Sprint Nextel Technology Overview Date: 052809 Presented To: UC Davis

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Sprint Nextel Technology OverviewDate
05/28/09Presented ToUC Davis
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Discussion Topics

• Sprint Overview
• Network Overview
• Sprint Nextel's technologies today and in the
  future
• Products and Rate Plan Pricing
• Road Map of Future Rollouts
• Employee Discount
• QA

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Why Sprint

• Sprint Nextel is the 1 provider of business
  wireless services in the US.
• Fortune 58 Company with 40 Billion in Annual
  Revenues.
• 4.1 Billion in Cash, end of first quarter 2009.
• 49 million wireless subscribers choose Sprint as
  their preferred provider.
• 93 of the Fortune 500 companies choose Sprint
  for data, voice, wireless and Internet and MPLS
  solutions.
• Sprint is the leader in walkie-talkie innovation
  with over 13 years experience and over 17 million
  users.
• Data Leadership Sprint launch of WiMax 4G
  services in 2009 via the Clearwire, Intel, Google
  partnership 2 years ahead of other carriers. Nor
  Cal early 2010.
• Dedicated Government Care Representatives.

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Network

• J.D. Power and Associates' 2009 Wireless Call
  Quality Performance awarded Sprint Nextel highest
  in the West.
• Sprints 100 CDMA nationwide wireless network
  covers 295 million people.
• iDEN Push to Talk network covering 263 million
  people with the worlds fastest and most
  efficient Walkie - Talkie service.
• Rev A Data Network with downloads speeds at 1Meg
  and up loads and 500Kbps average speeds.
• Battery back up at 100 of cell sites, Generator
  back up at strategic sites.
• SAT COLT deployment for events.
• Redundant 24-7/365 staffed Network Operations
  Centers.

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Why Cell Carriers have trouble in an Emergency
Local Phone Company Public Switch Network
Sprint Switch
Trouble Spot in an emergency
i9
8350i

• Why Phones go down in an Emergency
• Earth quake happens (Example)
• Phone traffic jumps 10 fold on the public Switch
  Network
• The Public Switch Network is no longer able to
  process calls
• All Cell phone calls go through the Public Switch
  network for all Carriers

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Sprint Nextel gives you 3 Ways to Communicate in
an Emergency
Local Phone Company Public Switch Network

• Cell Phone
• Public switch network goes down do to volume from
  all types of calls

Sprint Switch
Trouble Spot in an emergency

• Direct Connect (Push to Talk)
• No Public Switch Network
• All owned by Sprint Nextel
• Direct line from Cell Site to Sprint Switch
• Sprint Nextel has 100 control

Sprint Switch

• Direct Talk
• Handset to Handset
• Works up to 5 miles

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Priority Direct Connect Service
1. Priority Access for Cellular Calls

• Subscribers Receive Priority

• Government Leaders
• First Responders (Fire, Police, EMS)
• Federal Agencies (FBI, DEA) and Military
• Disaster Recovery
• Utilities
• Critical Infrastructure

2. Who Is Eligible?
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Cell Site on light Truck COLT Capabilities!!
Sprint Owned Earth Stations
Secured Dedicated Vehicles
Cell Cite on Wheels
Franklin NJ
San Ramon CA
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Emergency Response Go Kits

• Go Kits
• Cache of devices kept on-hand In 3 CA locations
• Activated and ready to be deployed for your
  emergency
• Supports iDEN, CDMA and EVDO, with critical
  accessories
• Ready for your emergency

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BlackBerry Curve 8350i

• Key Features
• Nextel Direct Connect
• Group Connect
• Wi-Fi Capable
• 2 MP camera
• External Micro SD slot, up to 1GB
• Bluetooth Stereo Headset Support
• Enhanced SureType with Spell Checking
• TrackBall Navigation on the center front for
  easy maneuvering
• GPS - Sprint Navigation, BlackBerry Maps other
  GPS applications
• Speakerphone easy hands free operation
• Durable

Dimensions 4.4" x 2.4" x .7" Weight 4.70
oz Talk Time 4.0 hours of continuous talk time
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BlackBerry Curve 8330 Gun Metal or Red

• Key Features
• 2 MP camera
• External Micro SD slot, up to 1 GB
• Bluetooth Stereo Headset Support
• Media Player music, videos, audio files,
  pictures and ring tones.
• Sprint TV, Sprint Music Store, Sprint On Demand
• Enhanced SureType with Spell Checking
• TrackBall Navigation on the center front
• GPS - Sprint Navigation, BlackBerry Maps
• Speakerphone easy hands free operation
• Phone as Modem Capable wired using USB cable at
  EVDO Sprint Speed or via Bluetooth.

Dimensions 4.2" x 2.4" x 0.63" Weight 4.0
oz Talk Time 5.94 hours of continuous talk time
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Direct Connect Competitive Advantages
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Palm Pro

• Key Features
• EVDO and 1X bands
• Dual-core MSM7501A processor528MHz
• microSDHC cards (up to 32GB supported)
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, and 801.1x
• GPS Built-in GPS Memory 512MB
• 128MB RAM
• 2.0 megapixels with up to 8x digital zoom
• Wireless Technology Bluetooth 2.0
• Keyboard Built-in QWERTY keyboard
• Music Windows Media Player. Supports MP3, AAC,
  AAC, WMA, WAV Music Files.
• 3.5mm stereo headset jack.

