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  1. Nonprofit groups say Sprint will unfairly throttle data after WiMAX shutdown

    On Wednesday, Mobile Citizen and Mobile Beacon, companies that supply schools, libraries, and nonprofits with mobile broadband service, sued Sprint (PDF), saying that in a few weeks, the telecom provider will unfairly throttle the companies'...

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  2. Desperate to become a wireless broadband player, Dish ups bid for Clearwire

    Folks, we’re in a good old-fashioned bidding war! Dish has now upped its own bid for Clearwire to $4.40 per share, $1.00 per share more than Sprint’s current offer of $3.40 per share—and noticeably higher than Dish’s own previous offer of...

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  3. Out of nowhere, Dish makes offer to fully acquire Clearwire

    When we left off last month, Sprint and Clearwire had come to an agreement—where the former would acquire the remaining half of the latter that it doesn't already own to the tune of $2.2 billion, or $2.97 per share. As we reported then, that deal...

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  4. Sprint, Clearwire finally come to an agreement on buyout price: $2.2B

    After years of their on-again, off-again relationship, Sprint’s attempt to fully acquire Clearwire has come to fruition. Sprint had originally offered $2.1 billion last week, a bid that has now been raised to $2.2 billion ($2.97 per share)—and...

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  5. Sprint offers $2.1 billion to acquire the rest of Clearwire

    As most observers expected, Sprint has finally made a formal offer to acquire the rest of Clearwire.

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  6. Telcos anxiously watch as Sprint’s Clearwire acquisition appears done

    This week, the telecom industry has been agog over the possibility that Sprint may soon move to fully acquire Clearwire, in which it currently has a majority stake.

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  7. Sprint acquires controlling stake in Clearwire

    Just on the heels of Sprint’s acquisition by the Japanese powerhouse SoftBank, the beleaguered American cell phone company has now gained a majority stake in Clearwire.

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  8. Hands-on: NetZero to offer no-contract 4G mobile hotspot service

    Two things surprised us in the last few days: first, NetZero still exists. This is the company that had ubiquitous ads for its dial-up Internet service in the early 2000s (in fact, still sells dial-up). Second, that company is entering a new product...

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  9. Clearwire accused of overextending coverage to lure customers

    Clearwire has had its fair share of problems lately: the company is struggling to fight off bankruptcy, and already faces one class-action lawsuit over its questionable service. Now, Clearwire may be facing even bigger problems thanks to a new...

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  10. WiMAX throttling lawsuit: Clearwire can’t deliver the goods

    Wireless operator Clearwire has had a bumpy few months, and now things are getting worse. A lawsuit has been filed by 15 users over the company's throttling practices, accusing Clearwire of not delivering advertised "high-speed Internet" services to...

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  11. Clear Rover Puck review: impressively fast WiMAX, $5 at a time

    Clearwire is on a roll lately with its portable WiFi access points, first with the iSpot (meant for Apple's iDevices only) and now with the Rover Puck. The Rover Puck, which sells for $150, lets users prepay for 4G Internet access on a daily, weekly,...

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  12. Government skeptical wireless can open up broadband market

    Earlier this week we wrote up a Department of Justice brief urging the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate as much spectrum as possible for the wireless industry. Wireless, the DOJ says, is the best chance we've got at creating a more...

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  1. Successful 4G tests show Verizon closer to taking on WiMAX

    If you live in the US and have found 3G speeds aren't cutting it for wireless data, the only game in town has been Sprint/Clearwire, which now offers WiMAX service in over 40 cities in the US. But just about everyone else in the cellular business...

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  2. Money woes may slow Clearwire WiMAX rollout

    A lack of funds may slow the rollout of WiMax by Clearwire, an entity formed from Sprint Nextel's fourth-generation (4G) networking division and a company founded by cellular pioneer Craig McCaw. The company had planned to build wireless broadband...

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  3. Issa invokes Clearwire conflict, wants to halt DTV delay bill

    After having returned to the House Rules Committee yesterday, a bill to postpone the scheduled February 17 Digital TV transition is slated for a full floor vote later today. But in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Darrell Issa...

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  4. Clearwire embraces future portable WiMax-to-WiFi gateway

    Clearwire plans to support nomadic and portable gateway devices for its WiMax network, Sidecut Reports notes, including something the company forgot to show during its Portland, Ore., service launch last week.

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  5. 4G war, conflicts of interest loom behind possible DTV delay

    Last week, President-elect Barack Obama's call for a delay in the Digital TV transition, long scheduled for February, sent tech and telecom firms into a tizzy. Both Verizon and the Consumer Electronics Association have been pushing back hard...

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  6. Nokia pulls N810 WiMax Edition tablet

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  7. WiMAX goes live in Portland; Chicago delayed into 2H 2009

    Clearwire opened its second WiMAX market in the US Tuesday in Portland, Oregon, a city where Intel and Clearwire have been in private testing for at least two years. Intel, a big backer of WiMAX, is headquartered in nearby Beaverton; Clearwire in...

