WiMax provider Clearwire has had it rough the past few months. It is still trying to come up with a solution for its monetary woes - Sprint, who owns just over half stake in the company, 
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NetZero looks to disrupt wireless with low-cost, no-contract 4G service
NetZero turned the dial-up world upside down in 1998 when it offered free, ad-supported Internet service. Over a million users signed up within the first six months. Now the company is ready to disrupt the wireless broadband market with several free and low-cost 4G plans. NetZero has partnered with Clearwire to offer the 4G which will be available starting Monday. The service will go live in a handful of major cities that are listed on NetZero’s website. Prospective customers can pick up a contract-free $49.99 NetZero 4G Stick or a $99.99 … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
China delays 4G LTE by 3 years, how is this going to impact Sprint and Clearwire?
There are two flavors of 4G LTE: FDD (frequency division duplex) and TDD (time division duplex). Without getting too technical, let’s just say that the former makes a lot more sense for operators who are already running a GSM network, whereas the latter isn’t expected to gain any widespread adoption outside China. Now Sprint entered the 4G race a year or two before everyone else by launching a WiMAX network, thinking that the industry would rally around that particular standard. The support never came, and Sprint was forced to announce … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
Google sells its stake in Clearwire at a loss
It looks like there’s some more bad news for Clearwire, as Google has sold its stake in the mobile broadband company for a substantial loss. Having one of the most influential players in the mobile space turn its back on you can’t be a good sign. Google said it is selling its 6 percent stake in Clearwire for a 94 percent loss. In total, Google will be losing $453 million for betting on Clearwire. Now that Google is out of the game, Sprint is going to have to take a … Read more