NetZero is charging ahead with a bullish plan to turn the wireless broadband industry on its head thanks to a new Clearwire partnership, affordable hardware, and 4G plans starting at…$0/month. The best part: NetZero’s new 4G gig is contract free. The two hardware options available at launch include a $49 4G USB modem and $99 NetZero 4G hotspot. As hardware sans contract, it’s already a deal data plan pricing withstanding. But when you factor in said data...
Could a DishNetwork cell network hit a neighborhood near you? It sounds slightly crazy given the company’s main focus is satellite TV. But according to an interview between Bloomberg and DishNetwork CEO Joseph Clayton the possibility is very real. After acquiring wireless spectrum from the purchases of DBSD North America Inc. and Terrestar Networks Inc., Dish needs an established wireless network to build out on. Potential partners/acquisitions could include Sprint...
If you’re Sprint, now is a very crucial time to make a move. You just lost a rather important exclusive offering by way of HP’s slashing of webOS as well as an ongoing, slow, costly WiMAX rollout. What do you do? Switch to GSM/LTE technology, that’s what! While we’d certainly love to hear those words coming out of Sprint’s mouth, it’s all pure speculation. Sprint, however, will put rumors to rest and outline their future plans come...
Sony Ericsson on left, Clearwire on right Depending on where you stand, Clearwire’s future just got a little brighter. While the company has officially pulled out of the phone market with their plans of building an array of smartphones, it has resulted in a bittersweet ending. Sony Ericsson is no longer pursuing legal action against the company and has officially dropped their lawsuit which involved Clearwire’s too-close-for-comfort logo above (right) as a...
Good news for WiMax hopefuls — several more cities have been added to the list while one city has been green-lighted early. As for the latter city, LA residents were promised WiMax by December 1st. Sprint was feeling in the giving mood however and took it upon themselves to flip the switch two days early, and blanket the greater LA area starting today. The list of new cities to join LA in WiMax coverage include: Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Miami,...
