Comments on: Sprint contracts day-to-day network operation to Ericsson

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:14:01 +0000

T-Mobile is looking to do a contract with Ericsson just like Sprint is going to do. Nothing like letting down your faithful employees all in the name of making a buck or two. And as for Sprint employees keeping their jobs but just working for someone else, I’m waiting to see how long it takes Ericsson to start slashing jobs with Sprint employees and T-Mobile employees once this is all said and done. Look out AT&T you’re next!

By: Don Louie Cantone

Don Louie Cantone — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:38:49 +0000

What is all the fuss about, as long as Ericsson holds up thier end of the bargain?

By: Cell Junkie4Life

Cell Junkie4Life — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:49:59 +0000

Ericsson runs 80 networks with 270 million subscribers across the world, sounds like they know what they are doing. Outsourcing to a company that specifically deals with network maintaince is a good business model. And must be common place in many other foreign Mobile Carriers so why should Sprint & VZW be any different. Are people getting let go? No, Ericsson is taking them on.

Again, how is a sign that Sprint is going under? Numerous carriers across world put their trust in Ericsson. So again, how is this a bad business move? All the VZW fanboys please enlighten everyone with your propaganda.

By: Castro

Castro — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:19:54 +0000

@ Celz, I’m a Service Manager for a Chevy dealer and have had several Camaro come back in with less than 2k miles on them for stress cracks in the grill area around the headlights. We even had one come back where the massive amount of wheel weights (due to terrible casted wheels)detached while a customer was doing freeway speed and that was not pretty. We’ve had several short out due to them not being grounded correctly! They rushed the Camaro out and should have waited. The only GM products that I would own are the G8(a rebadged Holden), the Corvette, the Buick Enclave (including the rebadged Saturn and GMC version) and the Caddy CTS. The new 2010 Chevy Equinox seems to be a pretty strong mini CUV…

By: jake

jake — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:11:47 +0000

This model might be new in the US but is quite common in the rest of the world. Why run and administer the hardware when your core business is making money from subscribers?

By: Raj Sundar

Raj Sundar — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:48:10 +0000

This model has been there for sometime now. Airtel, India’s largest mobile operator outsourced its business to Nokia Siemens Networks and Ericsson at start and is only focusing on the exact items outlined here

By: TourChaser

TourChaser — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:11:48 +0000

RIP Sprint

Between the massive customer loss the last couple years, the selling of towers (yes they did sell a bunch of their assets so they depend even more on their roaming agreements with Verizon), and now this . . . . even the Pre can’t save them . . . the beginning of the end for them.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:58:21 +0000

How the hell can you turn something about cell phones into something about cars.

And to the guy who said Sprint Fan boys always defend Sprint. I’m a sprint fan boy and I think this is crap.

By: 2ndchance

2ndchance — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:53:53 +0000

Of course, Celz, the techno-Fascist makes his usual condescending, arrogant statement of “If you don’t agree with me, have no business sense whatsoever and should not comment”.

Just shut the hell up and stop showing your ignorance and arrogance. Please.

By: Celz

Celz — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:36:09 +0000

@ Castro The new camaro is a GREAT car by any and every definition of the word… They have other cars that were released in the current year that are class leading as well.. They aren’t at Honda or BMW were virtually every car could be considered great from an unbiased standpoint but they do have some nice ones under their much shrunken umbrella..

Back to the topic.. If this isnt seen as a positive move for sprint than you have no business sense whatsoever and should not comment.

By: mangenius

mangenius — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:13:10 +0000

The majority of you people are fucking annoying.. My carrier is better, no that carrier is better. The best line was someone saying they would rather pay $20 a month more to know that their company will be around longer.. WHO THE FUCK CARES

By: michael

michael — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:56:41 +0000

If you read the whole release it states Sprint is retaining 2000 network engineers and 6000 become ericsson employees. Obviously they are keeping some internal people.

