Sprint LTE Plus Data Speeds Up 28% in Seven Months
11 August 2017 - 11:43PM
Business Wire
Sprint improves national average download speed
and ranks #1 for fastest download speed in 15 cities
Can you hear that? Sprint (NYSE:S) customers are having a better
network experience than ever with national average download speeds
up 28 percent in seven months, according to Ookla Speedtest
Intelligence data. Ookla data also shows Sprint now ranks #1 for
the fastest average download speed in 15 cities such as Atlanta,
Denver, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Seattle.1
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Sprint's national average download speed
is up 28 percent in seven months, according to Ookla Speedtest
Intelligence data. (Graphic: Business Wire)
The new data comes on the heels of another recent independent
report stating that in the past six months Sprint’s 4G LTE
availability had improved to nearly rival AT&T, and Sprint’s
average speeds had also improved. Separately, the report also
stated that Verizon and AT&T’s average speeds slowed due to
their introduction of unlimited data plans.2
“We’ve been offering unlimited data for nearly 10 years and we
have a long history managing customer demand which is why our
speeds are improving while others have slowed,” Dr. John Saw,
Sprint CTO. “Sprint also has far more spectrum capacity than any
other U.S. carrier and our data performance and speeds continue to
improve as we deploy more of our 2.5 GHz spectrum.”
Improving LTE Availability and SpeedSprint continues to
expand its toolbox of solutions for adding network coverage and
capacity to provide customers with a great unlimited data
experience. Sprint’s newest innovation, Sprint Magic Box, is
improving data speeds for thousands of its customers such as the
City of Kansas City, North Boone School District, and some
residents at the Denver Housing Authority where Sprint Magic Box
increased download speeds by more than 300 percent in that
location.
“The extension of our toolbox with new small cell solutions such
as Sprint Magic Box, airpoles, strand mounts and other
tools, are making a real difference for customers in cities
across the country,” said Günther Ottendorfer, Chief
Operating Officer, Technology, at Sprint. “These
low-cost, easy-to-deploy solutions are a great way to quickly
improve data service and add more capacity in an unlimited network
where it’s needed.”
Sprint also continues to expand its portfolio of High
Performance User Equipment (HPUE) capable devices. Many of the
hottest and most feature-rich smartphones are HPUE-enabled
including Galaxy S8, LG G6 and HTC U11. HPUE can extend Sprint’s
existing 2.5GHz coverage by up to 30 percent bringing faster data
speeds to customers in more locations, including indoors.
Looking ahead, Sprint is preparing for four-channel carrier
aggregation, higher order and Massive MIMO, 256 QAM, and Gigabit
Class LTE. These technologies are designed to add more capacity to
the network and make more efficient use of Sprint’s 2.5 GHz
spectrum resulting in an improved network experience for all Sprint
customers.
About Sprint:Sprint (NYSE:S) is a communications services
company that creates more and better ways to connect its
customers to the things they care about most. Sprint served
53.7 million connections as of June 30, 2017 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; leading no-contract 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. Sprint has been named to the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five
years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1 National average download speed increase is Sprint’s analysis
of Ookla Speedtest Intelligence data from December 2016 to July
2017 for all mobile results. Fastest download speeds in 15 cities
is Sprint’s analysis of Ookla Speedtest Intelligence data from May
2017 – July 2017 for all mobile results.2 Verizon and AT&T
results are indicative of each carriers’ average download speed
change only and do not reflect a comparison of speeds to other
carriers.
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SprintAdrienne Norton,
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