OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), August 25, 2016 –

Sprint (NYSE: S) continues its device testing of three-channel carrier

aggregation, today announcing it reached peak speeds of 275 Mbps in

three-channel carrier aggregation lab tests using the LG G5, one of the

first devices on the market to support the functionality. Sprint is

independently testing three-channel carrier aggregation in its labs to

evaluate overall performance, speed, and reliability as it prepares for

LTE Plus network deployment.

Carrier aggregation is an LTE-Advanced feature that bonds together bands

of spectrum to create wider channels and produce more capacity and

faster speeds on capable devices. Essentially it creates a wider lane

that allows more data traffic to travel at higher rates.

Today Sprint offers 22 devices that actively support two-channel carrier

aggregation on its super-fast LTE Plus network. Two-channel carrier

aggregation delivers peak speeds of more than 100 Mbps in 237 LTE Plus

markets across the country using 40 MHz of spectrum on the company’s

2.5GHz cell sites.

Six devices currently offered by Sprint are three-channel carrier

aggregation capable: the HTC 9, HTC 10, LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7,

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, and Samsung Note 7. With three-channel carrier

aggregation Sprint will utilize 60 MHz of spectrum to provide peak

speeds of more than 200 Mbps on capable devices. Three-channel carrier

aggregation is slated for enablement on capable devices via an automatic

software update following network deployment.

A Capacity-Rich Network Offers Unlimited Freedom

With Sprint’s deep spectrum holdings and a reliable, capacity-rich

network that’s built for data, Sprint is proud to now offer Unlimited

Freedom with unlimited talk, text, and mobile optimized streaming

videos, gaming and music.1

“Our holdings of more than 160 MHz of 2.5 GHz spectrum in the top 100

U.S. markets give us more capacity than any other carrier in the U.S. In

combination with our Densification and Optimization strategy we

futureproof our network for our customers,” said Günther Ottendorfer,

Sprint COO, Technology. “This capacity enables us to reach very high

speeds, as well as provide innovative unlimited data plans to our

customers while keeping pace with the growing demand for data.”

About Sprint:

Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more

and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about

most. Sprint served more than 59.4 million connections as of June 30,

2016 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying

innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a

national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands

including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless;

instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a

global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones

Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years. You

can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com

or www.facebook.com/sprint

and www.twitter.com/sprint.

1 Mobile optimized video streams at up to 480p+ resolution,

music at up to 500kbps, streaming cloud gaming at up to 2mbps. Data

deprioritization applies during times of congestion.

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