Comments on: Why Apple Should Choose Sprint Before Verizon Wireless http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/11/why-apple-should-choose-sprint-before-verizon-wireless/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:24:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve Hawley http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/11/why-apple-should-choose-sprint-before-verizon-wireless/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Steve Hawley Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:39:54 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=18937#comment-651 Sprint (Clearwire/WiMAX) would also make sense from a content perspective, since Clearwire has investment from three cable operators, and one of them (Comcast) just launched a TV Everywhere service. Another reason for Apple to jump in with Sprint/Clearwire would be to pre-empt another Clearwire investor, Motorola, but MOT probably wouldn't sit idly by... Plate tectonics lives! Sprint (Clearwire/WiMAX) would also make sense from a content perspective, since Clearwire has investment from three cable operators, and one of them (Comcast) just launched a TV Everywhere service.

Another reason for Apple to jump in with Sprint/Clearwire would be to pre-empt another Clearwire investor, Motorola, but MOT probably wouldn’t sit idly by…

Plate tectonics lives!

]]> By: Mark Kelley http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/11/why-apple-should-choose-sprint-before-verizon-wireless/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Mark Kelley Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:14:57 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=18937#comment-609 with a QC MSM ASIC on board the iPhone will be able to do both. Adding HSPA+ wont garner the same new market share. Mobile devices with WiMAX will need CDMA too as they'll be roaming a good deal of the time - and as Kevin points out such devices will need to support another band (2.5-2.69) and another $25 ASIC. with a QC MSM ASIC on board the iPhone will be able to do both. Adding HSPA+ wont garner the same new market share. Mobile devices with WiMAX will need CDMA too as they’ll be roaming a good deal of the time – and as Kevin points out such devices will need to support another band (2.5-2.69) and another $25 ASIC.

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/11/why-apple-should-choose-sprint-before-verizon-wireless/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Kevin C. Tofel Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:41:26 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=18937#comment-606 Good thoughts, Colin. I don't see Apple buying into the U.S. WiMAX market though. That would shackle new handsets with a wireless technology that only one of the big four carriers here is adopting. I'm thinking Apple would go with an HSPA+ phone first, then migrate to LTE, but that's just my guess. Good thoughts, Colin. I don’t see Apple buying into the U.S. WiMAX market though. That would shackle new handsets with a wireless technology that only one of the big four carriers here is adopting. I’m thinking Apple would go with an HSPA+ phone first, then migrate to LTE, but that’s just my guess.

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