Clearwire

Clearwire, founded by Craig McCaw, in 2003, is a wireless Internet service provider based in Kirkland, Washington. They serve customers in the United States, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark and Mexico. In 2008, Clearwire will merge with Sprint and they will build a high-speed wireless network with investments from companies such as Comcast Corp, Intel Corp and Google Inc.

Fast Facts

1. Stock symbol: NASDAQ: CLWR
2. Net Revenue: $727.47 Million US
3. Founder: Craig McCaw
4. Year Established: 2003
5. Industry: Internet
6. Phone: 888.253.2794
7. E-mail: support@clearwire.com
8. Headquarters: Kirkland, Washington
9. CEO: Benjamin G. Wolff
10. VP: R. Gerard Salemme
11. Staff: 1,990 (December, 2007)
12. Motorola is a contractor and financial backer

Key Dates

1. October, 2003: Clearwire was founded
2. July, 2006: Received $900 million from Intel and Motorola
3. May 7, 2008: Announced plans to merge with Sprint Nextel

Products

In addition to offering customers plans with Voice over IP, customers, within the United States, can choose plans with the following downlink speeds:

• • 768 Kilobit|kbi/s
  • 81.5 Megabit|Mbit/s
  • 2.0 Mbit/s
  • An uplink of 256 kbit/s is also available

In Ireland, the following downlink speeds are available:

• • 1 Mbit/s
  • 2 Mbit/s
  • 2.5 Mbit/s
  • An uplink of 256 kbit/s is also available

In Denmark, the following downlink speeds are available:

• • 512 kbit/s
  • 1.0 Mbit/s
  • 1.5 Mbit/s
  • An uplink of 192 kbit/s is also available

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