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The FCC docs below show a Motorola phone coming to Sprint with single band LTE that hit the FCC on May 21. The Sprint model number that it states in the FCC documents is the XT1056 with FCC ID: IHDT56PB2. The AT&T model is the XT1058 with FCC ID: IHDT56PA1 as confirmed by this screenshot from today's press event: http://www.anandtech.com/Gallery/Album/2957#12 Unless we know of any future Motorola phones coming to Sprint, I would safely assume the FCC docs below match the Moto X variant for Sprint. FCC docs for Sprint Moto X model https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=425753&fcc_id=IHDT56PB2

Its not triband LTE according to the FCC docs.

I hope the Sprint version comes later on this month but I doubt it. I still think the Sprint version will release in September. The Moto X might be the phone set for release in August. If all OEMS adopted the Apple release time frame of releasing the device 2 weeks after the announcement, it would be so much better. Maybe LG is trying to come close to that. We will find out in a week.

They hinted at it from a leaked source when they mentioned that Verizon was going to be a US partner for this phone. I mean it sounds real credible given that at least Sprint and ATT's models have hit the FCC in the last week.

Yeah I am a hotspot noob. Never owned a hotspot so I didn't really think about that.

I get it now. I didn't know you could use the hotspot for tethering through the USB. I thought the USB port was only used for charging.

Ahhhh good point and good test especially given the number of antennas that are available on a laptop vs. cell phone that was discussed recently.

I wonder if there are differences in wifi performance between different LTE devices when tethered to the triband LTE hotspot? Well hopefully you can get some nice pics of the Clearwire sites with the TD-LTE equipment installed.

It was pretty much hinted at the Q&A session during the Q2 CC. It was the first question asked by Jonathan Chaplin.

How is it limited? Not enough antennas to take advantage of wireless N speeds? I guess if this is true then you may have a point. I guess we would have to really see once tri-band LTE devices come out and retest this theory.

No not anywhere close to 100 Mbps because the backhaul was shared between LTE and Wimax networks and the fact that Clearwire sites do not have as much backhaul capacity as what Sprint Network Vision sites will eventually get. Robert was able to get 40 Mbps in his testing in Denver. I am not sure what the backhaul capacity Clearwire sites typically are. Since we still have such limited data (Robert's screenshots) on the TD-LTE network, I wouldn't take it to be a full representation of what speeds will be like in other markets. I don't think any or not many Cleawire sites that have over 100 Mbps of backhaul capacity.

Anyone that has purchased a triband LTE hotspot can confirm 2.5 TD-LTE in the 8 markets that have been soft launched by Sprint? It would be nice to get some more screenshots of speedtests and the locations they were in when taking speedtests It would be awesome to confirm TD-LTE in all 8 markets.

Eliminating CDMA on PCS is not a good idea. There are still plenty of phones (dumb phones and smartphones prior to 2011 or Moto Photon) that do not support 800 CDMA. Also there are still a decent amount of markets that do not have any 800 MHz spectrum available for use next to the Canadian and Mexican IBEZ areas. That extra 2.5 MHz (one 1x carrier) saved in spectrum at PCS is not worth all the headaches. Its not like you can deploy an extra 3x3 or 5x5 carrier if one 1x carrier was removed at PCS. Besides you need every single site in that market to equipped with Network Vision cabinets and panels that support 800/1900 in order to deploy 800 CDMA by itself. Also what about 3G EVDO? The EVDO network needs to stay up for the time being until LTE can be transferred completely for data.

You need to throw out anything you heard before yesterday's Sprint Q2 CC about Clearwire LTE deployment because that was all conjecture since there is no source to verify what Clearwire was planning. I would take what Steve Elfman said yesterday at the Q2 CC that LTE 2.5 will be deployed on all 38K Sprint sites plus the other sites (a.k.a. Clearwire sites) since he said LTE 2.5 will need more sites deployed beyond the 38K Sprint sites to provide sufficient coverage.

With CDMA 1x Advanced, a 1xA carrier is able to provide up to 4x capacity of a 1xCDMA 2000 carrier. There is no need for an additional 1xA carrier for voice since there is not as much need as data does. A 3x3 LTE carrier at 800 should only be deployed in circumstances where Sprint has limited 800 spectrum. Otherwise a full 5x5 LTE carrier is required at 800 to provide decent consistent LTE speeds.

If that ever happens then Sprint will have to cross that bridge and deal with it then. However given all the tasks that Sprint has announced in their Q2 CC that they are trying to accomplish within the next 2-3 years, their funds will be tied up in this network expansion process. I don't see it happening in the near future. I agree. I really like what John Legere has done with the Tmobile USA brand in almost his 1 year as CEO. He definitely brings enthusiasm and the willingness to shake up the wireless industry with the Uncarrier phone plans, the JUMP program and executing nicely on their LTE network overlay launching LTE in many markets. I am curious to see their Q2 postpaid adds and customer growth at their CC. I really want Tmobile to succeed as a 4th major competitor in the wireless industry. It would be nice to have an great alternative in case Sprint doesn't work out for me.

Yeah Sprint should just stick to 800/1900/2500 and probably 600 if they bid for it.

Yup.

No way would the FCC allow Sprint to pick up Leap and MetroPCS. Only 1 or the other. I am glad Tmobile picked up MetroPCS in a way because they really needed spectrum and customers and their spectrum portfolios compliment each other. Since Leap is smaller than MetroPCS and Sprint had a roaming agreement with them, I would have liked to see Sprint pick up Leap for the PCS spectrum and it had AWS spectrum for Sprint to pick up another frequency.

thanks for the link. I didn't doubt that the So Cal area lost the 800 Mhz spectrum. I was just curious why the map didn't reflect that it had 800 MHz in the southwest markets along CA, AZ and TX.

Any particular phone u are interested in getting?Sent from my Motorola Photon 4G using Tapatalk 2

I know the HTC One 2 is not going to be the name of next year's HTC One. The point I was trying to make is that the next generation of the HTC One in 2014 will have triband LTE.

I agree. I don't think the nationwide TD-LTE overlay will finish any earlier than end of 2015. Keep in mind that this is for all 38K Sprint sites plus Clearwire's 8,000 sites (not counting the 5,600 colocated Sprint sites) which is not an easy feat. Even if all Sprint sites have Network Vision cabinets and backhaul ready right now and they began deploying their TD-LTE overlay, there could potentially be other delays such as equipment availability (radios, panels), manpower (installation crews and inspection teams), permitting that are out of Sprint's control which throwing money does not solve.

I am kinda shocked as well. I have been advocated for expanding the TD-LTE footprint to the top 100 markets which is beyond their Wimax footprint but this news about expanding TD-LTE to all Sprint Network Vision sites and Clearwire sites is pretty astounding to me if they can pull this off. I still think its going to take another 2-2.5 years before we see all of this being realized but it sure good to know that Sprint is serious about making 2.5 GHz spectrum as an integral part of the Sprint network.

Why does the map when you filter under SMR 800 (806-824) show that Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson and San Antonio do not have any SMR licenses? Since the author pulls these records from the FCC, is this just an error with the FCC's documentation?