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By: The Story of Grid Net: How Ray Bell Is Betting WiMAX Can Fix the Grid [Earth2Tech] | BYOHosting.com Blogs

Mon, 04 May 2009 14:21:49 +0000

[...] is that WiMAX has drawn the support of a variety of industry heavyweights. Beyond Intel and GE, Sprint and Clearwire are building out a nationwide WiMAX network, cable firms and Google have climbed onboard, and Motorola and Samsung have bet heavily on the [...]

By: The Story of Grid Net: How Ray Bell Is Betting WiMAX Can Fix the Grid

The Story of Grid Net: How Ray Bell Is Betting WiMAX Can Fix the Grid — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:02:02 +0000

By: Google’s New Fund Should Advance Its Goals, If It Has Them

Google’s New Fund Should Advance Its Goals, If It Has Them — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:01:10 +0000

[...] (Google already has investments in satellite companies, clean technologies, smart grid and WiMAX.) There’s also a fine line between thinking like a technologist, and thinking like someone [...]

By: Sprint Evaluating LTE Equipment

Sprint Evaluating LTE Equipment — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:19:00 +0000

[...] spectrum deal, Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff made a point of noting that the Clear WiMAX network would use equipment that could be transitioned to an LTE network later on. Given the enthusiasm lately around LTE, both Sprint and Clearwire are [...]

By: Sprint’s Dumb Pipe Dream

Sprint’s Dumb Pipe Dream — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:00:49 +0000

[...] Higginbotham | Thursday, February 5, 2009 | 9:00 PM PT | 0 comments When Sprint signed away its WiMAX spectrum to Clearwire in exchange for 51 percent of the company, and the promise of a nationwide 4G network, it also [...]

By: Portland gets WiMAXed |

Portland gets WiMAXed | — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:23:50 +0000

[...] Portland is the first city to get WiMAX service under the Clear brand since Clearwire closed its WiMAX spectrum merger with Sprint last month. Portland joins Baltimore, Md., as Clearwire’s only pure WiMAX network in the country. [...]

By: Clearwire Launches WiMAX in Portland

Clearwire Launches WiMAX in Portland — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:34:52 +0000

[...] is the first city to get WiMAX service under the Clear brand name after Clearwire closed its WiMAX spectrum merger with Sprint. Portland joins Baltimore, Md. as Clearwire’s only pure WiMAX network in the [...]

By: Sprint Launches 3G-4G Modem

Sprint Launches 3G-4G Modem — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:44:59 +0000

[...] as Clearwire (the combo company that includes Clearwire & Sprint’s 4G efforts and has liberal funding from others) will roll out its Clear service next year. Sprint claims that folks can get average downlink [...]

By: Downturn Will Hurt Cable, Too - GigaOM

Downturn Will Hurt Cable, Too - GigaOM — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:39:34 +0000

[...] customers downgrading their service plans in response to the economy and increasing expenditures related to wireless investments should give investors pause. He also sees a slowdown in the growth of cable voice services — [...]

By: Hot News from across the net / Sprint and Clearwire Marriage Official: WiMax Network Branded "Clear" [WiMax]

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:17:02 +0000

[...] Initially, the network will deliver an average of 2-4Mbps downstream, with the first devices outside of laptops and USB modems arriving in the middle of next year—stuff like mobile internet devices and MP3 players. Another interesting tidbit: Clearwire is building the Clear network with equipment that can be used for LTE, meaning they can upgrade to it if they have to. And the way things are going for LTE—everyone is on board with it as the pick for 4G—that’s a pretty smart move. [Clearwire via GigaOM] [...]