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Sprint, Dish Network Team Up for Wireless Broadband Network

2013-12-18 09:05 by
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Sprint, the No. 3 U.S. cellphone carrier by subscribers, and Dish, a satellite TV company, said Tuesday they will work together to test a fixed wireless broadband service in Corpus Christi, Texas, beginning in the middle of next year.

Depending on where customers live, Dish will either install a ruggedized outdoor router or an indoor solution. But both options will feature built- in high-gain antennas to receive the 4G TDD-LTE signal on Sprint's 2.5GHz spectrum. Devices such as laptops and smart phones will be able to connect directly to Sprint's router via existing Wi-Fi technology.

"This trial with Dish has great potential as it combines the key capabilities and assets of both companies to provide another option to customers with limited broadband access," Michael Schwartz, Sprint's senior vice president of corporate and business development, said in the statement.

Dish, which has spent about $3 billion on wireless airwaves and is looking to buy more, declined to say if the trial could lead to a bigger agreement. Sprint, for its part, has long said it would be open to network sharing with other companies, including Dish, if it could reach a deal that makes sense.

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by picktechnologies - 2013-12-22 12:17
good article
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