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Sprint says tablets need to include voice capabilities to ensure market success, hinting at ways the carrier may integrate such services in its plans and product lines. Sprint tablet development

Jeff Adelmann, director of business product marketing for the Overland Park, Kan.-based carrier, says telephony should be a regular feature of tablets, suggesting 3G and 4G models may not gain a foothold in the market until that happens.

Sprint offers five tablet models, including the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the HTC EVO View 4G. While many tablets, including three Sprint sells, connect via Wi-Fi, Adelmann’s comments may indicate the carrier wants to include tablets in its cellular network to boost future sales and ensure it meets customers’ every device and data need.

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Currently, tablets are priced separately from smartphones in most carriers’ plans, making it cheaper in many instances for consumers to buy smartphones directly from a carrier and get Wi-Fi-enabled tablets someplace else. Sprint tablet development recognizes this predicament.

Sprint may also offer shared plans for multiple devices in the near future. AT&T began offering shared plans earlier this year andVerizon is expected to roll them out soon. Shared plans allow users to divide a bucket of data among all connected devices.

Sprint may include voice-enabled tablets in a shared plan, giving customers the option to route calls from a smartphone to a BlueTooth-connected tablet, and to cover both devices under a single pricing structure.

“When tablets become a communication device, then you want ubiquitous connectivity, and Wi-Fi can’t provide that,” Adelmann said.

Sprint, however, may not be correct that voice would lure more customers to tablets. According to a Nielsen survey, half of tablet owners use them in bed and nearly three-quarters use them while watching television. Unlike cell phones, people primarily use tablets while relaxing at home or at public Wi-Fi hotspots, negating the need for a cellular connection. Sprint tablet development is sure to continue.

As tablet sales surge, Sprint tablet development  is likely looking for ways to turn the devices into more than companion tools and help its poorly selling Android models better compete with the market-dominating iPad. The carrier will likely continue to push for tablet telephony if it helps Android offerings gain ground in the market and help Sprint retain customers as tablet competition soars.

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