AT&T to buy $1.9 billion worth of 700MHz spectrum from Verizon

[Poke]

AT&T in the buying mode.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/25/atandt-buys-1-9-billion-worth-of-700mhz-spectrum-from-verizon/

 

[Neutron]

I wonder which parts of these states?

 

[mike123abc]

AT&T and VZ are consolidating their spectrum bands.

 

[CK SatGuy]

AT&T and VZ are consolidating their spectrum bands.

By consolidating, do you mean that theorectically speaking for example, that a Verizon LTE phone could work on ATT LTE?

 

[mike123abc]

By consolidating, do you mean that theorectically speaking for example, that a Verizon LTE phone could work on ATT LTE?

No, AT&T is in 700MHZ lower bands (B block) and VZ in 700MHZ upper bands (C block). AT&T bought 39 B Block licenses from VZ which VZ was not planning on using since it is deploying C block. AT&T also transferred to VZ 10MHZ of AWS band.

http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2013/01/verizon-wireless-spectrum-license-transactions.html

Essentially they each had some spectrum the other wanted so they swapped plus AT&T paid VZ some cash since VZ was swapping more valuable spectrum.

 

[navychop]

By consolidating, do you mean that theoretically speaking for example, that a Verizon LTE phone could work on ATT LTE?

Easy, now, easy. Put down what you're smoking and lay down for a while.

 

[mike123abc]

Easy, now, easy. Put down what you're smoking and lay down for a while.

It would not be hard to make a phone that operates on both bands, but phones have to decide on a limited number of bands to support, so better for one US carrier and a selection of foreign frequencies than to make the phone North American only.

 

[navychop]

It would not be hard to make a phone that operates on both bands, .......

We'll see peace in the Middle East before we see AT&T and Verizon provide such compatible phones! :haha

 

[CK SatGuy]

Easy, now, easy. Put down what you're smoking and lay down for a while.

I can dream, can I?

 

[navychop]

 

[mike123abc]

I can dream, can I?

I would speculate in a few years there will be phones that will work on all LTE bands. There are just too many bands for the current chipsets to handle at one time.