Higher Education

Colleges and universities are constantly searching for business partners who can handle their demanding and distributed environments. By choosing Sprint, you get a complete package of tailored solutions and innovations from a company with a strong history of supporting institutions of higher education. Find out why so many educational institutions have chosen Sprint to meet their unique needs.

Wireless Solutions for Students
Don’t just talk to students. Really connect.
Through relationships with partners such as Rave Wireless and MiCTA, Sprint helps to create a more integrated university experience for students, a more productive working environment for faculty and staff, and ultimately, a stronger on-campus community - all via Sprint and Nextel mobile devices. This includes solutions for: Conducting surveys and displaying results in real-time Sending out class reminders and campus alerts Accessing campus email and directories Tracking shuttle bus location Using devices as personal security alarms Discounts for students and employees	Applications for Student Mobility > Mobile Broadband Services > MiCTA >
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Emergency Preparedness
Public Safety. Public service.
It's imperative that campus security and community First Responders work together in times of crisis. To ensure this - especially when public safety communications have to cross traditional boundaries - Sprint is fully capable of providing reliable, interoperable communications solutions like Direct Connect®, Group Connect® and Texting. Plus, our Priority Connect service, which puts First Responders' walkie-talkie calls ahead of others, can supplement your institution's existing communications systems. And our Direct Talk^SM ensures Nextel Walkie-Talkie service among compatible devices, within a range of up to 6 miles, during network outages and when out of network coverage.	Public Safety Solutions > Wireless Priority Service > Land Mobile Radio Interoperability > DSU Case Study > CSU Long Beach Video >
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Emergency Notifications

Through strategic relationships with key applications partners, such as Rave Wireless, Wallace Wireless, Emergin and others, Sprint offers a robust suite of wireless tools to help you provide a safer environment for your students, faculty, administration and district or campus safety officials. Available safety applications include: Award-winning GPS-based tracking application to help you assure that students remain safe and secure while on campus Incident management application that provide quick wireless access to crisis management plans, forms, maps, and call lists SMS or text broadcast notifications to improve emergency response times within mission- or life-critical environments	Safety Solutions >
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Custom Network Solutions (CNS)
Make communications work where you do.
Whether you're operating inside of a building or across a campus, Sprint Custom Network Solutions (CNS) will give you and your employees the freedom to utilize any combination of cellular, land-mobile radio, paging, RFID and WiFi wireless protocols in a more efficient, cost-effective manner. We'll design, deploy, maintain and support the wireless workplace networks to make it happen. You'll enjoy the power, productivity and efficiency of Sprint voice and data communications wherever work or learning takes you.	Solutions for Higher Education Video > Learn more about CNS > CNS Information Kit >
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Wireless Solutions for Employees
Make any place a workplace.
Sprint understands that all campus workers need to be mobile to be truly productive. That's why we offer Sprint Mobile Broadband to streamline processes, control costs and enhance communications. Sprint Mobile Broadband devices and cards enable faculty to upload class information, IT staff to manage networks and maintenance staff to process work orders from virtually anywhere.	Sprint Mobile Broadband > Mobile Work Orders >
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Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs)
Special discounts for educational institutions.
Whether you are an employee of a public or private educational institution, Sprint offers discounts on many of our communications solutions and devices for both business and personal usage. Contact your purchasing contract manager to learn more about discounts available through state contracts and Sprint partnerships.	MiCTA > Provista > WSCA >
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