Sprint Nextel 4G spectrum announcement soon

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Sprint Nextel is rumored to make public plans for the carrier’s 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings, and Sprint Nextel confirmed that the operator is working on making its decision.

As part of a report on the upcoming spectrum auction and its implications for wireless equipment vendors, Lehman Bros. analyst Jeff Kvaal noted that given Sprint Nextel’s healthy spectrum position, it is unlikely to be a major participant in the auction.

The new spectrum licenses are likely to spur investment in network equipment, and that Lehman estimated that “a greenfield nationwide network, such as a T-Mobile [USA Inc.] W-CDMA network or Sprint’s 2.5 GHz build, could cost [about] $4 billion.”

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Sprint Nextel revealed it is currently testing so-called “4G” technologies for use on its expansive 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings. Sprint said it was currently in talks with “other global operators” to create a vendor network which will support the new technology.

Sprint Nextel’s NASCAR Nextel FanView device offers the first preview of what service would be like using the advanced technology and spectrum position. The FanView service offers live race audio, as well as live video, race statistics and audio replay at NASCAR events. Sprint Nextel reported that it has 5,000 of the devices available and has rented out its entire inventory several times; the FanView rents for $50 per day or $70 for a race weekend, and the carrier said it expects to start selling the devices later this summer.


While the FanView is the first device to make use of Sprint Nextel’s substantial 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings, the carrier claims that its 4G network “will also be robust enough to offer a competitive and conceivably more cost-effective alternative to a T1 line for a business or a DSL or broadband cable connection at home.”