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Clearwire Elects Wireless Industry Deal Maker John Stanton as Its Chairman

January 19th, 2011 | No Comments

News Analysis: Clearwire elects wireless pioneer and former T-Mobile CEO John W. Stanton as its new board chairman. Stanton was a protÃ©gÃ© of his predecessor, Craig McCaw, and is a major force in the cellular industry in his own right. – Clearwire announced Jan. 8 that wireless industry pioneer
John W. Stanton, already a member of Clearwire’s board, will be its new
chairman. Stanton succeeds another
industry pioneer, Craig McCaw, in that position.
Stanton
already owns a wireless holding company based in Kirkland,
Wash., (w…

Clearwire Tests Hit Near Full-Speed 4G, T-Mobile Doubles HSPA+ Speed

January 8th, 2011 | No Comments

News Analysis: Tests of WiMax and LTE in Phoenix demonstrate that Clearwire’s technology is getting close to being true 4G. T-Mobile doubles the speed of its HSPA+ network in Las Vegas tests. – In
a video released at the beginning of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Vegas, Clearwire clearly demonstrates that it is very
close to achieving the 100M-bps download speeds required by the ITU
definition of 4G wireless communications. The company released a YouTube video of the tests,
whi…

Clearwire Chair McCaw Resigns Amid Financial Woes

December 31st, 2010 | No Comments

Clearwire Chair Craig McCaw has resigned from the cash-strapped WiMax maker, saying no disagreements prompted the move. A Clearwire co-chair has been named to replace him. – Clearwire Chairman Craig McCaw, offering two days notice, has resigned,
according to a Dec.
29 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the
filing, McCaws decision to leave the company was Â“not due to any disagreements
with [Clearwire] or any matters relating to [Clearwir…

4G Provider Clearwire Sells $1.3 Billion of Debt, Feels More ‘Comfortable’

December 6th, 2010 | No Comments

Clearwire has sold $1.3 billion in debt, in efforts to secure funding for continuing the build-out of its WiMax-based 4G network. – Clearwire, working to secure funding to continue the build-out of
its WiMax-based 4G network, sold more than $1.3 billion in debt, the
company announced in a Dec. 6 statement.
Clearwire, which wireless carrier Sprint owns a majority stake in,
has said it plans to cover 68 U.S. markets and 120 m…

Sprint, Clearwire, Time Warner to Bring WiMax 4G to NYC

October 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Sprint, Clearwire and Time Warner Cable together announced that theyll each offer their own branded WiMax 4G service in New York over Clearwires growing WiMax network. – Sprint, Clearwire and Time Warner Cable are planning to pick up the
pace for New Yorkers. In an Oct. 18 announcement, the three announced
plans to launch 4G mobile Internet services Â“later this yearÂ” in the
Big Apple, each under its own 4G brand.
Each service, however, will be based on Clearwir…

Clearwire Spectrum Auction Looks Like Act of Desperation

October 14th, 2010 | No Comments

News Analysis: T-Mobile and Clearwire have already talked about an equity infusion that Clearwire badly needs, but Sprint isnt happy with that idea any more than it likes a spectrum auction. – Clearwire Corporations current attempt to auction off a portion of its massive spectrum holdings may be the companys desperate last effort to find a way to fend off an equity investment by T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom.
The evidence that all is not well at the wireless service provider starts …

Clearwire to Auction Spectrum to Raise $5 Billion for 4G Build-out

October 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Deutsche-Telekom, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and others are among the interested bidders in Clearwire’s massive wireless spectrum holdings. – Clearwire, operator of the WiMax 4G high-speed data
network used by Sprint Nextel, is selling a portion of its massive spectrum
holdings in an effort to raise money to continue the build-out of its 4G
network currently used by Sprint and others.
The Clearwire auction is attracting T-Mobile USA…

Sprint Clearwire Resignations May Open LTE Door for T-Mobile

October 1st, 2010 | No Comments

News Analysis: The resignations of three top Sprint Nextel executives from Clearwires board of directors on Sept. 30 may have opened the way for investment in LTE by T-Mobile. – When three top executives from Sprint Nextel,
including CEO Dan Hesse, resigned from the board of directors of 4G
provider Clearwire, Inc. the official reason was changes in the
anti-trust laws regarding interlocking boards of directors.
But theres every likelihood that the real
reason was mone…

Chip Shot: WiMAX Day Passes for U.S. and Japan

September 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Clearwire and UQ customers using Intel™ WiMAX embedded netbooks and notebooks will be able to sign-up for a Day Pass and use unlimited data while travelling throughout the covered markets in Japan and the United States. Work continues with Global Alliance Partners to offer international roaming in additional countries around the world.

