by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates October 21, 2011
This is an exciting article about new System-on-Chip (SoC) chipsets coming out for LTE that will run on all frequencies between 700MHz and 3.5GHz. If Sprint used something like this, it would allow for a lot of LTE flexibility in the future.
Currently, Sprint has only announced LTE on 1900 only. However, Sprint can be running LTE on as many as 8 different frequencies in the next few years (700, 800, 900, 1500, 1600, 190
by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates October 19, 2011
LTE DEPLOYMENT NOTE: Did you know that Sprint is not necessarily starting their LTE deployment in WiMax areas first? In this slide, it shows that in the first year of LTE deployment there will be 123 Million covered. Only 67 Million overlapping with WiMax.
That means 56 Million with LTE coverage from Sprint in 2012 are in Non-WiMax areas. Presumably places like Detroit, Phoenix, San Diego, Indianapolis, Milwa
RUMOR CONFIRMED - NEW WIMAX SERVICE ALERT: Dubuque, Iowa
Back on July 20th, we told you that a WiMax Protection Site was bound for Dubuque. And today it's shown as live on clear.com. So now all you Sprint and Clear WiMax device holders can use them in Dubuque. Happy surfing.
RUMOR CONFIRMED - NEW WIMAX SERVICE ALERT: Burlington, Iowa
Back on July 20th, we told you that a WiMax Protection Site was bound for Burlington. And today it's shown as live on clear.com. So now all you Sprint and Clear WiMax device holders can use them in Burlington. Happy surfing.
For those of you who use Twitter, we have now added a page there. FOLLOW US on Twitter! I did it just for you, Keith!
S4GRU Twitter Page link: @Sprint4Grollout
Here is Part Two of the Chat Transcripts from today's 4G Strategy Update Conference. Click here for Part One. Thanks for those of you who joined in the chat. It's been removed from the wall to remove the "pollution." LOL
It works in chat format, so it's backwards in time...
Sprint 4G Rollout Updates
FARED ADIB: Most 2011 and all 2012 devices will support 800MHz CDMA voice
Daves Williams No nexus s.... ?
Jason Reuschlein Most except.. Nexus,
Here is Part One of the Chat Transcripts from today's 4G Strategy Update Conference. Click here for Part Two. Thanks for those of you who joined in the chat. It's been removed from the wall to remove the "pollution." LOL
It works in chat format, so it's backwards in time...
Sprint 4G Rollout Updates
I guess that questions threw them off! They ended rather abruptly!!!
Michael Yim Yeah they did...
Justin Cate So no discussion about Rev
Here is the full slideshow from today's Network Vision Strategy Update from Sprint, in PDF form.
Click on Image above to launch slideshow.
The file is also available for download in the S4GRU Download Center.
There are conspiracy theorists who still are holding on to hope that Sprint is going to announce on Friday an iPhone 5. I'm just flabbergasted trying to argue reason into these folks. Am I crazy for thinking that's so fantastical that it can't possibly happen? Maybe I'm just too jaded? I want to hear thoughts from our 500+ fans. Is this crazy? Or do you think this is plausible? Weigh in, now...
Link to S4GRU Facebook comments (28)
RUMOR CONFIRMED - NEW SERVICE ALERT: Keokuk, Iowa
Back on July 20th, we told you that a WiMax Protection Site was bound for Keokuk. And today it went live. Hopefully, it's not like it's downriver brethren in Quincy and Hannibal which our fans have been unable to connect to. Let us know if you can connect in Keokuk!
Want your new iPhone 4S to run on WiMax? It's not too far of a stretch. It's already been done in Korea. Maybe Sprint will churn out something like this (and hopefully a lot smaller).
Source: http://www.thegadgetguycolumn.com/review-the-egg-wimax-adaptor-for-iphone-4/
Originally posted on S4GRU Facebook page on October 4, 2011
by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Wednesday, September 29, 2011
For those of you who have tried to upload Sensorly results on 4G WiMax Protection Sites while Sprint roaming, I now know why your results aren't posting.
Sensorly does not post roaming results. They only post native service. For instance, if your device is posting 3G data, it looks to see what network you are on. If you are on your native network, the results show up on the Sensorly coverage map. If you are
by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 3:43 PM MDT
BAD NEWS: The majority of BTA's (Basic Trading Areas) that do not have service now, are not likely to get a 4G Protection Site. The reason: Clearwire subleases its EBS spectrum from colleges and school districts. Almost all of the subleased EBS BTA's already meet the FCC Minimum Coverage requirements.
