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Growing WiMAX

As many of you might have seen, this week saw the continued expansion of WiMAX technology across the country, through network launches by Clearwire, Towerstream and Time Warner. Clearwire announced two new markets – Honolulu and Seattle. As Kevin Fitchard from Telephony notes in an… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on December 4, 2009 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

CLEAR Spot - Personal WiFi Hotspot [Video]

The CLEAR Spot is a powerful, battery powered wireless router and is a very useful accessory for the CLEAR WiMAX service. Using the CLEAR mobile USB adapter you can use the CLEAR Spot to create a WiFi hotspot and share that connection your friends or co-workers. Here are some simple ideas and situations where the CLEAR Spot may come in handy.

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Added by William Higgins on November 18, 2009 at 4:50pm — No Comments

Score One More for WiMAX - Clearwire Secures Additional Funding

The WSJ’s Jeffrey McCracken and Don Clark reported yesterday that Clearwire has secured an additional $1.5 billion in financing to build out its nationwide WiMAX network. The article noted, “Sprint would invest $1 billion and its Clearwire joint v… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on November 9, 2009 at 3:14pm — 2 Comments

Channel 2's Clark Howard on CLEAR WiMAX

Well CLEAR WiMAX has hit the big time because Channel 2's (Atlanta) Clark Howard has officially stated his endorsement of the service. Yes, there is a bit of sarcasm in my tone but to be honest Clark Howard has it spot on. Check out the video below to see what he says about the service. Clark Howard on CLE… Continue

Added by William Higgins on October 16, 2009 at 8:18am — 3 Comments

WiMAX in Hawaii

Last week I was invited to Hawaii by the General Manager with Clearwire to see a preview of the upcoming WiMAX launch. The new brand for Clearwire in WiMAX will be called Clear(TM). This was a very exciting experience because up until then I had never seen WiMAX in action. Our company has over 25 dealers actively selling Clearwire in Hawaii and their excitment was as much as mine. While it was all work and no play for me in Hawaii, I really can't complain. Playing with the products, getting a pr… Continue

Added by Bryan Lee on September 25, 2009 at 1:07pm — 3 Comments

Four articles in one: Clearwire's new infrastructure vendors, earnings and sub growth, CLEAR build-out plans, and SPRINT WiMAX cities

http://www.wimax.com/commentary/blog/blog-2009/august-2009/clearwire-selects-key-infrastructure-providers-announces-earnings-and-reveals-build-out-plans-for-national-mobile-wimax-network-0812 Editors Note: Clearwire said they won't reveal the number of CLEAR only subs till sometime next year. The subscriber number they state in their press release is the combined total for pre-WiMAX and CLEAR subscribers. Does anyone know what "Base station switching" is? That's CIena's stated ro… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on August 12, 2009 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

Clearwire's Soft-launch of WiMAX 'Clear' service in Las Vegas

Similar to last month’s soft-launch of Clear service in Atlanta, Clearwire is now offering WiMAX services in Las Vegas prior to the official launch expected later this summer. "In advance of our full commercial launch of Las Vegas scheduled for this summer, we are now selling Clear service as part of our operational readiness activities," Clearwire spokeswoman Jennifer Morgan told Unstrung. "Store openings, advertising, and other market activities will be a part of our full commercial launch, b… Continue

Added by Amanda Louie on June 2, 2009 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Clearwire Confirmed to Roll Out WiMAX in Atlanta and Las Vegas

Recently in Clearwire’s Q1 earnings call,Clearwire confirmed the next CLEAR WiMAX network cities will be Atlanta and Las Vegas. Clearwire presumably will officially launch WiMAX service on June 1st in Atlanta as information I found on the web. William T. Morrow, CEO of Clearwire, said in Clearwire’s earnings call, “Our market launch plans have not changed and a number of the prominent mar… Continue

Added by bermandt on May 19, 2009 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Cisco and Clearwire – An Alliance Made in WiMAX

It was a busy week in the telecom world. One piece of news that caught my eye was that Clearwire and Cisco have formed an alliance. Cisco will provide network equipment for Clearwire and also plans to build mobile WiMAX devices for the company down the line. As of now, both compani… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on May 15, 2009 at 4:09pm — 6 Comments

Clearwire and Cisco ink a deal

I won't replicate the whole darn press release here, but you can see the whole text at the link below: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2009/prod_051309b.html KIRKLAND, Wash., and SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13, 2009 – Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today an alliance designed to enhance and expand CLEARTM 4G mobile WiMAX services throughout the United States. Under terms of the agreement, Clearwire has selected Cisco as its national Internet Protocol Next-Ge… Continue

