HP Business Notebooks Get Integrated Sprint EVDO Rev. A

HP announced it will integrate Sprint mobile broadband into several HP business notebooks PCs. The companies will jointly market HP business notebooks. Integrated Sprint EVDO Rev. A. will initially be available on the HP Compaq 2710p Tablet, 6510b, 6910p and the 8510 series.

âہ“HP is working with a mobility pioneer such as Sprint to further drive richer and more pervasive on-the-go computing,â€Â said Ann Avery, product manager, Commercial Notebooks â€âہ North America, Personal Systems Group, HP. âہ“Businesses of all sizes are looking for speedy, convenient connectivity to the people and information that is most important to them, and our broad portfolio of wireless business notebooks together with the extensive speed and coverage of the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network delivers.â€Â

In October 2006, Sprint became the first carrier to commercially deploy its mobile broadband network with the faster 3G EV-DO Rev. A technology and has updated the vast majority of its mobile broadband network to EV-DO Rev. A. Sprint covers more square miles, cities and airports with mobile broadband than any other carrier.

âہ“Sprint continues to expand the ways it can give customers quick and easy access to the information they need, all at SprintSpeedââہ¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢,â€Â said Tom Moore, director of mobile business applications, Sprint. âہ“We look forward to combining the coverage and speed of the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network with a quality notebook vendor like HP to keep customers better connected and more productive.â€Â