EvanA
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BingeOn is meant to reduce congestion due to video traffic first. Consumer benefit is secondary no matter how the executives try to spin it. T-Mobile likely arrived at 1.5Mbps based on detailed analysis of how that relieves congestion on the network.
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The new technical requirements are much more detailed than before. They even explicitly state that "optimized" video is limited to 1.5Mbps averaged over a minute of video. I think it would've saved them a lot of hassle if they stated that from the beginning instead of only after the EFF discovered it. http://www.t-mobile.com/content/dam/tmo/en-g/pdf/BingeOn-Video-Technical-Criteria-March-2016.pdf
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Providers are now able to opt out of having their video streams "optimized" (read: throttled). https://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/binge-on-amped-again.htm I suspect Google pressured T-Mobile into making this change since YouTube is managing the streaming quality according to what Legere said in his Twitter video announcement. https://twitter.com/JohnLegere/status/710461264061829120
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Time ratio cannot be change dynamically. It must be uniform network wide otherwise the network breaks down. That's just the nature of TDD.
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FCC as mentioned already. Here's the filing. Also there is no uplink CA https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=AR4en7WJpgKHSJOXYVSLmA%3D%3D&fcc_id=A3LSMG930US
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No, it's a transmission mode change. The S7 is a 2x2MIMO device.
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Yes, due to the lower uplink frequency (1700MHz).
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T-Mobile says that the repacking can happen in under 39 months and under budget, but we know from past experiences as referenced in the NAB's slides that transitioning takes much longer than initial expectations. There should be no expectation that this reconfiguration will be any different. Even AT&T agrees that 39 months is an ambitious timeline.
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The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) filed a report with the FCC that called T-Mobile's repacking plan "oversimplified and misleading" Here's the report. It's a quick read. http://www.nab.org/documents/newsRoom/pdfs/030916_Repacking_TMobile_ExParte.pdf
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They still have AWS-3 to deploy in some markets as well.
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Nokia for 8T8R, Ericsson for NV
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With VoLTE now being tested by RootMetrics I suppose they'll just go back to their claim of RootMetrics being bought out by Verizon and publishing outdated results.
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All that optimism early was dashed... Stock closed down 4.5%
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Stock is still climbing! Up nearly 3% already today.
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They're referring to retail footprint, not coverage. There are only 321 million people (estimated) in the US.
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It should show "CA-Add" in service mode when the data session is idle. Interesting...
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Wow, here's an analyst that I actually somewhat agree with. Great analysis. Sprint's Spectrum Is Worth A Premium, Not A Discount http://seekingalpha.com/article/3949406
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No new news here. Sprint talked about Network Lease Co and use of some spectrum as collateral in the last earnings call. See the call transcript: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3835836?source=ansh
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After it's approved by the FCC it'll probably take several weeks to organize logistics with other carriers and do the necessary spectrum shuffling to activate 10x10. Yes. Additional carriers are configured via software.
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Did you read the same article I did? Google will be releasing an RCS client that will work across many Android devices. Google embedding RCS into Android is never mentioned except as something that they won't be doing.
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No, they have GSM M2M commitments. GSM can eventually be squeezed into LTE guard bands, but that probably won't happen for a few years.
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Most recent analyst estimates have pushed back 600MHz availability to 2020.
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No cards. It's entirely software defined.
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Vegas report has officially been posted http://www.rootmetrics.com/en-US/rootscore/map/metro/las-vegas-nv/2016/1H Several other reports were also posted today. Sprint posted a strong showing in Colorado Springs. http://www.rootmetrics.com/en-US/rootscore/map/metro/colorado-springs-co/2016/1H
