Sprint announced today that the name Nextel Direct Connect will represent Sprint's product portfolio of push-to-talk service and devices regardless of network platform. Additionally, Sprint plans to expand the Nextel Direct Connect portfolio in early 2008 with new device choices and capabilities, giving customers a wider variety of phones to meet their productivity needs.

Sprint plans to introduce several new Nextel Direct Connect handsets in early 2008. A selection of devices from Sprint's leading manufacturers, with designs ranging from rugged phones that meet the rigors of military specifications to sleek new flip phones. The new Nextel Direct Connect handsets are designed to offer new features, including online contact and group management, push-to-talk voicemail, a single number for voice and push-to-talk, and mobile broadband data coverage.