It's official. Sprint and Clearwire announced this morning they will form a nation-wide WiMAX network, with partners Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Intel, Google and cable operator Bright House Networks who are expected to kick in $3.2 billion to help finance the venture. The deal (pdf), announced on Wednesday, will provide funding …
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CellPhonesZone on 10th May 2008 (via cellphoneszone.net)
As unlikely as this sounds, rivals Time Warner Cable and Comcast are apparently in talks with Sprint and Clearwire over establishing a nationwide WiMAX network. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the companies are scrambling to get a deal wrapped up by CTIA -- which takes place at the beginning of April -- and could see an influx of cash from both Google and Intel in excess of $1 bi
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Engadget on 26th Mar 2008 (via engadgetmobile.com)
On May 7 Sprint and Clearwire announced plans to combine their WiMax businesses and create a new company (called Clearwire) with a $3.2 billion investment from Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner ...
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FierceWireless on 9th May 2008 (via fiercewireless.com)
On May 7 Sprint and Clearwire announced plans to combine their WiMax businesses and create a new company (called Clearwire) with a $3.2 billion investment from Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner ...
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FierceWireless on 9th May 2008 (via fiercewireless.com)
Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. are in discussions with the nation's two largest cable providers -- Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. -- to fund a nationwide WiMAX venture, according to the Wall Street Journal. Intel Corp., Google Inc. ... - Mike Dano
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RCRWirelessNews on 26th Mar 2008 (via rcrnews.com)
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...
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eWEEKWireless on 1st Dec 2008 (via feedproxy.google.com)
The news was recently announced that Sprint and Clearwire have partnered to make the U.S. WiMax network a reality. They've garnered investments from several other companies, including Intel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Google, and Bright House Networks, totaling $3.2 billion. Read the full story here.
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MobileBurn on 7th May 2008 (via MobileBurn.com)
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 ...
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PhoneScoop on 29th Nov 2008 (via phonescoop.com)
It looks like there's life in US WiMax yet. US providers Clearwire and SprintNextel have agreed to combine their WiMax networks into a new company, under the Clearwire brand. They've got some powerful friends on board too: Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks have agreed to finance the new company to the
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SMSTextNews on 8th May 2008 (via smstextnews.com)
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
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LatestMobile on 2nd Dec 2008 (via feeds.feedburner.com)
Chalk up another delay for Clearwire and Sprint’s national WiMAX network. In its push to bring WiMAX coverage to half of the US population by 2010, Clearwire sought investments from industry heavy-weights like Intel, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Time Warner. Unfortunately, the $3.2 billion already invested into the WiMAX network isn’t enough to meet Clearwire’s
