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Intel and Clearwire’s Board of Directors
BusinessWire reports some logistical movement among two of WiMAX’s key players, Intel and Clearwire.
Arvind Sodhani has resigned from Clearwire’s board of directors, leaving one of Intel’s two spots open for a new member. The reason? Sodhani also serves as president of Intel Capital and executive vice president of Intel Corporation and feels his various involvements could create conflicts of interest.
The article also sheds some valuable light on Intel’s relationship with Clearwire. In speaking about his resignation from the board of directors, Sodhani was quoted as saying:
Intel continues to view WiMAX as a top strategic initiative and looks forward to continuing to support Clearwire to develop, deploy and market a mobile WiMAX service offering in the U.S. over Clearwire’s network.
After the Sprint-Clearwire split, naysayers seemed to believe that a major support beam for WiMAX had fallen apart. Optimists, on the other hand, recognized that a support system is already in place for WiMAX infrastructures, including supporters like Intel and Motorola. This theory has come to fruition, especially with quotes like Sodhani’s that profess support and camaraderie between Intel and Clearwire. It will be interesting to see if any such companies emerge in a symbolic leadership position as Sprint and Clearwire had.
Ari Zoldan
Launch 3 Communications
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