Mac, Sprint has BRS (and some leased EBS) spectrum, which is the 2.5 GHz allocation. They do not have 2.3 (WCS spectrum). They are doing a LOT with it, in fact announcing Thursday that they will be spending $5 billion building WiMAX in the band (under a service brand name of Xohm), starting with probably the Chicago and DC areas.
Their work with Clearwire is no rumor, but is a widely announced multi-year partnership deal that has Clearwire building the rural and Sprint building the major metros. Clearwire will be marketing Sprint's service. - Patrick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mac Dearman Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 8:40 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] Leasing 2.3 or 2.5 GHz Licensed Spectrum Jack, Most of the 2.5 and 2.3GHz spectrum has been being snatched up by Sprint in the last 3 years. They aren't doing anything with it right now that I am aware of, but rumor has it that they are in cahoots with Clear Wire. I have a contract here between Sprint and the local educational facility that shows a onetime payment of $50,000.00 and $250.00 a month. They locked the spectrum into contract for the remainder of the 30 years. It would have been nice if I had been a few months earlier on my quest! A man can find open/unused spectrum if he knows how/where to look in his area. Drop me a line off list or on the member list and I will be glad to share with you what I have learned lately. Mac > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jack Unger > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:03 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] Leasing 2.3 or 2.5 GHz Licensed Spectrum > > I have a client with a 900 MHz network that has been deployed more than > 5 years. Apparently without doing a wireless site survey, the City has > deployed two 900 MHz automatic meter reading systems. One uses Itron > hardware and one use Utillicom hardware. There is now a head-to-head > battle as the City networks are creating intense interference problems > for the WISP network. I know all about interference-reduction > techniques > as I've been utilizing and teaching these techniques for years but what > I don't know about are the possibilities of leasing licensed spectrum > (2.3 or 2.5) in order to estimate the cost of moving from the 900 MHz > band to a licensed range. I'd appreciate it if anyone could offer any > advice or insight into possibly leasing 2.3 or 2.5 GHz frequency space. > Is this possible or is it out of the question? > > Thanks in advance, > > jack > > -- > Jack Unger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. > FCC License # PG-12-25133 > Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 > Author of the WISP Handbook - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" > True Vendor-Neutral Wireless Consulting-Training-Troubleshooting > FCC Part 15 Certification for Manufacturers and Service Providers > Phone (VoIP Over Broadband Wireless) 818-227-4220 www.ask-wi.com > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > WISPA Wants You! 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