Caught on Tape: Barry West
At CTIA 2008, he gave a stern "no comment" on whether Sprint was doing a deal with Clearwire. He added: "I told you there was no point in asking that question." Sorry we didn't follow orders, your highness:
Also at CTIA, West wasn't giving the commercial launch date for Sprint's WiMax rollout, and now we know why:
But he did have an interesting take on why it does seem right to call WiMax a true 4G technology:
He also noted that Sprint "doesn't need" 700 Mhz spectrum, when commenting on the challenges of delivering wireless broadband services:
And, from the archives, here's our May 2007 interview with Barry West, where he comments on a target WiMax coverage goal as he helped set consumer expectations for a big pipe with a fully mobile experience:
— Phil Harvey, Editor, Light Reading