Blazing fast broadband on the cheap: Pricing unveiled for Seattle’s gigabit Internet Good news for those wanting to browse the web and download content at breakneck speeds: Ultra-fast Internet is officially arriving… Read More
Sprint launches legal attack, says Dish attempted to ‘fool’ Clearwire shareholders in ‘bad faith’ bid Well, nearly everyone saw this coming. Sprint has turned to the courts to try to stop Dish Network’s purchase of… Read More
Who needs Google Fiber? Comcast exec says U.S. consumers not ready for gigabit bandwidth As far as Comcast is concerned, gigabit broadband is more bandwidth than consumers want, though they might not know it.… Read More
Clearwire subscriber count falls 8% as losses continue to mount It’s safe to say that Clearwire, the Bellevue-based mobile broadband company, is going through a transformative period as two rival… Read More
Clearwire continues to ponder Dish offer: Sprint dubs rival bid ‘illusory’ Clearwire said today that it will continue to entertain a buyout offer from Dish Network even though Sprint Nextel dubbed… Read More
Internet report: 98.7 percent of Washington residents have access to broadband The Washington State Broadband Office released its third annual Broadband Report today and more than 500 of the state’s 629 communities saw… Read More
Mapping Seattle’s gigabit Internet plans: Are you in or out? After Seattle mayor Mike McGinn announced an agreement Thursday with broadband developer Gigabit Squared to operate a high-speed fiber network in Seattle throughout 12 neighborhoods, most tech… Read More
This Clearwire investor thinks Sprint’s $2.1B offer really stinks Well, we saw this coming. One of Clearwire’s largest shareholders isn’t too pleased about Sprint’s $2.1 billion offer to buy… Read More
Clearwire shares surge after Sprint positions for full buyout Shares of Clearwire jumped more than 10 percent today after CNBC reported that Sprint Nextel may try to acquire its… Read More
The top 10 states for broadband: Washington blazes the trail in the U.S. Perhaps this could be the state’s new tagline: Welcome to Washington, the home of the nation’s best broadband infrastructure. OK,… Read More
Putting a limit on ‘unlimited:’ Clearwire booting contracts of its biggest data gobblers Imagine going to an all-you-can-eat buffet and getting thrown out for eating too much. Replace the grub with internet data,… Read More
This 10-year-old cable company just raised $1B (and no one really knows them) I’ll be honest, I’d never heard of WaveDivision Holdings until this week when a longtime Seattle area PR veteran reached… Read More
Federal funding alone can’t deliver wireless broadband Americans in urban and suburban areas take wireless service for granted. This is not so much so for those living… Read More
Seattle approves plan to lease fiber network to private firms Seattle will now be able to lease unused fiber optic cabling throughout the city to private companies, possibly sparking faster Internet… Read More
Many residents in state live in ‘rural information ghetto’ Researchers at Washington State University have concluded that large segments of the state are marooned in what they call a… Read More
Seattle ranks in top 5 for broadband download speed Feeling a bit sluggish, Seattle? Perhaps a move to Austin, San Francisco or Boston will perk you up. Pando Networks,… Read More
Analysis: 96 percent of Washington state residents have access to ‘broadband’ The Washington State Broadband Office today released a comprehensive report about the state of broadband in the state. And here’s… Read More
Broadband on a plane: Intellectual Ventures has a better way coming in 2014 Is Nathan Myhrvold about to improve your in-flight broadband connection? That’s one of the promises of a new type of… Read More
Seattle and UW look to light up 500 miles of fiber to help solve broadband woes Mike McGinn has worked hard to bring high-speed Internet access to parts of Pioneer Square. Now, the Seattle mayor is… Read More
Clearwire CEO: ‘We want to be the Switzerland of mobile broadband’ Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch says that the company is talking to AT&T, Verizon and others about entering into wholesale agreements,… Read More
Comcast rolls out $9.95 per month Internet service for low income families Comcast is launching a new program to provide Internet service to low income families in the US. at a discount.… Read More
Comcast wants to serve Pioneer Square startups, bids on city broadband project A few weeks ago, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn stood on First Avenue and asked Internet service providers to step up… Read More
Broadband: Does the city of Seattle really need to step in? Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is pushing to bring high-speed fiber-optic connections to businesses in the city, starting in Pioneer Square.… Read More
Clearwire shifts another 700 workers off its books What’s going to be left of Clearwire? That’s what we thought after the Kirkland broadband wireless company announced this morning… Read More
Welcome to Olympia: Where the water is crystal clear and the broadband flows Olympia’s water is legendary, giving rise to one of the region’s best beer slogans ever. But Washington’s capitol may soon… Read More
Mayor McGinn promises high-speed Internet for parts of Pioneer Square Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn today laid out a proposal to encourage broadband Internet in a four-block area in Pioneer Square,… Read More
