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Tom Krazit Dec 1, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sprint Steps Up Yet Again To Support Clearwire With Up To $1.6 Billion

Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) will live to fight on thanks to a cash infusion from its good buddy (or frustrated spouse, depending on how you see t……

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Media, Mobile
Stacey Higginbotham Dec 1, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sprint swoops in with $1.6B deal to save Clearwire

We can stop wondering if Clearwire will default on its loan payment. Sprint has stepped up with a plan to spend $1.6 billion over the next four years that will help Clearwire stay solvent, and Clearwire said it would make its $237 million debt payment.…

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Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics, Edge & Networking, Mobile, Technology
Stacey Higginbotham Nov 30, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Thursday is D-Day for Clearwire (and Sprint)

Clearwire has to decide if it will make a $237 million interest payment on Thursday, a decision with big repercussions for the rest of the industry. If it skips the payment, it can build its LTE network, but if it defaults, it threatens its benefactor Sprint.…

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Edge & Networking, Technology
Kevin Fitchard Nov 18, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Clearwire’s growing financial problems threaten Sprint’s 4G plans

Clearwire is hinting it may default on loans to save cash, which could be the first step toward bankruptcy. If that happens, Sprint stands to lose the most. Not only is it Clearwire's largest shareholder, but Sprint's 4G strategy is tied up in Clearwire's spectrum hoard.…

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Edge & Networking, Technology
Ryan Kim Nov 4, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sprint raising debt, may fund ailing Clearwire

Sprint may be poised to rescue partner 4G wholesale partner Clearwire. The third-place U.S. carrier said it was planning to offer debt in the form of 7- and 10-year notes that it will use for general purposes, including potentially funding 4G provider Clearwire.…

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Edge & Networking, Mobile, Technology
Stacey Higginbotham Nov 1, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Clearwire’s new pricing and the attempted coup in wireless broadband

Clearwire wants to simplify its pricing and remake itself as a neutral provider of excess mobile broadband capacity, but its success hinges on Sprint making a new role for itself as the mobile market consolidates.…

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Edge & Networking, Mobile, Technology
Ryan Kim Oct 26, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sprint looks to Clearwire to firm up LTE plans

After laying out an aggressive LTE 4G deployment plan that didn't include existing partner Clearwire, Sprint is now saying it is working with the 4G wholesaler toward a commercial agreement that will allow it to offload some of its LTE needs onto Clearwire's future LTE network.…

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Edge & Networking, Mobile, Technology
Ryan Kim Oct 25, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sprint plans LTE-Advanced deployment for 2013

Sprint is moving ahead with its LTE 4G plans and said it expects to upgrade to LTE-Advanced in the first half of 2013. The third-place carrier will deploy LTE-Advanced Release 10 in a 10x10 configuration, achieving downloads speeds of 12-15 Mbps.…

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Edge & Networking, Technology
Tom Krazit Oct 7, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sprint Details LTE Plans As Clearwire’s Decline Accelerates

Sprint (NYSE: S) added a little color to its previously announced plans to embrace LTE as a next-generation wireless standard, telling finan……

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Media, Mobile
Ryan Kim Oct 7, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Clearwire reeling as Sprint forges its own LTE plans

4G provider Clearwire's stock fell 32 percent to $1.39 Friday following an announcement by Sprint Friday that it was launching an LTE network without the help of Clearwire, throwing into doubt its role in Sprint's 4G future. The news raises more concerns about Clearwire's future.…

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Technology
Ryan Kim Oct 7, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sprint dials up LTE for its 4G future but leaves Clearwire hanging

Sprint is launching an aggressive campaign to rollout a 4G network based on LTE that will cover more than 250 million people by the end of 2013. The third-place carrier said it will move quickly to reuse its 1900 MHz and 800 MHz spectrum for LTE.…

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Mobile, Technology
Tim Farrar Sep 17, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