Added by Paul Sergeant on May 14, 2009 at 10:03am — 2 Comments

Clear in the Atlanta Air

I saw on WiMAX.com recently that Clearwire’s site indicates it is now offering its “Clear” WiMAX service in Atlanta. As the article notes, “This is great news and a significant milestone for the industry.” I am pl… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on May 11, 2009 at 9:22am — 1 Comment

Verizon Wireless' accelerated LTE launch puts Clearwire under pressure to roll out Mobile WiMAX in more U.S. cities

Verizon Wireless (VZW) will introduce Long Term Evolution (LTE) service in two "pre-commercial" cities later this year before a broader deployment next year, Chief Technology Officer Dick Lynch said this week. The LTE deployment is planned as a data service initially for laptop users, based on usage. No pricing plans were announced. The peak rate is 60Mbps, based on VZW's LTE trials in Minneapolis,MN, Columbus, OH, northern New Jersey and several European locations. Verizon CTO Richard Lynch wou… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on February 19, 2009 at 6:00pm — 4 Comments

Baltimore Xohm Users: Are You Out There?

Looking for users of the XOHM (now Clear) WiMax service in Baltimore... speak up and let us hear how the service is! Especially interested in any small business users. Add your experiences in the comments, or email them to me at kaps at sidecutreports dot com. Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on December 20, 2008 at 12:54am — No Comments

Sidecut Consumer Guide to WiMax: Now Free!

Want a detailed explanation of the recent launch of WiMax services in Baltimore, and how WiMax’s combination of speed, mobility, and innovative pricing might satisfy the growing consumer demand for an always-on Internet experience? Then download the Sidecut Reports Consumer Guide to WiMax, now available for FREE DOWNLOAD from the Sidecut Reports site. Prepared in an easy-to-read style with… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on December 8, 2008 at 2:37am — No Comments

Clearwire launches WiMAX in Portland: Speed test results

Dailywireless has reported the results of speed tests in Portland. It looks like it does offer a significant alternative to wired providers. There is also a cost comparison available. http://www.dailywireless.org/2008/12/02/clearwire-speedtest-in-portland/ Continue

Added by Karthik Gajaraj on December 4, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Clear Begin to Provide WiMAX Service in Portland, Oregon

Due to schedule of officially launch in Portland on January 2009, now in early December,Clear (Clearwire's brand name for WiMAX service) begin to allow customer to sign in the service contract for the WiMAX network. At Clear's official website,state that Clear has Portland covered all over the town. More see : Clear Begin to Provide WiMAX Service in Portland: On-the-Spot Speedtest Continue

Added by bermandt on December 2, 2008 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

More Reasons for Optimism in This Week's WiMAX News

More Reasons for Optimism in This Week's WiMAX News Is the global economic outlook getting you down? Does the business section of your local newspaper depress you? Fortunately, there's hope, in the form of a quick Google search: there is plenty of news on WiMAX technology floating around the Internet this week, and most of it positive.

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Added by Ari Zoldan on November 28, 2008 at 6:00am — No Comments

Sprint, Clearwire Get Set to Merge

Thanks to the FCC's approval, the clock is now really ticking forward on the Sprint-Clearwire merger that will create the "New" Clearwire and its nationwide WiMax network. While we still need to see a Clearwire shareholder vote later this month, the number everyone wants to know --… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on November 11, 2008 at 7:10pm — No Comments

A Momentous Week in US History and not only for Obama

A Momentous Week in US History 06 Nov 2008 This week has been a momentous one in US history and not only for Obama. The FCC has taken two pathbreaking decisions this week which give a legup to WiMAX and mobile broadband in the country. The FCC has permitted the use of White Spaces in the TV spectrum for Mobile Broadband services in another decision. The decision by FCC is indeed a key one for many reasons. First, the spectral resources can no longer be afford to be wasted, and white spaces des… Continue

Added by Amitabh Kumar on November 6, 2008 at 6:05am — No Comments

WiMax Test Drive -- Roamin' on Xohm in Chicago

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is a video worth? We can't think of any better way to illustrate how WiMax could change the consumer broadband experience than with a bird's-eye view of mobile WiMax in action -- albeit on the Xohm "beta" network in Chicago, which at the time of this filming was not yet commercially available.