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Sprint wouldn't get fiber nation wide and can rent fiber. It needs low band spectrum if it is going to compete nation wide.

 

 

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Not really.  According to John Saw, 2.5 GHz is the new low band frequency for 5G and you can see that Sprint is clearly focusing on deploying Massive MIMO and deploying 3xCA, 4xCA, etc LTE with its demos. Sprint doesn't even care about the 600 Mhz spectrum and even the CFO Tarek called the 600 MHz spectrum as "outdated".  Why would you hold out any hope that Sprint cares at all about the 600 MHz?  If Sprint can deploy a ton of small cells with B25 and B41 LTE it is like getting low band spectrum coverage.  That to me is still a very solid strategy that all carriers need to adopt.

 

Face it, Sprint is not going to commit to 600 MHz deployment anyways meaning they won't want to buy the cell tower equipment to deploy it even if they had any.  If anything, I see Sprint only adding B71 support to allow its CCA partners to take advantage of that LTE band.

Verizon's more occupied with deploying 4 sector, 8 antenna, 20 (B2/4/66/5/13) radio sites which will make a more significant impact for them than 600 MHz. 

 

ATT and Verizon has not really tapped into their extensive 850 CLR holdings yet. 

 

I know.  Verizon and AT&T definitely still got the 850 MHz which is good for at least a 10x10 LTE carrier to deploy which will keep them on par with the low band holdings.  Its clear that Verizon and AT&T didn't care much about the 600 MHz auction which totally makes sense.  Focusing on improving the efficiency of LTE deployment with higher order MIMO should be the focus of AT&T and Verizon.

 

The thing is that Tmobile, Verizon and AT&T all have different goals right now as a company.  Tmobile went hard with 600 MHz because they really needed to compete on expanding its native footprint to try to compete with the big 2 since they know that is still a pain point for those in rural areas that want to switch but have no Tmobile coverage and this is their first steps in trying to address this issue.  Verizon and AT&T are focusing on deploying new techniques to further improve efficiency of LTE.

20x20 will do that quick. I'm not sure what At&t and Verizon got out of the auction, but whatever they got just put them on par with the big 2 (soon to be big 3).

 

Such a shame Sprint is just sitting on the sidelines.

 

The answer is simple. 

Verizon - None

AT&T - Very little

 

Spectrum gateway created these nice summary maps.  See link below.  Basically only Tmobile and Dish bought nationwide licenses and wiped out most of the 600 MHz spectrum available.

 

http://www.spectrumgateway.com/600-mhz-spectrum

Yup. Good luck penetrating a wet towel with that ultra high band spectrum. The EBS/BRS band has a hard enough time penetrating buildings 2000 ft. away from the cell site.

 

Low band spectrum is needed for reliability and easier network expansion.

 

If Tmobile is serious about using the 600 MHz to begin adding cell sites in states like Montana, Wyoming, and basically Rural America, that will definitely help them compete with Verizon and AT&T.

Dish and sprint would make more sense.

 

 

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I disagree. Sprint has way more spectrum that they can deploy so they do not need anymore.  The problem with Sprint is execution and really needing to deploy their spectrum.  I think Sprint and Comcast makes more sense to get easier access to fiber and perhaps that will help Sprint deploy their B41 LTE network faster to not only the macro sites but to their small cell deployment plan.

 

Tmobile and Dish make sense because Tmobile needs more spectrum and they can help Dish deploy their spectrum since Tmobile has had a good track record of making use of their spectrum.  Just look at the B12 deployment in the past 2 years and that is also with having to deal with Ch. 51 interference issues.

It doesn't look like T-Mobile will need Sprint for it's spectrum anytime soon.

 

 

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Dish was also a big winner in the 600 MHz auction.  I really hope Tmobile and Dish can maybe merge and further expand their spectrum portfolio.

For areas with 20x20 will the band be that big? I thought there were limitations on how large the band could be (i.e. Multiple lte carriers)

 

Currently you can deploy up to 20x20 per LTE carrier but if you have say 50 MHz you can deploy two 20x20 LTE carriers and one 10x10 5x5 LTE carrier.  Currently you can CA up to 5x20 LTE carriers for a total of 100 MHz aggregated.  However I think newer LTE releases are going to expand that limit so that you can aggregate more than 100 MHz.

 

Edit: Screwed up on the math.  It should be an additional 5x5 LTE carrier.

600 MHz auction results are up.  Looks like Tmobile got 15x15 block in Los Angeles/OC with the C, D, E blocks.

 

Spectrum Gateway summarized the results with this map.

http://maps.spectrumgateway.com/t-mobile-600-mhz.html

 

FCC website if you want to look up which specific blocks your market received.  Turn on Search and search by Market Name.

https://auctiondata.fcc.gov/public/projects/1000/reports/assignment-results_by_license

I wonder how Mike is doing with generating a new version of the app.

Did the My Sprint app roll into the Note 5 yet? or as part of the Nougat update?

That's only a $5 gap for Verizon unlimited and HD streaming and T-Mobile unlimited with HD streaming.