In the ones outstanding, either the Educational Spectrum holder has either, A) Not yet transf
NEW SERVICE ALERT: Ukiah, California
A new Sprint/Clear 4G WiMax tower is now active in the Northern California city of Ukiah. A lovely town. Been there many times. And now, folks in and around Ukiah can enjoy some 4G service on Sprint and Clear.
NEW SERVICE ALERT : Seminole, Oklahoma
A new Sprint/Clear 4G WiMax tower is now active in the Central Oklahoma town of Seminole. I was shocked to come across this today. I didn't expect any more sites before October 7th. I guess I'll take whatever I can get, whenever I can get it!!!
PHANTOM SITE APPEARS: Oxnard/Ventura, California
There has been a Phantom 4G WiMax Tower in Oxnard, California since the LA Area rollout last Winter. It has been shown on Sensorly.com since then, but has never appeared on Sprint or Clear's Coverage Maps. But today, it showed up on Clear.com. I guess it's not considered a Protection Site, because it has some dark green in it.
It also has a much larger coverage area than what's shown in the Clear map, because Sensorly is
4G SERVICE RESTORED: Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Central Tower in Albuquerque has been down for months. It is now back online and operating again. It covers the north side of Downtown, Old Town, the lower North Valley, I-25 from the Pit to Montgomery including the Big I, the West Part of the UNM Campus and parts of the Coors Corridor. I observed speeds up to 9.1 Mbps download and 1.5 Mbps upload with full bars. Surfs away!!!
EXPANDED SERVICE ALERT : Phoenix, Arizona
An additional protection site has gone live in Phoenix!!! The new 4G tower is located south of the I-10/Superstition Freeway intersection near Ahwatukee. Just another little bit of 4G for the Phoenicians!
NEW SERVICE ALERT : Asbury Park, New Jersey
A new Sprint/Clear 4G WiMax tower is now active along the Jersey Shore near Asbury Park. It showed up on Clear's website today, so it's no longer a Phantom Site!
NEW SERVICE ALERT : Thermopolis, Wyoming
A new Sprint/Clear 4G WiMax tower is now active in the North Central Wyoming town of Thermopolis. Several happy steer right about now.
NEW SERVICE ALERT : Whitesburg, Kentucky
A new Sprint/Clear 4G WiMax tower is now active in the Eastern Kentucky town of Whitesburg. Talk about a place in the middle of nowhere Appalachia. You guys will have a field day with this!
This is roaming territory for Sprint customers, which means that older generation WiMax devices may have problems connecting to this site.
NEW SERVICE ALERT : Charles Town (Wheatland), West Virginia
A new Sprint/Clear 4G WiMax tower is now active in the eastern West Virginia town of Wheatland, just south of Charles Town. Sprint users should have no problems connecting to this tower. Turn on your 4G antennas and start surfin'!
EXPANDED SERVICE ALERT : Phoenix, Arizona
An additional protection site has gone live in Phoenix!!! The new 4G tower is located in the West Side of the City along I-10 and 67th Avenue. hanks to Anthony Adair for bringing this to my attention. I have been out of the loop for the holiday. Good catch!!!
Normally the licenses with the overlapping geographic service areas "split the football" by straight line of the intersection area of the two radius circle areas for just the shared frequencies. However private deals between the parties are also possible, and have been encouraged by the FCC in some situations when the service areas overlap by more than 50%. The special conditions section on the admin page of the NW Spectrum leases can be said to support this: "This spectrum lease does not incl
My only question is what happens when EBS licenses overlap? Do we know how it's determined who uses what and where? For example in NYC, NW Spectrum (NextWave) has two leases that apply to 2624-2640.5MHz covering all of NYC but T-Mobile also leases that same slice of EBS from someone else that covers most of NYC, but not all.
Check it out here:
NW Spectrum: https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/leaseMap.jsp?licKey=4113406&parentKey=null
NW Spectrum: https://wireless2.fc
Have you seen any good speeds on b13 last time I tested it it was super slow only b25 and b41 got some speed and I wasn't in a urban area so it shouldn't be as congested but each time I connected to b13 the speedtest wouldn't run
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In Montgomery, AL and the channels here and surrounding areas are really thin (40mhz). This'll change everything
