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Clearwire announced the official launch of its new company, having completed the transaction with Sprint Nextel “to combine their next-generation wireless Internet businesses.” Clearwire is also in receipt of the $3.2 billion investment from key partners including Comcast, Google, Intel, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. “With significant spectrum holdings yielding unmatched network capacity, a next-generation all-IP network, and an open Internet ...

Sprint made it official today, and launched their Xohm WiMAX service in Baltimore, MD. The “official” Xohm launch takes place on October 8th, but the Xohm website is taking orders now. Xohm is positioning the wireless service as an alternative to DSL and cable modem, but is very coy about exactly what speeds they are offering – “XOHM is expected ...

Most of the WiMAX attention in the U.S. centers on Sprint’s XOHM and Clearwire, both of whom are using spectrum in the 2.5 Ghz range. Carriers not lucky enough to own or have access to that spectrum appear to be on the short end of the WiMAX stick. But don’t tell that to Grand Haven, MI based Azulstar. They just recently launched WiMAX ...

The rumors abound and several blogs are now confident in their prediction of an October 8, 2008 launch for XOHM. The long anticipated WiMAX service from Sprint will go live with a ceremony at Bond Street Wharf Park in Baltimore with Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, XOHM president Barry West, and Intel EVP Sean Maloney in attendance, according to Gear Log. ...

Sprint’s WiMAX service, Xohm, will offer a broadband wireless service of 2 – 4 Mbps download and 1 -2 Mbps upload speeds. The service will initially be available with limited devices, including the Nokia N810 and a few wireless modems and PC cards. Several blogs including Engadget Mobile revealed the details, using an internal Sprint site as the source. The service is expected ...

All eyes will be on Baltimore this Fall. Barry West of Sprint/Xohm/Clearwire announced that Baltimore will be the launch market for their WiMAX effort in September. It will make Baltimore the largest North American market for WiMAX (for the time being) and a true test of WiMAX’s capabilities on a large scale. West announced the launch at his keynote presentation Tuesday at the WiMAX Forum Global Congress in ...

Update - May 7, 2008: It's official. Sprint and Clearwire announced the formation of the "new" Clearwire, as discussed below in the original May 6th post. A mega deal which involves Sprint, Clearwire, Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Brighthouse Networks is on the verge of being announced according to the Wall Street Journal (subs. req.). The deal will merge ...

WiMAX has a lot of early attention at this year’s CTIA show, going on now in Las Vegas. There is much anticipation surrounding the potential partnership between Sprint, Clearwire, and a variety of cable MSOs to finally bring Xohm home. In other early news about WiMAX, Xanadoo LLC announced the launch of WiMAX service in Springfield, Illinois. Xanadoo ...

Cable’s lack of a clear wireless strategy has been seen as somewhat of an “Achilles heel” for them. After all, their growing competitive nemesis, namely AT&T and Verizon,, have clear wireless strategies and are executing them quite well. The ability to grow the triple play bundle to include wireless (the so called quad play) hasn’t been around long enough to draw firm conclusions about its ...

According to comScore, access to the Internet through mobile broadband connections grew by 157% in 2007. Mobile broadband technology includes EV-DO Rev. A which is offered by both Verizon and Sprint. Mobile broadband connections are achieved through PC/laptop cards, built-in adapters, or by tethered smartphones. comScore pegs the number of unique mobile broadband users at 2.1 million. “Though mobile broadband access is currently used by about ...