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.

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

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

• Reuters: Sprint and Clearwire to combine (November 5, 2008)

• Google News: Clearwire

• Reuters: Clearwire says made progress on Sprint deal terms (January 30, 2008)

• PC World: Sprint, Clearwire Team on WiMax (July 22, 2007)

• ZDNet: Sprint Nextel, Clearwire plan nationwide WiMax network (July 19, 2007)

• NewsFactor Network: Sprint Partners with Clearwire on WiMax (July 19, 2007)

• CNET News: Satellite companies partner with Clearwire (June 14, 2007)

• Forbes.com: Clearwire Buddies Up With Sprint (July 19, 2007)