In 2010 C Spire Wireless (formerly Cellular South insisted they'd have a new LTE network up and running by the end of 2011. That didn't happen. As last year rolled on the company became more vague about an LTE timeline, putting more PR emphasis on the improvements they'd made to their EVDO network. Fierce Wireless notes that the company's LTE ambitions may have taken a hit for several reasons. The huge premium they had to pay to get the iPhone may have seriously damaged deployment funding, already tight from having to buy and test more expensive gear using 700 MHz spectrum in the band class 12 range. C Spire's CEO will only state the company is "working diligently toward" LTE, but the company refuses to give any solid timeline.
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Where's C Spire's LTE Network? - Apple iPhone Deal May Have Cost Them Network Cash
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 9:54am MST