Clearwire

Meet the Spectrum Bosses

Stevie Converse — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:37:35 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Kevin Fitchard
If AT&T-Mo’s failure taught us anything it’s that if the big U.S. operators are going to grow they can’t do it by acquiring each other. Instead they’re going to have to buy up what unused spectrum is left on the market to stockpile bandwidth for their future mobile broadband networks.

Comcast, Time Warner to End Wholesale Deals with Clearwire in Wake of Verizon Agreement

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:47:20 -0500

Full article: FierceBroadbandWireless
Lynnette Luna
Comcast and Time Warner Cable plan to end their wholesale deal with Clearwire now that the MSOs are selling their nationwide AWS spectrum licenses to Verizon for $3.6 billion.

Sprint Opens the Door to Funding Clearwire

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:58:57 -0500

Full article: CNet
Roger Cheng
Sprint Nextel inched closer to potentially providing funding to cash-strapped Clearwire in its latest debt offering. The company said that it plans to offer a private placement of debt due in 2018 and 2021.

Clearwire in Talks with Big Carriers on Network Use

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:10:54 -0400

Full article: CNet
Roger Cheng
Clearwire is in talks with a number of carriers, including AT&T and Verizon Wireless, about eventually providing wireless capacity with its planned 4G LTE network.

Sprint Said in Talks About Clearwire Buyout

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:37:08 -0400

Full article: Bloomberg News
Olga Kharif and Alex Sherman
Sprint Nextel is talking with cable companies about a possible investment that may lead to an acquisition of partner Clearwire.

Sprint Agrees to Pay Clearwire $1 Billion for Use of Network

Stevie Converse — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:03:04 -0400

Full article: Bloomberg Businessweek
Greg Bensinger and Amy Thomson
Sprint, the third-largest U.S. wireless provider, agreed to pay Clearwire at least $1 billion for the use of its so-called fourth-generation network over the next two years. The deal resolves a disagreement over how much Clearwire could charge Sprint for use of its service, a dispute that emerged after Sprint began selling smartphones for the fourth-generation network in 2010.

Sprint and Clearwire Kiss and Make Up. But Where's WiMAX?

Stevie Converse — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:01:06 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Ryan Kim
Sprint will pay Clearwire $1 billion over the next two years in a deal that effectively ends the wholesale 4G agreement dispute between the two companies. Clearwire and Sprint make no mention of WiMAX, the 4G technology employed by Clearwire, which leaves open a lot of questions about what 4G technology the two will rely on going forward.

Clearwire CEO Expresses Concerns with AT&T Deal

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:47:59 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Roger Cheng and Shayndi Raice
John Stanton, the founder of T-Mobile USA's predecessor and chief executive of Clearwire, criticized AT&T's proposed deal to buy T-Mobile USA, calling it a "huge challenge to competition in the industry."

Clearwire Ditching Retail, Going Wholesale Only?

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:56:16 -0500

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
According to a recent report, Clearwire plans to exit the retail business and become solely a wholesale WiMax -- and perhaps LTE -- operator. This may not necessarily be a bad thing. Clearwire hasn't shown they're a particularly good residential ISP.

Clearwire Cuts Jobs, Says May Not Be Able to Continue As 'Going Concern'

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:04:44 -0400

Full article: Bloomberg News
Amy Thomson
Clearwire, the company building out a high-speed WiMax wireless network, will cut 15 percent of its workforce and conserve cash as it seeks new financing to cover losses that threaten its ability to operate.