T-Mobile CTO Explains Network Model for Sprint Combination in Meeting at FCC

Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray and others from T-Mobile and Sprint met with FCC officials examining the companies’ proposed deal. The topic was the network engineering model for the combined company, said a filing in docket 18-197. “T-Mobile and Sprint described how the combined company would be uniquely positioned with complementary spectrum assets in the low, mid, and high bands to drive a robust, nationwide 5G network to the benefit of consumers,” the Thursday filing said. “The transaction would allow for a multiplicative effect for capacity due to the increase in number of cell sites, amount of spectrum available per cell site, and increases in spectral efficiency.” The companies said the model is “built upon T-Mobile’s ordinary course practices and models standalone T-Mobile, standalone Sprint, and New T-Mobile for both LTE and 5G.” The filing includes slides. The District of Columbia approved the deal last week (see 1810120021).