Sprint Customers Share More Than 100 Million Memories Via Enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network
March 22 2004 - 12:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
Sprint Customers Share More Than 100 Million Memories Via Enhanced
Sprint Nationwide PCS Network Growing number of customers realize
how fun and easy it is to capture, send, manage and store pictures
and 15-second video clips using advanced mobile devices and
applications from Sprint ATLANTA, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- CTIA
Wireless 2004 -- Sprint announced today that Sprint PCS Vision(SM)
customers have shared more than 100 million images and 15-second
video clips using Picture Mail(SM) and Video Mail via the enhanced
Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. Sprint was the first to introduce an
integrated camera phone to the United States in November 2002 with
the Sprint PCS Vision Phone 5300 by Sanyo. Today, Sprint offers
nine camera phones, including the newest Sprint PCS Vision Picture
Phone PM-6225 by Nokia. Two of the nine camera phones include a
built-in camcorder. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO ) Camera
phones now make up nearly half of Sprint's extensive device
line-up, which far exceeds that of any direct competitor, and more
camera phones will be added throughout the year. With an expanding
lineup of camera phones, a service that's easy to use and includes
an online album, a nationwide network, and flat-rate pricing,
Picture Mail continues to grow in popularity. Building on this
success, Sprint is bringing the latest in innovation to its
customers with the next evolution in messaging. Video Mail,
introduced in December 2003, allows customers to capture, view and
share 15-second video clips directly from their Sprint PCS Vision
Video Phones. Now, in addition to sharing everyday moments with
Picture Mail, Sprint customers have the ability to share life in
motion with Video Mail; both services are powered by Lightsurf.
"Sprint is leading the industry in wireless data adoption with
innovative Sprint PCS Vision services that add value for our
customers," said Jeff Hallock, vice president of consumer product
marketing for Sprint. "We're absolutely thrilled with the growth in
Picture Mail and Video Mail is starting to take off. These advanced
multimedia services provide Sprint customers with more ways to stay
connected with family and friends, all from a single device that is
always with them." Currently, Sprint offers two Sprint PCS Vision
Video Phones with built-in cameras and camcorders, including the
VM4050 by Toshiba and the VM4500 by Sanyo, which will be featured
at CTIA 2004 in Atlanta on March 23 at the Wireless Widget display,
booth #5071at the Georgia World Congress Center. Sprint has plans
to add a third Video Mail phone from Samsung in the second quarter
of 2004. At the end of 2003, total customers on the Sprint
Nationwide PCS Network exceeded 20 million and Sprint was serving
morethan 3.2 million Sprint PCS Vision subscribers, up from 2.7
million at the end of the third quarter. For more information,
visit http://www.sprint.com/. About Sprint Sprint is a global
integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million
customers in over 100 countries. With approximately 67,000
employees worldwide and over $26 billion in annual revenues in
2003, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and
deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the
United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network
and an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides
local communications services in 39 states and the District of
Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide
PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information,
visit http://www.sprint.com/.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Sprint CONTACT: Jackie
Bostick, +1-913-794-3045, , or Suzanne Lammers, +1-913-484-9754, ,
both of Sprint Web site: http://www.sprint.com/
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