re: T-Mobile to Speed 4G LTE With Wider ChannelsThey do. Currently their LTE is in C Block. 2x5Mhz. Once that's moved to D block and contiguous with T-Mobile's E block, they can MOCN the physical layer and rebroadcast off of T-Mobile's core for both customer bases. They're doing the same in Vegas connecting Metro's D + T-Mo's E block for 2x10Mhz.
re: T-Mobile to Speed 4G LTE With Wider ChannelsNice! That sounds like a good theory. Doesn't MetroPCS run on 5x5 channels? I imagine it'll have to upgrade them as it's able.
re: T-Mobile to Speed 4G LTE With Wider ChannelsThat test site in NYC was crazy fast, the entire 73.6Mbps 10Mhz LTE downlink sector at one point was all mine: http://i.imgur.com/yKMynV8.png
I know MetroPCS is asking their authorized store reps to update all customers' units with new firmware by July 31st, or they may lose LTE connectivity. I'm thinking they're shifting around MetroPCS AWS spectrum in markets like NYC where Metro's CDMA block is breaking LTE continuity. C Block - MetroPCS 2x5Mhz LTE D Block - MetroPCS CDMA E Block - T-Mobile 2x5Mhz LTE
Once they shift CDMA to C block, D+E Block will be wide open for 2x10Mhz LTE.
But thats not their strategy really. They wanna keep that HSPA+42 and connect existing E block LTE with metros D block LTE.
That way they don't have to cannibalize CDMA or HSPA+42
I asked: "T-Mobile is not currently using MetroPCS cell sites for our network in New York."
They borrowed bandwidth from 3G HSPA+ network instead
I know MetroPCS is asking their authorized store reps to update all customers' units with new firmware by July 31st, or they may lose LTE connectivity.
I'm thinking they're shifting around MetroPCS AWS spectrum in markets like NYC where Metro's CDMA block is breaking LTE continuity.
C Block - MetroPCS 2x5Mhz LTE
D Block - MetroPCS CDMA
E Block - T-Mobile 2x5Mhz LTE
Once they shift CDMA to C block, D+E Block will be wide open for 2x10Mhz LTE.