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 […]
Clearwire Launches WiMax in NYC, 4 More Markets
Clearwire has announced the launch of its long awaited WiMax 4G service in New York City as well as Tampa Bay, FL; Hartford and New Haven, CT; and the New Jersey state capital, Trenton. This follows a month of preparation by the service provider and early adopter sales in the aforementioned New York City market. […]
Sprint CEO Affirms WiMax As 4G Platform, Potential for Dual-Mode LTE/WiMax Devices
Following the Sprint Developer’s Conference, CEO Dan Hesse has affirmed that Sprint will stay with WiMax as its 4G platform of choice, following months of speculation and previous comments that alluded to a future transition to LTE for both Sprint and Clearwire. However, Hesse did hint that the carrier is entertaining the idea of dual-mode […]
Clearwire: 90Mbps LTE in Phoenix, Arizona Driving Tests
Speaking during the first full day of the 4G World conference on Tuesday, Clearwire Chief Commercial Officer Mike Sievert has confirmed that its LTE tests have yielded speeds of up to 90Mbps in multiple antennae configurations during driving tests. Special attention was paid to 10×10 MHz and 20×20 MHz MIMO network configurations with equipment provided […]
Sprint and Clearwire Confirm December 1st NYC/LA WiMax Launch, “Late December” for SF
Sprint and Clearwire have jointly confirmed a December 1st launch for its respective WiMax services after months of anticipation from customers and insiders. The San Francisco launch has been relegated to a “late December†launch timeframe. This follows reports of intermittent WiMax service in LA, San Francisco and New York City within the past month […]
Verizon Denies Participation in Clearwire Spectrum Auction
Following up on yesterday’s report regarding Clearwire’s spectrum auction first reported by Bloomberg and Reuters on Tuesday, Verizon Wireless spokesperson Nancy Stark has denied that the wireless carrier is participating in the auction, refuting the original report. Clearwire is seeking enough funding to complete the rollout of its WiMax network and short-term operations which it […]
Report: Clearwire Holding Spectrum Auction
Bloomberg and Reuters are reporting and citing unnamed sources that confirm that beleaguered internet service provider Clearwire is currently attempting to auction off some of its current spectrum holdings in order to raise the funds necessary to continue operations, following extended talks with T-Mobile USA. The report goes on to confirm that AT&T, Verizon Wireless […]