Sprint launches first EV-DO Rev. A network

Sticking to its word, Sprint has lit up its first EV-DO Revision A mobile broadband network today, covering San Diego to start with 20 additional markets set to launch before year's end. The upgraded Sprint Power Vision network boosts real-life upload speeds to the 300-400 kbps level, kicking the current 50-70 kbps transfer rates back to 1995 where they belong. Observed download speeds also get a shot in the arm, albeit a more modest jump to 450–800 kbps, up from 400-700 kbps. While San Diegans get all the bragging rights for the time being, folks in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and seventeen other markets can rest easy knowing that they'll be able to bask in some Rev. A goodness by the end of the year -- check the link below for the complete list. And if you're not on that list, Sprint says it should have its network completely upgraded by the third quarter of 2007.

[W00ter @ Oct 24th 2006 2:06PM]

First - woooot!

I assume the upgraded upload speed is for the introduction of video phone services...just a guess.

[David @ Oct 25th 2006 4:31PM]

MediaFlo (upgraded video service) works on OFDM, not Rev A.

[Jamar @ Oct 25th 2006 7:06AM]

That's how the launch of Rev.A in Japan happened- KDDI introduced videophone with all the new cellphones that supported Rev.A (only 2 at the moment- they're both Toshibas, I think but check KDDI's website to make sure).

[Galley @ Oct 24th 2006 2:17PM]

What about us poor bastards here in Greenville, SC who still don't have regular Power Vision service yet?

[alex @ Oct 24th 2006 2:36PM]

Lots of discussions about where EVDO activations are happening (at all speeds) on the best EVDO FORUMS - http://www.evdoforums.com

[attathomeguy @ Oct 24th 2006 2:41PM]

I wonder if the current smart devics that are evdo revision o will be software upgradable to rev A????

[Matt B @ Oct 24th 2006 2:56PM]

Now we'll here people complaining about dropping downloads too.

[HughJass @ Oct 24th 2006 3:14PM]

Back to 1995? lol
If we had 50-70k in 1995, we'd have had EvDO years ago.

[David @ Oct 24th 2006 7:06PM]

Rel 0 devices are not upgradable to Rev A speeds. It requires a different baseband chip.

[Reid Godshaw @ Aug 3rd 2007 1:04AM]

Hmm, see thats weird because every evdo rev 0 device on sprints network is currently running on rev a if they are in area, because they upgraded their entire network, all of my phones show the speed increase. so we must just be in a downward spiraling black hole of impossibility....... but id think it would be darker..

[Amit Lavi @ Feb 5th 2007 10:01AM]

I am looking for information on EvDO Rev A, phones, Network, some more technical details on the Evdo

Thanks
Amit

[EVDOInfo @ Feb 8th 2007 2:51PM]

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[soulchild @ Aug 3rd 2007 2:10AM]

not quite, dude. i work at qualcomm.