Sprint Goes Next Generation With Wireless

The mobile services provider now has begun rolling out 3G high-speed wireless Internet access services. Sprint has begun making its EV-DO high-speed data service available in some airports and major business centers. They plan to have the service available in about 60 metropolitan areas by early 2006. The rollout will begin in 34 markets, and targets the business community, which it sees as likely to be an early adopter of faster data access options for traveling users. EV-DO will offer speeds of 400-700 kbps, with a peak speed of 2 mbps. The company has previously committed $3 billion USD to improving its network and providing new services. EV-DO is one of the latter. Sprint says it has more than 19,000 wireless access points in prime locations in place. Users will be required to purchase a wireless card from Sprint, and sign up for a data plan with the company. Currently, here