Colton123 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Which LTE Band 41 base stations is Sprint using? I have read they use multiple vendors, but I am not sure who the vendors are nor which they use in what market. Is one vendor's base station better than the others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspar347 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 No new visible basestation equipment is needed for 41. All of the new gear (i.e. carrier cards) fits inside the existing cabinets. ALU: Samsung: Ericsson/Nokia: (All images come from the equipment spotting threads) Not sure which is best. I think general consensus is Nokia is best overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton123 Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Thanks for the quick reply. Tech wise are they all the same, or what makes you say Nokia? In the map the south looks to be Nokia. Your pictures mention Ericsson/Nokia. Does Sprint use just Nokia for LTE Band 41, or both of them in the south? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAvirani Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Thanks for the quick reply. Tech wise are they all the same, or what makes you say Nokia? In the map the south looks to be Nokia. Your pictures mention Ericsson/Nokia. Does Sprint use just Nokia for LTE Band 41, or both of them in the south? Nokia picked up Ericsson and its areas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony.spina97 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Thanks for the quick reply. Tech wise are they all the same, or what makes you say Nokia? In the map the south looks to be Nokia. Your pictures mention Ericsson/Nokia. Does Sprint use just Nokia for LTE Band 41, or both of them in the south? Nokia does the 8T8R equipment in Ericsson areas, and Ericsson does the NV (dual mode B25/B26) equipment. -Anthony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton123 Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 So what about Huawei? I know Sprint is supposed to be ripping them out due to security concerns, but someone told me that Huawei was able to upgrade all the old Clearwire WiMAX base stations to LTE. I do not beleive its 8x8 configuration, but I could be wrong. Where does Huawei with LTE fit in Sprints network since its not on the map above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 So what about Huawei? I know Sprint is supposed to be ripping them out due to security concerns, but someone told me that Huawei was able to upgrade all the old Clearwire WiMAX base stations to LTE. I do not beleive its 8x8 configuration, but I could be wrong. Where does Huawei with LTE fit in Sprints network since its not on the map above. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1704-frequently-asked-questions/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 So what about Huawei? I know Sprint is supposed to be ripping them out due to security concerns, but someone told me that Huawei was able to upgrade all the old Clearwire WiMAX base stations to LTE. I do not beleive its 8x8 configuration, but I could be wrong. Where does Huawei with LTE fit in Sprints network since its not on the map above. Just with Sprint, Clear used multiple vendors. In some markets Huawei upgraded sites to B41, Denver comes to mind. However, in many more markets, Samsung was the one doing the upgrade to dual mode WiMax/LTE. Clear sites, including Huawei, will be phased out over time. Single carrier Huawei sites are likely higher on the priority list to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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