Comments on: NextWave Plays Flip That Spectrum http://gigaom.com/2008/04/24/nextwave-plays-flip-that-spectrum/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:33:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Finally, T-Mobile launches a U.S. 3G Network - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/24/nextwave-plays-flip-that-spectrum/#comment-876944 Finally, T-Mobile launches a U.S. 3G Network - GigaOM Mon, 05 May 2008 16:01:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12271#comment-876944 [...] a total of $4.2 billion in the AWS spectrum, and there are rumors that the company might look at buying even more AWS spectrum from Nextwave. We had reported earlier that Ericsson and Nokia were equipment suppliers for the network that was [...] [...] a total of $4.2 billion in the AWS spectrum, and there are rumors that the company might look at buying even more AWS spectrum from Nextwave. We had reported earlier that Ericsson and Nokia were equipment suppliers for the network that was [...]

]]> By: Josh http://gigaom.com/2008/04/24/nextwave-plays-flip-that-spectrum/#comment-873003 Josh Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:43:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12271#comment-873003 <p>For those who might be interested, I put a spreadsheet of NextWave's AWS holdings on Google Spreadsheets: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p7d0VBGSwcA5HZ84Zg11jAQ</p> <p>You'd need a map (which I don't have) to see who might be the logical buyer. T-Mobile would be my bet, since acquiring more AWS spectrum (complementary to its own AWS purchases in Auction 66) would help fill out gaps and/or build capacity for its 3G launch (while keeping handset costs down). But AT&T or even, who knows, the cable operators could pick some or all of this up to bolster their own AWS portfolios.</p> For those who might be interested, I put a spreadsheet of NextWave’s AWS holdings on Google Spreadsheets:
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You’d need a map (which I don’t have) to see who might be the logical buyer. T-Mobile would be my bet, since acquiring more AWS spectrum (complementary to its own AWS purchases in Auction 66) would help fill out gaps and/or build capacity for its 3G launch (while keeping handset costs down). But AT&T or even, who knows, the cable operators could pick some or all of this up to bolster their own AWS portfolios.

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