 

I am not sure the coverage and the reliability is there yet for T-Mobile to stick at that price point. Of course the biggest discount is on the multi line plans. That said VZ has really approached the price points intelligently here. There's enough of a premium on their end but it isn't a big price gap by any means.

 

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Well regardless of what Tmobile and Verizon does, I think its important for Sprint to stick to their guns and continue to offer the 10 GB tethering and HD video to try to pry some customers away and not try to close the door to match the competition.

Basically you have 7 blocks, 5x5mhz lte-fdd a-g, 14mhz of gaurd bands, and bid winners announced next month, TV stations have up to 39 months to move.

 

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Same ole crap that has been spewed over and over. People have said that it would take years and years before 700A could be used and that it had to wait until the 600 mhz auction to finish before it can even be used.

 

None of that came true. Broadcasters want to get paid and they wont get paid until they relocate

 

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Wow I am so surprised that the Galaxy S8 thread is not cracking with the Samsung announcement today.  All I gotta say is that it is an awesome phone and it will be my next device.

Nokia wasting no time testing 600 MHz LTE equipment.  Good news in taking the first steps for carriers to be able to deploy 600 MHz LTE.

 

http://www.telecompetitor.com/nokia-claims-600-mhz-lte-equipment-first/

T-Mobile really needs it bad the 600 megahertz. I'm curious if it'll be ten by ten

 

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I am hoping for more like 15x15 but hopefully at least 10x10.

Is T-Mobile going to be the highest bidder?

 

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No idea.  The assignment period hasn't finished yet.  Probably won't know until sometime in April.

Looks like Tmobile is not wasting time in testing out 600 MHz equipment by Commscope in Montana.  It looks from the 3rd screenshot that Tmobile is planning to deploy dual antennas to cover the 600/700 MHz bands.

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/620nmz/tmobile_is_deploying_600mhz_capable/

 

 

Commscope FHH-65C-R3 Antenna spec sheet

http://www.commscope.com/catalog/wireless/product_details.aspx?id=50587&q=FHH-65C-R3&sayt=1

Does Sprint ever make announcements anymore regarding Sprint Global Roaming partners?  It would be nice to get a heads up on newly added countries.

Dont expect much. Probably some more hotspots for pokemon stops.

 

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The want another breakup fee, and if little Massa tries to go for this again he would be stupid. Even with a new administration there is no chance of this getting approved. The new head of the FCC is a Verizon guy anyways. Sprint solution is simple spend money on the network and that total 203 MHZ of spectrum will be an advantage.

 

If you want to sell then approach a cable company otherwise the Tmobile guys will steal half of that 2.5ghz spectrum holdings. Also a combined Tmobile and Sprint will have over 60 billions in debt.

It would be nice to have anothet carrier deploy B41 LTE with HPUE capability. But yeah i dont think masa will win this one with regulators even if he is not majority shareholder.

 

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I disagree. Removable battery is way more useful for me than having a waterproof phone. I don't plan on using my phone in the water. Removable battery is something different from Apple and Samsung, now its the same so why should I choose LG over the others especially with an older processor.

 

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That is not the only thing that is different between the S8 and G6.  There is also the dual camera setup which Samsung does not have.  Also the base non-removable battery for the G6 (3300 maH) is going to be larger than the the S8 (rumored 3000 maH).

 

Of course to each their own.  By the way if you didn't read my previous post, I didn't say anything about using in the water.  Its just easier nowadays just to carry a mini battery pack to give you that charge that replaces a removable battery. 

For those for which this matters (obviously not everyone), they've also gone with a waterproof design this time around meaning no more removable/switchable battery. I think LG was the last resort previously in this regard. Here's a rundown from Engadget's coverage of MWC:

 

https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/26/lg-g6-preview-mwc/

It was definitely a good move to ditch the removable battery for the waterproof design. The removable battery exposed small creases where water csn seep in and to be honest having it waterproof (IP68) is now a must with the high end smartphones.

 

People rely on their phones everywhere and what bothered me on my current Note 5 is whether i can use it safely in the rain. Forget about trying to shower with it or take it to a waterpark. All i care about is whether i can view it in the rain safely and/or if there was an incident where a small drink was spilled on the phone.

 

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I really hope that the galaxy s8 is available on april 21st. It has been way too long of a delay and i dont think samsung has to be as afraid of their QC as long as they tested those 2 corner cases of the antennas short circuiting each other and the battery is seated properly. The phone just needs to come out already.

 

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https://www.thestreet.com/story/14037008/1/t-mobile-looking-for-merger-with-cable-company-not-telecom.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO&yptr=yahoo

T-Mobile Seeks Cable Company Merger, Not Telecom

 

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I think a Tmobile and Dish merger would be good so that Tmobile can grab the Dish spectrum and actually deploy it.

Does anyone know the reason why Sprint is just now wanting to deploy B41 LTE using Config 2? Why did Sprint even deploy B41 LTE Config 3 in the first place? Especially with the extra downlink frame in Config 2, wouldnt it have made more sense to start with that in the beginning.

 

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