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Dr. Saw is pretty excited about the Qualcomm X50 5G Modem that Sprint will use for 5G Testing: https://twitter.com/SprintCTO/status/961708335899840512

Isn’t Sprint already paying carriage fees with its TV App?

Normally I’d agree with you, but $325 Million for an established IP TV platform is a deal. Sprint currently has its own Sprint TV service, which never seems to get mentioned at all. The Sprint Website contains these old pages: https://shop2.sprint.com/en/services/power_vision/sprint_tv.shtml https://www.sprint.com/landings/tvguide/ The Sprint TV App for iOS currently has a 1.2 Star Rating and it hasn’t been updated in a year. The Android App was last updated in October 2017, and has a better rating: 2.8 Stars. I think Sprint would have been better off putting the money that it put into TIDAL into this instead. TIDAL seems like a dead end to me, and I’m not sure Sprint will ever make its money back on its investment.

I know Sprint has the Hulu arrangement, and perhaps we’ll see a discounted “Live TV” plan for Sprint customers soon. However, did Sprint miss out on an opportunity here? http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/t-mobile-paid-325-million-layer3-tv/418030

If Apple follows its usual pattern for upgrades, expect the new iPhones to arrive this September along with iOS 12 which will be previewed at the WWDC this summer. Of course, it’s also possible that the iPhone X 2.0 model will be delayed until November in keeping with the last launch. We may also see a new version of the iPhone SE this year as well. It’s the only iPhone currently sold which doesn’t have support for Carrier Aggregation.

The iPhone X doesn’t support HPUE and is not considered a Gigabit LTE Device, unlike your HTC U11. The next iPhone probably will have support for HPUE.

Would it ever make sense for Sprint to acquire Shentel or does the current affiliate agreement make more sense?

Some more info on Network Performance from Sprint: http://newsroom.sprint.com/sprint-performs-like-champ.htm

That’s a good point. It was probably that. Sprint should post signage about it in the areas that this is offered.

Google Maps shows when you visit the Sprint Coverage Page on Mobile Web. The My Sprint App for iOS uses Apple Maps for Network Issue Reporting. I assume the My Sprint App for Android uses Google Maps for the same? Can someone confirm?

It looks great and works very well! A welcome update! Perhaps a “Verified Coverage Map” is next?

Nice work!

Employee Townhall Today! https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/960591231704272896

I agree. It’s bizarre that T-Mobile isn’t releasing its usage numbers from the game.

How was it doctored?

Haha! Already rolling on that! https://www.techrepublic.com/article/going-high-tech-with-ibm-cloud-at-atlantas-new-mercedes-benz-stadium/ The stadium also houses a neutral host distributed antenna system (DAS) and all four major carriers--AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile--have signed on to it. This means that fans will have the option of using their cellular service with plenty of connectivity, or switch to the stadium's Wi-Fi. More info here: https://www.mobilesportsreport.com/2017/10/bird-of-a-different-feather-atlantas-mercedes-benz-stadium-takes-tech-in-a-new-direction/

Perhaps so? http://newsroom.sprint.com/network-big-game.htm We’re using a brand new state-of-the-art Distributed Antenna System (DAS) with more than 800 antennas inside the stadium powered by Sprint small cells. Our small cells use high-band 2.5 GHz spectrum that’s great at delivering a lot of data at very fast speeds. In addition we’re using two-channel carrier aggregation, an LTE-Advanced technology that doubles network capacity by creating even wider lanes for more network traffic. Small cells installed on lamp posts and street lights are also a great way to add more capacity throughout the city. By game day we’ll have installed nearly 200 small cells across the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area, including inside and around U.S. Bank Stadium as well as other venues. Outside the stadium we’ve also deployed a small cells DAS to pump up capacity and speeds across the parking lots, and we’ve upgraded or installed new indoor systems at the Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis Convention Center, Target Center, Minnesota State Fair Grounds, Excel Energy Center and other venues. In addition, we’re deploying Sprint Magic Box, the world’s first all-wireless small cell, in hundreds of locations across Minneapolis-St. Paul. Sprint Magic Box is a revolutionary plug–and–play LTE small cell that boosts indoor data speeds on average by 200%.1 Lastly, we’re using three-channel carrier aggregation for even wider traffic lanes on nearly 400 2.5 GHz cell sites across Minneapolis-St. Paul. And we’ve upgraded hundreds of cell sites in the market to include all three of our spectrum bands - 800 MHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz. When we put all three bands together, we can offer LTE Plus, our best network experience. Could be these improvements?

You and me both. I don’t know how they manage to fill a stadium at those prices.

Here’s a breakdown of Stadium prep by carrier: http://www.zdnet.com/article/super-bowl-lii-how-verizon-sprint-at-t-and-t-mobile-have-boosted-lte/ Perhaps Verizon didn’t disclose that WiFi offloading was part of its plan?

I’m glad to see it. Now Sprint needs to put in the cash to make it happen. The best thing Sprint can do is get it done and provide customer updates on the improvements as they’re completed in blog posts or on the coverage map: https://www.sprint.com/network

Shots fired: https://twitter.com/SprintCTO/status/960187280559308801

Anybody at or near the game today? Please share some speed tests!

I've seen this happen at airports where Sprint has partnered with Boingo. It was odd that it suddenly happened in this part of DC walking on the street next to the Ballpark. I've never seen that happen before while out and about.

Has anyone else seen this? When I was Mapping with the Rootmetrics App by the Nationals Ballpark in DC yesterday, I noticed my device was suddenly picking up WiFi and was automatically logged into a WiFi network. I opened settings in order to see the network name, and it said “Private Network”. What was this? Boingo? DAS w/WiFi? Private Sprint WiFi around the Ballpark? Anyone else experience this kind of thing in other areas?

Here’s a compilation of Speed Tests shared by Dr. Saw: https://twitter.com/SprintCTO/status/959133651496775680