Clearwire Announces Rover Prepaid WiMax Service
This morning, Clearwire has announced its prepaid Rover service in a bid to compete with the forthcoming LTE rollout being conducted by MetroPCS next month. The Rover service is composed of branded devices and daily/weekly/monthly service plans set at $5/day, $20/week and $50 a month. To that end, Rover-branded devices will also be available with […]
Clearwire Launch in South Florida Confirmed
A contractor has confirmed that parts of South Florida will soon be next in line for Clearwire to launch Clear WiMax service within the next month, with testing currently underway by the service provider. Early reports also indicate that the service is currently live around the Ft. Lauderdale area with average speeds of 4mbps down/1mbps […]
Sprint Testing New WiMax Only Plans in Select Markets
Sprint is currently testing two new WiMax only service plans in select markets for home and mobile WiMax service. The 4G Mobile Broadband Connect plan is priced at $50, which is $10 less than its standard 3G/4G service plan at $59.99. The plan is compatible with its recently launched U1901 USB modem and is available […]
Sprint Announces PCD U1901 WiMax USB Modem
Following up, Sprint has announced the forthcoming launch of the U1901WiMax USB modem manufactured by PCD. The modem features compatibility with Windows Vista, XP, Windows 7 and Mac OS 10.5/10.6. The modem is available now for $49.99 after new mobile broadband agreement.
Clearwire Announces Simultaneous LTE/WiMax Trials Later This Year in Arizona
Following up, Clearwire has also announced that it has set this Fall for the commencement of its LTE trials and simultaneous WiMax/LTE network operation trial in Arizona. The trial will then continue into 2011, which will test the frequency and time division variants of LTE on the same 2.5GHz spectrum currently licensed for WiMax, as […]
Best Buy to Offer WiMax under Connect Service in 2011
Clearwire has announced a new wholesale agreement with Best Buy whereby the electronics retailer will offer WiMax service under its recently launched Connect mobile broadband service in 2011. No immediate word was given regarding pricing or specific availability of hardware and service, as Clearwire currently covers 43 markets served by Best Buy. Best Buy launched […]
Samsung Buries WiMAX Mondi KIN-Style, Gives Parting Gifts
The biggest reason that the Samsung Mondi failed can probably be traced to its lack of an ability to operate as a WiMAX modem. Samsung has fixed that, unfortunately far too late for the product to be saved in the marketplace. At one point the Mondi had a lot of promise. If it had sold […]
Sprint Rolling Back Smartphone Restrictions on SERO Beginning October 1st
The segment of customers still under Sprint’s near incredible enthusiast friendly SERO plans are about to get what they’ve long desired since the availability of smart devices such as the HTC Hero and recent entries in the EVO 4G and forthcoming Epic 4G, as Sprint customer care representatives have confirmed that the carrier will allow […]
Nokia Siemens to Purchase Select Motorola Wireless Businesses
Motorola has announced that Nokia Siemens Networks has agreed to purchase some of Motorola’s network business units for $1.2 billion in cash. The deal includes the purchase of Motorola’s CDMA technology and patents along with business relationships with 50 other CDMA, GSM, WCDMA, WiMax and LTE vendors including China Mobile, Clearwire, KDDI, Sprint, Verizon Wireless […]
Qik Extending Free Premium Access on EVO 4G Until September
Qik has announced in a blog post that it will not end free access to its premium service for EVO 4G users as previously announced, instead extending access to everyone until September. The reason given for the extension alluded to the higher than expected popularity of the service causing access issues for many users. Qik’s […]