Interview: NSN's Sue Spradley on LightSquared's Wholesale Mobile Data Paradigm     by Sue Spradley       Home         Topics: Main | ServiceProvider | LTE | 3G | WiMax | HSDPA | IMS | ICDMA | GSM | Silicon for Wireless | Fixed Wireless |  Start-ups | People | Europe | China | Japan | Latin America | India | Wireless Start-up Directory | Links & Resources | Archive   Sprint Wins Exclusive Wireless Data Contract for 2010 Census Harris Corporation, the system integrator for the upcoming 2010 U.S. census, has selected Sprint as the exclusive wireless data provider to help automate the process and to provide wireline and wireless data support to collect the information in real-time. Financial terms were not disclosed. Beginning in April 2009, approximately 140,000 field workers carried the Harris custom-built devices operating on the Sprint network, with the ability to transmit collected data back to the Census Bureau in near real-time. In addition to their unique data collection capabilities, all hand held devices were equipped with GPS capabilities (allowing workers to verify addresses remotely without relying on printed maps) and fingerprint ID scanning for added security. In addition, Sprint is providing several other solutions for this program, including: Approximately 500 Sprint Global MPLS sites across United States, allowing local Census offices to connect on a single IP-based network Roughly 1,500 managed devices including routers, switches, firewalls and Intrusion Detection Service (IDS) for additional security More than 150,000 active telemetry wireless devices that will allow workers to collect data remotely, resulting in more accurate reporting and substantially less use of paper About 1,500 mobile broadband connection cards Significant professional services and integration expertise such as on-site security management, dedicated program management, and data center hosting services from Sprint, providing the critical infrastructure "glue" for one of the most complex activities of 2010. http://www.sprint.com 30-Jun-09     Learn How to Get Your Video on this Site Recent Broadband Wireless News Wholesale Applications Community Sets Course 7/27/2010 Qualcomm Sees Opportunity in Electric Vehicle Charging 7/27/2010 Clearwire Sells WiMAX Operations in Ireland to Imagine 7/26/2010 Ceragon Acquires Advanced Carrier Ethernet NMS Technology 7/26/2010 AT&T Adds Nearly 900,000 Connected Devices in Q2 7/23/2010 Hong Kong's CSL Selects ZTE for 1800 MHz/2600 MHz Dual-band LTE Network 7/22/2010 Lockheed Martin Tests Through-The-Earth Wireless Communications 7/21/2010 ZTE Completes LTE/EPC Interoperability Tests with MSF 7/21/2010 Exalt Introduces 4G/LTE-Ready Microwave Backhaul Platform 7/20/2010 Spirent Verifies LTE to CDMA Handover 7/20/2010 BT Outlines its National Smart Meter Rollout Bid 7/19/2010 Netsnapper Builds Mobile Optimization Platform 7/19/2010 Ericsson Wins Managed Services Contract with China Mobile Hebei 7/19/2010 Infonetics: Mobile Broadband Service Revenue to More than Double by 2014 7/16/2010 Brazil's Mobile Penetration Rate Hits 95% 7/16/2010 > More news...     Search  this site   Search the Web   Get Your Column Published Interview: NSN's Sue Spradley on LightSquared's Wholesale Mobile Data Paradigm by Sue Spradley Mobile Backhaul Transition Requires New Testing by Joe Zeto Cybersecurity Requires Public/Private Coalition by Greg Oslan A Rethinking of Cloud Services and Network Architecture by Jim Theodoras Delivering Scalable Video Solutions <br><i> Advantages of SVC-Optimized QoS</i> by Andy Singleton Does Network Neutrality Impact DPI? by James Brear   E-mail Newsletter Subscribe Now