Nextel
Administrator posted in ATT/Cingular on April 22nd, 2005
Nextel has 12 years of experience offering push-to-talk capabilities and was the only national carrier in this market with this capability for more than a decade. In August 2003, Nextel was the first to provide coast-to-coast walkie-talkie service with Nationwide Direct ConnectSM and, in June 2004, International Direct ConnectSM service exclusively expanded availability between the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Peru. As the coverage area for Direct Connect® has increased, the latency never has — connection time is still only under a second.
Nextel also continues to be the leader in walkie-talkie services by providing other unique benefits from simply pressing the Direct Connect button. For example, Direct TalkSM service allows for close-range walkie-talkie conversations when users are outside of the Nextel coverage area. NextMailSM service enables someone to record a voice message and then automatically send it to a computer’s e-mail inbox. The Nextel Direct SendSM feature can forward contact information, including names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses, to another user’s phone.
Nextel’s phones are distinct because of their unmatched push-to-talk capabilities combined with other differentiators. For example, the durable Motorola i305 can withstand severe weather and harsh working environments, including dust, shock and vibration. The camera-equipped Motorola i860 was the first phone from a national carrier to allow multimedia messaging (text, audio and images) to be sent directly from the contact list.
Nextel offers the only BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds™ with push-to-talk service, and the BlackBerry 7510™ was the first device of its kind to feature a speakerphone. Additionally, as the title sponsor of the sport’s premiere series, Nextel is the only wireless provider to offer NASCAR-themed handsets as well as the FanScan service that allows race fans to listen to live radio conversations between drivers and their teams.
Business Productivity Solutions
Every business is unique and Nextel recognizes that ‘one size fits all’ wireless solutions will not meet every business’ needs. Nextel partners with a wide range of industry leaders to offer a strong portfolio of data applications specific to various industries, whether off-the-shelf, Web-hosted or fully customized, server-based software.
In addition, Nextel’s triple threat of Navigation, Location and Tracking/Mobile Resource Management helps customers improve business efficiency by providing real-time visibility into the position and location of company assets or a mobile workforce. Nextel is the only wireless carrier offering its own location-based solution through Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) enabled Nextel wireless phones.
Often businesses cannot efficiently operate inside a building or across a campus. Nextel’s Custom Network Solutions (CNS) group can design and deploy an in-building wireless network aligned with the coverage and mobility needed to connect employees and access business critical information whether in the office or no matter where they are.
Target Audiences
The varied products and services of Nextel offer unrivaled drivers for success in key business segments and verticals.