After building a WiMAX network in the U.S., Clearwire plans to leverage its current infrastructure and roll out an LTE-Advanced mobile broadband service. The new network has shown 120 Mbps wireless downloads in trials, and will be targeted in areas where Clearwire already has WiMAX equipment.…
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NextWave heads toward bankruptcy despite a spectrum goldmine
NextWave, a wireless spectrum holding company, warned it may be heading to bankruptcy. But NextWave has spectrum that could be used for mobile broadband that it has been trying to sell since November 2009. Its financial woes explain why the U.S. spectrum policy is so difficult.…
Read MoreOn its way to irrelevance, WiMAX stops at the airport
There are 17.7 million WiMAX subscribers around the world, and the WiMAX Forum estimates there will be 45 million by 2013, but the future of the technology is bleak. The forum pitches smart grid and airports as potential saviors but neither option looks promising.…
Read MoreWould you like home surveillance with your broadband?
Comcast unveiled a home security product in six markets on Wednesday in what I expect will become a larger effort for Comcast as well as other Internet Service Providers that want to avoid becoming just a broadband delivery pipe.…
Read MoreSprint: It’s Becoming the “Other Mobile Network”
Cox Cable says it plans to shut down its wireless network according to Fierce Wireless, which published a story this afternoon citing Cox spokesman David Deliman who said the cable company will “soon” decommission its 3G network and use Sprint for its service.…
Read MoreEricsson: Inks Outsourcing Deal With Clearwire; Interested In Nortel IP?
This is Ericsson's week to be in the spotlight for U.S. news, it seems. The company has just announced a deal to take on the running of Clea……
Read MoreMobile Lowdown 5-16-11: iPhone 5; Nokia Ovi; Clearwire; Kodak; Android
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: More reports on the so-called iPhone 5; Nokia (NYSE: NOK) ditches its Ovi brand; Sony (……
Read MoreWhat T-Mobile Could Do if the AT&T Acquisition Fails
T-Mobile’s latest quarterly earnings aren’t pretty, and there’s a chance its acquisition by AT&T won’t survive the federal scrutiny that begins this week with congressional hearings. So what should the nation’s fourth-largest carrier do if the deal is scuttled? Here are a few ideas.…
Read MoreThe Mobile Lowdown 05-09-11: Skype; Rovio IPO; Apple Nuance; US Cellular 4G
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: more Skype partnering and merger speculation, this time with Microsoft; (NSDQ: MSFT) An……
Read MoreThe Case of the Disappearing WiMAX Label
Comcast today announced that it will offer a 4G MiFi device, but what I found curious was that in the release about the device and Comcast's Xfinity Wireless2Go product there's no mention of the WiMAX protocol, an omission that's becoming more common.…
Read MoreSprint, Clearwire Ink New Deal Over 4G Pricing With $1 Billion In Cash
Sprint (NYSE: S) and Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) have decided to re-up their partnership to the tune of $1 billion over the next three years, pro……
Read MoreSprint and Clearwire Kiss and Make Up. But Where’s WiMAX?
Clearwire has resolved its wholesale agreement dispute with Sprint, signing a deal that calls for Sprint to pay Clearwire about $1 billion over the next two years. The deal removes some uncertainty for struggling Clearwire and helps forge a stronger bond with Sprint, its majority owner.…
Read MoreWhat To Make Of The Wisdom Of Crowds: Motorola Tops Brand Survey, Apple 5th
Who are the top mobile brands in the U.S.? Asking the media versus asking 25,099 U.S. consumers might produce different results.…
Read MoreThe Mobile Lowdown 04-04-11: iPhone 5 Sony; TimeWarner; Ericsson v ZTE
Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: some more possible leaks on the iPhone 5, and a possible Sony (NYSE: SNE) Honeycomb tab……
Read MoreFor LightSquared No Network Is No Problem
For a mobile operator without a network or handset, LightSquared has struck a lot of deals, and been associated with some big name partners. AT&T even mentioned it as a viable mobile broadband competitor in its conference call to discuss its plans to buy T-Mobile. Why?…
Read MoreThe Mobile Lowdown 03-29-11: RIM; Best Buy WiMax; NFC
Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: reports of RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) looking at investing in India; Best Buy starts up its WiMax……
Read More@ CTIA: Forget Angry Birds, Mobile Is Tool For Social Change And Hope
After a week of obsessing about spectrum and tablets, the wireless industry took time Thursday to consider the far-ranging effects of mobile……
Read MoreThe Mobile Lowdown 03-24-11: Sprint; Bing; Best Buy; Smartphone Stats
Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: Sprint (NYSE: S) wants to take its AT&T/T-Mobile complaints to Washington; Bing updates……
Read MoreAT&T to Buy T-Mobile for $39 Billion
AT&T said it will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG, in deal valued at $39 billion. The deal points to the game of spectrum accumulation as operators prepare for the demand for mobile data and also will place Sprint between a rock and hard place.…
Read MoreDaily Mobile Lowdown: iPad2 Sales; Microsoft’s 10,000; T-Mobile’s M&A Memo
Our look at some of the stories today in mobile: Some initial iPad2 sales figures; Windows Phone 7 apps; and more kindling for the T-Mobile/……
Read MoreClearwire Shakeup: CEO Morrow Resigns, Chairman Stanton Interim CEO
In just the latest round of turmoil to hit WiMax high-speed wireless provider Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR), the company's CEO and two prominent ex……
Read MoreExecutive Shake-Up at Clearwire Prompts More Questions
When does this story get better? Clearwire, the early 4G WiMAX pioneer announced its CEO Bill Morrow is stepping down for personal reasons, part of a larger executive shake-up. This follows not long after the December departure of company founder and chairman Craig McCaw.…
Read MoreRecord Customer Losses And Low ARPU: T-Mobile USA Needs Something Sticky
In January, when T-Mobile's top executives appeared before investors in New York, they laid out a strategy to add $3 billion more to the U.S……
Read MoreIf Sprint Bails on WiMAX, What Happens to Clearwire?
A Sprint executive was quoted today saying that the nation’s No. 3 carrier is evaluating a switch to a Long Term Evolution network in the coming months, transitioning from WiMAX as its 4G wireless technology. But if Sprint dumps WiMAX, what happens to Clearwire?…
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