Sprint Nextel Corporation:
Global voice, data and wireless service provider
Headquarters:
Overland Park, Kansas
Service Area:
International
History:
Sprint was the result of two companies merging together in 1986. Dillo-Brown Telephone Company was founded in 1899, later became United Telecom, and merged with Southern Pacific Communications Company to become Sprint. Acquired Nextel in 2005.
Primary Competition:
Verizon, Qwest, & AT&T
Strengths:
- Complete, linear Cisco network. Not pieced together like some of the other leading national providers.
- Realistic alternative to AT&T/Verizon duopoly.
Restrictions:
- Fell behind in the landline market; considered more of a wireless provider now.
Product Offerings:
- T1 & N x T1
- DS3, OC3
- Integrated T1
- SIP
- VoIP
- PRI
- Business Phone Lines
- DSL
- MPLS
- Ethernet
- Private Line
- Long Distance
- IP/VPN Services
- Wireless
