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We have previously opined that the highly touted 700 MHz auction was a win for the U.S. government (almost $20B was raised) and Google (open access rules for C block w/o spending a dime).  Yet it was a big loss for public safety. 
 
Based on a post auction spectrum analysis from a well placed source, we [...]

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Promoted as the most important FCC auction in decades, it appears that the 700 MHz auction has been a failure on several fronts.  We were promised private operator-public safety partnerships (for the D Block) along with a new nationwide wireless broadband network (Frontline Wireless’ initiative), open access for any device and any application (Google’s petition), [...]

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Huge loss by SPRINT caps plethara of disappointing telecom news
We do not think SPRINT has the financial resources to complete their WiMAX buildout plans. Instead, the WiMAX unit will likely be spun off, with INTEL, Clearwire, and private equity firms buying it. Even then, the future of WiMAX in the U.S. is in doubt- no [...]

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[editor's note:  To engage Alan Weissberger for consulting services, contact him at alan at viodi dot com]
If implemented, the merger of Motorola’s and Nortel’s wireless infrastructure businesses would result in the creation of a $10 billion revenue company that would be better positioned to jostle for market share in a fast-consolidating industry.  Both companies have invested [...]

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