Clearwire, which is using Sprint Nextel’s 2.5GHz spectrum to build a nationwide 4G wireless network, announced Monday 10 more markets that will get the company’s Clear WiMax wireless broadband services starting September 1. Eight of the newly announced cities are in Texas: Abilene, Amarillo,...

WiMax subscriber growth slowed in the first quarter, and the emerging wireless technology will continue to struggle at least through this year, a survey by research company Maravedis indicates. The global recession weighed down both subscriber additions and the average monthly revenue from business users in...

Clearwire will start offering its mobile WiMax wireless data service commercially in Las Vegas on July 21, building on its still-sparse coverage area with a fourth major city. The service provider is gradually rolling out a planned national network based on the standardized technology, offering fast...

Comcast just became the wireless Internet vendor to beat by offering 4G wireless Internet in Portland, Oregon. Leveraging Clearwire’s WiMax network, this move leaves LTE (Long-Term Evolution), the competing technology, a step behind. The new service, called Comcast High-Speed 2go, offers speeds of up...

President Obama’s choice to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, sees broadband Internet adoption as a national priority. “We should have, I believe, a communications infrastructure that is world-leading, a 21st-century infrastructure that generates economic growth,...