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Today's Top Stories
1. T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger could spur VoLTE innovation
2. Report: Sprint's LTE coverage far less than advertised
3. Nokia Siemens rolls out HetNet services
4. WhiteSpace Alliance slates initial Wi-Far interoperability event
5. Universities and labs get Wi-Fi roaming service Editor's Corner: T-Mobile's 'rock star' CTO faces huge challenge with MetroPCS buy Also Noted: Ruckus
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Wi-LAN sues Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent over LTE patents; Softbank to boost LTE presence with eAccess buy and much more... On the Hot Seat: Sprint's Tarazi: Network Vision 2.0 is our HetNet strategy  T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS merge: Complete coverage
Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA will merge with flat-rate player MetroPCS. The deal will combine T-Mobile's 33.2 million customers with MetroPCS' 9.3 million customers, and represents the latest major consolidation in the U.S. wireless industry. The Fierce editorial team has been covering the announcement from every possible angle. Check out our complete coverage here.
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T-Mobile's 'rock star' CTO faces huge challenge with MetroPCS buy
Until Oct. 3, T-Mobile USA's Neville Ray was merely a chief technology officer. Now he is a "rock star" charged with engineering the largest U.S. mobile network merger in history. T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS) expect to close their planned merger sometime in the first half of next year, combining T-Mobile's 33.2 million customers with MetroPCS' 9.3 million customers. Integrating two networks of such size is sure to be a Herculean challenge, but T-Mobile CEO John Legere has just the man for the task. Ray, who was named CTO in November 2010, has been overseeing a dramatic and stunningly rapid modernization of T-Mobile's entire network operation over the past seven months as the operator prepares to roll out LTE in 2013. "This is a rock star. This is a real network genius, and he's known in the industry, and what he's been doing in the refarming and setting up of LTE already is one of the things that's made this deal possible," said Legere in a conference call to discuss the merger. It's hard to believe that just 10 months ago, T-Mobile was still in a position to be acquired by AT&T (NYSE:T) in a $39 billion deal. That was scuttled at the end of December 2011 after regulators made it clear the deal would never pass muster. T-Mobile walked away from the broken engagement quite a bit richer, both in terms of cash and the AWS spectrum in 128 markets areas that AT&T gave it as a parting gift. During 2012, T-Mobile also cut high-profile deals for AWS spectrum from Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and Leap Wireless (NASDAQ:LEAP). Only two months after the AT&T deal sank, T-Mobile announced in late February 2012 a $4 billion plan to drastically rework its network and refarm its 1900 MHz PCS and 1700 MHz AWS spectrum holdings, enabling it to shift HSPA+ from its 1700 MHz AWS spectrum to make room for LTE. At the same time, it would refarm its 1900 MHz spectrum from 100 percent GSM to mostly HSPA+ service with a bit of the 2G stuff remaining on the side. Three months later, T-Mobile named Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Nokia Siemens Networks as the primary infrastructure suppliers for the modernization effort. And a mere seven months after the February modernization announcement, T-Mobile launched HSPA+ service on its 1900 MHz PCS spectrum in Las Vegas, the first full market where it has refarmed its HSPA+ spectrum. T-Mobile is also starting to turn up its HSPA+ service in the 1900 MHz band in other cities such as Seattle, Washington, D.C., and the New York City metro area. Ray has promised that the company will have a "material" footprint of refarmed 1900 MHz spectrum by year-end. This is an operator in warp drive, and Legere indicates the MetroPCS deal will not slow down T-Mobile one bit. T-Mobile plans to merge MetroPCS' existing LTE network into its own planned LTE network and to refarm MetroPCS' 1900 MHz CDMA spectrum for HSPA+ services. And rather than just deploying 10X10 LTE service as it had planned, T-Mobile will now be able to offer 20x20 MHz LTE service in many areas." "What we're outlining for you is actually a very seamless, simple extension of this network modernization plan. Our network's prepared, customers migrate to it, we refarm the CDMA spectrum (owned by MetroPCS) for additional capability, and we also then move some of our own HSPA+ to LTE," Legere said. The plan is being aided by an unusual set of circumstances in which the two operators' each own 1900 MHz and AWS spectrum, and their incompatible 3G mobile networks both happen to be on migration paths to LTE. "This opportunity to really start early migration of MetroPCS customers onto the T-Mobile network is unique. This is completely dissimilar from network integrations and migrations that we've seen historically in the U.S." said Ray. Back in 2011, FierceWireless named Neville Ray a "rising star in wireless." We were right about that, and now that Ray's new CEO has elevated him to "rock star" status, the industry will be watching closely to see whether this particular rock opera actually realizes its potential and ends with an impressive technological crescendo. Be sure to vote in the poll on the FierceBroadbandWireless home page to let us know if you think T-Mobile can pull off its ambitious plans and also check out this link for more FierceWireless articles on the merger. Special Report: T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS merge: Complete coverage--Tammy Read more about: refarming, Metropcs
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* General ad info: Click here | Today's Top News 1. T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger could spur VoLTE innovation
T-Mobile USA's acquisition of MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS) has the potential to bring about technological innovations in the U.S. mobile marketplace and accelerate the deployment of advanced services, according to analysts. Spectrum and LTE are keys to the merger's success and future potential. "We will increase our contiguous spectrum for LTE by 40 percent by the end of 2013," said T-Mobile CEO John Legere, noting the combined company will be able to offer 20x20 MHz LTE in many metro areas. The operators have complementary 1900 MHz and AWS spectrum holdings.  | | The combined company will be able to offer 20x20 MHz LTE in many metro areas.
