Sprint expands Puerto Rican 4G coverage, improves 3G service

US cellco Sprint Nextel’s Puerto Rican division has expanded the coverage of its 4G LTE network on the island, the company announced in a press release. The LTE network has been rolled out to four additional cities in western Puerto Rico – Aguadilla, Isabela, Cabo Rojo and Mayaguez – adding to existing 4G coverage of Ponce, Coamo and Guayama. Jeffrey Bennett, regional vice president of consumer sales at Sprint, also announced that work had been carried out to improve Sprint Puerto’s 3G network services, saying: ‘Sprint customers in Puerto Rico will find that their 3G service has improved – bringing better voice quality and a more reliable signal. We continue to invest in and make improvements to Sprint’s 3G network in Puerto Rico so customers can expect to encounter fewer dropped and/or blocked calls.’