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Sprint 4G LTE Now Available in 300 Markets Across the Country
U.S. carrier Sprint has introduced LTE in 70 new markets, which includes Green Bay, Wis; Orlando, Fla; San Diego; and St. Louis, bringing the total number of LTE markets to 300.
Sprint has continued rollout of it's Network Vision program in 2013, which includes a complete upgrade of the 3G network and deployment of 4G LTE. As part of that program, Sprint is redeploying its 800MHz spectrum for LTE and 3G with the goal of delivering improved in-building coverage for voice and data.
Sprint completed a number of corporate and technical milestones during 2013, including the Clearwire acquisition, which makes Sprint Spark possible by providing access to contiguous 2.5GHz spectrum. In addition, operator acquired spectrum from U.S. Cellular, which significantly increases network capacity in key Midwest markets. Company also has introduced HD Voice and targets covering 85 million POPs by the end of 2013.
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