FCC clears the Xohm/ClearWire merger
Jeez – busy enough day, FCC? Hot on the tails of the “white space” decision and approving Verizon’s buyout of Alltel, the FCC has cleared the merger of Sprint’s Xohm WiMax service with ClearWire – no...
View ArticleComcast to piggyback on Clearwire and Sprint networks and offer mobile broadband
Do you find yourself out and about in the city enough that you hardly use your broadband at home? Neither do I, since said broadband is usually downloading the latest this-and-that while I’m gone, but...
View ArticleClearwire's WiMAX continues to spread its wings, enters 10 new markets
Yesterday, Clearwire announced the expansion of its CLEAR 4G WiMAX Internet Service to 10 new markets, bringing the total number of markets served up to 14 with coverage for over 10 million users....
View ArticleClearwire raises an additional $1.5B to continue building its nationwide...
Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks (to name a few) continue to bet big on Clearwire’s WiMAX nationwide wireless network. The foursome have just pumped an additional $1.494...
View ArticleClearwire launches 4G Pay As You Go Internet
Clearwire launched their Rover – pay as you go internet service today, offering unlimited usage for $5 a day, $20 a week, or $50 for a month of 4G service. The Rover service is accessed via one of two...
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Liveblog: Google Takes $1 Billion Charge To Write Down AOL And Clearwire...
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View ArticleClearwire Adopts LTE, Not Ditching WiMax Just Yet
Wow. Clearwire has just dropped a bit of a bombshell today, so I’ll spare you my usual theatrics: the operators of the nation’s first 4G network, having sensed the momentum that its LTE rival is...
View ArticleClearwire, China Mobile Partner Up To Expand LTE
It’s no secret that Clearwire is looking at rolling out an LTE network of their own here in the States, but a recently announced partnership could bring them some big support from overseas. The 4G...
View ArticleRemember NetZero? Now They Want To Sell You Mobile Broadband
Back in the heady days of the late 1990s, it seemed like everyone and their cousin was trying to break into the ISP business. NetZero once made a name for themselves thanks to their claims of free...
View ArticleClearwire Faces Critical Decision Over Big Debt Payment
WiMax network operator Clearwire may not be long for this world if they don’t make the the right decision about a looming debt payment. Bloomberg reports that the company owes $237 million in the form...
View ArticleSprint Inks Deal To Support Clearwire With $1.6 Billion
Sprint put on its knight-in-shining-armor hat this morning, agreeing to pay $1.6 billion over the next few years to access Clearwire’s WiMax network. Without it, Clearwire would have had to choose...
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Karma Launches Its $79 4G Mobile Hotspot And Pay-As-You-Go Data Plan That...
The founders behind Karma (no, not that Karma) think that there’s something fundamentally broken in the market for mobile providers. And they’re hardly alone. So, the TechStars grads set out to create...
View ArticleSprint Reportedly In Talks To Acquire Remaining 49 Percent Of Clearwire,...
Sprint is said to be in talks to gobble up the remaining 49 percent of Clearwire it doesn’t already own, according to new reports from CNBC and the Wall Street Journal. The deal is meant to sort out...
View ArticleSprint Looks To Buy Out Remainder Of Clearwire For Around $2.1B
Earlier, it was rumored that Sprint was considering a buy-out of the remaining 48 percent of Clearwire shares it didn’t own, after the pending SoftBank investment in Sprint promised to deliver it...
View ArticleSprint Faces Cap On Clearwire Deal From SoftBank While Investors Look For More
Sprint’s attempted purchase of Clearwire may have hit a snag, according to a new report from Reuters. Sprint reportedly has a hard cap on how much it can offer to buy out the beleaguered Clearwire, set...
View ArticleSprint Seals Deal For 100% Ownership Of Clearwire, At $2.97 Per Share Or $2.2...
Sprint today announced that it has arranged an agreement with Clearwire to buy out the remainder of the smaller company for $2.2 billion, or $2.97 per share. The final price is at the top of the...
View ArticleDish Network Chairman Said To Be Seeking A Merger With T-Mobile USA
Say what you will about Dish Network, but the Colorado company’s brass has some moxie. The satellite media service provider has been trying for years now to link up with notable national wireless...
View ArticleDish Makes $25.5B Bid For Sprint To Snatch It Out Of Softbank’s Hands
A dramatic turn of events in the ongoing story of U.S. carrier consolidation: Dish Network is launching a $25.5 billion bid for number-three carrier Sprint, amounting to $17.3 billion in cash and $8.2...
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After 9 Months, The Softbank-Sprint Merger Will Be A Done Deal On July 10
It’s been nine months since we first caught wind of Softbank’s $20.6 billion purchase of a majority stake in Sprint, and the story is finally coming to a close. Japanese mobile carrier Softbank...
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Tesorio raises $10M Series A to help companies track their cash flow
Tesorio, a startup that helps businesses aggregate and analyze their cash flow data, today announced that it has raised a $10 million Series A round led by Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group. Existing...
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