A good question is how many towers are owned by USCC and how many are they renting space on? That may explain the lack of interest in the USCC equipment. If USCC is renting space then they have little to offer. The two year timetable also makes it possible for Sprint to deploy NV gear on some of those towers. They have a severe lack of coverage in many of the more rural areas that are involved in the deal. If they plan on adding NV equipment on the rented towers...that just increased Samsung's load in Central IL.
(UPDATED) Sprint-USCC spectrum deal: Sprint gets 20 MHz broader in the "City of Broad Shoulders"
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A good question is how many towers are owned by USCC and how many are they renting space on? That may explain the lack of interest in the USCC equipment. If USCC is renting space then they have little to offer. The two year timetable also makes it possible for Sprint to deploy NV gear on some of those towers. They have a severe lack of coverage in many of the more rural areas that are involved in the deal. If they plan on adding NV equipment on the rented towers...that just increased Samsung's load in Central IL.