Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 5 January 2012
The biggest changes we will see in Sprint's network will come in 2013 when the 800Mhz spectrum is completely decoupled from iDEN and is moved to LTE-Advanced. Because Sprint's network tower configuration is engineered for 1900Mhz, the 800Mhz will allow for so much overlapping coverage, penetration, and with 1900Mhz and (eventually) 2.5Ghz holding most of the capacity, coverage will be incredible, and data speeds should be just as amazing. Sprint has the spectrum necessary to deploy Network Vision in a way that unless you are roaming you will have LTE-Advanced data and voice connections and at that point we are talking theoretical speeds of anywhere from 75 to 300 Mbps. AWESOME!