Tag archive: Clearwire

Number-three mobile operator Sprint has filed separate lawsuits against Time Warner, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Cable One, alleging the companies violate a dozen Sprint patents related to digital phone technology. The patents in the suits date back to the 1990s, and some of them are the same patents that Sprint used back in 2007 to extract an $80 million settlement from Vonage over its VoIP operations. In all the complaints, Sprint says… Read More

Struggling WiMax operator Clearwire has announced a new deal with majority-owner Sprint that will see the mobile operator sinking up to $1.6 billion into ClearWire during 2012 and 2013 for ongoing WiMax service along with potential equity investments and pre-payments for LTE service. The deal gives Clearwire a much-needed cash infusion with which to add LTE capability to its existing 4G WiMax network. In turn, Sprint gets unrestricted access to… Read More

With both AT&T and Verizon moving to LTE for 4G cell phone service it is no surprise that Sprint decided to join them. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said Wednesday morning that the company is in talks with Clearwire to extend its contract past 2012 and use Clearwire to help power Sprint’s LTE network. News of the possible extension has caused Clearwire shares to skyrocket up nearly 20 percent. Sprint decided to ditch WiMax and focus on LTE for its… Read More

Sprint has finally gotten the iPhone—and now the carrier is looking to move aggressively into the world of 4G LTE mobile broadband, announcing in a network strategy session for investors (Webcast) plans to roll out LTE service in 120 U.S. markets by the end of 2012, and expand that to about 260 markets by the end of 2013. The company also says it plans to launch its first LTE devices in 2012—with the first to come in the… Read More

Both Verizon and AT&T are now operating and expanding LTE 4G services, and the mobile industry's focus has shifted sharply to 4G technology and next-generation mobile broadband. With HSPA+ operator T-Mobile locked in with AT&T in what might be either a death grip or a takeover, it seems fair to ask: What about Clearwire, the only 4G operator that actually has a broad 4G network—and, in places, has been running for years?… Read More

Sprint may be hatching a long term plan with cable companies to invest in and possibly acquire Clearwire, sources tell Bloomberg. The reason is 4G LTE. The cable companies and Sprint want it and Clearwire has a plan to make it happen, but it needs funding. Clearwire, which offers wireless internet service in most major metropolitan areas, has already committed to spending $600 million to upgrade its network from WiMax to LTE, but it will need… Read More

Clearwire's search for a new CEO as ended, with the company announcing today that has promoted Erik Prusch to the company's president and CEO positions, with interim CEO (and board chairman) John Stanton shifting to Executive Chairman of the company's board. Clearwire's board had formed an executive search committee back in March in the wake of the resignation of CEO Bill Murrow; it looks like they didn't need to… Read More

Clearwire, the company that provides Sprint's wireless network, has been hurting. The company just posted a $168.7 million dollar loss in the second quarter, which is just a bit worse than last year's $125.9 million loss in the same period. To be fair, revenue more than doubled year-over-year, and Clearwire has been spending a ton of money expanding its network. But it begs the question: With LightSquared now offering its own 4G… Read More

If you've seen or heard an ad about a cell phone or wireless plan lately, you may have noticed that a lot of new buzzwords are being thrown around. Words like 4G, LTE, and WiMax seem to have replaced the last set of words we barely understood: 3G, GSM, and CDMA. But what does it all mean? Is it all a bunch of marketing nonsense or are these words you should know and understand? We've got the scoop in our official mobile broadband… Read More

Telecommunications operator Sprint has posted a net loss of some $847 million for the second quarter of 2011—a figure which has sent some investors running for the hills as the company struggles to compete against Verizon Wireless and AT&T—and protest the planned merger of AT&T and T-Mobile. What's more, the company actually lost over 100,000 mobile subscribers tied into the company on contracts. However,… Read More

WiMax operator Clearwire may not be getting into the handset business, but it is still hoping to appeal to consumers with mobile hotspots, announcing today the new Clear Spot 4G – Apollo will be available in late July. The hotspot will enable up to eight Wi-Fi devices—notebooks, netbooks, smartphones, tablets, cameras, game devices, you name it—to share a 4G WiMax mobile broadband connection. The Clear Spot 4G – Apollo… Read More

With AT&T and T-Mobile looking to merge to usurp Verizon Wireless as the top mobile provider in the United States, it's no secret that number three Sprint is going to have to make some serious moves if it hopes to remain a major player in the mobile industry. Sprint recently inked a $1 billion deal for wholesale access to Clearwire's WiMax network and now Bloomberg is reporting Sprint may be on the verge of a 15-year deal that… Read More

In a bid to cost costs and shore up its financial balance sheet, U.S. WiMax operator Clearwire has signed a seven-year agreement with Ericsson to take over management and day-to-day operation of its 4G WiMax network. As part of the deal, some 700 Clearwire employees will become Ericsson employees by the middle of the year. Clearwire emphasizes that it will continue to be responsible for designing its network and charting its own business… Read More

Back in January, phone maker Sony Ericsson filed a trademark infringement case against WiMax operator Clearwire, claiming Clearwire's logo has gradually been getting closer and closer to Sony Ericsson's own. Although a judge denied Sony Ericsson's request that Clearwire immediately be barred from using its logo, Sony Ericsson now says the matter is resolved and it won't be pursuing the trademark case against Clearwire.… Read More

WiMax operator ClearWire has revealed its financial results for the first quarter of 2011, and while the company is still struggling, there are some bright spots on its horizon. Clearwire says it added 1.8 million subscribers during the quarter, with 1.6 million of those coming through wholesale partners like Sprint. Those numbers added up to revenue of over $258 million for the quarter, although Clearwire still managed to chalk up a $227… Read More