bigsnake49

They want the 1695-1710MHz uplink to pair with their 2180-2200MHz downlink. As part of bidding for PCS block H they got a waiver from the FCC to use the 2000-2020MHz uplink, that was formerly paired with 2180-2200MHz, as a downlink. PCS H + 2000-2020 will give them a 25x5 allocation adjacent to Sprint's PCS G block. I bet that 25x5 block is pretty interesting to Sprint. I can foresee a lot of potential horsetrading between Sprint and Dish when it comes to spectrum and/or hosting that spectrum. I don't think that Dish is interested in becoming a 5th carrier. I think they want to use Sprint's EBS for VOD and TV Everywhere as well as fixed broadband they can then sell to their own customers.

I have not heard one peep about that!

No, it specifically said for uplink only. That's why the reserve for it is so low.

The 30% that they set aside for T-Mobile/Sprint/CCA

I am more afraid of Dish teaming up with Iliad/T-Mobile because then T-Mobile won't need to participate in the AWS-3 auction keeping their powder dry for the 600MHz auction. Common Sprint partner with Charlie...

Roger Entner is at it again espousing Iliad's offer over SoftBank's. Here's what all of these companies don't realize. France is 547,660.0 square kms and Texas is 678,051. Plus Iliad relies on really cheap roaming on Orange for coverage. What works in France does not necessarily work in the US. $10B of synergies? Sprint shareholders hear that and fall down laughing. So does DT. But go ahead read his argument for yourself: http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/entner-dt-should-take-iliads-t-mobile-offer-seriously-even-though-its-less/2014-08-04

No if they are allowed to jointly bid then they cannot have any set asides...

No, Verizon and AT&T are not allowed to.

Yes, but here is the problem: Let's say that separately Sprint and T-Bomile can only bid for the 5x5MHz blocks. Together they can bid for the 10x10MHz blocks against the Verizons and AT&Ts of the world. The 10MHz block will now attract a lot more money since you will have 3 bidders instead of just two.

Ok this offer is kind of a joke, Iliad does not have the money. I wonder why Vodafone is not interested in bidding? Maybe because they know it's hard to compete against the duopolists.

That might be true, but the FCC gives a discount to minority/women owned businesses.

I am sure that there could be a minority/woman headed organization that can bid big that would then lease the spectrum to T-Mobile and Sprint...just saying....

Here is another articles that supports the slowdown and that it is affecting new site builds more so than overlays, particularly around NY: http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20140707/infrastructure-2/att-spending-stabilizing/

Maybe they it was a test deployment and they saw that it costs too much and adds too much weight. So they stopped the deployment before it even started.

It is probably not a rip and replace site. They started doing that but had to stop it because of both cost and weight concerns. Follow the link in the original post.

I hope that Dish does not go in with Iliad and acquire T-Mobile. They bring in quite a bit of spectrum, particularly if they get the 1695-1710MHz uplink and make both of their holdings in the 2000-2020 and 2180-2200MHz into downlinks. With their 700Mhz Block E and T-Mobile's Block A holdings particularly after the 600Mhz auction they will be sitting pretty. But I think Dish has its eyes on Sprint's EBS/BRS. They want to use it to offer VOD and fixed broadband to their customers. Sprint and Dish need to get this deal done.

Idiot chairman is idiot . You cannot have the two smaller providers compete against the big two unless they cooperate on network deployment. I have been agitating for either a common network or a merger for ever. I swear he is in AT&T/Verizon's pocket.

Now you know why there was a weight concern on ATT's NV equivalent. Between the RRUs and the panels particulalrly the multiple low frequency panels, it adds up.

Maybe the slowdown would allow supply and demand of 8T8Rpanels to catch up so that they only make one visit to each site instead of multiples. As far as congestion is downtown Madison, I am all for them putting band 41 in all of downtowns, and stadiums and Lowe's and Home Depots and malls.

OK, so the offer has been rejected. So what does Iliad do now? They have to up their offer to close to $40/share. Let's say they acquire T-Mobile. They will be saddled with debt for the cash portion of the offer. The auctions are coming up. Can the new company afford to play? It's going to be expensive. I don't think they can afford to play in both the AWS-3 and the 600MHz auction. Let's say that T-Mobile remains independent. Then all the pump and dump schemes have to stop. The only way they made money this quarter was because of the $731M in spectrum they got out of Verizon. DT cannot afford to not make money. So how do they get money out of their investment? Spinoff? Issuance of shares? Dish? I think it pretty much kills the Sprint/T-Mobile merger. Softbank waited too long just like Sprint before AT&T made an offer. The two companies can still share networks/ jointly bid for spectrum, etc. High stakes poker is getting played boys. Have a seat and enjoy the show.

Like I said for us that live in suburbia, Band 25 and 26 are more important. For my daughter that lives in midtown NYC, Band 41.

You just could not resist a dig against the Europeans, eh AJ. Touche!

Or deploying band41 around large urban centers first then spreading out from there. I feel like 800MHz LTE/1x is more important right now. Plus it makes no sense to me to install B41 equipment right now and then go back in couple of months and install 8T8R panels. 8T8R are in short supply so urban centers should get them first and suburbs much later.

They are now covering 254M, NV1.0 is substantially done. Capex cannot continue at the frenetic pace of the last 2.5 years because there just is not enough things to spend it on. That does not mean they won't spend money but they won't spend money at the same pace. But Softbank and Sprint took way too long to make their bid. This is deja vu all over again re: AT&T's bid. If you fart around too long... If the bid is real, it mean that Sprint needs to tie up with Dish. Dish has some near PCS spectrum that Sprint can use. Dish has some spectrum that Dish can use for fixed broadband. Plenty of synergies!

So you're saying everybody's lying .