FCC Schedules 700MHz Spectrum Auction for July 19
T-Mobile
I wonder if they'll bid in this auction. I think the lower frequency spectrum would make them much more competitive against AT&T and Verizon, especially since Sprint has announced that they'll be deploying CDMA in 800MHz after they kill iDEN. It would help with rural coverage and in-building signal penetration, which is from the high frequencies they use (they already have tons of cell sites to try to make up for that, but in the end higher frequency is still weaker).
A 700MHz network combined with the new LTHE 672Mbps technology they announced today with Nokia Siemens would make for a killer network.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/213771 ... »
A 700MHz network combined with the new LTHE 672Mbps technology they announced today with Nokia Siemens would make for a killer network.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/213771 ... »
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I wonder if they'll bid in this auction. I think the lower frequency spectrum would make them much more competitive against AT&T and Verizon, especially since Sprint has announced that they'll be deploying CDMA in 800
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I agree. T-Mobile should definetely get some 700mhz goodies, even though they may not plan to deploy LTE soon.
Volaris said:
I wonder if...
i wonder also as i would like to see t-mobile step up their game a bit, but i have to say they have a pretty dependable network but data suffers bad when going inside some apartments/hou...
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Only 16 licenses are available. Only half a dozen of them are in the lower 48, and they cover really small areas around minor population centers like Bismark, ND.
This is not going to allow T-mobile to make a play for 700 MHz coverage. It'...
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This is not going to allow T-mobile to make a play for 700 MHz coverage. It'...
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Read what this actually for
To those proclaiming how great this would be for T-Mobile and how much it sucks for Clearwire, check out what this is. For one, this spectrum is quite shallow at 12MHz (2x6MHz). Secondly, check out exactly where these licenses are for. I suppose if you're trying to start up a little wireless business in Puerto Rico, they might be helpful, but for a national carrier, these licenses aren't going to do very much.
http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/201 ... »
http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/201 ... »
Sucks for Clear
Clear is trying to make money by selling spectrum, but now that the FCC is auctioning off more in the near future Clears potential buyers could just wait for the auction. Especially if they're not planing on launching new technologies until after July 2011.
