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tiger72
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Re: Sprint controls Clearwire and will ultimately call the shots

We'll see. While Sprint's 4g strategy is currently WiMax, Clear can still lease away spectrum that they don't need. That lets them retain ownership while making money off its use.

Clear will never get rid of WiMax, if only because they have so many clients using it (the cable companies are also reselling Clear WiMax - and they're far more averse to pissing off their customers with hardware changes).

Chances are this statement is only to get investors believing that Clear has solid plan for its spectrum.
dustman81
join:2002-05-28
united state

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Wonder if they'll try doing what they did with x2 and k56Flex and make a comprise standard like v.90.

Sprint should plan for LTE since both AT&T and Verizon are going there. With Sprint, AT&T and Verizon all using the same protocol, the roaming options would be almost unlimited.

kg4icg
join:2003-11-16
Herndon, VA

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VZW and AT&T won't be able to roam on any other LTE system because of the 700 mhz band they have. Sprint/Clear's LTE deployment would be in the 2500mhz range while the other 2 would be in the 700 mhz range requiring totally different equipment altogether. By VZW and AT&T doing what they did, they are locked into there own little LTE universe with 10 mhz spacing while Sprint/Clear would be able to 20 mhz spacing in which the could deploy LTE advance equipment.

tiger72
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said by kg4icg:

VZW and AT&T won't be able to roam on any other LTE system because of the 700 mhz band they have. Sprint/Clear's LTE deployment would be in the 2500mhz range while the other 2 would be in the 700 mhz range requiring totally different equipment altogether. By VZW and AT&T doing what they did, they are locked into there own little LTE universe with 10 mhz spacing while Sprint/Clear would be able to 20 mhz spacing in which the could deploy LTE advance equipment.
They'll both be dual-band actually. VZW and ATT on 700mhz/1700mhz, while Clear and the rest of the planet will be at 2.5-2.6ghz...