Comments on: It’s official: Sprint teams up with Clearwire for wireless partnership http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/07/its-official-sprint-teams-up-with-clearwire-for-wireless-partnership/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:36:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Comcast invests seed-round funding at WiMax company Cartiza » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/07/its-official-sprint-teams-up-with-clearwire-for-wireless-partnership/comment-page-1/#comment-819411 Comcast invests seed-round funding at WiMax company Cartiza » VentureBeat Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:22:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=92045#comment-819411 [...] April, Comcast was part of a group of industry giants, including Google, Time Warner, Intel, and Bright House Networks, that invested $3.2 billion in [...] [...] April, Comcast was part of a group of industry giants, including Google, Time Warner, Intel, and Bright House Networks, that invested $3.2 billion in [...]

]]> By: Why it’s too early to call the WiMax deal a disaster » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/07/its-official-sprint-teams-up-with-clearwire-for-wireless-partnership/comment-page-1/#comment-812797 Why it’s too early to call the WiMax deal a disaster » VentureBeat Mon, 12 May 2008 23:20:28 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=92045#comment-812797 [...] certainly isn’t pulling his punches. Last week, while most reporters (including me) were writing enthusiastically about the new partnership between Sprint and Clearwire, Schonfeld slammed the deal as “a disaster waiting to happen.” Then he followed up on [...] [...] certainly isn’t pulling his punches. Last week, while most reporters (including me) were writing enthusiastically about the new partnership between Sprint and Clearwire, Schonfeld slammed the deal as “a disaster waiting to happen.” Then he followed up on [...]

]]> By: Ryan Mettee http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/07/its-official-sprint-teams-up-with-clearwire-for-wireless-partnership/comment-page-1/#comment-874771 Ryan Mettee Wed, 07 May 2008 21:20:37 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=92045#comment-874771 Interesting partnership. I'm curious whether Google entered into the moved primarily with strategic drivers to get google apps on Sprint cell phones or whether they plan on taking part in new high speed Wimax network. There were rumors circulating last year about a potential Google buyout of Sprint. People considered the possibility of Google then offering cell phone service to sprint users as a free service, with the bulk of their revenues coming from mobile advertising. I suppose that this puts some sort of resolution on any rumors that may have continued to circulate in the blogosphere. While I don't know the specific details or restrictions of the deal, it would appear this move puts Google in good positioning to fully utilize Wimax for handheld devices powered by Android, both from a technical and relationship aspect - an interesting move. Thoughts? <br><br>Check out my blog <a href="http://www.gothamtechminute.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">www.gothamtechminute.blogspot.com</a> for further analysis on issues like these. Interesting partnership. I'm curious whether Google entered into the moved primarily with strategic drivers to get google apps on Sprint cell phones or whether they plan on taking part in new high speed Wimax network. There were rumors circulating last year about a potential Google buyout of Sprint. People considered the possibility of Google then offering cell phone service to sprint users as a free service, with the bulk of their revenues coming from mobile advertising. I suppose that this puts some sort of resolution on any rumors that may have continued to circulate in the blogosphere. While I don't know the specific details or restrictions of the deal, it would appear this move puts Google in good positioning to fully utilize Wimax for handheld devices powered by Android, both from a technical and relationship aspect – an interesting move. Thoughts?

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