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lilotimz Member Level: LTE Advanced

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I understand the new LTE band but couldn't Sprint tweak their current RRUs and antennas to support the H block? It wouldn't be optimal but it would be a band aid fix until they are able to roll out new RRUs and antennas...

No.

 

A radio is a licenses transmitter which is designed explicitly to not be able to do out of band emissions. What it's designed to do is what it can do. No ifs or buts.

 

Antennas can be reused but are not optimal. Radios and carrier cards need to be replaced.

 

 

 

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RAvirani Member Level: LTE Advanced

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No.

 

A radio is a licenses transmitter which is designed explicitly to not be able to do out of band emissions. What it's designed to do is what it can do. No ifs or buts.

 

Antennas can be reused but are not optimal. Radios and carrier cards need to be replaced.

 

 

 

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Makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.

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Tengen31 Member Level: 4G LTE

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I thought there other point of network vision was to be able to plug anything into their network. Does anyone at Sprint know how to run a wireless carrier. Can they plug 600mhz into their base stations if they ever get any of that?

 

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I thought there other point of network vision was to be able to plug anything into their network. Does anyone at Sprint know how to run a wireless carrier. Can they plug 600mhz into their base stations if they ever get any of that?

 

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Yes, Network Vision made it easy to plug anything into their network. But that doesn't mean that the current equipment can use any frequency ever - you gotta buy new, compliant radio heads, network cards, and antennas and then pay contractors to install it.

 

If Sprint ever got 700MHz, AWS, CLR, WCS, CBRS, any frequency, they could install it through new network cards, radio heads, and antennas. They will just need to buy the equipment, pay contractors, and make sure there's room in the cabinet for new cards and that the cell site can physically handle the added weight of the new equipment.

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Tengen31 Member Level: 4G LTE

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Yes, Network Vision made it easy to plug anything into their network. But that doesn't mean that the current equipment can use any frequency ever - you gotta buy new, compliant radio heads, network cards, and antennas and then pay contractors to install it.

 

If Sprint ever got 700MHz, AWS, CLR, WCS, CBRS, any frequency, they could install it through new network cards, radio heads, and antennas. They will just need to buy the equipment, pay contractors, and make sure there's room in the cabinet for new cards and that the cell site can physically handle the added weight of the new equipment.

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I thought there other point of network vision was to be able to plug anything into their network. Does anyone at Sprint know how to run a wireless carrier. Can they plug 600mhz into their base stations if they ever get any of that?

 

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The point of the rip/replace upgrade of the network was to make every cell site expandable from a base station level. In theory any spectrum holder could come to Sprint and use the physical site to broadcast their spectrum. They would just need a card for the specific frequency, an antenna panel and a radio head to connect to said panel.

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If Dish auctioned its spectrum holdings, 'carriers would show up in size,' Jefferies analysts argue

 

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/if-dish-auctioned-its-spectrum-holdings-carriers-would-show-size-jefferies/2016-05-20

 

Honestly, I'm inclined to believe. Set a price on some and people will be hesitant. Let people fight for their price and then you get successful sales! Part of the reason eBay is so great; if Dish does this I think they'll definitely flip it

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If Dish auctioned its spectrum holdings, 'carriers would show up in size,' Jefferies analysts argue

 

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/if-dish-auctioned-its-spectrum-holdings-carriers-would-show-size-jefferies/2016-05-20

 

Honestly, I'm inclined to believe. Set a price on some and people will be hesitant. Let people fight for their price and then you get successful sales! Part of the reason eBay is so great; if Dish does this I think they'll definitely flip it

 

It will be a lot less than the AWS-3 prices.

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It will be a lot less than the AWS-3 prices.

Still better than what it's valued at, which as this point in time makes it a gain on sale technically if they're applying Lower of Cost or Market on the asset.
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Still better than what it's valued at, which as this point in time makes it a gain on sale technically if they're applying Lower of Cost or Market on the asset.

Spectrum is not an asset like inventory.

 

Most telecoms record and recognize at historical cost. However with the new leasing standard effective for year end 2017 this will change.

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