Sprint Nextel moved forward with plans to expand its WiMAX-based “4G” service to its prepaid portfolio ... Rate plans for the mobile broadband offering will begin at $35 per month for unlimited WiMAX data and 2 GB of 3G data.

Clearwire Corp. will be launching a 4G Long-Term Evolution network in Chicago and 30 other cities during the first half of 2013, the Bellevue, Wash.-based carrier said Thursday.

though it would continue to support WiMax. The company said it is setting up LTE in "high demand 'hot zones' in major urban centers where demand for 4G mobile broadband access is high and the need for deep 4G capacity resources is most acute." The other 30 ...

Instead, it plans to reposition the older 4G technology as the network for its ... stakeholder and has committed to selling the wholesale mobile broadband carrier’s WiMAX and future LTE capacity for years to come. By shifting WiMAX over ...

Now, with the inclusion of WiMax, 4G will be coming to Sprint’s prepaid ... For its part, Sprint is now fully committed to rolling out LTE as it tries to offer competitive mobile broadband speeds with larger rivals AT&T and Verizon.

Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) claimed a first-mover advantage in 4G by leveraging Clearwire's (NASDAQ:CLWR) mobile WiMAX network ... with a few tablets and mobile broadband devices thrown into the mix as well. So far, Sprint's LTE devices have looked ...

Elevate said today it will use Clearwire's WiMAX network for fixed and mobile broadband services through an expanded MVNO deal with Sprint.

Sure, AT&T and Verizon were planning to deploy a little technology known as "LTE," but that ... Sprint's low-cost unlimited 4G mobile broadband. Well, things didn't quite work out that way and now Sprint is quietly planning to throw WiMAX from the train.

With LTE around the corner, it's no surprise that the wireless carrier now says it's curtains for future WiMax devices.

The inexhaustible need for bandwidth is one of the major drivers of the WiMAX market, not just in the broadband segment, but also in the cellular space. The gradual saturation of 3G networks has given way to the emergence of the 4G market, constituent of ...

A long awaited announcement by Industry Canada, the government agency responsible for the regulation of spectrum in Canada, has met with mixed reactions.  Canada’s Industry Minister Christian Paradis made the announcement last week, which includes the auction of 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz licenses as well as outlining changes to foreign investment limits for small carriers.

The Canadian auctions are to begin in mid-2013 and are expected to net the government nearly $3.5 billion CAD.  In his announcement Paradis outlined plans for the 700 MHz spectrum that would include priorities for delivery of advanced services for rural Canada as well as public safety.  Canada’s regulator has typically not demonstrated itself to be a ‘trail blazer’ when it comes telecommunications policies, preferring to ‘wait and see’ what unfolds in the US before proceeding with rule making.  That Canada’s auction of 700 MHz licenses comes some 5 years after US auctions is certainly no exception to that approach.

Rules for the auction will place specific limits on how much spectrum is made available to the larger carriers and will permit competition from a minimum of four operators in each of the country’s 14 license areas.  The regulator has also stated that it will reserve one of four blocks of the auctioned spectrum for new market entrants and regional carriers.   

The company is offering the contract-free service at no cost for one year with the purchase of either a $100 HotSpot or $50 USB stick to power any Wi-Fi-capable device, including laptops and tablets. After the free year, consumers can continue on with free service of 200MB per month or upgrade for more data ranging from $9.95 per month for 500MB of data to $49.95 for 4GB per month. Once a users reach their cap, they won't incur overage charges, but rather have the option of topping up, upgrading to a higher-capacity plan or discontinuing service until the next month.

Cricket has inked a deal with Clearwire to help it bring 4G LTE service to two thirds of its network in the next two to three years.

Cricket Communications has signed a five-year agreement with Clearwire for wholesale access to its unbuilt TD-LTE network.

Clear has introduced a new 4G ... mobile broadband plans starting at $35 per month that you can use with the Atlas. The plans are contract-free, which means you can cancel at any time without paying a penalty fee. While Clear’s WiMAX service ...