Sprint and Clearwire Roll Out WiMax in San Francisco
After almost two years, Clearwire and Sprint have jointly rolled out 4G WiMax broadband service to the city of San Francisco and surrounding cities. This also follows months of beauracratic wrangling with the San Francisco Planning Commission. The coverage area extends from the San Francisco Bay and Oakland to South Bay including San Jose and […]
Sprint/Clearwire Launch WiMax in Denver, CO and Bridgeport. CT
Sprint and Clearwire have jointly launched 4G WiMax service in Denver Colorado and Bridgeport Conneticut along with surrounding suburbs. The Denver launch also includes Colorado’s Front Range, including Boulder, Fort Collins and Greeley. The launch brings the total to 70 markets in which 4G WiMax service is available in the US, with the next market […]
Deal: Clear iSpot – $20 Shipped, Today & Tomorrow
Clear is having their best sale ever, today only. The Clear iSpot is being offered for only $20 shipped, no service or commitment required. The Clear iSpot is designed to provide 4G mobile hotspot service to Apple Mobile Devices (iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad), but is easily modified to work with any device. Service is […]
Clear iSpot Web-Based Jailbreak Now Available
A web-based jailbreak tool for the highly popular Clear iSpot is now available which allows the device to be used by non Apple devices with the ironic discovery that the latest revision of the iPad requires the jailbreak as the Wi-Fi hardware MAC address changes have not been propagated in firmware as of yet. This […]
Clearwire Expects Higher Returns from Spectrum Sale
Clearwire Chief Financial Officer Erik Prusch has confirmed during comments made at a recent UBS investor conference that the internet service provider is expecting to raise $2 billion from the sale of some of its spectrum licenses and is also in talks for possible further equity investment from Sprint, following the implementation of its current […]
Clearwire to Raise 1.1 Billion in Debt Securities Sale
This morning, beleaguered internet service provider Clearwire has confirmed plans to raise up to 1.1 billion in capital via debt securities sales after failing to secure additional outside investment in order to continue operations. The breakdown of the sale consists of $175 million in first-priority senior secured notes due in 2015, $500 million of second-priority […]
Sprint/Clearwire Roll Out WiMax in D.C., L.A., Ohio, Miami and SF on December 28th
Sprint and Clearwire have jointly announced that both have officially rolled out WiMax service via their respective Sprint 4G and Clear brands. Coverage is available in Los Angeles, Miami, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio and surrounding areas, with San Francisco launching on December 28th. In Cleveland, service covers 1.4 million people and extends […]
Clearwire Launches Service in Sacramento
Clearwire has launched WiMax service in the city Sacramento with service extending out to Davis to the west, to Elk Grove in the south, to Roseville/Folsom out to the east and Natomas to the north. The service provider is also offering online-only specials for new customers including a 50% discount on the service plan for […]
Sprint and Clearwire in Dispute Over WiMax Smartphone Revenue
Following up, Sprint and Clearwire are undergoing arbitration in order to resolve a dispute regarding revenue paid to Clearwire for 4G access. At issue is the claim by Clearwire that it should be paid by Sprint for every customer with a WiMax/CDMA hybrid device regardless of coverage availability, while Sprint disagrees with Clearwire’s interpretation of […]
Clearwire Scales Back and Cuts Jobs
In its latest 10-Q business filing, Clearwire has enacted a plan to save cash following months of capital issues and discussions with outside parties in order to secure the money needed to continue its planned initiatives, which include further expansion, upgrades and the launch of its promised smartphone lineup, which is now delayed. As a […]