Sprint To Trial Fixed Wireless Service With Dish

[Deval]

I have been a firm believer that EBS/BRS are better suited to fixed broadband. In fact I had Sprint broadband on that frequency in the early 2000's. Now granted Sprint had only one fixed broadband antenna in my area to cover 100,000 people. But it was OK, better than DSL which was non-existant at the time and cable which wanted $10,000 to cross a 5 lane highway and cover our 5 story building.

 

and BTW I'm all for the T-Mobile/Sprint combo as well.

 

Sprint ION?

 

Where was this? I'd love to hear some details.

[bigsnake49]

Sprint ION?

 

Where was this? I'd love to hear some details.

 

Nope, this was back in 2001, Sprint first tried Wireless Cable. I think they had something like 30 channels. Then they tried Sprint Broadband but it was over the same BRS spectrum. You had to have a romboid external antenna. We jumped ship when our local wisp provided us 8Mbps symmetircal for the same price as Sprint Broadband. I see the antennas on top of the buildings still, ghosts from the recent past.

 

To answer your question, this was in the Mebourne, FL area.

Edited December 19, 2013 by bigsnake49

[bigsnake49]

You mean un-do the clear acquire?

No, just use it differently. If this merger were to go through they will have to divest some spectrum. The EBS spectrum would be ideal to divest to Dish and then host the spectrum for them.

 

T-Mobile is making agrresive moves to acquire some 700Mhz A block spectrum. They will be a a very tough competitor and have relatively low debt load.

 

Dish, if they acquire Lightsquared's spectrum and do some fancy footwork with the FCC would have some very good spectrum assets to offer. 

Edited December 19, 2013 by bigsnake49

[Deval]

Nope, this was back in 2001, Sprint first tried Wireless Cable. I think they had something like 30 channels. Then they tried Sprint Broadband but it was over the same BRS spectrum. You had to have a romboid external antenna. We jumped ship when our local wisp provided us 8Mbps symmetircal for the same price as Sprint Broadband. I see the antennas on top of the buildings still, ghosts from the recent past.

 

To answer your question, this was in the Mebourne, FL area.

 

Ah that's very cool!

 

I didn't know they trialed OTA TV services.

[IamMrFamous07]

Any update on this?