moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD | What do you expect?
This project starts and stops more than a taxi in New York City.
Things better settle down quick or there is going to be a sale in the telecom world.  |
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Gilitar
join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL
 ·AT&T Southeast
| Curtains
It's too late for Sprint to make a turnaround. I see a buyout coming in the form of a non-telecom company buying the Xohm part of Sprint. I'm betting that Microsoft or Google makes a move in the near future.
Sprint seems to be A.D.D. or something. They can't seem to focus on the task at hand. |
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expert007
join:2006-01-10
Buffalo, NY | If Google
Doesn't win the spectrum auction....which it certainly appears that they won't, wouldn't buying Xohm make sense for them?
Pure speculation...that's my disclaimer. |
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J Polivka
@sprintlink.net
| Story correction on Sprint Xohm
There are several errors in your story, which is a rehash of other press reports filed from Barcelona. Ron Resnick is with The wiMAX Forum and is not a Sprint employee.
Sprint announced last year it would provide an update in 2008 of its earlier Xohm budget and coverage targets. Your metrics are dated information. Clearwire, not Sprint, indicated that talks were underway regarding spectrum alignment and technology cooperation that could lead to roaming arrangements. Thanks for updating your readers. |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| How to deploy on schedule...
To deploy on schedule, Sprint needs to...
- Split off Xohm as a separate public company to allow Google, Intel and others in the WiMAX interest invest. But Sprint should not let go of the spectrum and also should hold most of the spinoff. They can buy it back when WiMAX takes off.
- Distribute the rollout with Clearwire and agree not to deploy in the same markets. Roam to each other. If it makes sense, merge.
- Dump the Nextel network and invest fully in WiMAX  && |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17 | reply to expert007
Re: If Google
That seems like a reasonable possibility. Or at least significantly invest in it. |
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Gilitar
join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL
·AT&T Southeast
| reply to xenophon
Re: How to deploy on schedule...
said by xenophon  :- Dump the Nextel network and invest fully in WiMAX && +1000000 |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to expert007
Re: If Google
Sprint/Xohm may be waiting to see how the final outcome of the auction is before committing resources.
No reason to spend excessively if there isn't any pressure from competition.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to xenophon
Re: How to deploy on schedule...
But then my Blackberry 7100i wouldn't work anymore 
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packetscan
Premium
join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
clubs: | Already Dead
Before it launches it's alreay dead.
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Reach out and Tap someone! |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
2 edits | Dumb and uninformed comment. It just means the rollout slows down until the budget is committed or they find outside funding. They already have it in Chicago, DC and Baltimore and word is Dallas is basically complete. Sounds like consumer release is around April or next quarter. |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
| reply to moonpuppy
Re: What do you expect?
said by moonpuppy :This project starts and stops more than a taxi in New York City. Things better settle down quick or there is going to be a sale in the telecom world. That's not true. The project is still moving ahead as it was before. More then 600 employees in the Chicago area have been using it since Dec 2007. They may be a few months behind but the next markets, Detroit being one, is getting the eqp installed at it's switch sites and tech training to deploy it. I'm disappointed it's falling a qtr behind but they are trying to get everything else in order and continue deploying Xhom and other technologies. It's the MEDIA who can't figure it out and making assumptions so the rest of us, customers, are acting like typical Americans. We want now and can't wait for nothing. We jump on the first bandwagon of bashing when it fits our purpose. Let Sprint do what it needs to do. They cold just drop WIMAx and fix the company faster or plow along and do them both. But regardless when it's creeps across our doorsteps, it will still be out way before LTE..  |
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ydoucare
join:2003-03-12
Rensselaer, IN | reply to packetscan
Re: Already Dead
Jesus, do some of you people even READ the article? |
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD | reply to tc1uscg
Re: What do you expect?
The problem is that we have heard internal fighting over this project that was even accompanied with the departure of a CEO.
I hope it doesn't end up like the old ricochet service. |
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old_dawg
"I Know Noting..."
join:2001-09-22
Westminster, MD
| reply to Gilitar
Re: Curtains
said by Gilitar : I see a buyout coming in the form of a non-telecom company buying the Xohm part of Sprint. I'm betting that Microsoft or Google makes a move in the near future. Oh really?, and where did you get this vision from?.
Pull the magic 8 ball down off the shelf perhaps? 
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| Intel to pump $2B into Sprint and Clearwire
»www.thestreet.com/s/sprint-clear···m_ite=NA
Looks like the rollout has a better chance of continuing. |
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