Sprint and Novatell Ship Merlin S720 Broadband Card

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Sprint and Novatel Wireless say they have shipped the first EV-DO Revision A-capable device. The device is called Novatel Wireless S720 Sprint Mobile Broadband Card. This milestone follows Sprint's recent pronouncing that it is going to upgrade the Sprint Power Vision Network to the faster EV-DO Revision A this year. Designed for operation with compatible laptops as well as the soon-to-be-available Linksys Wireless G-Router for Mobile Broadband, the Novatel Merlin S720 will allow customers to connect to the Sprint Power Vision Network and remotely access audio, video and data applications at DSL-like speeds.

The Novatell's card operates on the current Sprint Power Vision Network and will support faster average download and upload speeds - 450-850 kbps and 300-400 kbps, respectively - of Sprint's upgraded network when it becomes available. Sprint says it will begin the roll out of EV-DO Revision A during the fourth quarter of 2006 with coverage expected to reach more than 40 million people by year end.

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