Sprint Nextel Corporation

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, CenturyLink, & 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