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Verizon to Implement LTE on 1700 & 2100 MHz This year

There is such a huge swath of 700 Mhz LTE out there now that is online (and more coming on every day), it won't be a problem for Millenicom. 1700 & 2100 has MUCH less penetration properties vs 700
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reply to Max Signal
2100mhz will be useless out passed a mile from tower.Don't know much about 1700 proly on par with 1900mhz.Hell even 700mhz has limits.

Maybe Verizon's "Home Fusion" could make use of 1700 & 2100 MHZ since the "Cantenna" antenna is mounted outside the building.

reply to Max Signal
A few notes here:

1. AWS by itself doesn't mean that signal propagation will automatically be low. Sprint's network is all-PCS but you can get solid LTE speeds 2-3 miles from a tower optimized for medium range. AWS would perform similarly in similar conditions.

HOWEVER

2. Verizon will be deploying AWS as a capacity enhancement overlay to their existing 700MHz network. They're doing this so that they can add capacity without splitting 700MHz cells, disrupting service and potentially reducing coverage in the process. Verizon may intentionally build small AWS cells to target network "hot spots" where load is high, even if they could otherwise have the option to put the panels higher on the tower and cover more ground. Remember, that's what 700 is for.

3. Above all else, AWS LTE on Verizon will be a capacity play. In markets where they have tons of spectrum in AWS (e.g. NYC) you'll see 20x20 AWS channels being used. That gives 100 Mbps of real-world capacity per sector of a cell, in addition to whatever's available on 700. In many areas, 700 LTE is slowing down now as tons of Verizon'ers get 4G phones. For folks whose phones support AWS in addition to 700, AWS will put speeds back to where they should be. But if you've got a 700-only device (everything currently available on Verizon) then you'll only be affected positively indirectly, as heavy users get new phones and stop hogging the 700 airwaves in congested areas where Verizon has added an AWS overlay.

4. I would absolutely expect to see dual-band (700/AWS) HomeFusion units by this time next year, if not sooner. If Verizon can shunt fixed users onto a higher-capacity network (leaving folks with less than ideal signal conditions on 700) they will do it.

reply to Max Signal
Well, at least they are using more of their spectrum's rather than just letting it go to waste while sitting on it...