A next generation 4G wireless network based on mobile WiMAX technology debuted September 29 in Baltimore, heralding the start of a new era for wireless consumers as Sprint officially launched XOHM mobile broadband commercial service in the first major U.S. city. Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving nearly 52 million customers at the end of the second quarter 2008; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone.