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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.…
Read MoreThursday 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.…
Read MoreClearwire’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.…
Read MoreSprint 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.…
Read MoreClearwire’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.…
Read MoreSprint 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.…
Read MoreSprint 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.…
Read MoreSprint 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……
Read MoreClearwire 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.…
Read MoreSprint 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.…
Read MoreThe 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.…
Read MoreChina 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.…
Read MoreClearwire 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……
Read MoreFollowing 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.…
Read MoreSprint, 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……
Read MoreMobile Lowdown 8-19-11: HP/WebOS; Sprint/Clearwire; iPhone 5
Here's a look at some of the top stories in mobile today:…
Read MoreA 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.…
Read MoreMacheen’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.…
Read MoreClearwire 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……
Read MoreClearwire 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.…
Read MoreClearwire’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?…
Read MoreClearwire 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……
Read MoreSo 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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