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Working Together…A Novel Concept

Friday, April 8th, 2011

Many news articles and bloggers have talked about a pending network sharing arrangement between LightSquared and Sprint.  These talks also fueled much speculation about the ultimate disposition of Clearwire.  The most popular version being that Sprint was leaving Clearwire for the better spectrum & political contacts of LightSquared. On April 7, Credit Suisse provided enough details about a potential deal to lend credibility to the claim that both LightSquared and Clearwire are set to network share with Sprint.  http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/131668/20110407/sprint-nextel-lightsquared-clearwire-network-sharing-deals-spectrumco-public-safety-s-band-holders-l.htm…

…And Then There Were Three

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

AT&T just announced that they will purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion.  This transaction – even after the FCC and DOJ force significant divestitures – will make AT&T the largest wireless carrier in the United States.  This will leave AT&T, Verizon (NYSE:VZ), and Sprint (NYSE:S) as the big three wireless carriers in the domestic U.S. market.The wireless industry will have 12 months to figure out the implications of this deal, but it will…

Which Princess Will Kiss This ‘Leap’ Frog?

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

…and will it turn into a prince? Sprint Nextel has initiated project leapfrog with Alcatel Lucent, Ericsson, and Samsung to upgrade its network to LTE while also removing iDEN base stations and fully utilizing its 800MHz spectrum. This three year project is designed to leave Sprint with a competitive, nationwide LTE network while reducing operating costs. Could leapfrog also include the integration of a partner’s network? The evolution of Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas plus the…


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