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Sprint announces a new mobility network for higher education

Friday, October 22, 2004

“Gone are the days of students getting by with just email and Internet access,” said Tim Donahue, vice president – Enterprise Marketing, Sprint Business Solutions.
Sprint has recently announced the launching of their Sprint Campus Connect “mobile solution” that will allow any higher education facility’s educational and administrative resources to be available through a single, consistent interface anytime, anywhere on the Sprint PCS Network. Students could access their class syllabus, notes, and grades. Even a campus map and photos of parking lots would be available for finding empty spaces. Read on to find out more about Sprint’s and iAnywhere’s campus solution! [end] 

Sprint has announced its latest NFC-enabled mobile phone, the HTC Evo 4G LTE.

Set to debut on May 18, the $199.99 handset will run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and come with Google Wallet, making it the fourth phone from Sprint to offer the service, behind the Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and the recently-launched Optimus Elite.

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Sprint has set an April 22 launch date for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the network’s first NFC-enabled Android 4.0 smart phone with 4G LTE capability.

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Sprint has announced a late April U.S. launch date and a slim $100 price tag for its new NFC-enabled LG Viper 4G LTE smart phone.

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Grants ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 are available to colleges and universities as part of Higher One’s financial literacy initiative designed to promote personal money management for college students.

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Identive Group will be showcasing its near field communication solutions for students and campuses during the National Association of Campus Card Users Annual Conference in Seattle, Wash.

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Virgin Mobile has set a May 15 launch date for the LG Optimus Elite, the first device in the operator’s lineup to feature NFC and Google Wallet.

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