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Here are the FCC OET authorization docs: https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=664225&fcc_id=BCG-E2817A AJ

Those are merely conducted power figures -- they do not take into account positive/negative antenna gain. We will add radiated power figures to the article once we have more time. Or we can simply discuss them in the comments. AJ

Teaser article is on The Wall: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-373-teaser-x-marks-the-spot-for-the-first-sprint-ccarrpp-fully-compliant-handset/ AJ

by Andrew J. Shepherd Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 12:21 PM MDT As many of you know, Sprint recently established a partnership with members of the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) as sort of a quid pro quo. This partnership is called the Rural Roaming Preferred Program (RRPP), and S4GRU wrote about the nascent RRPP in a recent article on The Wall. In a nutshell, Sprint will gain pseudo native LTE coverage outside of its standard footprint, as RRPP members overlay Sprint's PCS 1900 MHz, SMR 800 MHz, and even BRS/EBS 2600 MHz spectrum on their existing networks. In turn, RRPP members will get access to Sprint's LTE footprint, and maybe even more importantly for many of these small scale operators, they will benefit from Sprint's and SoftBank's economy of scale in device procurement. Going forward, Sprint will create a device ecosystem that supports not only its native CDMA2000 band classes and LTE bands but also its RRPP partner LTE bands, namely band 2 LTE 1900, band 4 LTE 1700+2100, band 5 LTE 850, and band 12 LTE 700. The Nexus 5 almost pulled off that quadruple play last year, but that last LTE band has been a sticky wicket for CCA members, since AT&T was able to get its boutique band 17 LTE 700 pushed through the 3GPP. It left many CCA members that hold Lower 700 MHz A block licenses out in the cold, as they lacked access to some of the most popular devices created by the AT&T economy of scale. Today, that changes. Trumping a presumed iPhone reveal in the FCC OET (Office of Engineering and Technology) later this afternoon, Motorola unleashed the authorization documents this morning for the IHDT56QA3, the third variant of the 2014 Moto X to pass through the FCC OET. The big takeaway, as indicated in the title of this article, is that this Moto X with the expected model number XT1092 is the first Sprint/CCA/RRPP fully compliant LTE handset -- even if an iPhone variant possibly joins the group here in the next few hours. In conclusion for this short Teaser, the FCC OET docs can speak for themselves. This table tells the whole LTE story for Sprint and its RRPP partners. We wanted to bring you the scoop as soon as possible, but stay tuned. S4GRU may expand this article as more information is gleaned from the FCC OET docs or becomes available elsewhere. Source: FCC

Trust me, you like orthogonality. Though in different ways, it is crucial to both CDMA1X and LTE. AJ

Eh, as someone else said, take a Xanax. Maybe you will sleep peacefully through the announcement. AJ

But the following URL produces a 404 error. What is happening? I think that I have been rooked in taking the S4GRU Tech Editor job. https://www.sprint.com/s4gru AJ

Charge slowly, and carry a big stick. AJ

Yeah, iBeats. So that iBeats "off" -- if that setting is what you like. AJ

Double, double, toil, and trouble. Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. AJ

The 25 percent is a sound figure of merit. I have long said that if I were Spectrum Czar, I would have prohibited any operator from licensing greater than 25 percent of all Cellular 850 MHz licenses. But, as it stands, VZW and AT&T each hold nearly 50 percent of all Cellular 850 MHz licenses, firmly cementing themselves as the duopoly. AJ

If you fully believe that firmware can prevent/solve the problem of moisture accumulation, short circuits, and metal corrosion from you being a klutz and dropping your phone in the toilet, then I already happen to have an iPhone 9Shi that I will sell you for the very reasonable price of $2500. It is called the iPhone 9Shi because it has a revolutionary anti microbial coating that protects against fecal contamination. AJ

Is that pegged to 25 percent national market share? That math seems to compute. AJ

Rubber baby iPhone buttons. Try to say that quickly. AJ

I am not sure that SouthernLINC comment is necessary. In every SouthernLINC BEA in which we have been able to verify Sprint band class 10 CDMA1X on carrier channel 487 and band 26 LTE on EARFCN 8763, Sprint is operating within its own licensed and rebanded SMR 800 MHz spectrum -- just with tighter guard bands than are found elsewhere. AJ

Oh my god, Sprint has 4G LTE?! I am so glad this thread title let me know. AJ

No, the info in this thread is accurate. PSK or QAM symbol duration is not at all frequency dependent. For LTE, it is a fixed duration -- as that is required to maintain orthogonality among all subcarriers. AJ

AT&T has no Lower 700 MHz A block holdings. And the band 12/17 + band 29 carrier aggregation scheme you propose has not been standardized, probably never will be standardized. Such would put the uplink in the Lower 700 MHz C block only 6 MHz apart from the downlink in the Lower 700 MHz E block. Not a good combo. Plus, it would take up fully two low band ports in the RF transceiver. AJ

It means that Apple just tolerates Sprint, only partially accommodates Sprint. You should know that by now. AJ

AWS-2 H block. It is technically not PCS. AJ

Change that "probably" to "possibly." Many of you guys seem quite sanguine that iPhone 6 will cover all of the bases this year. However, historically, that has not been the case. Especially in iPhone variants for Sprint, Apple has always left out something for next time -- or just left out forever. Now, maybe you will get lucky this time. You already lost out with the Category 4 MDM9625 baseband, losing any hope of band 41 carrier aggregation, so maybe that will be the only compromise. But do not be surprised if band 41 misses the cut again. Or the Sprint variant piggybacks off an international variant and gets band 8, band 20, or band 28 instead of band 12. AJ

No, unless circumstances have changed, dual network e/CSFB is not close to being ready. So, that will not work with current single RF path handsets. AJ

Take what? I told you the same things that Neal did -- but before Neal did and in more concise language -- because I am not paid by the word. AJ

All available evidence points to the contrary. The only band 26 documented in any market across the country so far is EARFCN 8763. AJ

Public Service Telephone was a full service wireless provider via its Public Service Cellular subsidiary until 2005, when it sold its wireless assets to Alltel. AJ