The challenges for wholesale network operators

Amid the political fighting over LightSquared and whether or not it will interfere with GPS, there’s a far larger issue: Can the nascent carrier really build a business as a wholesale carrier? History offers some perspective that maybe it can’t.…

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Edge & Networking, Technology
Erica Ogg Sep 16, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

China Mobile and Apple talk 4G

The Chairman of China Mobile says he's been talking with Apple about offering the iPhone and about 4G LTE technology. China Mobile is not yet a carrier of the iPhone, but a deal could potentially be in the offing, considering Apple's recent laser focus on China.…

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Apple, Edge & Networking, Mobile, Technology
Tom Krazit Sep 14, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Clearwire Gets Line On Future Smartphones With An Assist From China Mobile

China Mobile's desire to have its own flavor of a wireless standard dovetails nicely with Clearwire's desperate need for assistance in shift……

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Europe, Media, Mobile
Stacey Higginbotham Aug 23, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Following LightSquared, Dish ups the ante in spectrum speculation

Do we really think that Dish wants to build an LTE-Advanced mobile broadband network? I know that it filed a waiver asking the FCC to grant it the ability to use its satellite spectrum to deliver such a network, but let’s get real for a moment.…

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Edge & Networking, Technology
Tom Krazit Aug 19, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sprint, Comcast Looking For Friends To Help Clearwire Get Back On Its Feet

Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) needs a helping hand, there's no doubt about that. And it sounds like a familiar friend may be riding to the rescue b……

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Media, Mobile
Tom Krazit Aug 19, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Mobile Lowdown 8-19-11: HP/WebOS; Sprint/Clearwire; iPhone 5

Here's a look at some of the top stories in mobile today:…

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Media, Mobile
Stacey Higginbotham Aug 19, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

A deal for Clearwire could be a wireless tipping point

If the cable companies gain control of Clearwire the ISPs that control the wireline infrastructure in the country could be the same companies that control the wireless access, and their business models of delivering services, as opposed to access, will stay in place.…

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Edge & Networking, Technology
Stacey Higginbotham Aug 18, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Macheen’s dreams of a broadband cloud now include Sprint

Macheen, a company that wants to build a broadband cloud that can provide device makers and retailers with connectivity, has signed a deal with Sprint to deliver 3G service in the U.S. It is now working with Dell in the U.S. and Germany.…

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Edge & Networking, Technology
Tom Krazit Aug 10, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Clearwire Taps Prusch As CEO While Struggling To Stay Afloat

Erik Prusch has quite a job on his hands. Clearwire's chief operating officer is now the man in charge of the struggling wireless carrier as……

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Media, Mobile
Stacey Higginbotham Aug 10, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Clearwire names CEO and asks him to raise $900M

Clearwire, which abruptly lost its CEO earlier this year, has promoted Erik Prusch, the wireless company’s chief operating officer, to the top spot on Wednesday. Prusch replaces interim CEO John Stanton, who will assume the role of executive chairman of the board.…

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Edge & Networking, Technology
Stacey Higginbotham Aug 5, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Clearwire’s LTE plans reinvent the mobile operator

Clearwire’s shift to LTE is not just a move away from WiMAX, but it cements Clearwire’s shift in strategy from being a retail operator to a wholesale provider – a change that has been coming for a while.What must it do to make this transition pay off?…

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Edge & Networking, Technology
Tom Krazit Aug 3, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Clearwire Embraces LTE As WiMax Strategy Continues To Produce Huge Losses

It's pretty clear that Clearwire's bet on the Wimax wireless networking technology is not paying off. The wireless carrier announced plans W……

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Media, Mobile
Om Malik Aug 3, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

So what happens to Clearwire’s WiMAX network

Clearwire, the wireless broadband company, on Wednesday announced that it is trying out a new LTE-Advanced-based network that would allow it to offer a network with speeds of 120 Mbps. The question is when will they switch over to it and sunset the WiMAX network?…

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Edge & Networking, Mobile, Technology

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