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Sprint and Clearwire finalize merger, spread of WiMax to follow soon  After receiving approval from the FCC and shareholders, the Sprint and Clearwire merger has been finalized. Sprint has gone and contributed all its Xohm WiMax assets to Clearwire, and in addition, Clearwire has received $3.2 billion worth of investments from companies such as Comcast and Google. The merger will allow Sprint to shift its focus [...] [..] |
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| Silicon Alley Insider | Relevance: 18.01 |
| Silicon Alley Insider | Relevance: 17.00 |
| Sprint, Clearwire Join Cable, Tech Companies For WiMax JV Sprint finally gets its WiMax deal: As soon as tomorrow, it's expected to announce a $12 billion joint venture with Clearwire (CLWR) to sell wireless Internet and phone service, the WSJ reports.
A long list of backers includes Comcast (CMCSA), which will contribute $1.05 billion; Intel (INTC), which will kick in $1 billion; and Google (GOOG), which will contribute $500 milion. The JV, ma [..] |
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| Silicon Alley Insider | Relevance: 16.68 |
Is Sprint-Clearwire Doomed From The Start?  Sprint's (S) WiMax spinoff/JV with Clearwire (CLWR) has a big task ahead: Build a massive, high-speed wireless network from scratch, and then convince enough people to sign up for it that [..] |
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| Silicon Alley Insider | Relevance: 16.33 |
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| Nerdblog.Net | Relevance: 14.77 |
| Sprint, Clearwire to build national Wi-Max network
(USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Sprint and Clearwire are forming a new company to build a nationwide “WiMax” wireless network, with the goal of offering advanced wireless Internet services to millions beginning next year, people with direct knowledge of the situation say. YahooTechNews [..] |
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| Nerdblog.Net | Relevance: 14.28 |
| Boy Genius Report | Relevance: 14.00 |
White space spectrum and Sprint-Clearwire get the nod from the FCC  In two big election day victories, the FCC approved both the usage of the white space spectrum for mobile broadband access and the Sprint Clearwire joint venture to expand WiMAX coverage. w00t, w00t! The decision for the white space spectrum was unanimous with one partial dissent from Commissioner Deborah Tate. This is a big blow [...] [..] |
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| Silicon Alley Insider | Relevance: 12.81 |
| Comcast, Time Warner Cable To Fund Sprint-Clearwire WiMax Venture? Comcast and Time Warner Cable, the two biggest U.S. cable companies, are in talks to fund a wireless joint venture that would be run by Sprint Nextel and Clearwire, the Wall Street Journal reports ($).
According to the plan, Comcast (CMCSA) would kick in $1 billion, Time Warner Cable (TWC) would contribute $500 million, and Bright House, Google (GOOG), and Intel (INTC) could also fund th [..] |
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| Silicon Alley Insider | Relevance: 11.61 |
| Nerdblog.Net | Relevance: 10.02 |
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It's official: Sprint Nextel (S) will roll its next-generation wireless network, which uses a technology called WiMax, into Clearwire (CLWR), in a $14.5 billion deal. The company h [..]
A potential new hurdle in the way of Sprint's deal to spin off its super-fast WiMax wireless network into Clearwire (CLWR): A lawsuit filed today by Sprint Nextel (S) affiliate iPCS [..]
Clearwire's (CLWR) quarterly results won't matter much until after it combines with Sprint Nextel's (S) WiMax business later this year. But for what it's worth, the company reported [..]
Clearwire's (CLWRD) newly formed wireless joint venture with Sprint Nextel (S) has already made one smart move, Reuters reports: It's dumping the "Xohm" name that Sprint tried using for its WiMax Internet service.
Why? Because Cl [..]
Alltel, the fifth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, says it will use LTE technology for its next-generation wireless network, not rival WiMax technology. This leaves Sprint Nextel (S) as the [..]
Wireless Internet provider Clearwire has a tough task down the road: Convincing you that you need yet another telco in your life.
But that's still a year or two out. Today, [..]
