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WSJ article: By JEFFREY MCCRACKEN And DON CLARK

Sprint Nextel Corp. and its partners are preparing to pump at least $1.5 billion more into Clearwire Corp., said two people familiar with the matter, adding yet more aid to a wireless broadband firm that has struggled to build out its next-generation network.

Sprint would invest $1 billion and its Clearwire joint venture partners, a group which includes Comcast Corp., Intel Corp, Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks LLC, would kick in… Continue

Intel is planning to participate in bids invited by Indian state-owned telecom equipment maker ITI Ltd to set up joint ventures, the Business Standard reported on Nov 6th.

ITI, according to the bid proposals, intends to be a minority partner in the proposed JVs with a 26 per cent stake. The JV partner should be able to invest at least Rs 60 crore to be able to qualify. Though interested parties have been asked to participate before January 29, 2010, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is… Continue

Comcast announced today that its "4G" wireless service was now available in Philadelphia.

"As Comcast's hometown, Philadelphia is one of the most technologically progressive cities on the East Coast. Having the first and only 4G service bundled with some of the nation's fastest Internet speeds is evidence to that fact," said Eric Schaefer, senior vice president of marketing for Comcast's Freedom region.

Comcast offers the service, which it calls High-Speed 2go, via its investment in Clearwire.… Continue

Clearwire Corp. started selling its CLEAR WiMAX service in Chicago on November 1st at its retail stores, as well as Best Buy and RadioShack. The network stretches from Gary to Rockford, although service initially won't be available everywhere. To date, it's the largest WiMAX footprint for CLEAR.

Sprint Nextel Corp. announced on Monday that it has launched 4G in the Chicago area. "The speed, performance and productivity that 4G gives you are so incredible," said Todd Rowley, Sprint's vice presid… Continue

Reconfigurable radio systems will enable access networks to get smarter, e.g. detect interference and renegotiate use of spectrum, re-assign subscribers to cells/base stations based on traffic load, improve public safety. Here is the ETSI press release on this new standardizaiton activity:

Following the completion of a phase of feasibility studies, standardization of Reconfigurable Radio Systems (RRS) is now getting underway. RRS are seen by many as the most effective response to the ever-growi… Continue