Spirnt Launches Push-to-Talk Motorola i576

By Contributor Wireless and Mobile News on September 11, 2008 12:33 PM

Sprint will be launching several new iDEN devices, including the Motorola i576, extending Sprint's leadership in push-to-talk technology.

With more than 15 years of expertise, Sprint is the undisputed leader in push-to-talk with the largest community of users in the world. Nextel Direct Connect has set the industry standard for push-to-talk and serves millions of Nextel Direct Connect subscribers on the fastest national push-to-talk network. These customers made more than 90 billion Nextel Direct Connect connections in 2007.

Nationally, the Nextel National Network continues to operate at best-ever performance levels based on internal metrics. Nextel Direct Connect is the only push-to-talk product in the industry that offers:

Industry-leading performance with the advantage of instant connection (call set-up times of less than one second)
Connection to the world's largest community of users, with millions of existing Nextel Direct Connect subscribers
Nationwide and international push-to-talk services
The largest portfolio of push-to-talk phones with 19 (including the largest selection of rugged phones with eight)
Integrated business solutions, including the largest selection of GPS-solutions

Sprint will debut several new iDEN handsets this fall, including the Motorola i576, allowing customers to access the benefits of Nextel Direct Connect, as well as Bluetooth and GPS.

Motorola i576: Certified to military specification 810F for dust, shock and vibration, the i576 complements Sprint's already robust portfolio of ultra-rugged Nextel devices and delivers a stylish clamshell design and rich feature set for an attractive price of $69.99 for business accounts with a two-year service contract. Available Oct. 19, the i576 delivers industry-leading Nextel Direct Connect services for instant one-to-one and group communication, as well as Bluetooth and GPS navigation so employees can get work done on the fastest national push-to-talk network.