Dimensions 4.49" x 2.36" x .53" Weight 4.60
oz Talk Time Up to 5.0 hours of continuous talk
time
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Treo Pro - Special Features
One handed Navigation
Integrated GPS
Full Email Support
Directly integrates with Contacts. Supports maps,
turn-by-turn directions and point-of-interest
(POI) searches
Outlook email with Microsoft Direct Push
Technology. Personal email, including Hotmail,
Yahoo!, and Gmail
Touchscreen, 5-way navigator, and full QWERTY
keyboard makes it easy to access data with one
hand
Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition
Tethering
Treo Pro a true Business-friendly Smartphone
Internet Connection Sharing in Windows Mobile 6.1
provides robust tethering capabilities
Superior integration with Exchange 2007, SCMDM
ready
Integrated Organizer
Fast Palm Shortcuts
One-touch Wi-fi
For contacts, calendar, to-dos. Reply/forward
meeting requests. View contact info of meeting
attendees. Set Out Of Office (OOO) replies
Dedicated button for instant on/off Wi-Fi.
Power-management features. Includes 802.11 b/g
Wi-Fi
Ringer switch, Wi-fi button, reply to an email by
pressing the Messaging button, Web search bar on
the Today screen.
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Palm Pre

• Key Features
• Web OS
• EVDO Rev. A, A-GPS, 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 8GB Flash with USB mass storage support
• 3.0 Megapixel Camera with Extended Depth of Field
• Slide out Full QWERTY Keyboard
• Removable Battery
• Linked contacts, Layered calendars
• Combined messaging and Combined email
• Benefits
• Web-centric development model, for developers
• Run multiple applications at the same time
• Intuitive and unobtrusive notifications
• Instinctive user interface
• Ergonomically Curved

Dimensions 3.96" x 2.35" x .67" Weight 4.76 oz
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Data Cards Mobile Broadband
Sierra Wireless 580 3G Air Card

• 3G Features
• Download Speeds 1Meg, up loads at 500Kbps
• Largest Broadband network in the US
• USB, PCMCIA and Express Card form factor
• Works with Windows, Mac and Linux based machines
• Over 220 Million People covered
• 4G Features
• Download Speeds 4 Meg, up loads at 2 Meg
• Largest 4G Network in the US
• 2009 Deployments Baltimore, Portland, Las Vegas,
  Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Seattle,
  Charlotte, Honolulu
• 2010 Deployments San Francisco Bay Area, Boston,
  Washington DC, Houston, New York

Sierra Wireless 598 U 3G USB
Franklin U300 3G/4G Card
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Full suite of Accessories
In Car and Travel Charger
Holster
Hands free Headset with Walkie-Talkie button
Blue Tooth Headsets
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Road Map of Future Roll outs

• Palm Pro Launch Feb 2009
• Palm Pre Launch 2009
• Deploy 4G WiMax to enable media-rich services
  (2009 2010)
• Dual Mode 3G/4G Connection Card Launched Feb
  2009
• 4 more international Phones in 2009 including
  Japan
• Green Phone made from 100 recycled material

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Popular Rate Plans

• Sprint Business Essential Plans Sprint Business
  Essential Plans with Data -
• Pooling plans share minutes across all users
• Includes Unlimited Nights Weekends (7am-7PM)
• Unlimited Mobile to Mobile
• Unlimited Direct Connect Group Connect
• Nationwide Long Distance
• Unlimited Messaging (Bus. Essnt. w/data only)
• Unlimited Data (Bus. Essnt. w/data only)
• 20 BB BES Buy Up, 40 WW Blackberry, 40 WW
  Data(Bus. Essnt. w/data only)
• New Promotional Blackberry Data Plan - 24.99
• Standby Plan -
• 0 cost standby 6 month timeframe used to
  transition number to another employee/emergency
  prepardness.

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Self Sufficiency Tools Support

• Support
• Wireless Field Specialist Colette Dolby
• Provide after sales support
• Government Care 877-639-8351
• Tools
• Wireless Manger
• Smart CD
• Specialized Billing Reports

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Special Incentives July 31, 2009

• Palm Pro 0
• Blackberry 8350i 0
• Palm Pre Special Introductory Price

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Government Employee Plan

• 20 Savings off Monthly Reoccurring charges for
  Employees of the State of California and Local
  Government
• Call 1-800-777-4681
• Or, best way www.sprint.com/californiastategover
  nment
• Please be prepared to mention this code
  GASCA_ZZZ

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QA

• Contact Info
• Rob RagadioMajor Account Manager Higher
  Education rob.ragadio_at_sprint.com (916)
  475-8930Darrin MeintserAccount Executive UC
  Davis darrin.meintser_at_sprint.com (916)
  870-8700Colette DolbyWireless Field
  Specialists UC Daviscolette.m.dolby_at_sprint.com
  [phone]