Clearwire has offically announced the launch of its Clear Mobile WiMax service in Las Vegas after quietly rolling out service in a soft launch a few weeks prior.
To that end, the provider has also announced the pending launch of the Clear 4G+ dual-mode 4G/3G modem for customers who travel outside of CLEAR 4G coverage areas that uses Sprint’s EVDO Rev A. network along with support for Mac OS X beginning on August 17th with the introduction of the Clear Connection Manager software client.
The client will initially only be copmpatible with Clear’s single-mode 4G modem, with support for the dual-mode Clear 4G+ mobile USB modem and service expected to be available for OS X in the fourth quarter of the year.
In related news, Clearwire has also announced the forthcoming launch of Samsung’s first WiMax enabled UMPC in the Samsung Mondi S100 and NC10 netbook as well as local availability of WiMax enabled laptops from Dell, Fujitsu, Lenovo and Toshiba.