Articles about Clearwire

CFO-turned-VC Hope Cochran on music degrees, managing chaos and the reality behind her resume

Sure, you can look at Hope Cochran‘s LinkedIn page and follow her path through Stanford University degrees in economics and… Read More

Sprint to sunset Clearwire’s WiMax network late next year

Sprint is giving its WiMax customers slightly more than a year to upgrade their phones and wireless modems running on the once… Read More

NetMotion Wireless taps former Clearwire execs as president, CFO

Former Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch appears to be assembling the old band together at NetMotion Wireless. Six months after joining… Read More

Is your Internet sluggish? Most broadband providers slower than advertised

Does it take forever to load a webpage, or do you find that watching Netflix can be a painful experience? If… Read More

Sprint cutting 91 staffers in Seattle area following Clearwire acquisition

Sprint continues to trim staff in the Seattle area following last year’s acquisition of Clearwire, the Bellevue broadband wireless operator… Read More

Sprint cuts staff at Clearwire: 75% of workforce to lose jobs

Sprint worked hard to acquire Bellevue-based Clearwire, increasing its bid several times in a rivalry with Dish Network. Eventually, after months… Read More

Former Clearwire researchers raise cash for stealthy Alpental Technologies

Now that Clearwire is officially fading into the history books and execs are already leaving, it will be interesting to… Read More

Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch out; Sprint ‘assessing’ needs of others

Now that Sprint has finally gobbled up Clearwire, we’ll have to wait to see what the country’s third largest carrier… Read More

The wait is over: Sprint consumes Clearwire after long bidding war

After more than six months of back and forth, Clearwire is officially a part of Sprint. Sprint closed its acquisition… Read More

It’s official: Clearwire minority shareholders approve Sprint deal

Finally, the Clearwire/Sprint roller-coaster is coming to a stop. After six months of back and forth, shareholders from Bellevue-based Clearwire… Read More

FCC gives go-ahead to Sprint deals with Clearwire, Softbank

The U.S. wireless industry is one step closer to being reshaped. The Federal Communications Commission today unanimously approved Sprint’s transactions… Read More

Report: FCC set to greenlight Sprint’s deals with Clearwire and Softbank

After a long and drawn out bidding war, Clearwire’s fate appears to be nearly certain. The Federal Communications Commission is set… Read More

Giving up: Dish removes bid for Clearwire after Sprint increases offer

Sprint may end up victorious in the bidding war for Clearwire, as Dish Network today withdrew its offer to purchase… Read More

New Clearwire bid from Sprint tops offer from Dish

Sprint seems to have gained the upper hand today in the ongoing tug-of-war over Clearwire after submitting a bid to… 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

Clearwire board changes tune, snubs Sprint and now favors Dish’s $4.40 per share offer

The Clearwire saga continues. And the latest development came Wednesday afternoon as Clearwire’s board of directors recommended that shareholders accept… Read More

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse to Clearwire execs: Dish deal is not a ‘viable alternative’

Well, the rhetoric keeps rising as Sprint and Dish Network battle for Clearwire, the Bellevue-based provider of mobile broadband service.… Read More

With increased Dish offer on table, Clearwire delays vote on Sprint bid

Bellevue-based Clearwire is delaying its vote on Sprint’s takeover offer to give the company extra time to discuss Dish Network’s new… Read More

Dish boosts offer for Clearwire to $4.40 per share as bidding war with Sprint escalates ahead of Friday vote

The bidding war continues. Dish Network has boosted its offer for Bellevue-based Clearwire, just two days before shareholders were set to… Read More

Firm urges Clearwire investors to vote no on Sprint deal; board calls decision ‘superficial’

The ongoing saga of Clearwire has taken yet another turn as the independent shareholder firm Glass Lewis & Co. has… Read More

Large shareholder claims Clearwire has ‘stacked the deck’ in favor of Sprint deal

Clearwire Chairman John Stanton is back again today urging shareholders to vote for Sprint’s $3.40 per share offer, a deal… Read More

Sprint boosts offer for Clearwire to $3.40 per share, delays shareholder vote to May 31

Sprint is boosting its bid for Bellevue mobile broadband company Clearwire to $3.40 per share, an increase of about 50… Read More

Facing serious ‘funding gap,’ Clearwire urges shareholders to vote for Sprint deal on May 21

Bellevue-based Clearwire is running out of options, and its best opportunity to receive any value for the company is Sprint’s… Read More

Memo: Clearwire board urges shareholders to accept Sprint deal

It’s been a long and winding road for Clearwire, the Bellevue mobile broadband company which has been weighing competing offers… Read More

Sprint gets waiver from Softbank to weigh Dish’s $25.5B bid

Two weeks after Dish Network jumped into the bidding for Sprint with a $25.5 billion offer, the wireless carrier has… Read More

Clearwire to take another $80 million Sprint payment as it continues talks with Dish

Clearwire has agreed to take an $80 million payment from Sprint Nextel in April, possibly pushing the Bellevue-based company closer… Read More

Clearwire takes $80M from Sprint, continues talks with Dish

As it continues to weigh buyout offers, Clearwire has elected to take an $80 million investment from Sprint, a move… Read More

Study shows Sprint severely undervaluing Clearwire spectrum

A study that one Clearwire shareholder commissioned shows that the company’s spectrum is worth two to three times more than what… 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