Sunshine, occasional earthquakes, beautiful people; there are a lot of benefits to living in the nation’s number two market. Notice among those positive attributes, nowhere was speedy Internet mentioned. Well that’s because until now the City of Angels was saddled with run-of-the-mill 3G networks. That’s all slated to change on December 1st as Sprint and Clearwire flip the switch on their “4G” WiMax network.
Though there’s been foreboding news as of late regarding Clearwire’s WiMax rollout plans, it just wouldn’t seem right for LA to be lagging behind four other Golden State cities in the 4G race. Merced, Visalia, Modesto and Stockton have already been fiddling around on the network for some time and San Francisco is slated to follow in Mid-December. How long that good thing lasts remains to be seen, with Clearwire’s future finances in question. For now we’re keeping our eyes on the prize and saying hooray for arrival of WiMax networks in Hollywood. If anyone needs the increased streaming capabilities of Clearwire’s mobile broadband networks it’s those entertainment executives who are always on the go.
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