Sprint Will Deploys Tens of Thousands of Small Cells, CTO Says
Sprint plans to “densify and increase” the number of cell sites on the 2.5 GHz, 1.9 GHz and 800 MHz spectrum it owns, Chief Technology Officer John Saw said in a blog post. “This will include adding thousands of new…
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macro sites to expand coverage, and it will include a continued expansion of our 2.5 GHz LTE footprint,” Saw wrote. “As we continue to improve on our LTE coverage with techniques like carrier aggregation and beamforming, our customers in metro markets will soon see significantly improved data speeds and performance.” Sprint also plans to deploy “tens of thousands” of small cells, Saw said Tuesday. “Small cells offer a number of advantages, including increased capacity and more efficient throughput which enables customers to send and receive data at faster rates,” he said. “And they will allow us to add capacity in targeted high-traffic areas, as well as extend better service in hard to reach locations and indoor sites.” Wells Fargo analyst Jennifer Fritzsche said Wednesday in a research note that the blog post is important to understanding Sprint’s strategy. “While this rollout will be more than the 3-5 markets that used to be spoken about -- we do believe S's strategy will be to go narrow and very deep in the metro US markets that show the highest data usage,” she wrote. “The focus will be more on fattening the capacity pipe in markets where this demand is being seen. Sprint's deep spectrum position puts it in a position to do this.”