February 7, 2005—Ford Motor Company has forged an agreement with Sprint that will allow more than 8,000 Ford employees to get rid of their desktop telephones and replace them with wireless devices that will deliver virtually instantaneous wireless communications using the “walkie talkie”-style Sprint PCS Ready Link service.
Ford’s product development unit will be among the first to transition to the new wireless services. By shedding their desk phones, Ford employees can be more creative, interactive and effective by becoming more mobile, according to the automaker.
Sprint PCS Ready Link is a nationwide wireless service that gives customers a fast, convenient way to communicate one-on-one or to groups of people at the push of a button. Ideal for short ‘get in, get out’ conversations, according to the company, Sprint PCS Ready Link is an efficient and cost-effective way for Ford employees to communicate on site and from anywhere on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. Administratively, Ford maintains it can now easily manage a company directory, update account information and group lists, and push changes to the phones of employees via a web-based administration portal.
For more information, go to the press release on Sprints Web site.
