Exclusive: Marc Brachman on CLEAR Atlanta - June 26, 2009 (Wimax News)

We can’t get enough of Clearwire in Atlanta.  We want to know how it works, who’s liking it, and who’s not.  So we interviewed Marc Brachman of JLM Partners–Clearwire’s PR agency–who serves as the firm’s General Manager for Georgia.  Brachman talks to us about the prospects, price, and popularity of CLEAR Atlanta.

Comcast Now Offers 4G in Portland - June 30, 2009 (Wimax News)
Comcast now offers 3G and 4G wireless Internet services in Portland, Oregon, in addition to its …

Can you briefly introduce yourself and your company? Addiel Lopez founder of Sling Broadband, North America’s Largest Privately Held Wimax Internet Service Provider. A Results-oriented CEO and investor of several successful start-up telecommunications companies, 8yr career in professional telecommunications sales & marketing.
Sling Broadband offers South Florida’s most reliable wireless broadband network, committed in building and delivering a new alternative to traditional high speed internet. With speeds up to 1.25gbps Wimax is the newest replacement to traditional telephone company broadband. Sling Broadband’s Backbone network is reliable, redundant and robust, featuring 10G …

Recessions hurt.
We’ve previously noted that decision-makers at many of the technology industry’s leading corporations seem to have a lot of faith in WiMAX, specifically in Clearwire’s United States venture. The catch is that the market does not share their optimism.
Intel’s losses after acquiring Clearwire now total $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion – significantly more than the previous estimate of $50 million. Meanwhile, Nokia is pulling the plug on WiMAX-enabled mobile devices designed specifically to work with Clearwire’s networks. At present, it’s a sensible strategy for Nokia, because mass sales of …

Is the global economic outlook getting you down? Does the business section of your local newspaper depress you? Fortunately, there’s hope, in the form of a quick Google search: there is plenty of news on WiMAX technology floating around the Internet this week, and most of it positive.
Our first item, from the Washington Business Journal, announces the final merger of Clearwire Corp. with Sprint’s WiMAX business, Xohm. If you’ve had your doubts about the ability of Sprint to pull off a successful WiMAX network, this news might boost your confidence. …

AT&T’s Apple iPhone and Sprint’s Instinct touch phone is not the only rivalry brewing between these two foremost cellular networks. AT&T has been bullying Sprint for a long time now, trying to prevent the Sprint and Clearwire union from merging both of their assets in order to create a nationwide broadband wireless network.
The only difference is that this time, Sprint is fighting back. Sprint recently filed a response, declaring that “The New Clearwire transaction presents an unparalleled opportunity to accelerate broadband deployment in the United States,” Sprint declared.
Furthermore Sprint has …