Dish Still Looking for LTE Partners Laughs Off Idea That LTE Build is a Bluff

[Poke]

Hmm wonder who they will end up with I hope it's not AT&T anyone but them or Google. Verizon would be the smart choice just my 2 cents due to their network the best right now and everyone else is playing catch up to them.

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Dish-Still-Looking-for-LTE-Partners-122611

 

[dare2be]

I hope it's not AT&T anyone but them or Google.

Why not AT&T or Google?

 

[Teehar]

AT&T is the devils child!Evil I tell ya.I honestly believe that Darth Vader runs it.

 

[MIHotBear]

Hell no. The buffoons that run AT&(Shi)T make Darth Vader look like Mother Teresa.

 

[mike123abc]

The article seems to say only Sprint is currently ruled out since they got Dish mad by blocking Dish's acquisition of Clearwire.

T-Mobile seems to be a good fit to me. AT&T & VZ are probably too big to work a good deal.

 

[navychop]

AT&T is the devils child!Evil I tell ya.I honestly believe that Darth Vader runs it.

Naw, he's dead. Luke somebody has it now.

 

[GaryPen]

T-Mobile seems to be a good fit to me. AT&T & VZ are probably too big to work a good deal.

I agree.

 

[dare2be]

Ok, then let me rephrase. Why not Google?

 

[mike123abc]

Ok, then let me rephrase. Why not Google?

The problem with google would be build out requirements. Dish needs a lot of towers ASAP, a lot easier to team up with a company that has a bunch.

 

[dare2be]

It would be a lot easier in the short term to team up with an already established player in the market, I agree. But for a long-term competition advantage, it will be better IMO to team up with a new player with forward-thinking vision that would set them apart from the competition.

 

[allargon]

The problem with google would be build out requirements. Dish needs a lot of towers ASAP, a lot easier to team up with a company that has a bunch.

There are only four major players. However, the smaller guys are a possibility. MetroPCS (#7) is merging with T-mobile (#4), so they probably don't need the spectrum. Verizon (#1) and Sprint (#3) don't need the spectrum. ClearWire (#6) is merging with Sprint.

AT&T (#2) has the fastest LTE around when it's available despite their awful coverage map. They claim to be spectrum starved.

That leaves TracFone (#5), Cricket (#8) and US Cellular (#9). I don't see TracFone bothering with LTE right now. I could be wrong. That leaves Cricket and US Cellular. I want to bet on Cricket, but Cricket uses Sprint's network.

This means AT&T is the likely partner, if they can stomach working with Dish again.