Comments on: Sprint Layoffs Will Include Gutting Content Staff http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/05/419-sprint-guts-product-staff-by-40-percent-is-content-no-longer-its-focus/ The economics of digital content Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: XSprint tech http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/05/419-sprint-guts-product-staff-by-40-percent-is-content-no-longer-its-focus/#comment-67294 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:11:13 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/03/05/419-sprint-guts-product-staff-by-40-percent-is-content-no-longer-its-focus/#comment-67294 2011. Where’s Sprint now? 8000+ employes gone. Ericcson DID take over network operations at the switch site and as the customer service improves, the network is not getting any attention. Yep, still installing those upgrades Dan? You know, the ones that won’t let you block text one way, same for voice calls? How about giving us more phones that do not allow roaming by choice? Moral, network at the switch level is so bad, the techs have all but given up when they can’t even get spares or the tools to do thier job. How about you lay off another 8000. I’m sure the stock my top 5 bucks, save the company another 350mil and you can toss more money down the WiMax hole. I have one word for you. ION.

]]> By: Tricia Duryee http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/05/419-sprint-guts-product-staff-by-40-percent-is-content-no-longer-its-focus/#comment-67293 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:30:33 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/03/05/419-sprint-guts-product-staff-by-40-percent-is-content-no-longer-its-focus/#comment-67293 – @ digital bear: I don't think there's anyone left to buy Sprint Nextel, unless there's a foreign carrier really looking at expanding into the US (the most interested recently being SK Telecom, which doesn't have the funds for Sprint). The other option, although equally unlikely, is for private equity firms to take it private and reorganize it…

– @mathiastck: I think you are 100 percent correct. Sprint is better at being a pipe, than any other carrier. Verizon Wireless has recently been more interested in this area. After all, once everyone in the U.S. has a phone, what's the next area of expansion? Machines…whether it's a Kindle, a refrigerator or a car…

]]> By: mathiastck http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/05/419-sprint-guts-product-staff-by-40-percent-is-content-no-longer-its-focus/#comment-67292 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:13:42 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/03/05/419-sprint-guts-product-staff-by-40-percent-is-content-no-longer-its-focus/#comment-67292 The fear of becomming a dumb pipe is the rational behind a lot of the industry slowing practices by carriers.

Sprint is in the process of building the best pipe around, WiMax. The whispernet and Kindle has already shown Sprint's willingness to provide a good pipe to a product without any Sprint branding. Similarly Virgin is doing well as a Sprint MVNO.

I think Sprint dedicating themselves to being a great affordable pipe is a fine direction to take.

]]> By: digital bear http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/05/419-sprint-guts-product-staff-by-40-percent-is-content-no-longer-its-focus/#comment-67291 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:10:36 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/03/05/419-sprint-guts-product-staff-by-40-percent-is-content-no-longer-its-focus/#comment-67291 Seems like they are prettying themselves up for a sale not necessarily a restructuring to survive the economy– who are the likely suitors?

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