Clearwire hates Intel & WiMAX
In Clearwire’s recent 10-Q filing (SEC), Clearwire is locked down into using WiMAX. Barred from deploying LTE until late 2011 under its terms its negotiated with Intel. The contract which was outlined in the 10-Q filing restricts it from offering any non-WiMAX technology until Nov 28, 2011 
Another major hurdle in this is that even after Clearwire deploys WiMAX, it will still incur siginficant costs if it decided to deploy additional wireless technologies even if it’s “technologically superior or more cost effective” than WiMAX (ouch).
But I don’t think LTE will have any market well into 2012 and possibly later when devices and manufacturers come into play. These suppliers will only enter when a market is available and this is the short time Clearwire might need to see traction from now until then.
Broadband, LTE, WiMax
Dell sells WiMax addon
While making a point to assert it’s looking into LTE as well, Dell has for now jumped on the WiMAX bandwagon by announcing it’ll offer the technology as an option on its Studio 15, Studio 17, and Studio XPS 16 laptops. US customers can pick the Intel 5150 WiMAX / Wireless-N combo card for $60 under the wireless card tab when customizing. Right now, we’d wager a few people living in Portland, Atlanta, or pockets of Baltimore just got mighty happy.
Broadband, Dell, Devices, WiMax Dell, wimax
MetroPCS & LTE Combine
Wall Street reports fourth quarter earnings of MetroPCS in 2008 to be the highest ever in company history. When it came to increasing subscriber numbers, MetroPCS hit it out of the park with its $50 unlimited non-contract price to entice those savvy consumers out there worried about the economy and budget. Right now, MetroPCS has a total of 5.4 million subscribers, 5th place in the world of mobile operators. T-Mobile with 32.8 million subscribers, Sprint with 49.3 million, AT&T with 77 million, and Verizon with 72.1 million.
In other news, MetroPCS might be the first mobile operator to offer LTE…Wait what? Without a smartphone in the market, how can it even utilize this huge pipe? My guess is that the company will be releasing some new phones this Q3 from a secret Canadian company to offer a smartphone and pc card. Expect MetroPCS to start advertising in 2010
Oh no! I never even tried WiMax…sad
Broadband, LTE, MetroPCS, Mobile Carriers at&t, LTE, MetroPCS, smartphone, sprint, subscribers, unlimited plan, verizon, wimax
Al Gore states he invented the internet
A recent article in the New York Times claims to put America as No. 1 in broadband usage. It may not put us up there in the ranks of Korea or Japan in connectivity and speeds but research shows the United States as a heavy user in both consumer and business related activities compared to our Asian neighbors. Let’s have a study now on how productive each country is with facebook and other social media sites zapping our time away from work.
Couldn’t we say our iPhone had some part of us winning this race?
Source: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/surprise-america-is-no-1-in-broadband/
Broadband America, Broadband, connectivity, internet