Comments on: Should Sprint Send Silicon Valley a Super Poke?

By: U.S. WiMAX Saved by $3.2 Billion Infusion - GigaOM

U.S. WiMAX Saved by $3.2 Billion Infusion - GigaOM — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:17:39 +0000

[...] final word: I told you so comes to mind [...]

By: CableCos Join The $3 Billion US WiMAX Rescue Act - GigaOM

CableCos Join The $3 Billion US WiMAX Rescue Act - GigaOM — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:25:03 +0000

[...] in recent months. The two companies were contemplating a joint venture but that was scratched. I proposed perhaps Silicon Valley companies could get Sprint to spin-off its WiMAX business, and the fund what essentially would be a wholesale network. [...]

By: Will 3rd Pipe Dreams Come True? - GigaOM

Will 3rd Pipe Dreams Come True? - GigaOM — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:13:05 +0000

[...] precisely what I had suggested in my essay, Should Sprint Send Silicon Valley A Super Poke? Google and a whole slew of Silicon Valley companies that need the “third broadband pipe” could [...]

By: Will 3rd Pipe Dreams Come True? - GigaOM

Will 3rd Pipe Dreams Come True? - GigaOM — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:13:05 +0000

By: Dave Liu dot com / musings from the edge » Articles of the Day

Dave Liu dot com / musings from the edge » Articles of the Day — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:51:25 +0000

[...] What if Google Bought Sprint? - Things have been looking down for telecom giant Sprint Nextel for some time. Following the resignation of CEO Gary Forsee, the company’s WiMAX plans are up in the air. Investors see WiMAX as a huge risk, particularly for a company that’s recently been under-performing so badly. Last week, Sprint announced it was halting its joint venture with Clearwire, citing Forsee’s departure and the complexity of building a nationwide WiMAX network. [...]

By: LSquirrel

LSquirrel — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:40:05 +0000

Anon, Embarq was only Sprint's LOCAL Wireline division. Sprint still has a World Class IP network and Voice network that 30% of the world's traffic goes over.

By: Superdana

Superdana — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:20:06 +0000

In response to Laz Sanchez:

It's only a matter of time before it happens (a "free or at least ad-subsidized" connectivity blanket). It is likely to start as a combination of WiFi and Wimax depending on coverage and accessibility in diffferent regions.

The synergies in the mobile/Internet ecosystem make this blanket inevitable on the long term (let me emphasize long), regardless of what happens to Sprint's Xohm right now.

The cooperative Alliances across the industries (mobile/ internet) and accross the value chains(hardware/ operators/ gatekeeper) are taking shape already with Google in the front row, without having to invest in the bit-pipe themselves. But it will take some time for the gears to lock into each other and for the different interests to align nicely enough to create this blanket you describe.

The question is what happens next? do other industries replicate the business model? do you get free electricity if you agree to buy wall switches with small ads on them...

... or rather, does the key lie in the open-sourced user-created content in the case of the mobile/Internet industry, and not in the ad-subsidies? or in the mobility itself? (I'm thinking location based services?)

One thing is for sure: all options are open, and conditions are being proactively optimized for the ideas to start popping up (android). the end is certain, the means will be developed collectively by 1 billion connected internet amateurs.

By: Take Two: Google’s Wireless Ambitions « GigaOM

Take Two: Google’s Wireless Ambitions « GigaOM — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:37:27 +0000

[...] My guess is that they are going to try and participate via investments in other efforts. I had outlined one crazy scenario last week. Nevertheless, it is fun to see Google drive the wireless carriers batty with its posturing, and at [...]

By: rich houghton

rich houghton — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:58:01 +0000

What are the odds now that it looks like A-Fraud will be back at third base? Really, who else could have, or would have been able to afford A-Fraud?

By: Laz Sanchez

Laz Sanchez — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:13:53 +0000

Guys...

A drastic move would be to buy SPRINT and start giving all service away for free.

In addition the company could reinitiate the ClearWire talks and work with this company and others to blanket the world with a free (or at least ad-subsidized) WiMax network.

God, I hope NOT...