Comments on: Here’s what’s behind SoftBank’s $20.1B Sprint deal http://gigaom.com/2012/10/15/heres-whats-behind-softbanks-20-1b-sprint-deal/ Fri, 24 May 2013 02:04:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: BrianB http://gigaom.com/2012/10/15/heres-whats-behind-softbanks-20-1b-sprint-deal/#comment-1080217 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:20:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=572933#comment-1080217 This is a huge deal for Sprint. The cash infusion will go a long ways to helping Sprint start the consolidation game. Debt was the major issue holding Sprint back from buying out Clearwire. The staggering debt of Clearwire would have triggered debt limits/default on existing Sprint debt, from my understanding. This cash will make the Clearwire acquisition possible while also moving LTE network deployment forward.

In many ways SoftBank is getting first in line for a potentially rebounding Sprint stock. Once the Nextel network goes dark next year the network cost structure of Sprint was going to improve dramatically and the stock price would have accordingly.

]]> By: jjj http://gigaom.com/2012/10/15/heres-whats-behind-softbanks-20-1b-sprint-deal/#comment-1079796 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:29:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=572933#comment-1079796 What the US market needs (and the entire ecosystem) is real competition. With Verizon and ATT there is none,the new Sprint might force them into offering better services.
Analysts are interested in earnings not in what’s best for the US, for phone makers, for software makers,for consumers,for innovation,for service providers.

]]> By: Guru http://gigaom.com/2012/10/15/heres-whats-behind-softbanks-20-1b-sprint-deal/#comment-1079553 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:12:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=572933#comment-1079553 A change of ownership does not solve the real issues with Sprint competing against VZ and T.

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