Sprint Announces Sprint 4G Launch Plans
Following up on Clearwire’s announcement, Sprint has followed up with its spate of announcements for its bespoke Sprint 4G WiMax service. The carrier has announced that the first markets it will launch with Sprint 4G will be Portland, Las Vegas and Atlanta, with specific details expected next month. Sprint is also touting the speed of […]
Clear Officially Announces Las Vegas Service Launch, Samsung Mondi Launch Date
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 […]
Clearwire Ramping Up for Dallas Launch, Confirms 80 Markets by Year-End 2010 (Updated)
Clearwire is now preparing for a forthcoming launch in the Dallas/Ft, Worth area according to an ad on Craigslist soliciting new sales representatives and executives. This surge in activity follows previous launches in Portland, Atlanta and a soft launch in Las Vegas earlier this year, with representatives confirming that it plans to be available in […]
Comcast Begins Bundled Sales of Clear Service in Portland
Comcast has begun to resell Clear WiMax service to new and existing subscribers in the Portland metro area and surrounding suburbs under the brand names Comcast 4G and Comcast High-Speed 2go. As a result of its initial investment in Clearwire last year, Comcast along with several other cable providers obtained the right to resell Clear […]
CTIA: Comsys Shows Us Phone-as-Aircard, ZTE Shows Us CDMA WiMAX Phones
Comsys and ZTE both had one mutual trick up their sleeves. The idea was inevitable: With WiMAX phones on the horizon, WiMAX phones should work easier than today’s phones as wireless modems for computers. The solution that Comsys appears to be embracing is the flip-out USB port model. The phone will carry a full USB […]
CTIA: Hitachi Can’t Seem to Say 4G
Sure, we defined 4G when we were the first to detail Sprint & WiMAX… back in 2005. But, some don’t seem to be ready to get on the 4G train. Hitachi should win an award for their eloquent usage of the term “3.9G”. We’re just not sure what award that would be. And no, (Casio) […]
CTIA: Clearwire Announces Clear Spot
At CTIA, Clearwire took the wraps off their first mobile hotspot-in-a-box. The CLEAR Spot, which is developed by wan-enabled hotspot manufacturer Cradlepoint, enables WiMAX service to be accessed from any standard Wi-Fi device. It appears that the device will be sold at around the same price of a standard Cradlepoint box, for $139. That is […]
Clearwire Announces Further Network Expansion and Dual-Mode Modem
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 […]
CES: ASUS Shows Off More WiMAX Gear
CentralGadget.com has posted a full walkthrough of ASUS’s CES booth. Most of it was focused on expanding the Eee PC/Tablet/Keybord/Box brand. However, we did find some new WiMAX gear at the show as well: