Considering Sprint’s heavy investment in Clearwire — as well as the actuality which it shares its WiMAX network with a association — you can understand why it competence be the small sap of letting other carriers in upon the spectrum. That pronounced, a Goldman Sachs analyst that apparently met with Sprint execs this week has pronounced which they “have encouraged” a indiscriminate spectrum deal which would bring money in from T-Mobile USA — a association that has nonetheless to settle on a next-gen network strategy over HSPA+ — though it would ultimately rely upon a price. Considering Clearwire’s rather dour monetary picture, it seems likely which Sprint’s seeking at this as a do-or-die situation — it isn’t necessarily interested in transfer cash into the company by itself ad nauseam, but if it allows a company to stutter, that could have unsavory consequences on Sprint’s own 4G ambitions. Should be interesting to see how this plays out.

Via Engadget