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Comcast Launches Mobile WiMAX in Philadelphia while Clearwire expands sales operation there
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. The service is available to customers through wireless data cards.
Comcast is selling two different data cards and service plans:
-Comcast High-Speed 2go Metro service uses a "4G"-only data card, giving customers wireless service within the 4G metro coverage area, according to Comcast. The Metro device operates only in a 4G service footprint.
-Comcast High-Speed 2go Nationwide service delivers the metro 4G service plus coast-to-coast access on Sprint's national 3G network. The Nationwide device switches between available 4G and 3G networks.
Comcast said its subscribers will have bundled access to both the fastest wired and wireless Internet in the nation, which will be sold together at launch as a "Fast Pack" for as low as $49.99 per month for one year. Both new and existing Comcast customers will be eligible for special bundled pricing, with triple-play customers receiving 4G wireless as an add-on for as low as $30 per month.
The $49.99 Fast Pack Metro service includes Comcast's 12 Mbps home Internet service, a free Wi-Fi router for mobility and extended coverage in the home, and 4G service that will provide 3 to 6 Mbps average download speeds when customers are on the go. For another $20 per month, customers can upgrade to the Fast Pack Nationwide service that includes the same services, plus nationwide 3G mobile network access.
Comcast’s 4G service is also available in Atlanta and Portland, Ore., and the nation’s largest cable operator said Chicago and other markets will launch the service before the end of the year.
http://www.comcast.com/corporate/Learn/HighSpeedInternet/high-speed...
Editors Note: While we don't like the "4G" monniker applied to IEEE 802.16e based mobile WiMAX, Clearwire and its investor resellers keep using it, so we have to accept it.
Clearwire Expands Sales Distribution for CLEAR 4G Mobile Internet Service in Philadelphia
Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation
announced today the expansion of its sales operations for CLEAR`s mobile WiMAX based Internet service throughout the Philadelphia region. The company also named Andrew Kupiec as general manager for the Philadelphia market.
With CLEAR, consumers and businesses can access the Internet wirelessly, at true
broadband speeds - at home, in the office, and on the go anywhere in the CLEAR
coverage area. CLEAR covers 1000 square miles and approximately 3.6 million
people in the Philadelphia market. Regionally, service extends as far north as
Bucks County, south to the Delaware state line below the Philadelphia airport,
east to Cherry Hill, NJ and west to the Phoenixville and Malvern areas.
"CLEAR is excited to bring to Philadelphia residents, businesses and visitors an
Internet experience similar to what they`re used to having at home or the
office, anywhere around town or on the go," said Andrew Kupiec, Clearwire
General Manager, Philadelphia. "We're pleased to provide this community a
valuable new category of Internet service designed to make people`s lives more
enjoyable and more productive."
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS165652+05-Nov-2009+...
"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. The service is available to customers through wireless data cards.
Comcast is selling two different data cards and service plans:
-Comcast High-Speed 2go Metro service uses a "4G"-only data card, giving customers wireless service within the 4G metro coverage area, according to Comcast. The Metro device operates only in a 4G service footprint.
-Comcast High-Speed 2go Nationwide service delivers the metro 4G service plus coast-to-coast access on Sprint's national 3G network. The Nationwide device switches between available 4G and 3G networks.
Comcast said its subscribers will have bundled access to both the fastest wired and wireless Internet in the nation, which will be sold together at launch as a "Fast Pack" for as low as $49.99 per month for one year. Both new and existing Comcast customers will be eligible for special bundled pricing, with triple-play customers receiving 4G wireless as an add-on for as low as $30 per month.
The $49.99 Fast Pack Metro service includes Comcast's 12 Mbps home Internet service, a free Wi-Fi router for mobility and extended coverage in the home, and 4G service that will provide 3 to 6 Mbps average download speeds when customers are on the go. For another $20 per month, customers can upgrade to the Fast Pack Nationwide service that includes the same services, plus nationwide 3G mobile network access.
Comcast’s 4G service is also available in Atlanta and Portland, Ore., and the nation’s largest cable operator said Chicago and other markets will launch the service before the end of the year.
http://www.comcast.com/corporate/Learn/HighSpeedInternet/high-speed...
Editors Note: While we don't like the "4G" monniker applied to IEEE 802.16e based mobile WiMAX, Clearwire and its investor resellers keep using it, so we have to accept it.
Clearwire Expands Sales Distribution for CLEAR 4G Mobile Internet Service in Philadelphia
Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation
announced today the expansion of its sales operations for CLEAR`s mobile WiMAX based Internet service throughout the Philadelphia region. The company also named Andrew Kupiec as general manager for the Philadelphia market.
With CLEAR, consumers and businesses can access the Internet wirelessly, at true
broadband speeds - at home, in the office, and on the go anywhere in the CLEAR
coverage area. CLEAR covers 1000 square miles and approximately 3.6 million
people in the Philadelphia market. Regionally, service extends as far north as
Bucks County, south to the Delaware state line below the Philadelphia airport,
east to Cherry Hill, NJ and west to the Phoenixville and Malvern areas.
"CLEAR is excited to bring to Philadelphia residents, businesses and visitors an
Internet experience similar to what they`re used to having at home or the
office, anywhere around town or on the go," said Andrew Kupiec, Clearwire
General Manager, Philadelphia. "We're pleased to provide this community a
valuable new category of Internet service designed to make people`s lives more
enjoyable and more productive."
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS165652+05-Nov-2009+...
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