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  1. Thanks Robert and AJ. Yes a 200MHz difference, so probably new panels and RRUs it sounds like, even if DISH succeeds in buying Sprint which would mean no need to separate out the backhaul or panels. But if DISH does buy Sprint, and Sprint buys Clearwire too (or at least most of its spectrum), then could the combined entity then just add one RRU and one combined 2/2.5GHz panel that would serve both Clearwire and DISH spectrum, at least in the hotspot areas? That would presumably save quite a bit of money and deliver a lot more capacity and speed (at least once AWS-4 and Band 41 are supported in chipsets and devices). Could make Sprint capacity and speed awesome for not a huge amount of money? Presumably were Sprint and DISH together, they would also be a shoe-in for the FCC auction of H-Block...which then could be served with almost no network upgrades as contiguous with G-Block? Its all still fantasy at the moment, but possible to imagine that Sprint in future might have a lot of spectrum...
  2. With Sprint now being courted by both DISH and Softbank, and uncertainty over whether they will win Clearwire over, I'm just wondering what needs to be done to the Network to accommodate the various permutations of spectrum that Sprint might end up with? Sprint could be formidable with a huge amount of spectrum, but how long and how expensive to realize that dream? What would need to be added to existing NV sites to be able to run Clearwire spectrum? Is it a new 2.5GHz antenna panel and a new RRU, new TD-LTE cards and a software upgrade? Presumably this would only be done to a relatively small proportion of macro cells, with more small cells being deployed inside buildings? Does anyone know what the coverage plan might end up like, if Sprint wins Clearwire? Secondly on DISH, how much would need to be done to existing Network Vision sites to light the AWS-4 spectrum. Its relatively close in frequency to G-Block, but would it require new or wholesale swap outs of antennas or can existing 1.9GHz panels be used? What other upgrades would be needed in terms of hardware or software, and how quickly could this be got running? How can this be combined with the Clearwire upgrade to save money and speed things up? Finally, what does Sprint need to do to light 800MHz LTE. They are talking about bringing that upgrade forward to start in Q4. But surely they have put up combined 800/1900 panels and all the hardware already, so what extra is it that they need to do to get 800MHz LTE up and running on NV sites?
  3. How much spectrum is Sprint going to allocate to 1X voice vs. LTE typically in the 800 band? Is it going to be 1.25 x 1.25MHz for 1X and 5x5MHz for LTE?
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