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Puerto Rico and the USVI should get a significant benefit from Network Vision if the cell site density is truly that low. The addition of 800MHz CDMA will be huge. One good thing is since Nextel never bothered to build out at all in P.R. and the USVI, hopefully that SMR spectrum can be put to full and immediate use and not have to be shared with any iDEN users.

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Hey Robert, think I could get in on this particular info too?

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it does make sense. Sprint was anticipating, but not dependent upon a certain and significant contribution of funds from Lightsquared. now that it's all but assured that LS is going to fail, they are likely looking for a new funding source/partner. it appears to be a win-win for both companies. now, since t-mobile would only be contributing pcs spectrum to the venture, keeping its aws spectrum in use for their hspa+ network, would it be fair to say that t-mobile would NOT have access to the 800MHz LTE and 2.5GHz TD-LTE networks once they inevitably go live?

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Don't mention it. I'm sure the migration was quite the undertaking.

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Yes, I agree. Like most, I prefer dealing with someone here in this country for customer service. It's odd though, in almost 13 years with Sprint I have never gotten a customer service rep that I would suspect was not based in North America for my account. There was one time about 4 or 5 years ago when I was setting up a new account for a cousin that I get a telesales rep in the Philippines. Luck of the draw perhaps... Sent from my Mean Evo 3D using Tapatalk

With what spectrum?

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/31955.php Scott Ford says that they tried to link up with Sprint three times and they were rebuffed on every occassion. That, not the actual Nextel acquisition was Forsee's greatest failure as CEO. Imagine a company that would have had Sprint's urban and suburban network, Alltel's exurban and rural network as well as the nationwide or near nationwide SMR spectrum from Nextel. I think that the competetive landscape would look totally different today and we would have three strong, viable national players.

Some more details on Shentel's Network Vision rollout: http://seekingalpha.com/article/344151-shenandoah-telecommunications-ceo-discusses-amended-sprint-nextel-agreement-transcript They reveal a fair amount in their presentation and the Q&A, worth a read.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 26 January 2012 This is such a totally Microsoft thing to do. The thing is though, Apple and Google both have pockets deep enough to go head up with M$ on this if that's the way they want to play the game. And at this point in time, very, very few people who really want iPhones are going to be persuaded to get a WP7 handset instead. That could change, but right now they've got an uphill battle on their hands.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 20 January 2012 As a true 4G standard. WiMax 2 is as well, though that seems to be less relevant at this point. http://www.itu.int/n...es/2012/02.aspx IMT-Advanced standards announced for next-generation mobile technology Specifications for ITU-R recommendation agreed by Radio Assembly Geneva, 18 January 2012 – Specifications for next-generation mobile technologies – IMT-Advanced – were agreed today at the ITU Radiocommunication Assembly currently meeting in Geneva. Following a detailed evaluation against stringent technical and operational criteria, ITU has determined that "LTE-Advanced" and "WirelessMAN-Advanced" should be accorded the official designation of IMT-Advanced. IMT-Advanced systems include new capabilities that go beyond IMT-2000, widely deployed since 2000 and referred to as 3G mobile technologies. ITU has now specified the standards for IMT-Advanced, the next-generation global wireless broadband communications that provide access to a wide range of packet-based telecommunication services supported by mobile and fixed networks. ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré hailed the announcement as a landmark development in mobile technology. “IMT-Advanced marks a huge leap forward in state-of-the-art technologies, which will make the present day smart phone feel like an old dial up Internet connection. Access to the Internet, streaming videos and data transfers anytime, anywhere will be better than most desktop connections today.” Mr François Rancy, Director of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau, said, “IMT-Advanced would be like putting a fibre optic broadband connection on your mobile phone, making your phone at least 100 times faster than today’s 3G smart phones. But it’s not only about speed; it’s about efficiency. IMT-Advanced will use radio-frequency spectrum much more efficiently making higher data transfers possible on lesser bandwidth. This will enable mobile networks to face the dramatic increase in data traffic that is expected in the coming years” IMT-Advanced systems support low to high mobility applications and a wide range of data rates in accordance with user and service demands in multiple user environments. IMT-Advanced also has capabilities for high quality multimedia applications within a wide range of services and platforms, providing a significant improvement in performance and quality of service. Over the last 25 years, ITU has developed the IMT framework of standards — or International Mobile Telecommunications system — for mobile telephony and continues to lead international efforts involving governments and industry players to produce the next-generation standards for global mobile communications.