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Sprint Nextel
1899
Sprint Founder
Cleyson Brown begins the Brown Telephone Co.
1987
Nextel Founder
Morgan O'Brien launches Fleet Call.
1975
World Class
Sprint – World's first Public Data Network is launched.
1976
Coming of Age
Sprint – Decades of local expansion produce $1 billion revenue milestone.
1986
Pin-Drop Quality
Sprint – Long-distance service begins and famous pin-drop commercials debut.
1987
Industry First
Sprint – First nationwide, 100 percent digital, fiber-optic network is
completed.
1989
Across the Sea
Sprint – First transatlantic fiber-optic phone call connects.
1990
Going Global
Sprint – International subsidiary forms to market global public data network
services.
1992
Internet Pioneer
Sprint – Makes history as first carrier to offer commercial Internet access.
1993
Triple Play
Sprint – Becomes first major company to provide local, long distance and
wireless services.
1994
Radio Spectrum
Nextel – All of Motorola's SMR radio licenses in the U.S. are acquired.
1994
Nationwide Coverage
Nextel – Assets now serve each of the top 50 U.S. markets.
1995
Smart Investor
Nextel – Wireless pioneer Craig McCaw and his family agree to invest $1.1
billion.
1996
PCS Leader
Sprint – First nationwide 100-percent digital PCS wireless network is completed.
1996
All in One
Nextel – Becomes first to combine digital cellular, two-way radio and
text-numeric paging in one phone (using Motorola's iDEN technology).
1997
Revolutionary Rollout
Nextel – iDEN service goes national.
1998
Fast Fiber
Nextel – A 15,000-mile fiber network connects almost every city in the U.S. and
Canada.
2000
Worldwide Service
Nextel WorldwideTM service becomes the largest all-digital wireless coverage in
the U.S. and more than 70 countries.
2001
Top 100 Markets
Nextel, with Nextel Partners, Inc., serves top 100 U.S. metropolitan statistical
areas.
2001
Signature Service
Nextel – Nationwide Direct ConnectSM walkie-talkie service becomes the talk of
the industry.
2001
Java Time
Nextel – Becomes the first to introduce a wireless JavaTM phone in North America
(with Motorola).
2001
Blazing Speed
Sprint – Global IP network features first 10 gigabit per second transatlantic IP
backbone.
2002
Ahead of its time
Sprint – PCS Vision launches a new era in wireless.
2002
Nationwide First
Sprint – Becomes the first wireless carrier to complete a nationwide Third
Generation (3G) 1X network upgrade.
2002
Sophisticated Device
Nextel Direct Connect walkie-talkie service comes to the Blackberry for the
first time.
2002
In Motion
Nextel – Becomes the first carrier to provide access to live streaming video.
2002
Fast Finder
Nextel – Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled phone (with Motorola) is an
industry first.
2003
Ahead of the Game
Sprint – Becomes the first major U.S. provider to begin conversion of local
circuit-switched network to a next-generation packet network.
2003
Cable Telephony
Sprint – Voice phone service in partnership with cable companies is initiated.
2004
Fast Track
Nextel – A 10-year partnership begins with NASCAR, America's No. 1 spectator
sport.
2004
Double Coverage
Nextel Wireless BroadbandSM launches and coverage area doubles in less than
year.
2004
Fast Data
Sprint – Unveils plans to deploy high-speed EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized)
technology across the PCS network.
2004
Blockbuster Merger
Sprint Nextel merger is announced.
2005
Done Deal
Sprint Nextel launches operations.
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