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Higher EducationColleges 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.
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Wireless Solutions for Students |
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Don’t just talk to students. Really connect. |
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Reach students in an instant with Sprint Campus ConnectSM. Sprint has partnered with Rave Wireless 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
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Applications for Student Mobility > Montclair State University Video > Mobile Broadband Services > |
Emergency Preparedness |
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Public Safety. Public Service. |
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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 Nextel® Walkie-Talkie, Group Walkie-Talkie and Text Messaging. 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 TalkSM 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 > Application Catalog > |
Emergency Notifications |
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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 |
Application Catalog > Safety Solutions > |
Custom Network SolutionsSM (CNS) |
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Make communications work where you do. |
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Sprint understands that colleges face many challenges in centralizing communications and increasing campus security and emergency preparedness, while creating a sense of community among students, faculty and staff. Whether in a building, vehicle or across campus, CNS ensures all of that and more by enabling campus mobility applications for:
Course Management Systems
Student/Faculty Communications
Campus Security and Emergency Preparedness
Location-based Services
Maintenance and Facilities Processes
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View Solutions for Higher Education video > Learn more > |
Wireless Solutions for Employees |
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Make any place a workplace. |
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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 > Application Catalog > |
Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) |
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Special discounts for educational institutions |
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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. |
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Case Studies
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Mobile phone program helps university to enhance communication with students and improve safety.
Additional Case Studies
Campus Connections
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See how Sprint and Rave Wireless partnered to keep students and campus officials connected. |
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