T-Mobile and Sprint to start network LTE sharing agreement?
Sprint CEO: Failure Of AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Means 'Many More Options' For Sprint
Sprint spent much of 2011 battling a proposed merger between its competitors AT&T and T-Mobile USA. Seven weeks after that deal was officially declared dead, Sprint Chief Executive Dan Hesse said the break-off would create opportunities for Sprint.
“It means many more options for Sprint than we would have had if the merger had gone through,” said Hesse in an interview following Sprint’s Feb. 8th fourth-quarter earnings call.
Hesse did not speculate on those options beyond referring to T-Mobile’s spectrum being back on “the table” in terms of general industry availability. During Sprint’s Feb. 8th call, Hesse said Sprint would entertain any transactions and partnerships that it viewed as benefiting shareholders.
Analysts have suggested some possibilities. One of the most prevalent hypotheses is that Sprint will strike a network-sharing deal with T-Mobile. Such a move would grant T-Mobile access to a 4G/LTE network while giving Sprint additional spectrum/capacity and generating revenues.
T-Mobile has said it is looking at deals that are smaller in scale than the proposed AT&T transaction, which met opposition from both the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission. Last month, T-Mobile Chief Executive Philipp Humm told Forbes the company would reveal its LTE strategy by the end of March.
Hesse said Sprint wasn’t alone in its relief following the withdrawal of the AT&T/T-Mobile proposal. Investors had also worried about the chilling effect an AT&T and Verizon “duopoly” would have on innovation, Hesse said. After AT&T halted its efforts, Hesse said he “got calls from people saying they will start investing again in wireless startups.”
“Things would have looked pretty bleak in the U.S. wireless industry if AT&T/T-Mobile had gone through,” contends Hesse. “It’s taken a worry off not only us, but others.”
I like it if it turns out to be true. I have a personal T-Mobile account and iPhone 4S on Sprint from my business. Cooperation between the two would be a plus IMHO. A combined LTE network from the two would certainly give the duopoly some competition.
Can anyone with any knowledge of Network Vision tell me if HSPA+ over AWS can be supported on that platform?
As far as a merger goes, I would think that DT could buy Sprint and gain significant cost structure and coverage improvements by trimming out costs in both networks.
Can anyone with any knowledge of Network Vision tell me if HSPA+ over AWS can be supported on that platform?
As far as a merger goes, I would think that DT could buy Sprint and gain significant cost structure and coverage improvements by trimming out costs in both networks.
Sprint has so much debt it would be a bad buy for anyone. That's why their stock is so low.
As far as trimming costs, you'd have to first combine the technologies before you could see much savings. Before the technologies are combined, you'd have to run all of the existing networks, GSM, HSPA, wimax, CDMA, (IDEN is being phased out). From a business viewpoint, really not much upside to DT. Let Sprint deal with straightening out their headaches and their massive debt.
Some sort of LTE joint venture is a different matter. That could be done with a much smaller investment and fewer headaches.
I find it interesting that in most of the USA people are claiming TMO is lying about true 4g. While I am not an expert here. I can tell you here in TMO backyard of Seattle I get constant speed test ave a ping of 53, Download speed about 10.2 (Low 7.6, High 12.9) and upload about 1.4 ave. That is 4g or better. My work phone on Verizon 4gLTwhatever is slightly lower to much lower. Now I have had even TMO reps at my local store tell me we are lucky in WA as we are a former Voicestream area (Original TMO owners) and that all new is tryed here and we have most towers per sq mile an fastest speeds. Now again, just what I am told. More experts here then me. I love my TMO
Sprint has so much debt it would be a bad buy for anyone. That's why their stock is so low.
As far as trimming costs, you'd have to first combine the technologies before you could see much savings. Before the technologies are combined, you'd have to run all of the existing networks, GSM, HSPA, wimax, CDMA, (IDEN is being phased out). From a business viewpoint, really not much upside to DT. Let Sprint deal with straightening out their headaches and their massive debt.
Some sort of LTE joint venture is a different matter. That could be done with a much smaller investment and fewer headaches.
That's why I asked about if HSPA+ could be done on Network Vision. If that's the case it makes the economics of the transaction quite different. Of course Sprint is still playing for the Failsee era but they can get out from under the debt if Network Vision works. I would not pay a great amount of attention to the machinations of Wall Street stock jocks who are known for their patience, instead, I'd just look directly at the balance sheet. That's not good but if Sprint can stop the money bleeding by the end of 2013 they should be OK.
That's why I asked about if HSPA+ could be done on Network Vision. If that's the case it makes the economics of the transaction quite different. Of course Sprint is still playing for the Failsee era but they can get out from under the debt if Network Vision works. I would not pay a great amount of attention to the machinations of Wall Street stock jocks who are known for their patience, instead, I'd just look directly at the balance sheet. That's not good but if Sprint can stop the money bleeding by the end of 2013 they should be OK.
HSPA+ is about the worst idea possible when it comes to network vision. HSPA+ is a very innefficient technology and in no way could support long term use. If they started HSPA+ 5-6 years ago then maybe it'd be a good idea, but LTE is much much MUCH more spectrum efficient.
HSPA+ is about the worst idea possible when it comes to network vision. HSPA+ is a very innefficient technology and in no way could support long term use. If they started HSPA+ 5-6 years ago then maybe it'd be a good idea, but LTE is much much MUCH more spectrum efficient.
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Agree that's true for Sprint, but what if Sprint and T-Mobile have to meld networks together? That's why I ask.
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