In a press release announcing 4th quarter results today, Clearwire has announced the next round of network launches and the forthcoming availability of a dual mode EVDO/WiMax USB modem.
The following markets are scheduled to launch this year:
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Chicago
Charlotte
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Honolulu
Philadelphia
Seattle
The following markets are planned for a 2010 launch:
New York
Boston
Washington D.C.
Houston
San Francisco Bay Area
The company also expects to launch a dual-mode 3G/4G wireless modem in the summer along with a portable basestation to be available at the end of March that will allow Wi-Fi devices to connect to the Clear network.
How will they hit these markets, will it be Clear or Sprint 4G is the question
Both. Clear will be sold in all of these markets as WiMAX-only service, while Sprint 4G will offer 3G & WiMAX combined service.
It’s certainly possible, down the road that Clear will also MVNO in 3G service as an option for existing Clear customers (so that they don’t have to migrate/cancel and switch over to Sprint 4G if they want to have 3G roaming).
I would like to know is Clear still doing the no contract plans and the home and/or mobile plans with the same cheap terms?
Yes, their new plans are priced similarly to XOHM. However, that’s only available in Portland right now. The rest of Clearwire’s footprint is still on their older plans, and will stay that way until the Clearwire footprint is upgraded with the new Clear infrastructure.