NEW YORK and OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced plans to carry the new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone later this year. Powered by BlackBerry 10, this device will benefit from Truly Unlimited 4G LTE data, text and calling to any mobile with no metering, no throttling, and no overages, all while on the Sprint network.The new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone is based on the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform and offers customers a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience. The BlackBerry Q10 smartphone will be the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen, delivering a smarter experience that continuously adapts to a customer’s needs.“Sprint and RIM have been strong partners for more than a dozen years, and we have an extremely loyal base of BlackBerry customers who will appreciate the features of the new BlackBerry 10 platform,” said David Owens, vice president-Product Development, Sprint. “We also look forward to adding BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 to our portfolio and bringing the enterprise mobility solution to our customers.”Sprint Nextel Corp.