For more slides from the merger report, click here. | Despite the fact that T-Mobile is a GSM-based operator while MetroPCS is a CDMA operator, Legere emphasized that this massive merger will not have the same problems that haunted Sprint's (NYSE:S) acquisition of Nextel Communications in 2005, which attempted to bring together two dissimilar networks--CDMA and iDEN. "Our strategy is to transition the MetroPCS customers to the combined company's network and refarm MetroPCS' spectrum. We are not, I repeat not, going to smash together two networks with differing technologies," said Legere. "We expect a rapid migration in the convergence to a common LTE standard and the rapid turnover of handsets, which is as much as 60-65 percent of the MetroPCS base" annually, he said. "That makes this possible very quickly." All MetroPCS customers should be migrated to the combined company's common network by the end of 2015. Chris Kissel, analyst with Multimedia Research Group, agrees that the merger is well timed in terms of technology paths. Despite the fact that T-Mobile and MetroPCS use different 3G technologies, "this deal doesn't feel similar (to Sprint's Nextel acquisition) because there is a known migration path for both MetroPCS as well as for T-Mobile. They're both going to LTE anyway," he told FierceBroadbandWireless. "There really isn't a gating factor about a merged company running two separate networks. That should only be a concern over a couple of years. By the time LTE is mature (and) by the time VoLTE is mature, there should be an easy transition plan to make the merged company work," said Kissel. MetroPCS launched VoLTE service this summer in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market and last month pledged to have VoLTE in all 14 of its LTE markets within the next six months. "I think it's going to be cool for T-Mobile to add exposure to VoLTE," said Kissel. "Obviously as T-Mobile starts to make its network optimization, this is going to be a good thing." However, T-Mobile does not have the same capacity constraints that were pushing MetroPCS to aggressively adopt VoLTE, said Susan Welsh de Grimaldo, director of mobile broadband opportunities at Strategy Analytics. "Part of MetroPCS' need to do that was that they needed to refarm quickly to LTE, so they wanted to use VoLTE to get voice into their LTE stream quickly. I don't think there will be that same pressure at T-Mobile with their strong HSPA network. So they may not have that same pressure to move quickly." Nonetheless, T-Mobile should be well positioned if it wants to offer cutting-edge services positioned around VoLTE and Rich Communication Suite (RCS). "As they look to create innovative marketing plays around their LTE holdings, that's where I think we will see some interesting things start to happen," said Welsh de Grimaldo. "This won't be technology just for technology's sake to get the voice migrated over, which was the real MetroPCS push, but it'll be about what they can do to position in the market around new services." She added such innovative new services could play well in T-Mobile's new push to attract small and medium-size businesses to its network. "The combined company will also be the first carrier with contract handset financing and bring-your-own-device plans," said Legere, who noted the operator will be able to drive unlimited data plans as a key differentiator and become the leading provider of monthly no-contract services. The merger deal potentially benefits T-Mobile's current network suppliers--Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Nokia Siemens Networks. The former is already MetroPCS' sole LTE infrastructure supplier infrastructure supplier and has been doing VoLTE work for MetroPCS (along with Mavenir, Acme Packet, Hewlett-Packard, Amdocs and Genband), while Nokia Siemens has been very involved in small cells via its Liquid Net portfolio as well as refarming, said Welsh de Grimaldo. However, MetroPCS' other primary infrastructure supplier, Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU), which Kissel noted signed a $500 million CDMA network supply contract in December 2007, could once again get left out in the cold when it comes to future upgrade action for the new combined operator. The deal also has implications on the backhaul front, where T-Mobile has been a leader in getting backhaul upgrades in place. "T-Mobile has done so much to build out a really strong leased fiber backhaul network. They've done a ton of work on that. I think MetroPCS was a bit behind on their backhaul, and they've been recently looking into doing a lot more with microwave," said Welsh de Grimaldo. Due to T-Mobile's involvement, small microwave backhaul vendors will have "a different landscape" to deal with, she added. For more:
- see this release
- see this Strategy Analytics blog entry
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Rumor Mill: MetroPCS eyeing Dish, T-Mobile and Sprint as potential suitors
Analyst: A Sprint/MetroPCS merger more likely than one with T-Mobile Article updated Oct. 3, 2012, to list additional vendors that have been working on MetroPCS' VoLTE initiative. Read more about: Ericsson, AWS
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2. Report: Sprint's LTE coverage far less than advertised
