Would WiMAX pioneer Clearwire seriously consider an about-face move and deploy LTE technology down the road after being such a staunch defender of mobile WiMAX? During a press conference earlier this week to announce the completion of its merger with Sprint's Xohm business unit and the influx of $3.2 billion in capital from a bevy of companies including Comcast, Time Warner, Br...

Clearwire Receives $3.2 Billion Cash Investment from Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, Google and Bright House Networks Clearwire Spectrum Holdings to Enable Unmatched Wireless Network Capacity for Broadband Services KIRKLAND, Wash. and OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWRD for the first 20 trading days and CLWR thereafter) and Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) announced ...

Today Sprint announced that it has completed the merger of its Xohm Wimax unit with Clearwire Corporation. Sprint contributed all of its 2.5 GHz spectrum and its WiMAX-related assets. Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, Google and Bright House Networks all combined to contribute $3.2 billion in cash to help the company get started. Clearwire plans

Cable operators are market leaders for pay TV and broadband services, and have done very well stealing fixed voice lines from traditional telephone carriers. Yet they are woefully behind when it comes to wireless service.

It's all clear sailing now for the new Clearwire. Having managed to solidify its merger with Sprint's Xohm business unit and hold on to $3.2 billion in investment money from Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House Networks, Intel and Google in tough economic times, the mobile WiMAX pioneer is ready to go to market with a service branded "Clear." Clear, said Ben Wolff, Clearwire's CEO, "i...

With Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, Google and Bright House Networks investing $3.2 billion, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire combine in hopes of building the first nationwide WiMax network. WiMax's 4G technology allows for the delivery of last-mile wireless broadband access and promises faster download speeds than current cellular networks. - Clearwire and Sprint Nextel Dec. 1 formally closed...

Today Sprint announced that it has completed the merger of its Xohm Wimax unit with Clearwire Corporation. Sprint contributed all of its 2.5 GHz spectrum and its WiMAX-related assets. Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, Google and Bright House Networks ...

Clearwire Corporation and Sprint announced today that they have completed the transaction to combine their next-generation wireless Internet businesses. Sprint contributed all of its 2.5 GHz spectrum and its WiMAX-related assets, including its XOHM business, to Clearwire. Clearwire has received a $3.2 billion cash investment from Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, Google and Bright House Networks....

Clearwire stockholders have waved goodbye to the old Clearwire and hello to a new Clearwire by approving a combination with Sprint Nextel's WiMAX business and a $3.2 billion investment from cable operators Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks along with Google and Intel. Following a unanimous recommendation from Clearwire's board of directors, the stockholders voted for a...

Clearwire shareholders decided Thursday it would be a good thing to collect $3.2 billion from Google, Intel, Comcast, Time Warner and team up with Sprint to build a new national high-speed wireless network, says the Kansas City Star. “Today, our shareholders have taken a transformative step toward enabling an entirely new mobile Internet experience for consumers