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Founded by cellular phone pioneer Craig McCaw, Clearwire is a wireless internet service provider (WISP) serving markets in the United States, Ireland, Belgium, Spain, Denmark (with Danske Telecom), and Mexico (via MVSNet). The company Clearwire uses wireless technology, dubbed pre-WiMax, transmitted from cell sites over licensed spectrum of 2.5–2.6 GHz in the U.S. and 3.5 GHz in Europe. In May of 2008, Clearwire and Sprint Nextel's wireless broadband unit announced their intent to merge, combining Sprint's 4G WiMax network (Xohm) with Clearwire's existing pre-Wimax broadband network. The company is now implementing WiMAX 802.16e networks in many markets.

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