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  8. Sprint, Clearwire hope patent suit won’t slow WiMAX rollout

    The race to get next-generation wireless broadband in the hands of US consumers can be viewed as a competition between Sprint and everybody else. Through a partnership with Clearwire, Sprint has backed the WiMAX standard, and is hoping to get a 4G...

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  9. WiMAX on a stick with Sprint’s new combo 3G/4G USB modem

    One of the biggest challenges facing Clearwire and Sprint is the scarcity of WiMAX coverage. If you spend most of your time in Baltimore or Portland, Oregon, it's not going to matter if you can't get 4G outside of those areas. But for...

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  10. Future of WiMAX is Clear as Sprint, Clearwire close deal

    Despite the flailing economy, Sprint Nextel's continued hemorrhaging of customers, and a lack of clarity about whether WiMAX technology can compete in the marketplace, a new entity formed from Clearwire and parts of Sprint raised $3.2...

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  11. WiMAX combo gets FCC blessing, as does Verizon/Alltel union

    While Barack Obama's victory Tuesday dominated national news, and the FCC's decision to open up the TV white spaces to broadband dominated tech news, two other important decisions were also made yesterday that could help to reshape the...

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  12. Opinion: A lesson from the White Space War

    While Americans vote for their President and Congress on Tuesday, November 4, the wireless industry, broadcasters, electronics makers, software manufacturers, and media reform groups will nervously monitor another election: the Federal...

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  1. Reform groups: open access a must for big wireless mergers

    A small battalion of public interest groups are on the warpath regarding two wireless merger deals: Verizon Wireless with Alltel and Sprint Nextel with Clearwire. The groups say that the Federal Communications Commission should demand more from all...

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  2. WiMAX networks: we won’t single out P2P for punishment

    Sprint's new XOHM WiMAX service—does it hate both lowercase letters and P2P file-sharing? After Sprint switched on the wireless home and mobile broadband service in Baltimore this week, reporters seized on the company's network...

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  3. Sprint flips the switch on Xohm: WiMAX now live in Baltimore

    Sprint's XOHM WiMAX service goes live today in Baltimore, but the most interesting aspect of the announcement isn't its technology—it's the business model. Unlike most other wireless carriers, Sprint is offering a contract-free...

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  4. Judge green lights lawsuit over Sprint WiMAX rollout

    A lawsuit seeking to block Sprint Nextel's WiMAX launch will go on, an Illinois judge has ruled. Yesterday, Cook County Judge Kathleen Pantle denied Sprint's motion to stay or dismiss the lawsuit that was brought by iPCS, one of...

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  5. Why cable operators want to become wireless ISPs

    Clearwire is publicly stating that its proposed (but challenged) merger with Sprint's Xohm WiMAX unit will be completed before the end of the year, and cable operator Comcast (an investor in the new company) is saying the same. The 4G WiMAX...

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  6. Clearwire CEO: open WiMAX networks and high speeds

    Clearwire and Sprint's WiMAX-based Xohm unit are hoping to merge this year into a WiMAX-based titan hoping to offer 6Mbps download speeds to mobile users across the US and to allow any device or application to run across its network. We...

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  7. WiMAX phobia? AT&T tries to block Clearwire/Xohm merger

    The proposed merger of Sprint's WiMAX Xohm subsidiary with Clearwire has the potential to be a hugely positive move. The new company pledges support for an open network, wholesale access, 6Mbps speeds, and good coverage. Stanford University...

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  8. Sprint to use 1.6Gbps wireless backhaul for Xohm WiMAX

    Oh, Xohm, you've teased us with your high-speed promises, titillated us on your boat cruise, and made sweet wholesale promises after moving in with your hot new roommate, Clearwire. But, when you're finally deployed later this year in...

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  9. Comcast gets spectrum for WiMAX femtocells, wireless services

    One typically thinks of WiMAX as a wireless technology useful mainly for large, citywide networks and widescale broadband deployment. But, if the Clearwire Broadband consortium has its way, the networking tech will be widely deployed in any home...

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  10. Clearwire promises a fully-open, “third pipe” WiMAX network

    Some spectrum watchers were disappointed by the results of the recent 700MHz auction. They had grand dreams of Google swooping in, dropping millions of dollars, and picking up a nationwide license that it would use to offer high-speed wireless...

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  11. Google, Intel and cable companies ponder nationwide WiMAX JV

    WiMAX's prospects may be looking up. Three cable companies, as well as Google and Intel, are in talks with Sprint and Clearwire, the only two companies in the US committed to large-scale WiMAX rollouts. The goal would be a new joint venture...

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  12. Intel writing massive check for Sprint-Clearwire WiMAX deal

    Sprint and Clearwire's on-again, off-again WiMAX partnership may be back on, with some help from Intel. The companies are reportedly close to announcing a new joint venture that would pool both their spectrum and licenses to create something...

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