Industry Analyst Jeff Kagan on Softbank Saying Sprint Investors Need Patience
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) October 05, 2013 -- Softbank founder Masayoshi Son says Sprint investors need patience. Perhaps up to two years, says Reuters, Sept 30.
Tech analyst Jeff Kagan offers comment.
Sprint has been struggling and trying to recover for years. Recently, the majority of Sprint was acquired by Japan’s Softbank. After the acquisition Sprint investors had hoped for a quick turnaround and success. Now they are learning that the Sprint recovery will take quite a bit of work and time.
“Dreams of a quick turnaround at Sprint have been dashed. A turnaround may indeed happen, but it will take Softbank at least a year or two before they are ready to launch the new Sprint… whatever that will be,” says Principal analyst Jeff Kagan.
“While this is disappointing for Sprint customers and investors, it had to have been expected. You can’t just wave a magic wand over a company and say abracadabra and change the company. Change takes time and effort. We are still in the first chapter of this Sprint recovery story,” says Wireless analyst Kagan.
“So what does this mean? Will Sprint show any recovery near term, or will it continue to lose customers to competitors like AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA? They have been making some immediate changes to hang onto their existing customers, like unlimited wireless data for life. We’ll have to wait and see if this helps them,” says Kagan.
Softbank founder Masayoshi Son says at the very least you need a half-year to a year. And for anything substantial you need one or two years.
“While this makes sense, it is not what investors and customers wanted to hear. Perhaps we will start to see some of the turnaround within the next few months, signs of encouragement. If so, that will go a long way to keeping customers and investors happy,” says Kagan.
“I still think this deal could be just what Sprint needs. However it will take time. And in this short-attention span theatre we call life in 2013, two years is a lifetime,” says Kagan.
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