The Republican National Convention will receive enhanced telecom service, Sprint...
The Republican National Convention will receive enhanced telecom service, Sprint Nextel said Wednesday (http://xrl.us/bnmsyr). The convention is scheduled for Aug. 27-30 in Tampa. “For the estimated 40,000 to 45,000 delegates, volunteers, journalists, staff and visitors expected to convene in Tampa…
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... for the 2012 Republican National Convention, Sprint is enhancing capacity and coverage for voice, text messaging and data to serve their round-the-clock needs,” the carrier said. It touted the $9.7 million invested in in-building wireless and point-to-point coverage, the data-boosting addition of five macro cell sites in downtown Tampa, the addition of voice and data carriers to 41 Tampa locations and the establishment of a Cell Site on Wheels near Tampa’s convention center as well as an outdoor cell site between the center and the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where the convention will be. Sprint is also providing distributed antenna systems to the field where the convention’s kickoff event will be held and to all official convention venues, it said. “During the next 90 days, the Tampa area is expected to receive 121 additional enhancements to its 3G network, part of Sprint’s continued effort to improve customers’ wireless experience,” the carrier said.