Sprint's Claure: In 18-24 months, we'll be No. 1 or 2 in network performance

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure has a bold claim: that within two years, Sprint will have the top network among US carriers. Claure said that "you can expect in the next 18 to 24 months -- hopefully you'll invite me two years from now -- that our network will be ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in every single market." He later clarified that he meant No. 1 or 2 in the United States' major markets. Claure acknowledged that when he took over from Dan Hesse last August, Sprint's network was in poor shape. "I've been in this job for eight months and when I came, you're absolutely right, our network was drop-dead last," he said. "We'd be foolish not to acknowledge that." However, he said since then Sprint has continued to build out its tri-band Spark LTE service and improve and optimize its network. "We've put a relentless focus on getting our network better in the last eight months," he said.