Articles tagged with: Comcast and Sprint
Cable Companies to Ramp Up Web, HD, Mobile Service
PHILADEPHIA (AP)--Cable operators are riding high heading into this year's industry trade show, which kicks off this weekend. more
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UPDATE: Big Tech Inks WiMax Deal With Sprint, Clearwire
An unlikely alliance of titans from the cable, Internet and chip industries are investing $3.2 billion in a company that will deliver Web access for cellphones and laptops at speeds much faster than what is available today using a technology called WiMax. more
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TECH TALES: WiMAX is Still a Risky Investment
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- The next-generation wireless technology, known as WiMax, is full of potential to drive cheaper, high-speed wireless data, voice and video communications, or a dismal failure, depending on who you talk to. more
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US Cable Firms Interested in WiMAX Venture
Two of the USA's largest cable television networks are reported to be planning to join in the WiMAX venture being set up by Sprint Nextel and Clearwire. The two cable firms, comcast and Time Warner Cable are belived to be putting up to US$1.7 billion into the wireless network - which will go a long way towards funding the initial US$3 billion rollout costs. The total cost of a national network has been put at over US$5 billion. more
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