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After Network Vision installation and legacy deinstallation, most Sprint sites could accommodate two additional panels, some sites only one additional panel, and some sites no additional panels. Moreover, this does not take into account backhaul capacity, cabinet space, nor RRU rack loading. My guess: Sprint will host (or acquire) one other major spectrum source. And Clearwire is far and away the most likely candidate. AJ

Are you tempting me?! AJ

<insert monopole circumcision joke here> AJ

Hmm, then that was EVRC-B on CDMA1X 1900. Good find. Thanks... AJ

I will bet dollars to donuts that call was on CDMA1X 800, which gets a different Service Option number. AJ

Regardless of default settings, I bet that your CDMA1X engineering screens, while in call on the Sprint native network, indicate Service Option #3 (SO00003). And that is bog standard EVRC. If you get any other Service Option, be sure to let us know. AJ

AWS-4 spectrum is quite varied. But the Dish S-band satellite spectrum that has been re-classified as AWS-4 spectrum is currently 2000-2020 MHz x 2180-2200 MHz. AJ

The only poster in my house says, "Lock & Load." Lock in the appropriate modulation. And load the proper impedance. But I do keep R. Lee Ermey up in the attic in case I need a quick pick me up. AJ

Come over to my house. My spectrum analyzer is in my office. But FYI, my house is a no "conceal and carry" zone. AJ

Get a spectrum analyzer and a gun. AJ

Yes and no. The Qualcomm WTR1605L and MDM9215 (or MDM9615 for CDMA2000) are basically standard equipment now -- LTE or not. AJ

Indeed. Vivid Entertainment could get its own channel on Google's YouTube. And in conjunction with Creampie, Trojan Condoms could run an "ironic" marketing campaign. :P AJ

Non-story. If no CDMA2000 variant, then no LTE variant. AJ

The Qualcomm WTR1605L is just an RF transceiver. It has little, if anything to do with LTE. The baseband modem is the chipset that needs to be LTE capable. And in the case of the Nexus 4, the Qualcomm MDM9215 surely is LTE capable. But antenna and power amp topology must follow in order to enable LTE capability. They do not in the Nexus 4 because it is designed as a global handset, while LTE bands are highly regionalized. AJ

At least one version of Android should be called Creampie. Enough said. AJ

Nope, not with a good VoIP codec and a low latency, high throughput data connection. AJ

All you need is data, All you need is data, All you need is data...data, Data is all you need. AJ

Sure, VoIP codecs will become more efficient. That does not mean necessarily that they will provide better service, only that they will consume less data. Routing, redundancy, and QoS will long be the albatross around VoIP's neck. CDMA1X Advanced circuit switched voice looks like a winner in comparison. AJ

That could be. That would be the hardware route. But that would still leave Apple "vulnerable" on the software and portal side. Apple already has iTunes dominance. Maps has experienced severe growing pains but could become competitive. What Apple lacks is search. Come on, Apple, if you have the chutzpah, take on Google in search. AJ

Who???!!! What???!!! When???!!! Where???!!! AJ

Tuff nutz. I would say that is Apple's problem. I own quite a bit of Apple hardware -- though no iPhones nor iPads -- but if Apple cannot compete on price with Google and Amazon, then I shed no tears for Apple, which has acted like an arrogant jackass since the release of that spawn of the devil, the iPhone. Apple will have to find other ways to compete, or heaven forbid, accept lower than record profits. AJ

Uh oh, LG is already giving Optimus G users an F-U. Optimus P is soon to arrive. AJ

Get a clue, and get real. VZW and AT&T bought most of those preexisting networks. They did not build them. Sprint would commit financial suicide trying to build out its network to compete with the geography that VZW and AT&T have bought. AJ

Are you referencing this post? If so, keep in mind that circuit switched voice and VoIP are two different animals. Traditional circuit switched voice via CDMA1X can take advantage of variable rate codecs and does not require routing info be included in the data stream. For a counterexample, Google Talk, which can be leveraged by Gmail and GrooVe IP integration for VoIP calling, uses the G.711 codec at 128 kbps (64 kbps each way) plus routing info for a total bit rate of approximately 160 kbps. VoIP is much harder to do well, especially with mobile. This is why I am in no hurry to replace gold standard CDMA1X voice with questionable VoLTE. AJ

A large corporation can easily sell a "loss leader" if it is an ancillary product that helps sell its "bread and butter." AJ