By: michael

michael — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:53:09 +0000

@ Nerdherder

Sprint sold the towers – not their infrastructure or network. They were trying to get out of the real estate management side. Smart move. Most carriers don’t own towers any more – major tower co’s do.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:35:12 +0000

I can see Tmo going under…I held the mytouch 3g..No offense, buts a feminine phone. Very small..As for Sprint, let’s allow the ink to dry and see where this deal takes them..You people to need to calm down with comments…

By: VZW

VZW — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:04:28 +0000

This is being done so Sprint can blame someone els for the customers they loose each year.

By: Castro

Castro — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:55:40 +0000

@celz, lets not go crazy and lay a blanket statement that GM “released great cars this year”! GM is going into the right direction and probably has quality cars that I can count on one hand, that being said I hope they do become a respected auto maker again…sorry for the TJ

By: celz

celz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:29:12 +0000

no one still can find a carrier that hasnt sold off towers yet.. lmao people really think sprint might go away.. gm went bk and they still released great cars this year.. you people jus talk out ur ass

By: kp

kp — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:30:10 +0000

tmo is whorrible in new england

By: hasan1

hasan1 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:28:21 +0000

Sprint articles have the funniest comments.

By: CoryB

CoryB — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:09:43 +0000

And This is why i Have Verizon!

By: Sprint4life

Sprint4life — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:59:09 +0000

People, don’t scare off. No one has any proof, or any solid info or research to actually back up what they claim.
I will reiterate. Amazon uses Sprint for their Kindle. Sprint is working on the first 4G network. Sprint is cheaper and now with roaming has even better coverage.

I don’t understand why it has to be about carriers, just be happy you have a phone — some people can’t even afford a regular phone let alone the portable computers we carry around on our hips.

Come on people!!!

By: Castro

Castro — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:39:40 +0000

This move seems to be a way that Sprint can wash their hands of WiMax and rollout LTE since the helm is being held by someone else…

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:23:19 +0000

Before I make judgment, Ericsson handled some of the build out of WiMax here in Chicago after Motorola. Someone screwed the pooch. Whether it be Motorola, Ericsson or Sprint. I would like to know EXACTLY what happened in Chicago and see who’s to blame.

We could give the benefit of the doubt to ericsson that Sprint was too blame, but who knows.

By: Ankit

Ankit — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:22:51 +0000

I think this is a good move if we have sprint in consideration. Let’s be honest these people are huge not sprint but their contractor. They already do the same thing for a lot of european carriers. And samething with nokia seimens.

By: Sprint4life

Sprint4life — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:08:44 +0000

Hahahahahaha, wow, Tblack, how old are you???

By: Nerdherder

Nerdherder — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:06:21 +0000

Wow, Sprint is really a joke now. They will certainly collapse the day that Verizon revokes and discontinues the roaming agreement between the two. Not too long ago they sold off a bunch of cell towers, and now this. What does Sprint actually own anymore, just its brand name?
And for those of who would rather save $20 a month, I would rather pay pay $20 extra a month knowing that my service provider is competent and that they wont be in danger of going under anytime soon. Suckers.

By: StevenGlansburg

StevenGlansburg — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:33:05 +0000

As far as CDMA goes. Sprint > verizon

Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Cincinnati United States

By: celz

celz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:24:34 +0000

the funny part is its the same damn workers lol sprint just pays a flat fee instead of unexpected trainings and etc.. people still talking about the towers please name the us wireless company that hasnt sold a majority of its towers we would all like to know.. lol you guys know shit about business

By: celz

celz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:16:56 +0000

Great move sprint.. My Mom works in IT for Kaiser which is basically the largest Hospital chain in the US and they outsourced part of the IT department to IBM.. Even tho sprint and kaiser are proficient in this IT type work there are companies that specialize in it and can do a better job of training and managing personel and etc.. This is a savy business move..

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:13:41 +0000

For Verizon fanboys: in our area in CA, VZW’s network is outsourced to General Dynamics. Saw their truck by a cell site once and asked. Kind of funny too since Verizon’s the wireline carrier here.