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Clearwire: 'Google Believes in Us'

@Nextel Accessories-and you having a login like that makes you a neutral observer??? Too funny! I believe you should probably be worried about who your next owner is! :)

Clearwire: 'Google Believes in Us'

So Titan_X, they sell Blackberry's (or similar smartphones) as well as voice devices? Come back again with your " knowledgeable" comments when you actually have something fruitful to add. Aircards alone (internal or external) do not make a mobile device.


On Nov 12 11:58 AM Titan_X wrote:

> You asked do they have a mobile device?
>
> Answer: Everything they sell is mobile. The fact that you posed question
> shows you are speaking here with little knowledge of the product
> in general.

Clearwire: 'Google Believes in Us'

Do they have a mobile device...pretty simple question.


On Nov 11 01:10 PM Rico2 wrote:

> I fail to see how CW's customer serivce is any different better or
> worst than any other TELCO out there so I would drop the "worst customer
> service I've seen" act.. And I'm using the service in the Seattle
> market ahead of launch and fail to see how my moving around the city
> while using the internet isn't considered mobile..What is mobile
> by your definition???

Deutsche Telekom Likely Wants Sprint's Wireline Business, Not the Whole Company

Isn't the LMDS spectrum you refer to the 2.5Ghz spectrum that Sprextel gave to Clearwire? Wireline has been a "money losing" endeavor for quite some time, with the wireless side of specifically AT&T and Verizon the only parts of those companies making profit.

Sprint Ramps Up 4G Deployment

@goldcoast04-How in the world have you made money on their stock? I don't believe it has been much above $7 since it sold...unless I guess you bought when it was in the $3 range.

More WiMax for Smart Grid

Utilities are already using broadband to do this in a lot of major markets. It doesn't take WiMax to provide.


On Aug 16 08:47 PM TinyTim wrote:

> WiMax is a good alternative to Zigbee.
> A major advantage of WiMax is utilities could use it to expand into
> broadband like many municipalities are doing.

Sprint Ramps Up 4G Deployment

It beats AT&T now...but VERY soon they'll be rolling out HSPA+ which will eclipse Clearwire/Sprextel, and be available nationwide and not just in select markets. It will also be available via smart phones which WiMax is not available on yet nor anytime soon...your choice I guess.

Sprint Ramps Up 4G Deployment

ATT is only behind if you're just referring to LTE deployment. The reasoning behind this is their very simple upgrade to HSPA+ will already be faster than WiMax so they're in no hurry to jump to LTE. They will have the upgrade fully deployed by mid-year in ALL their markets (as opposed to piece meal by Clearwire/Sprextel) of 2010.

Sprint Accelerates Its 4G Network

Admittedly I'm not a big Sprextel fan as I work for a competitor of theirs. What's your story Aryamehr if we're to be honest here, besides being a Sprextel employee?

Again, LTE will surpass WiMax is POPs covered by 2010. It is in every major/reputable publication. Let's also take a look at their numbers recently announced (Clearwire; don't even get me started on Sprint's numbers!); 12,000 net adds with a churn of over 2.6%. That's actually pretty sorry numbers for a carrier.

Sprint Accelerates Its 4G Network

@Nextel Accessories (once a great name in wireless carriers I might add, until assimiliated!), I don't truly believe they'll have much of an advantage in time to market. I have a funny feeling VZW will launch more than just the two markets they claim to be launching in 2009. With VERY deep pockets, they won't be launching just so & so market here, so & so market there...it will be a full market launch which will more than put them past coverage of Clearwire. ATT doesn't need to hurry on LTE as they software only (I believe) upgrade to HSPA+ on existing infrastructure will more than surpass any current WiMax data speed, and will again not be launch "willy nilly" like Clearwire/Sprextel is doing currently.

Sprint Accelerates Its 4G Network

@User 471021-not sure where you get your figures from but they're definitely not close to being accurate. Having higher frequency to operate only adds a negligible capacity advantage (2500mhz vs. 700mhz, though very minor). However, 700mhz provides MUCH better penetration rates which in turn means less sites to cover same coverage area. I think people also forget LTE, though only initially available with 700mhz, will be used on VZW & ATT's very significant spectrum holdings in the old 800mhz cellular band as well as 1900mhz PCS holdings.

4 Key Telecom Trends

Not sure what results you're seeing from Sprextel/Clearwire but the rest of the world is seeing them as horrible. I do however agree with you that both technologies will co-exist, just as TDMA and CDMA have.

I disagree with you on LTE being only in a lab. It's been proven to work and you will indeed see it in action by end of 2009 in a few markets. I also disagree with you on LTE being an evolution of UMTS. LTE is a WCDMA technology with nothing to do with UMTS.


On Jun 08 10:27 AM PJ Louis wrote:

> Interesting article. However, the jury is still out on what 4G is.
> Yes many of the major carriers are heading down the path of LTE but
> that does not mean WiMAX is dead and buried. In my opinion, 4G wireless
> will be both WiMAX and LTE. As for Clearwire's so-called dismal results,
> I had heard something completely different.
>
> LTE does not exist yet except for what is on paper and in the labs.
> Yes, LTE is an evolutionary stage of UMTS but that does not mean
> it is ready for prime time.

WiMAX Forum and LTE Summit - A Tale of Two Conferences

Actually comparisons are just as valid as the old TDMA/CDMA debate or Betamax/VHS. WiMax (in it's final form-not yet reached by Sprextel/Clearwire) is widely considered to be part of the new 4G standard once completely written, along with LTE and UMB. As you say in your statement, they both will exist I believe eventually, though I don't have much confidence in Spextel/Clearwire to be the company to do it. If they fail, I'm thinking WiMax will too in the good old USA on a large scale use.


On Jun 09 05:16 AM Telecomblogs wrote:

> Hi,
> Basically you should compare LTE with WiMAX. Problem starts when
> we start comparing both. In last para, whatever you mentioned is
> correct. LTE is something different with different market segment
> to tackle, while WiMAX is something we will be concentrating on Nomadic
> usuage. And belive me in coutries like India, both will exists happily.
> We still have lot many issues to sort out but I am hopeful that both
> technologies will form separate business cases. Comparision is invalid,
> though you might get to hear WiMAX is 4G technology.
> I have written a business case on WiMAX, targeting at nomadic concentration.
> Check it out at my blogsite.

4 Key Telecom Trends

I think folks forget about the existing spectrum held by the existing carriers as well. All we hear about is the difference between 700mhz and 2.5Ghz but forget that eventually the old 1.9Ghz and 800Mhz spectrum held by incumbents will eventually be used, negating the very small (if even what anyone would indeed consider) advantage of capacity.

Cramer's Lightning Round - Taking a Shot at HSBC (3/17/09)

What's curious is that it is Sprint announcing the markets to be built out this year regarding WiMax...and not Clearwire. They are supposedly (2) seperate companies but Sprint makes the announcements for Clearwire? Something funny happening in the background; enough to make me want to stay clear of investing in Clearwire.