Sprint hitches up with Ford, eyes deals with gadget makers
Sprint hitches up with Ford, eyes deals with gadget makers
By Monica Alleven, Wireless Week
CedMagazine.com - March 24, 2009
Sprint Nextel has been losing customers on the consumer retail front, but it’s adding them in the wholesale arena. The carrier today announced details of its deal with Ford Motor Co. to provide the connectivity for 2009 Ford F-Series and E-Series vehicles.
Beginning this spring, those vehicles – and later in 2009, Transit Connect vehicles – will offer an in-dashboard PC with Internet connectivity via the Sprint network. The idea, in part, is to provide productivity gains and reduce costs associated with fleets and scheduling. For example, field service and construction industries can modify an...
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By Monica Alleven, Wireless Week
CedMagazine.com - March 24, 2009
Sprint Nextel has been losing customers on the consumer retail front, but it’s adding them in the wholesale arena. The carrier today announced details of its deal with Ford Motor Co. to provide the connectivity for 2009 Ford F-Series and E-Series vehicles.
Beginning this spring, those vehicles – and later in 2009, Transit Connect vehicles – will offer an in-dashboard PC with Internet connectivity via the Sprint network. The idea, in part, is to provide productivity gains and reduce costs associated with fleets and scheduling. For example, field service and construction industries can modify an...
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