I can't imagine that Sprint would actually be evaluating LTE as an alternative - this sounds more like a comment intended to emphasize the competitive stance Sprint/Clearwire. Something to the effect of, "We're not blind - LTE is a competitive threat and we're going to learn all we can about it and it's weaknesses," rather than insinuating that they may be considering a WiMax/LTE combo or transitioning from WiMax to LTE.
Think of all the embedded capital still being depreciated. A switch like this would be unfathomable for a company with free cash flow issues like Sprint.
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I can't imagine that Sprint would actually be evaluating LTE as an alternative - this sounds more like a comment intended to emphasize the competitive stance Sprint/Clearwire. Something to the effect of, "We're not blind - LTE is a competitive threat and we're going to learn all we can about it and it's weaknesses," rather than insinuating that they may be considering a WiMax/LTE combo or transitioning from WiMax to LTE.
Think of all the embedded capital still being depreciated. A switch like this would be unfathomable for a company with free cash flow issues like Sprint.