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Sprint: The Network Everybody Wants is Just Around the Corner

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure continues to insist that the company's plans to cut support staff and implement major network changes will only improve things for the company's customers. Claure today disputed recent reports that the company was considering a major plan to migrate towers to government land to cut costs, a project one Sprint insider claimed would be incredibly disruptive and actually reduce coverage for Sprint customers in outlying regions.

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“We are going to do that without jeopardizing the customer experience,” Claure said on the company's earnings call.

"We are focused on densification, without jeopardizing the customer network," the CEO said. "We'll look at towers, rooftops, and monopoles and then choose the most efficient way to plan. Everything will make the network more dense. By no means is this rip and replace."

The company says it's examining all manner of changes to improve the network, including small cells and so-called mini-macro towers. Sprint's also making a concerted effort to lessen the company's reliance on incumbents AT&T and Verizon. That will include potentially using the company's spectrum to feed microwave links used to replace traditional fiber backhaul. Outside of that, Sprint's plan remains admittedly murky.

“We will tell you as much as we want to tell you,” Sprint Network boss John Saw said on the call. “I want to make sure we don’t give our playbook away.”

Sprint continues to promise that the Sprint network everybody wants remains just two years or so away. The problem? Sprint has been saying this for the better part of the last decade.

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pende_tim
Premium Member
join:2004-01-04
Selbyville, DE

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pende_tim

Premium Member

Other Things Just Around The Corner

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cb14
join:2013-02-04
Miami Beach, FL

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cb14

Member

yeah right

Sprint :The network everybody wants is just around the corner

It has always been around the corner and it will always be around the corner.

Pegasus
Premium Member
join:2008-01-04
united state

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Pegasus

Premium Member

Around thr corner?

This is some corner. It was "just around the corner" way back in the pin drop days.

fiosultimate
join:2014-06-09
San Antonio, TX

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fiosultimate

Member

Sprint

Stick a fork in them.......

howsthis999
@charter.com

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howsthis999

Anon

Must be a huge corner

Wake me when they bother to offer coverage in my area. As much as I rip T-Mobile they did at least finally add coverage in my area a few months back. Still not as good coverage as Verizon based on their own maps, but at least it's here.

nycnetwork
join:2000-11-12
Brooklyn, NY

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nycnetwork

Member

Oh but this time we promise ...

Everything about this conference call smells like bullshit.

Do we even know when will this new "project" start? How long will it take? How many areas will get LTE Plus? These are the very basic questions, with that info no one will steal your "playbook"...

buzz_4_20
join:2003-09-20
Dover, NH

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buzz_4_20

Member

So

They're putting up more towers?

I'd love to become a republic wireless customer, but there is ZERO Sprint service where I live.
floydb1982
join:2004-08-25
Kent, WA

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floydb1982

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Just more broken promises

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Sprint has been saying this over and over and yet the network everyone want is still not there. Daniel Hesse even said this same thing when he was CO of Sprint and yet the the better network is still not here and never will be. I mean you take a look at T-Mobile and they have a better network with more customers than Sprint.