Wireless network operator Clearwire revealed today that it has received an offer from satellite television operator Dish Network that could result in Clearwire’s sale to Dish. But Sprint, which already made plans to acquire the roughly half of Clearwire it doesn’t already own, said today...
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When Japan-based wireless operator Softbank announced its plan to acquire control of Sprint several months ago and subsequently Sprint expanded its ownership in Clearwire, some people speculated that it was really Clearwire that Softbank was after to begin with. Sprint’s plan to acquire the remaining...
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FreedomPop’s free broadband wireless offering is mutating from an “open Beta” to an official launch. Anyone living in the Clearwire WiMax serving area has been able to sign up for FreedomPop service since October but in a press release issued today FreedomPop touts its “disruptive...
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Sprint could be a considerably stronger player in the U.S. wireless market, assuming the company is able to execute its plan to buy a controlling stake in Clearwire, revealed in a regulatory filing yesterday. Previously Sprint held just under 50% of Clearwire but would see...
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U.S. carrier Sprint will soon be controlled by Japanese telecom and media conglomerate SoftBank, the two confirmed earlier today. In the $20.1 billion transaction, SoftBank will gain 70% control of the ‘New Sprint,’ with Sprint shareholders owning 30%. SoftBank will pay $12.1 billion directly to...
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When end users can get your offering for free, you need to find inexpensive ways to market your product – and NetZero, which offers 200 MB per month of free mobile data service —has found at least one way to do that. The company said...
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FreedomPop, a startup company that includes Skype founder Niklas Zennstom among its backers, today launched what the company is calling a “public Beta” of the free mobile broadband offering the company first talked about nearly a year ago. A FreedomPop spokesperson said in an email...
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Earthlink will offer a consumer 4G wireless offer through a new wholesale arrangement with Clearwire. The offer, scheduled to launch sometime in 2013, will initially focus on fixed wireless service for in-home broadband, but will eventually offer a mobile 4G service as well. “Customers are...
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June 4, 2012 — Washington, DC – Today, RCA – The Competitive Carriers Association announced Clearwire as its newest member. Clearwire shares many of the same advocacy concerns as RCA’s over 100 carrier members and has joined RCA to help fight for issues critical to...
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San Diego and Bellevue, Wash. – March 14, 2012 – Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless services, and Clearwire Corp (NADSAQ: CLWR) today announced that they have entered into a five-year wholesale agreement. With the agreement, Cricket will become the...
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BELLEVUE, Wash., March 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR), a leading provider of wireless broadband services, today announced the availability of the CLEAR® Stick Atlas, a new mobile broadband USB device that offers super-fast speeds, unlimited* 4G usage plans, and is the first...
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FreedomPop, the company planning to provide free mobile broadband, said yesterday that it will use the Clearwire network to support its offering. Originally FreedomPop planned to use the LightSquared network, but that no longer appears to be an option, now that the FCC has said...
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