OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Start spreading the news! Sprint (NYSE: S) is the most
improved network in both the New York
City and Long Island
markets,1 and now has faster average download speeds
than AT&T in the Big Apple2. Based on new Speedtest
Intelligence® data, Sprint is gaining in speed with
incredible average download speeds of 29.2 Mbps, an increase of 73
percent in the New York City
market and 21.9 Mbps, a 134 percent on Long Island market,
year-over-year.3
The results showcase the impact of Sprint's massive Next-Gen
Network investment to continually improve customers' network
experience across the country. In the New
York City metro area, including New Jersey and Connecticut, Sprint is adding new cell sites
to expand coverage, upgrading existing ones to use all three
spectrum bands (800 MHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz), and adding thousands
of inconspicuous small cells to densify or "fill out" the network.
In fact, data performance has significantly improved in places like
Sag Harbor, New York, where the
company is able to reach a high density of its strand mount 2.5 GHz
small cells on existing cable infrastructure. Independent testing
firm P3 found that Sprint now ranks #1 in data performance there
following a dense deployment of this versatile solution across the
town.4
"We're excited to provide our customers with the most-improved
network performance and huge increases in their download speeds in
New York City and Long Island as part our continued effort to
make the Sprint network even better," said Mark Walker, Sprint vice president for Network,
Northeast. "We are unleashing our powerful spectrum, innovative and
traditional technology on more sites to provide faster, more
reliable service to more places throughout the city -- from subway
tunnels to Yankee Stadium -- and the tristate area."
Sprint is also preparing for its mobile 5G network launching in
the first half of 2019, with New York
City being among the first nine 5G markets announced. The
company has begun deploying innovative Massive MIMO technology –
its bridge to 5G – in New York
City, as well as Chicago,
Dallas and Los Angeles. In 2018 and 2019 Sprint expects
to deploy thousands of Massive MIMO radios, significantly
increasing network capacity for millions of customers across the
country, helping to move more data, more quickly for more customers
in high-traffic areas.
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 54.6 million
connections as of June 30, 2018 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. Today,
Sprint's legacy of innovation and service continues with an
increased investment to dramatically improve coverage, reliability,
and speed across its nationwide network and commitment to
launching the first 5G mobile network in the
U.S. You can learn more and visit Sprint
at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
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1 Based on
Sprint analysis of Speedtest Intelligence® data average download
speeds for Sprint New York City and Long Island markets area from
June 2017 to June 2018 for All Mobile Results
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2 Based on
Sprint analysis of Speedtest Intelligence® data average download
speeds for Sprint New York City market area from 04/01/18 to
06/30/18 for All Mobile Results
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3 Based on
Sprint analysis of Speedtest Intelligence® data average download
speeds for Sprint New York City and Long Island markets area from
July 2017 to July 2018 for All Mobile Results
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http://p3-networkanalytics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180726_Sprint_AuditReport_SagHarbor.pdf
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