T-Mobile Takes Aim at Sprint with Clearwire Investment Offer

September 1st, 2010 | No Comments

News Analysis: Sprint directors are mulling an offer by Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile USA to invest in the Clearwire network owned by Sprint. – A growing coziness between T-Mobile USA and Sprint Nextel
has been rumored for months. At one point there were rumors that T-Mobile’s
parent company, European communications goliath Deutsche Telekom, was preparing
to buy Sprint and make it part of T-Mobile. So far, nothing had come of it until
n…

Clearwire Debuts Rover 4G Pay-as-You-Go Mobile Broadband

August 31st, 2010 | No Comments

Clearwire reaches out to the no-nonsense Internet generation with Rover, a portable 4G wireless networking device in Puck (with up to eight connections) and Stick (for a single notebook or desktop) configurations. – Wireless broadband services provider Clearwire announced the debut of Rover,
a pay-as-you-go 4G mobile broadband service the company is marketing as ideal
for quot;digitally addicted youth quot; who are tired of slow speeds, binding
contracts and overpriced service. Rover is priced at $5 a day, …

Clearwire Announces 4G LTE Technology Trials in Arizona

August 6th, 2010 | No Comments

Wireless network operator Clearwire plans to conduct tests of its LTE 4G network in Phoenix, where it hopes to confirm the capability to produce real-world download speeds that range from 20 to 70 Mbps. – Clearwire, a provider of wireless broadband services and operator of the
largest 4G network in the country, announced plans to conduct 4G LTE technology
trials in collaboration with Huawei Technologies. Huawei is the same infrastructure
provider that deployed the first commercial LTE network in E…

Clearwire, Cbeyond Partner on 4G Service for Businesses

August 5th, 2010 | No Comments

Cost-conscious businesses looking to get 4G mobile Internet service have a new option with Clearwire and Cbeyond, which will offer bundled 4G mobile Internet services to small businesses in early 2011. – Clearwire, a provider of wireless broadband services and
operator of the largest 4G network in the country, and Cbeyond, a
provider of voice, broadband, mobile and IT applications to more than
52,000 small businesses in the United States, announced a wholesale agreement
where Cbeyond will offer …

Clearwire Extends 4G to Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

August 4th, 2010 | No Comments

The Clear iSpot from Clearwire is a mobile hot spot designed for Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices. With Apple-like looks, it extends 4G coverage to up to eight devices. – Apple mobile products may currently be the exclusive offerings of the
AT amp;T network, but that hasn’t stopped Sprint-owned Clearwire from offering
iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch owners a new connectivity option.
Clearwire on Aug. 4 debuted the Clear iSpot, a personal hot spot with quot;dedicated…

Best Buy, Clearwire Partner on 4G Mobile Broadband

July 31st, 2010 | No Comments

Best Buy and Clearwire are teaming up to offer customers access to 4G mobile broadband service through the retail chain’s Best Buy Connect brand. – Big box retail giant Best Buy and wireless broadband service provider
Clearwire July 29 announced a quot;strategic wholesale relationship in which
Best Buy will use Clearwire’s 4G network to offer mobile Internet service to
customers under the Best Buy Connect service. Beginning in 2011, Best Bu…

Clearwire Extends 4G to DC and Kansas City

June 1st, 2010 | No Comments

Clearwires Clear mobile Internet service is now available to nearly 1 million people in the Washington, D.C., area, as well as to Kansas City residents. A 4G rival to LTE, Clearwire plans to extend its WiMax technology to more than 120 million people by then end of 2010. – Clearwire has expanded its Clear mobile Internet service to the Washington D.C. area, the company announced June 1.
Covering nearly 1 million people, the new coverage area extends as far
north as Chevy Chase and Silver Springs, Md., south to Alexandria, Va.,
east to College Park, Md., and west…

Clearwire to Offer Samsung, HTC Phones for 4G, 3G, WiFi

May 6th, 2010 | No Comments

Clearwire has plans to release 4G-capable smartphones from Samsung and HTC by years end. While HTC has introduced the Evo 4G, which Sprint will offer for use on the Clearwire network, the news was the first mention of a 4G Samsung smartphone.
– The 4G WiMax provider Clearwire will introduced
WiMax-enabled smartphones from Samsung and HTC
before the end of 2010, the company announced in its May 5 first-quarter 2010
earnings statement.

Both the Samsung and HTC phones will offer
3G, 4G and WiFi connectivity, while the Samsung model w…

Clearwire WiMax Service Hits Houston Market

March 29th, 2010 | No Comments

The 4G wireless broadband company rolls out its broadband service in the greater Houston area, expanding its base to a potential 4 million customers.
– Clearwire Communications said March 29 it is officially open for business in
the greater Houston area. The
coverage area includes more than 1,900 square miles and more than 4 million
people.
Regionally, service extends as far north as Conroe
and as far northeast as Kingwood; as far west as Katy…

Clearwire Races Ahead with 4G WiMax

March 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

The WiMax mobile broadband provider announces new 2010 markets, the launch of the 30th 4G-embedded computer and 4G service for the forthcoming Apple iPad.
– WiMax mobile broadband provider Clearwire Communications used the annual
CTIA show March 23 to announce a slew of announcements that it hopes
will amount to 120 new customers by the end of the year. In addition to
adding new markets for expansion, Clearwire announced the launch of the
30th 4G-em…

Clearwire WiMax Expands in 4 More States

December 1st, 2009 | No Comments

Having opened 10 more markets across four states, WiMax broadband provider Clearwire is now operating in 27 U.S. markets covering more than 30 million people.
– Clearwire said Dec. 2 its WiMax service is now available in 10 more markets
across four states. The 4G broadband network is now available in 27 markets
across the United States
covering over 30 million people.

Clearwire’s new markets are Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio and Austin, Texas;
Charlo…