Open Mobile Broadband Expected In The USA In 2010

Some well known and forward-looking Internet companies have decided to jointly invest $3.2 billion to buy Clearwire and form a new wireless data network in the U.S. The companies involved in this project are Google, Comcast, Intel Capital, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Trilogy Equity Partners.

A post on the Official Google Blog announced that the newly created wireless network will be a combination of Clearwire’s existing WiMax business, Sprint’s broadband infrastructure and the 2.5 GHz spectrum. The company will be 51% owned by Sprint but will be headquartered in Clearwire’s premises in Washington state.

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