Industry Sectors

Nextel's Transportation, Distribution and Retail segment offers Wireless Business Solutions in many segments of these industries, but primarily for retail distribution, wholesale distribution, and food and beverage distribution.

With an eye on providing a suite of affordable A-GPS Solutions that allow for tracking of assets, the Transportation, Distribution and Retail segment offers a variety of solutions for managing the Mobile Workforce and the Supply Chain. This includes specialized products and services, such as International Direct Connect®, rugged phones, barcode scanning devices and credit card swipe machines that work anywhere on the Nextel Nationwide Network.

The Manufacturing Industry team highlights how Nextel's differentiated capabilities can help manufacturers reduce costs and improve efficiencies from the plan floor to the customer's door. With a focus on asset management and improved production processes for enhanced profitability, Nextel's Wireless Business Solutions for Manufacturing offer technology that improves cost containment, streamlines processes and enhances efficiency – all of which ultimately increase ROI.

Specialized products and services – such as International Direct Connect®, ubiquitous coverage solutions for manufacturing plants, and sophisticated messaging solutions that drive productivity and decrease production downtime – make Nextel a leader in wireless solutions for Manufacturers.

Nextel's Financial and Professional Services team offers Wireless Business Solutions for decision makers in sales, IT service and support, and facilities management for the Banking, Finance, Insurance and Real Estate industries.

To experience the power of wireless mobility, these decision makers can capitalize on new off-the-shelf applications for mobile differentiation on the BlackBerry® handheld. The BlackBerry handheld includes Nextel Direct Connect, the company's prime differentiator two-way Direct Connect feature; International Direct Connect Mobile Office and other targeted Nextel solutions, including Mobile MLS for Real Estate agents; and Business Continuity solutions, such as Wallace Incident Management Communicator (WIC) and IC2.

The Nextel Construction/Field Services industry team recognizes that service workers, general contractors and homebuilders require effective wireless communication tools, whether voice or data. For more than a decade, these industries have embraced Nextel for its digital cellular and Nextel Direct Connect® capabilities on rugged phones designed to stand up to the rigors of field professionals. In addition, Nextel's suite of Wireless Business Solutions for Construction and Field Services includes credit card swipe machines, data products for timesheet reporting and A-GPS solutions.

Nextel's Public Sector segment offers Nextel solutions designed to meet the specific needs of those in law enforcement, public safety, healthcare, education, utilities and local, state and federal governments. These include Priority Connect™ for mission-critical users, as well as rugged and safe handsets with Direct Connect, the two-way Direct Connect feature that offers interoperability to agencies on Nextel's Nationwide Network.