It is no secret that Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) is really just getting started on its LTE rollout, but the operator apparently has a long way to go in terms of coverage even in the handful of markets where it has launched service, according to Advanced Frequency Engineering (AFE).  | | Click the chart for a comparison of Sprint's advertised vs. observed LTE coverage in Dallas. | The consulting firm said it tested the availability and performance of LTE services offered in Dallas/Fort Worth, Kansas City and Atlanta by Sprint, Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T (NYSE:T), and it found Sprint's coverage coming up short in all three markets. That should not be too shocking given the nascent stage of Sprint's LTE deployment. What could be a major sticking point, however, is the fact that the actual coverage fell drastically short of the coverage Sprint had been advertising to the public, according to AFE. "The results of site surveys and 4G LTE availability tests show that while Verizon and AT&T had ubiquitous LTE availability in the test markets, Sprint LTE service was not present or not accessible in 75-90 percent of Sprint's advertised LTE coverage area in the cities tested at time of testing," said AFE. The Dallas market, in particular, had much spottier real-life coverage than what was shown on Sprint's availability map, said AFE. Sprint spokespersons did not respond to FierceBroadbandWireless' request for comment on the AFE report. The consultancy released the following results from its coverage tests, which assessed LTE availability using Samsung Galaxy S III LTE handsets without power-cycling. | | Sprint | Verizon | AT&T | | Dallas (mid-August) | 10% | 100% | 100% | | Fort Worth (mid-August) | 20% | 100% | 100% | | Kansas City (mid-August) | 25% | 100% | 100% | | Atlanta (early-September) | 15% | 100% | 100% | AFE said its tests involved 1,000 miles of drive testing, plus extensive testing at fixed locations using the Samsung handsets and other drive-test and spectrum analyzer equipment. Sprint launched its LTE network in July in a handful of markets, but the carrier expects to cover 123 million POPs by year-end. The carrier announced on Sept. 10 that the rollout of its LTE network is underway in more than 100 additional cities within its existing nationwide 3G footprint. For more:
- see this AFE release Related articles:
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Sprint: Clearwire's LTE will 'pinpoint' high-traffic areas
Sprint launches LTE, promises average speeds of 6-8 Mbps Read more about: coverage, Advanced Frequency Engineering
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3. Nokia Siemens rolls out HetNet services
Operators looking to deploy small cells to expand the coverage and capacity of their networks are finding a host of integration challenges, but a new HetNet services package from Nokia Siemens Networks is aimed at helping operators optimize their mix of macro and small cells. Nokia Siemens' Services for HetNets product, which is part of the vendor's modular Liquid Net portfolio, includes hotspot analysis plus small cell planning, optimization, deployment and management. For each identified hotspot, Services for HetNets analyzes device types, application use, subscriber location and radio-frequency conditions and forecasts the required capacity and most appropriate upgrade plan. Existing macrocells are optimized prior to the indoor or outdoor deployment of complementary small cell technologies--including femtocells, picocells and microcells. Such a phased approach to enhance the existing macro network and plan the integration of small cells can deliver greater capacity and enhance the user experience as well as help reduce total cost of ownership by up to 20 percent "compared to taking a simple 'either/or' approach and blanketing an area with small cells," said Jan Tjurin, Nokia Siemens' head of network planning and optimization. Another new addition to the company's Liquid Net portfolio is a second-generation 3G femto access point designed to improve voice and data access in the home or small office. The FAPr-hsp 5110 consumes less than 5 watts, supports up to eight simultaneous calls and full HSPA uplink and downlink data speeds and can be remotely managed by the network operator. The Services for NetNets and femtocell announcements are part of a series of product launches and updates being touted during October by Nokia Siemens, which says the products "will culminate in a new approach to delivering mobile broadband, charting a path for operators to be able to profitably provide a gigabyte of personalized data per day for every user by 2020." Nokia Siemens this week sold its IPTV assets to Accenture in yet another move the Finland-based company has made to divest more wireline-related assets as it refocuses its attention on the mobile broadband industry. The company is also seeking a buyer for its Business Support Services unit. For more:
- see this Nokia Siemens release Related articles:
Nokia Siemens wields the axe in Finland, will cut 400 jobs
Nokia Siemens CEO Suri confirms desire to sell BSS unit
Rumor Mill: NSN selling Business Support Services unit
NSN sees Q2 sales drop 8%, continues with restructuring plan
Nokia Siemens' Q1 sales drop 7%, but firm promises improvement Read more about: Wi-Fi, femtocell
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4. WhiteSpace Alliance slates initial Wi-Far interoperability event
