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Clearwire Makes New Funding Official

November 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Sprint Nextel invests another $1.176 billion in the WiMax provider. Clearwire also announces $1.45 billion in new senior secured notes with net proceeds to be used to pay off the companys existing $1.40 billion debt.
– Clearwire
made it official Nov. 10, confirming partner Sprint Nextel has invested another
$1 billion in the WiMax provider. In addition, fellow partners Comcast, Time
Warner Cable, Intel, Eagle River Holdings and Bright House Networks are making
additional investments totaling $500 million.

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Sprint to Invest Another $1.5B in Clearwire

November 9th, 2009 | No Comments

In addition to Sprint’s new investment in Clearwire’s 4G WiMax technology, Clearwire partners Comcast, Intel, Time Warner and Bright House Networks also combine to invest $500 million.
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Sprint Nextel plans to
invest another $1 billion into Clearwire’s WiMax 4G technology with Comcast,
Intel, Time Warner and Bright House Networks contributing another combined $500
million, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Clearwire
and Sprint Nextel are the only two U.S. carriers
betti…


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Clearwire’s WiMax Hits Philadelphia Market

November 5th, 2009 | No Comments

Clearwire Communications continues it aggressive national WiMax rollout with a Philadelphia debut. The rollout is part of Clearwire’s plan to bring wireless 4G service to 80 markets covering up to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
– Clearwire Communications announced Nov. 5 it has extended service for
its WiMax 4G wireless service to Philadelphia. Clearwire, which markets
its service as Clear, said the Philadelphia service area covers 1000
square miles and approximately 3.6 million people in the market.

Regionally,
servi…


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Clearwire’s WiMax Hits Philadelphia Market

November 5th, 2009 | No Comments

Clearwire Communications continues it aggressive national WiMax rollout with a Philadelphia debut. The rollout is part of Clearwire’s plan to bring wireless 4G service to 80 markets covering up to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
– Clearwire Communications announced Nov. 5 it has extended service for
its WiMax 4G wireless service to Philadelphia. Clearwire, which markets
its service as Clear, said the Philadelphia service area covers 1,000
square miles and approximately 3.6 million people in the market.

Regionally,
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WiMax Rollout Hits Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth

November 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Despite its struggles, Sprint continues to push wireless 4G WiMax service with official launches in Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth along with three markets in North Carolina. By the end of 2009, Sprint promises WiMax rollouts in Honolulu, Seattle, San Antonio and Austin, Texas.
– Sprint said Nov. 2 it has launched WiMax service in Chicago and Dallas-Fort
Worth in addition to three markets in North Carolina.
Sprint
launched the nation’s first WiMax deployment in Baltimore in September 2008
before spinning off its WiMax Xohn division into Clearwire’s 4G operations.
Clearw…


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Clearwire Launches WiMax Silicon Valley Network

September 15th, 2009 | No Comments

As a precursor to Clearwire’s 4G WiMax Bay Area network planned for 2010, Clearwire providing developers, including WiMax investors Google, Intel and Cisco, with a test network.
– Clearwire introduced Sept. 15 the launch of the company’s largest 4G
WiMAX application test environment in the Silicon Valley. The
developer network, which is a precursor to commercial service planned
for the San Francisco Bay Area in 2010, will cover more than 20 square
miles in Santa Clara, Mo…


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Clearwire Adds Huawei as WiMax Vendor

August 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies joins Motorola, Samsung, Cisco Systems and DragonWave as equipment providers for Clearwire’s WiMax network.
– WiMax provider Clearwire Aug. 11 added Chinese telecommunications equipment
maker Huawei Technologies to its vendor mix. Huawei will supply WiMax radio-access
network equipment, including base stations, element management system
components, and related network hardware and software.
Clearwire al…



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Chip Shot: New Report Finds WiMAX Gaining Traction Around the World

August 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

WiMAX continues to build momentum in the U.S. with the recent addition of Atlanta and Las Vegas to the Clearwire line-up of citywide 4G wireless broadband networks. Overseas, the technology is growing at a rapid pace according to a new report from Infonetics Research, which concludes that WiMAX is gaining traction in countries such as India, Russia and Brazil. Carriers view WiMAX as a way to provide basic broadband and VoIP-based voice service to huge populations whose needs are not being met by existing technologies. And more importantly, WiMAX is here today!

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Clearwire Announces Next Market Targets

August 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

The wireless broadband provider plans service rollout by Sept. 1 in Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; and eight markets throughout Texas. The rollouts are part of aggressive plans to bring wireless 4G service to 80 markets covering up to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
– Wireless broadband
provider Clearwire said Aug. 3 it plans to roll out service in 10 new
markets by Sept. 1, continuing its march to bring 4G wireless service to 80 markets covering up
to 120 million people by the end of 2010.

The new markets are Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; and eight mark…


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Clearwire Adding Devices to WiMax Service

July 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

As 4G wireless broadband provider Clearwire celebrates its latest market rollout in Las Vegas, Samsung says it will introduce the Mondi WiMax tablet for Clearwire customers. Clearwire also announces an Aug. 1 debut for a dual-mode 4G/3G modem for customers who travel outside of the company’s 4G coverage.
– Samsung plans to debut its Mondi WiMax tablet for Clearwire customers on
Aug. 1 in Atlanta, Baltimore,
Las Vegas and Portland,
Ore., the four markets where Clearwire has
rolled out its 4G mobile Internet service.

The 4.3-inch touch-screen Mondi offers WiMax and Wi-Fi connectivity with a QWERT…


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Chip Shot: Clearwire takes on Las Vegas – Viva WiMAX

July 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Today, Las Vegas residents win big as Clearwire launches its third 4G mobile WiMAX city. Continuing plans to bring WiMAX to 80 markets by end of 2010, the next-generation mobile broadband service is now available to approximately 1.7 million residents across Sin City. Numerous CLEAR-compatible embedded WiMAX laptops and netbooks based on our Intel Core, Atom and Pentium-brands are available directly from their manufacturers or via other channels including Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, Lenovo, Samsung, and Toshiba. Also, starting Aug. 1, Clearwire will also offer a dual-mode 3G/4G modem for customers who travel outside of CLEAR 4G coverage areas that uses Sprint’s nationwide 3G network.

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