Tag archive: Craig McCaw

Telecommunications operator Sprint and high-speed wireless company Clearwire have announced they're mutually calling off an agreement to work together on deploying a nationwide high-speed WiMax network by the end of 2010. According to Sprint, the companies could not see their way through the “complexities” involved in the agreement and could not agree to terms of a formal business arrangement. “We are on track for… Read More

Satellite television operators DirecTV and EchoStar are ratcheting up their competition with cable behemoths like Time Warner and Comcast by partnering with Clearwire to offer high-speed wireless Internet connectivity with satellite television. The deal also allows Clearwire to offer DirecTV and/or EchoStar satellite TV service to its Internet customers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed; service offerings should become… Read More

From Clearwire's press release: Clearwire officially launched its wireless, high-speed broadband Internet service in Jacksonville last week when company and community leaders cut through a ribbon of coaxial cable and telephone cord in front of the new Main Library site in downtown Jacksonville. "Jacksonville now has a new choice for high speed Internet service that's simple, affordable, and flexible," said Clark Peterson,… Read More

From Clearwire's press release: "We come into this opportunity with our eyes open to the challenges and difficulties associated with competing against giants in the communications arena," said Clearwire Chairman and CEO Craig McCaw. "Yet, we have worked diligently to combine a team of people that have a track record for providing exceptional customer experiences in wireless that we believe can make a difference with a unique… Read More