The WhiteSpace Alliance will hold the first inter-operability event for its Wi-Far specification, which is derived from the IEEE 802.22 standard, sometime in the first quarter of 2013. The spec incorporates advanced cognitive radio capabilities including dynamic spectrum access, database access, geolocation techniques, spectrum sensing, regulatory domain dependent policies, spectrum etiquette and coexistence, said the alliance. The standard is designed for use in the white space spectrum that sits between TV channels. "Achieving multi-vendor support for delivering effective networking solutions meeting regulatory requirements is extremely important in being able to benefit from TV white spaces," said Apurva Mody, WhiteSpace Alliance chairman. Wireless regional area networks (WRANs) could deliver 22 Mbps to 29 Mbps per TV channel--depending upon country of deployment--and cover large areas up to 100 kilometers from the transmitter. Proponents of using TV white space spectrum for wireless broadband services say the frequencies could play crucial roles in bridging the digital divide to bring high-speed communications to underserved and unserved rural communities, which are estimated to include nearly half of the world's population. The WhiteSpace Alliance was formed in Dec.2011. Last month the alliance announced its newest members include Texas Instruments, ISB and Azcom Technology. For more:
- see this WSA release Related articles:
TV white space rules prompt new wireless mic registration system
Europe's first TV white space licensee to use Fairspectrum's database
TV white space key to AIR.U rural ambitions
Spectrum Bridge, Carlson Wireless pitch TV white space benefits
Is white space the next frontier for mobile operators?
TV white space offers a blank slate for innovation Read more about: Interoperability
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5. Universities and labs get Wi-Fi roaming service
A new Wi-Fi roaming service aims to keep professors, students and staff connected whenever they visit one of 220 universities and research labs that are part of the Internet2 consortium. The Net+ eduroam wireless Internet service allows travelers from academic institutions to gain network access using their laptop, tablet, smartphone or other Wi-Fi device with minimal configuration and no need for the visited institution to explicitly grant access. A user's credentials are only revealed to the traveler's home institution, not the institution visited, said Internet2. Eduroam Wi-Fi connectivity will be offered as an Internet2 member benefit and will be covered by the group's annual membership fee. Higher educational institutions that are not Internet2 members are invited to join the service for an annual fee. Internet2, in a partnership with the National Science Foundation and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, will support the deployment of eduroam in the United States. The service had its genesis as an international project in Europe and involves many national research and education network organizations, said Internet2. For more:
- see this Internet2 release Related articles:
TV white space key to AIR.U rural ambitions Read more about: Net+, Wi-Fi
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Sprint's Tarazi: Network Vision 2.0 is our HetNet strategy
 | | Iyad Tarazi | Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) is deeply involved in boosting coverage and capacity for its networks via CDMA femtocells for homes and enterprises and an LTE picocell deployment strategy that is just ramping up, with an initial focus on indoor deployments followed by outdoor deployments in 2013-2014. The operator announced in August that it would deploy Alcatel-Lucent's (NASDAQ: ALU) lightRadio metrocell architecture gear as well as Samsung's small cell gear throughout its footprint. FierceBroadbandWireless Editor Tammy Parker recently talked with Iyad Tarazi, Sprint Nextel's vice president of network development and engineering, regarding the operator's efforts to deploy heterogeneous networks as well as Sprint's overall design mentality, which revolves around its commitment to maintain unlimited data plans for smartphones. The following is a lightly edited version of that conversation. FierceBroadbandWireless: In terms of picos, Sprint is initially focused on indoor applications for small cells. What are the business reasons for initially targeting indoor instead of outdoor? Tarazi: When you are outdoors you have to be much more diligent about interference management. You need higher power outdoors to make it work cost effectively. The other thing is the right of way; building rights and backhaul models for indoors are well developed and well understood right now. In the outdoors, it's still under development…We are working on outdoor as well as indoor deployments. There will be some places where we will deploy outdoor earlier, but I don't expect the mass market for outdoor to arrive before 2014. Having said that, there will be people that deploy outdoor small cells that look and behave like macro networks, but they will be called small cells by their definition. My definition of a small cell is that it truly is... continued Read the full Q&A on the Web Read more about: Iyad Tarazi
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