{PJ Louis LLC} Sprint – Launches Push-to-Talk CDMA Phones – Bad Idea?
I agree with your assessment of Sprint CDMA PTT. A few facts -- Nextel
Postpaid is down to about 4.9 MM postpaid subs, and 2.7MM prepaid customers.
Sprint’s Power Source CDMA PTT technology required two open channels during
the call to work. Even Sprint did not have enough capacity to make this
happen.
If anyone knows or has evidence of the new CDMA PTT working would you let me
know? It is necessary for Sprint to shut down Nextel and re-use this
Spectrum to make Network Vision work. In order keep the 7.6 MM Nextel and
to access Nextel’s 800 MHz spectrum, Sprint has to make the new CDMA PTT
work. If it was working I think we would all know. Since we don’t, I am
guessing that there are issues.
Your thoughts please.
Highest regards,
Gerard Hallaren, CFA
303-309-0918
*From:* PJ Louis LLC [mailto:PJLouisLLC@tabup.com] *On Behalf Of *PJLouis
*Sent:* July 28, 2011 7:23 AM
*To:* gerard@jrpg.com
*Subject:* Re: {PJ Louis LLC} Sprint – Launches Push-to-Talk CDMA Phones –
Bad Idea?
PJLouis wrote:
Sprint needs to continue on focusing on customer growth. It will be
necessary for it to think out of the box.
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A *PJ Louis LLC* Group Discussion
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On July 25, 2011 10:03 PM PJLouis wrote:
URL link never liked the whole idea of Nextel and Sprint merging. I was sure Dan
Hesse was going to dump Nextel when he first took over the reins of Sprint.
However, the recession cam in 2008 and he rolled with the punches and
embraced Nextel. He could not sell Nextel so he embraced it.
I have to give Dan Hesse and his folks a lot of credit for turning lemons
into lemonade. I know Wall Street will not care but to a restructuring and
turnaround professional, Hesse showed a lot of guts in the way he
persevered.
When Sprint began pursuing the push-to-talk feature in the CDMA network many
folks considered it a bad idea. I agreed with the decision. It was obvious
that Dan Hesse valued the Nextel customer base and wanted to keep it. Two
years later, the carrier has a CDMA next gen handset that has push-to-talk.
Dan Hesse did the right thing.
Sprint’s new push-to-talk CDMA service, aka, Sprint Direct Connect will
triple the carrier’s push-to-talk coverage area. Very nice and very
important to how Sprint will be perceived by investors. Sprint will look
even more integrated from a customer and network perspective. Top that all
off with efforts to provide attractive pricing plans to keep the customers
and keep them happy.
Sprint’s progress in turning itself around has been overshadowed by the news
of AT&T and T-Mobile and the news about RIM. Sprint has been aggressive with
involving outside applications developers and introducing new phones. True,
the company does not have the iPhone but the carrier’s slate of phones have
been highly functional and capable of giving the iPhone a run for its money.
Sprint’s network deployment plans, which include phasing in new technology
(4G) and phasing out iDEN have been solid pieces of work. Too bad the
mainstream media does not care; the media should care. Hesse and his team
have done a great job turning the company around.
The push-to-talk customer base is huge and Dan Hesse and his team figured
out a way of keeping the customer base happy while positioning the carrier
for 4G and iDEN phasing out.
Solid network planning.
Push-to-talk is a great feature. I believe that with the deployment of hte
feature in next gen CDMA handsets we will see a marketing push from Sprint.
If not, then my advice is: promote the feature.
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