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  1. WiWavelength
    I doubt that AT&T has any 10 MHz FDD in band 5. It would remove W-CDMA from that Cellular A/B block license. Only where AT&T holds both Cellular A/B blocks would it have the wherewithal to deploy 10 MHz FDD. And in those major markets, AT&T already holds Lower 700 MHz B/C block spectrum. AJ
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    The wireless user has the best year of his life at age 50. AJ
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    How many can afford an iPhone? AJ
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    An "e" and an "r." AJ
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    Maybe not initially, but the discussion evolved into a life of its own. AJ
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    Yes, Magentans are in AWE over AWS. AJ
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    This AllNet Labs/Fierce Wireless discussion needs to be branched off into its own thread. Bear with staff for the next few minutes as we move posts into the new thread. Thanks... http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/6129-allnet-labsfierce-wireless-how-much-lte-spectrum-do-verizon-att-sprint-and-t-mobile-have-and-where/ AJ
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    Maybe not. Go read the comments following the Fierce Wireless article. Yeah, we have several obvious engineers and physicists stating that Sprint's BRS/EBS spectrum is "garbage," "can't penetrate its way out of a paper bag," and "will require a gazillion towers." How fortunate we are to receive their expertise. AJ
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    Yes, AllNet Labs seems to be painting the 2014 LTE deployments with a broad brush. That is nice for overview purposes, but it is not entirely accurate. The map does not appear to take into account, for example, the AT&T band 2 LTE 1900 deployments in a few areas or the Sprint band 25 LTE 1900 second carrier in Chicago and coming soon to other markets. This is why, when I create maps, I do not use automated data gathering methods. I collect the data by hand and vet it against my own knowledge. Of course, that takes hours on end, so it is also a reason why I do not make many maps any longer. AJ
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    I created such a map a decade ago. It is still largely accurate. So, just overlay nationwide PCS G block 10 MHz licenses and roughly nationwide SMR X block 14 MHz licenses. There you have it... http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/spcs_map.html http://www.wirelesswavelength.com AJ
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    Yeah, I appear to be correct. The BRS/EBS spectrum holdings tend to swamp the other spectrum holdings, pushing the total to the maximum depicted on the AllNet Labs map. So, for a case study, let us use an isolated rural county where Sprint has no native footprint and may not hold any BRS/EBS spectrum. Union County, NM. AllNet Labs shows that Sprint LTE downlink spectrum depth is in the 10-15 MHz range. Well, in Union County, Sprint's spectrum holdings include at least the Dallas MTA PCS B block 30 MHz license, the Amarillo BEA PCS G block 10 MHz license, and the Amarillo BEA SMR X block 14 MHz rebanded license. Thus, from an LTE downlink standpoint, that is 15 MHz + 5 MHz + 5 MHz = 25 MHz. AllNet Labs does not reflect that. Instead, it seems to count only the PCS G block and SMR X block spectrum. AJ
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    I would not count on that. AllNet Labs may have considered only Lower 700 MHz, Upper 700 MHz, PCS 1900 MHz G block, AWS 2100+1700 MHz, and BRS/EBS 2600 MHz as the de facto "4G" bands. I may audit a few counties to confirm, but my initial visual inspection supports my theory. AJ
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    …or should be put in Bellevue. (The New Yorkers will know what I am talking about.) AJ
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    That lends more credence to S. Ali potentially being an astroturfer. Who else has the time to comment on so many T-Mobile articles? For example, look at S. Ali's defenses of Legere's ridiculous "rape" statement: http://www.momsrising.org/blog/t-mobile-women-rape-is-no-laughing-matter AJ
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    Are you a questioning cow? AJ
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    Doing a little reading up on his posting history, S. Ali walks and talks like an astroturfer. AJ
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    United and Nex-Tech march basically in lock step. I believe they share common telecom coop origins. AJ
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    Pratt is far enough south to be United Wireless, not Nex-Tech. AJ
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    http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-27-spectrum-analysisdoes-sprint-have-more-options-for-additional-lte-carriers/ AJ
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    Pratt has a population of about 6000. Likely, few are Sprint subs. Most are VZW (former Alltel) and AT&T (former RCC Unicel) subs. The Sprint coverage corridor along US 50 serves mostly for license protection. Over a decade ago, I even predicted that footprint years before it actually was constructed. http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/crystalball.html AJ
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    Not in New Zealand... http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/telecom-new-zealand-officially-change-name-spark-aug-8/2014-07-01 AJ
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    Plain and simple, the handset is not connected when PLMN, RSRP, and RSRQ are all null values. AJ
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    Are you having a bad hair day? "Don't look at me!" AJ
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    At most sites, T-Mobile is using one legacy antenna and two modernized antennas. The two antennas do mitigate the AWS path loss disadvantage to a degree. AJ
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    The differences are so minimal that they could be due to experimental margin of error. Of course, that does not stop click bait sites from writing stories. AJ
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