Comments on: Is Sprint going to start a bidding war over MetroPCS? http://gigaom.com/2012/10/04/is-sprint-going-to-start-a-bidding-war-over-metropcs/ Wed, 22 May 2013 20:38:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kevin Fitchard http://gigaom.com/2012/10/04/is-sprint-going-to-start-a-bidding-war-over-metropcs/#comment-1042740 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:55:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=570045#comment-1042740 Thanks John,

There’s no question really that the technology work. It’s just a question of whether expanding into a new band in only a handful of markets is worth Sprint’s while. Basically it would be some immediate capacity gains, but doesn’t really take the big strategic picture into account.

]]> By: John B. http://gigaom.com/2012/10/04/is-sprint-going-to-start-a-bidding-war-over-metropcs/#comment-1042092 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:15:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=570045#comment-1042092 Kevin,

Given the LTE spectrum differences of both carriers, Sprint is supposedly going to run MiMo(Multi-Mode) based infrastructure. Could this not be used in the differentials of both technologies? The CDMA side of compatibility would most definitely be an initial win for both carriers as they could transition very easily. It would really be nice to see the LTE end work for both.

BTW, I really love your tech editorials.

John B.

]]> By: Sri http://gigaom.com/2012/10/04/is-sprint-going-to-start-a-bidding-war-over-metropcs/#comment-1041753 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:36:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=570045#comment-1041753 It was reported earlier that Sprint was not in the bidding game because its low on cash on hand because of its previous merger and the IPhone deal.

]]> By: triangle8 http://gigaom.com/2012/10/04/is-sprint-going-to-start-a-bidding-war-over-metropcs/#comment-1041696 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:13:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=570045#comment-1041696 Still makes more sense than Metro with TMO. Metro subs will be able to plug into the Sprint network on day one and get better service and coverage. It probably works well for Sprint customers in Metro areas as well.

Sprint can add AWS to its network without too much difficulty after Network Vision is completed. It would be a matter of getting handsets with AWS added to them. Probably an engineering challenge, but not impossible.

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