Clearwire has been busy rolling out its 4G WiMax network in a few locations around the country. Its partner Sprint has several other 4G installations in place as well. Clearwire announced today that it has added ten new locations to its 4G network. The new locations include Abilene, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Waco and Wichita Falls, Texas; Bellingham, Wash; ... continued »

It always seems that new technologies end up fighting it out in a format war. We first saw it in the VHS versus Betamax war. Then we saw the Blu-ray versus HD DVD fight, and now we have a war brewing between WiMax and LTE to become the 4G mobile data service of choice. Clearwire and Sprint are betting on WiMax ... continued »

Sprint's WiMAX service is currently only available in Baltimore under the name Xohm. On Wednesday, Sprint announced 10 new markets for its 4G WiMAX service. continued »

Another week has come to a close and that means it's time for another week in review. This week we saw Clearwire and Sprint finish up their long-talked-about merger for the WiMAX network. But really, that's just the tip of the iceberg. Samsung announced a new phone designed with the pre-teen in mind called the Tobi S3030. Plus, they decided to ... continued »

Last Friday Clearwire Corp. announced the completion of the merger with a unit of sprint that is building a new WiMax wireless data network. The aim of this merger is designed to create a high-speed data network that is faster than most current mobile data networks. They aim to make this WiMax service available to 120 million to 140 million people. ... continued »

Talk about on again, off again, but it appears that finally, Sprint and Clearwire are going to get the whole WiMAX thing going. Not without the help from numerous corporate investors though. These investments come from the likes of Comcast, Google, Time Warner, and Intel, who had already invested in Clearwire. Smaller cable provide Bright House, contributed as well. continued »

NextWave announced today that they are considering a plan to auction off their spectrum holdings. NextWave has hired Deutsche Bank and UBS to investigate the possibility of auctioning it's spectrum off. NextWave has spectrum holdings covering more than 251 million people, which means they have a significant amount to offer. The 700MHz auction was considered to be a last chance ... continued »

When WiMAX finally gets its proper launch, many potential customers will be looking at it as a replacement for their home broadband connection (especially as Sprint seem to be positioning the system as primarily for nomadic use, i.e. multiple stationary locations) rather than an addition; Bridgewater Systems would quite like to step in and offer a pay-as-you-use alternative. They've ... continued »

As we ramp up to CTIA Wireless this coming week, the rumors of new handsets, suspicions of refreshed software, and general pre-show jumping the gun have come thick and fast.  Of course, we ironically started off the week with some serious criticism of one of the new cellular technologies, as CEO of Australian firm Buzz Broadband took to the stage ... continued »

After speculation that Nokia would launch a WiMAX-upgraded version of its N810 Internet Tablet at CTIA Wireless this coming week, it seems that the Finnish company themselves have leaked confirmation that a high-speed wireless data version of the compact tablet is on its way.  Quickly taken down, the new device was shown as part of the N8xx range at the Nokia Tableteer, complete with ... continued »