It took a long time but it is finally here and it is likely to be more significant than the 700MHz drama earlier this year. I have been saying for a long time that if Sprint and Clearwire with some external help (i had Motorola and Google as supporters along with Intel) can put a nationwide network together with open architecture and open devices, it will help change the dynamics of the industry. See the discussion here and here.

Of course, strategy is nothing without execution so it will be interesting to see who leads the efforts and how soon the devices come in the market but definitely a big event in the US market.

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