Trend: Delivering UC Applications on Smartphones

on June 11, 2010 by Heidi Gigler

Frost & Sullivan says the latest trend in enterprise communications is the delivery of unified communications (UC) applications through prosumer smartphones.  Just who is the prosumer and what is it that they want from IT? More...