Sprint Network Jointly Awarded #1 Ranking for Fastest Mobile Network in Salt Lake City
March 20 2015 - 12:24PM
Business Wire
Network improves daily making it a great time
to switch to Sprint
Sprint today announced that its Salt Lake City network shares a
first-place ranking for network speed, reliability, call and text
performance according to a new RootScore® report by independent
mobile analytics firm RootMetrics®.
In Salt Lake City, Sprint’s median download and upload speeds
increased more than 50 percent since RootMetrics’ previous test in
August.
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, Sprint holds the highest net gain in
first-place or shared first-place RootScore and network award wins
in overall performance, reliability, call and text.1
“Our network improves daily, and we’re laser-focused on
delivering 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’ll
continue to invest in our Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City (February 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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