Time Warner Cable Intros 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, July 12, 2010 · 
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Following Sprint’s lead, last week Time Warner Cable (TWC) launched a personal hotspot device called Intelligo that enables any device with Wi-Fi connectivity — and up to five devices simultaneously — to connect to TWC’s 4G mobile network and a nationwide 3G network for Internet access on the go.
The Intelligo, built by Sierra Wireless, costs $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract. Pricing for Time Warner Cable’s Road Runner Mobile service — advertised as providing up to 6 Megabits per second downstream — varies from region to region. Read more
Comcast, Time Warner Expand WiMAX Services
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, May 3, 2010 · ·
Both Time Warner Cable and Comcast announced expansions of their mobile WiMAX service offerings last week, an indication of their ongoing commitment to Clearwire’s WiMAX network.
Time Warner plans to debut Business Class Mobile, a high-speed WiMax wireless data service, in several markets in Texas, including Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, San Antonio and Wichita Falls. The new offering is a part of a bundled solution for Time Warner Cable Business Class customers who currently have or are acquiring one or more of its services: Internet, phone, cable TV or Ethernet. The cable provider plans to expand the service to other markets later this year.
Separately, Comcast revealed last week that it plans to launch its High-Speed 2go-branded WiMAX service in Boston and Houston this quarter, an indication that Clearwire will light up those markets soon. Read more
Clearwire Expands WiMAX Coverage, Speed
Posted by Jesse Ward on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 · ·
Clearwire announced yesterday that it will expand its Clear WiMAX service to seven additional cities in 2010: Los Angeles, Miami, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City.
By the end of this year, the company also will be rolling out its service to the previously announced cities of New York, Houston, Boston, Washington, D.C., Kansas City, Denver, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. Clearwire’s Clear WiMAX service already is available in 27 markets across the United States. The company plans to cover up to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
In addition to expanding its footprint, the company outlined a series of advancements in network architecture that it says will increase capacity, enhance data speeds, and help reduce the environmental impact of the company’s growing wireless data network. Read more
T-Mobile Explores Partnership with Clearwire
Posted by Jesse Ward on Friday, March 19, 2010 · ·
T-Mobile USA’s CEO confirmed yesterday that the company is in talks with Clearwire and cable companies about a possible joint venture in order to improve its wireless spectrum position.
Speaking at an investor conference in Germany, Robert Dotson said that the wireless carrier was exploring its options. ”We continue to look at JV opportunities for additional spectrum,” Dotson said. “There are a number of different options we look at, (we) have been talking with cable companies, with Clearwire.” Read more
Clearwire: Average User Consumes 7 GB per Month
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, March 15, 2010 · ·
Last Friday GigaOM published an interview with Clearwire’s chief commercial officer Mike Sievert, who tells the Web site that the average WiMAX mobile user consumes more than 7 GB of data a month. (See the video interview with Sievert after the jump.)
Mobile is defined as those accessing the Interent from laptops and dongles outside the home. Despite this narrow definition, it’s still a surprising amount of data, particularly during a time when everyone is focused on scarce spectrum resources, and when mobile operators are struggling to meet consumer demand for bandwidth.
Sievert revealed that it costs the company “somewhere in the mid-$20 range” per person to build out its WiMAX network. In contrast, analyst Chris King at investment bank Stifel Nicholas pegs the per-person cost near $20 for Verizon’s rival LTE network build. Read more
Sprint Confirms Plans for WiMAX/3G Smartphone
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, February 22, 2010 · ·
It’s official. Sprint Nextel recently confirmed to Forbes that its plans to introduce its first dual-mode WiMAX/3G smartphone during the first half of this year, a few months earlier than initially anticipated.
Paget Alves, Sprint’s president of Business Markets, said in an interview with Forbes that the device will be out by the summer. The device could be the rumored HTC Supersonic. Read more
Sprint Drops Price of Mobile WiMAX
Posted by Jesse Ward on Friday, January 15, 2010 · ·
Earlier this week, Sprint reduced the monthly price of its 3G (CDMA EVDO) and mobile WiMAX service by another $10, down to $59.99. This is the second $10 price cut in less than five months. And, for a limited time, the company is currently offering its 3G/4G U300 USB Modem for free after a $50 mail-in rebate.
As you may remember, Sprint resells Clearwire’s mobile WiMAX service under the Sprint CLEAR brand. Clearwire is in the midst of an aggressive rollout, with plans to cover 80 markets and 120 million POPS by the end of the year. Read more
