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Clearwire planning prepaid WiMAX offering
Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR) today plans to announce new pay-as-you-go service pricing for WiMAX service just as the market for prepaid mobile broadband heats up, thanks to an unlimited access plan from... Read more >>
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Sprint's WiMAX making inroads into federal agencies
Sprint (NYSE:S) announced it is making inroads into federal agencies with its WiMAX offerings. According to Sprint, dozens of federal agencies have already certified Sprint's WiMAX-enabled devices.... Read more >>
Community WiFi giving cable a run in some communities
A new multi-dwelling WiFi installation in Provo, Utah illustrates a new trend in which community WiFi applications are providing broadband Internet connections that are cheaper and easier to install... Read more >>
Will new portable hotspot/unlimited data plans put the squeeze on AT&T?
Clearwire and Virgin Mobile recently introduced portable WiFi hotspots and contract-free unlimited mobile broadband data plans--the Clearwire Puck and the Virgin Mobile MiFi. Will their moves make... Read more >>
FCC seeks comment on open access rules for wireless networks
The FCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that pertains to how wireless networks and specialized services should be handled under open access provisions envisioned by the commission. The FCC is... Read more >>
FCC close to finalizing TV white space rules
The FCC is close to releasing final rules for the use of TV white space spectrum after authorizing the spectrum's use for unlicensed services back in 2008. According to The Wall Street Journal, some... Read more >>
More Headlines
- T-Mobile USA planning upgrade to 42 Mbps HSPA+ in 2011
- Let FierceBroadbandWireless help you find qualified job candidates
- Intel buys Infineon for $1.4B
- Intel to embrace LTE
- Report: Android phone owners heavy WiFi users
- Survey: In-home WiFi key part of teens' education
- TeliaSonera plans LTE in 218 Swedish communities in 2011
- WiFi becoming tool to customize vehicles
Also Noted
> Intel will operate the wireless business it is set to acquire from Infineon Technologies AG as a separate business, according to executives speaking at a press conference called to discuss the deal. Article
> Clearwire and Sprint have launched WiMAX service in Boston. Article
> The N.J. transit agency said it was seeking a company to provide WiFi to its 12 rail lines and 165 train stations. Article
> Sprint's board of directors is reportedly debating whether to let rival U.S. carrier T-Mobile USA invest in Clearwire. In reality, Sprint has no say in the matter. Despite owning a majority of Clearwire's shares, it doesn't have operational control over the company. Article
And Finally... A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead. Article
commentary
Have we seen the last of M2Z?
You have to hand it to M2Z. It put up a good fight for the last four years to push the FCC to accept its proposal to build a national wireless broadband network to deliver ad-sponsored Internet... Read more >>
industry voices
Wireless service plans tailored on subscribers, not on devices
Let me start with an obvious and uncontroversial observation: Not only has mobile broadband grown to become a consumer service with a high stickiness (subscribers may churn to a different provider,... Read more >>
Latest Commentary
- Lynnette Luna: Have we seen the last of M2Z?
- Lynnette Luna: xG searching for a market for its cognitive radio network that really works
- Lynnette Luna: Report says free hotspot locations now outnumber paid locations in U.S.
- Lynnette Luna: Will subscribers pay a premium for LTE's higher data speeds?
- Lynnette Luna: WiMAX Forum confident of position in India
- Lynnette Luna: How long will AT&T's competitors resist tiered pricing plans?
- Lynnette Luna: Nokia Siemens finally gains relevance in the U.S. market
Wireless Industry News
- FCC still considering reclassification for net neutrality
- Rumor Mill: T-Mobile USA to eliminate $5 fee for adding a line
- Paolini: Wireless plans should be tailored to subscribers, not devices
- Rumor Mill: Verizon bringing prepaid to Blackberry, Android phones
- Motorola giving handset spinoff a gift of $3.5B
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- Sprint is Prepared for Hurricane Earl’s Impact
- CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement on FCC's Open Internet Public Notice
