Sprint’s Wichita Network Jointly Awarded #1 Ranking for Call and Text Performance
March 27 2015 - 12:54PM
Business Wire
Network improves daily making it a great time
to switch to Sprint
Sprint today announced that its Wichita network shares a
first-place ranking for call and text performance according to a
new RootScore® Report by independent mobile analytics firm
RootMetrics®.
Following a multi-year overhaul, the Sprint network now provides
significantly better call quality and faster data speeds in more
places than before. Additionally, according to RootMetrics, metro
results for second half 2014 show Sprint with the most improved
network and highest net gain in first-place or shared first-place
RootScore and network award wins in Overall Performance,
Reliability, Call and Text.1
In Wichita, Sprint’s median download speed performed five times
faster since RootMetrics conducted its previous test five months
ago. As for call performance, Sprint did not record any blocked or
dropped calls during the most recent test.
“Our network gets better every day, and we’re keenly focused on
providing the consistent reliability, capacity, and speed that our
customers demand,” said Joe Meyer, vice president of Sprint Network
Performance. “We’re pleased with these latest results and we will
continue to invest in our Wichita network. With our new low-cost
pricing plans, there’s never been a better time to give Sprint a
try.”
About RootMetrics
RootMetrics, an independent mobile analytics firm that offers
insights into the consumer mobile experience, tests the networks of
all four major wireless carriers in the U.S. twice per year. The
company provides objective, unbiased assessments of performance
across a broad range of consumer-oriented mobile activities
including data usage, calling, and texting. Network reliability
measures a customer’s ability to establish and keep a data
connection, make and retain a call, and send and receive texts.
Rankings based on RootMetrics Wichita (March 2015) RootScore
Report for mobile performance as tested on best available plans and
devices on 4 mobile networks across all available network types.
The RootMetrics award is not an endorsement of Sprint. Your results
may vary. See www.rootmetrics.com for details.
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 nearly 56
million connections as of December 31, 2014 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 four
years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1Most improved network claim based upon Sprint’s relative
increase in first place or tied for first place awards across all
award categories combined as noted in the RootMetrics 2nd Half 2014
Mobile Network Performance Review Report, published February 10,
2015, of 4 mobile networks across all available network types
comparing the second half of 2014 to the first half of 2014. Your
experiences may vary. The RootMetrics award is not an endorsement
of Sprint. Visit www.rootmetrics.com for more details.
SprintAdrienne Norton,
425-256-7014adrienne.norton@sprint.com
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