Archive for the ‘Clearwire’ Category

iPCS Inc, an affiliate of Sprint, is in the hunt to preclude Sprint from forming a deal with Clearwire Corp to offer high-speed mobile WiMax. On the other hand Sprint clearly believes that this new formation will not affect its affiliates, therefore appealing against that decision.
“iPCS believes that Sprint Nextel’s recently announced WiMax transaction is [...]

Update: In a press release and conference call today, Sprint and Clearwire have announced the formation of a new company that will be publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange and operate under the Clearwire name.
Under the new agreement, Sprint would own 51% of the operator with 27% owned by current Clearwire shareholders, and the [...]

Wireless equipment provider and solutions developer NexWave Wireless has announced in a press release that it has retained the services of banking firms UBS and Deutsche Bank to explore possible scenarios for selling its sizeable wireless spectrum holdings in the AWS band (1700/2100Mhz), Wireless Connection Service band (2.3Ghz), and the Broadband Radio Spectrum/Educational Broadband Serices [...]

The WiMAX Forum put its presence this year right in front of CTIA attendees… literally. The official WiMAX association was camped out right in front of the entry way to the exhibit floor. Sprint, Intel, Motorola, and Samsung among other companies all touted their latest WiMAX offerings. Read more to see them in live action.

Sprint and Clearwire have repotedly restarted discussions on forming a joint venture with other companies such as Best Buy, Intel and Google to further plans for a nationwide WiMax network.
Talks were called off last year in the wake of CEO Gary Forsee being removed from his post, but with the recent entry of new CEO [...]

Apple has begun preparing Moscone Center, the site for Macworld Expo next week. One of their banners points to a wireless innovation, and the potential for a new product offering.

Apple has avoided talking about 4G for a long time, but it is no secret in the industry that WiMAX has been on Apple’s table for [...]