Updates with the Sprint/Nextel merger
NETWORK
The coverage and capacity has always been their focus, so as such they are spending $5 billion in capex per year through 2008, while $3.8 billion of the $5B, will go to improve the network and capacity in the top markets as well as for EV-DO. Sprint will add 5,000 cell sites per year nationwide but it would increase towards the 2008 timeframe.
Distribution
90 percent of Sprint/Nextel stores are selling both products.
Handsets
Launching 5 new ev-do handsets including the Samsung Blade, which will rival the Motorola RaZR.
Latest Deals
They will offer the quadruple play with the cable companies in mid 2006, and this allows the cable companies to have usage of sprint’s massive 2.5 GHz holdings.
Integration/synerg...
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The coverage and capacity has always been their focus, so as such they are spending $5 billion in capex per year through 2008, while $3.8 billion of the $5B, will go to improve the network and capacity in the top markets as well as for EV-DO. Sprint will add 5,000 cell sites per year nationwide but it would increase towards the 2008 timeframe.
Distribution
90 percent of Sprint/Nextel stores are selling both products.
Handsets
Launching 5 new ev-do handsets including the Samsung Blade, which will rival the Motorola RaZR.
Latest Deals
They will offer the quadruple play with the cable companies in mid 2006, and this allows the cable companies to have usage of sprint’s massive 2.5 GHz holdings.
Integration/synerg...
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Thanks for all of the information. That is very informative. With the money they are spending on improving coverage, will one side (nextel or sprint) benefit more than the other? I am kind of confused on how it will all go down. Is it safe to say that Nextel's network will be phased out converting to Sprints network (cdma) therefore a bad idea to join up with Nextel at this time? Thanks again for your info
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very good questions..
they are spending money on both sides. (iden and cdma) they will continue to spend heavily on both sides into the 2008 timeframe where the spending on the iden side will start to decline.
i cant say it will be phased out, but nextel will work well into the 2010 time frame. is it a bad idea to join nextel? no not at all, becuase they are saying that they are going to have it until 2010, the network that is. if you want nextel get nextel if you want sprint get sprint.
they are spending money on both sides. (iden and cdma) they will continue to spend heavily on both sides into the 2008 timeframe where the spending on the iden side will start to decline.
i cant say it will be phased out, but nextel will work well into the 2010 time frame. is it a bad idea to join nextel? no not at all, becuase they are saying that they are going to have it until 2010, the network that is. if you want nextel get nextel if you want sprint get sprint.
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Thanks for the reply. I am interested in the Nextel side. The walkie talkie feature is the reason for that. It is good to know that they will be spending on the nextel side as well as sprint. Maybe use the 30 day trial and see how it works? Is it safe to say that Nextel has good coverage in all the major cities??
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no problem.
yea, use the trial. they are pretty good with coverage in major cities but you still have to test it becuase it could differ in each city.
yea, many people like the walkie talkie feature. get ready in 07/08 timeframe where there will be Qchat. 🙂 also mid 2006-to late 2006 there will be dual mode phones with cdma being the voice and ev-do (data) and iden with push to talk.. so that is something to think about too. 🙂
hope that helps..
any more questions or concerns dont hesitate.
yea, use the trial. they are pretty good with coverage in major cities but you still have to test it becuase it could differ in each city.
yea, many people like the walkie talkie feature. get ready in 07/08 timeframe where there will be Qchat. 🙂 also mid 2006-to late 2006 there will be dual mode phones with cdma being the voice and ev-do (data) and iden with push to talk.. so that is something to think about too. 🙂
hope that helps..
any more questions or concerns dont hesitate.
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What is Qchat? It sounds like the real deal will be when the phones come out with the push to talk, the evdo, and the cdma for voice. Should I wait for that to be released instead of trying out the nextel now?
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qchat, is a push to talk solution that nextel has exclusive rights to which will be deployed over the rev a network. (ev-do) that will be out in the 07-08 timeframe.
the dual mode phone will be cool to have it like that.. i think that will entice others to start moving over to sprint's cdma side more.
should you wait? no.. you could always come back at a later point.
the dual mode phone will be cool to have it like that.. i think that will entice others to start moving over to sprint's cdma side more.
should you wait? no.. you could always come back at a later point.
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"Local Spin
January 1st 2006 if the goal to have the company be independent. "
sorry, it is May 1, 2006, not january 1st. i read my notes wrong.
January 1st 2006 if the goal to have the company be independent. "
sorry, it is May 1, 2006, not january 1st. i read my notes wrong.
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"2.5 GHz spectrum.
Sprint owns 100 MHz of the 2.5 GHz and they expect to have, after they clear the spectrum in 2007/2008, to have a 70 MHz of contiguous spectrum for a 4g network"
where did i say 100%? i said 100mhz.
Sprint owns 100 MHz of the 2.5 GHz and they expect to have, after they clear the spectrum in 2007/2008, to have a 70 MHz of contiguous spectrum for a 4g network"
where did i say 100%? i said 100mhz.
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Look at my user name son. I am DIRECTLY inolved with this spectrum. Don't even try me on this one.
Together, both companies own 85 percent of the MMDS spectrum, of which Sprint owns 35 percent. Sprint announced in 2001 it would halt MMDS deployment using its current line-of-sight technology; it took a writedown in 2003 as part of a broader $1.2 billion charge. Nextel acquired its spectrum from WorldCom and Nucentrix and made leasing arrangements with numerous operators in the band.
Together, both companies own 85 percent of the MMDS spectrum, of which Sprint owns 35 percent. Sprint announced in 2001 it would halt MMDS deployment using its current line-of-sight technology; it took a writedown in 2003 as part of a broader $1.2 billion charge. Nextel acquired its spectrum from WorldCom and Nucentrix and made leasing arrangements with numerous operators in the band.
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you are telling old history. you are involved with the spectrum? who cares. you mentioned that i said 100% but no where i said 100%, becuase i said 100mhz. perhaps you misunderstand 100mhz and 100%?
anyway...
anyway...
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and they are marching along in acquiring additional 900 MHz spectrum to offset the cellular load for the Re-Banding project, which by the way are far behind in completing.
http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=25127 »
Sprint Nextel picks up Velocita
Dec 19, 2005
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. announced it will acquire Velocita Wireless through a stock purchase agreement, and that the national carrier will begin using some of Velocita's 900 MHz spectrum to supplement coverage of the iDEN network acquired with Nextel Communications Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=25127 »
Sprint Nextel picks up Velocita
Dec 19, 2005
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. announced it will acquire Velocita Wireless through a stock purchase agreement, and that the national carrier will begin using some of Velocita's 900 MHz spectrum to supplement coverage of the iDEN network acquired with Nextel Communications Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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