In addition to its leadership in mobile broadband coverage and speed, Sprint also has the industry leading portfolio of Revision A-capable devices. That portfolio just grew as Sprint has added the Merlin EX720 by Novatel Wireless, Sprint's first EV-DO Revision A capable ExpressCard. The EX720 is now available, and can be purchased for as low as $179.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement and will support both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

Sprint customers with the Novatel Wireless U720, Novatel S720 and the Novatel EX720 now have the power to utilize the first Location Based Services (LBS) capability on a Revision A connection card through an enhanced version of the Sprint Connection Manager software. Using the upgraded software, users of these cards will be able to perform location based searches to find a nearby restaurant, gas station, bank and other points of interest without having to input their current location. When utilized, the software will automatically obtain a location reading using the GPS-Chipset in these Sprint Connection Cards and auto-launch a web browser with one of several online mapping software solutions indicating the location of the device and the search results.