Clearwire Corporation

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Telecommunications_company
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Sprint_Corporation
2013
gptkbp:areaServed gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:businessModel Wholesale broadband services
Retail broadband services
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Bill_Morrow
gptkbp:communityPartnerships gptkb:Cisco_Systems
gptkb:Intel_Corporation
gptkb:Motorola_Solutions
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:AT&T_Inc.
gptkb:T-Mobile_USA
gptkb:Verizon_Wireless
gptkbp:customerBase Over 500,000 subscribers (2012)
gptkbp:discontinued 2013
gptkbp:dissolved 2013
gptkbp:employees 1,000 (2012)
gptkbp:financials Bankruptcy (2013)
gptkbp:founded 2003
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Craig_McCaw
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bellevue,_Washington,_USA
gptkb:Bellevue,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Clearwire Corporation
gptkbp:industry Telecommunications
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Bill_Morrow
gptkbp:legacy Pioneered_WiMAX_technology_in_the_US.
gptkbp:market $1.5 billion (2013)
gptkbp:network 2009
gptkbp:notableEvent Early adopter of 4G technology.
Expanded to over 80 markets.
Facilitated competition in the broadband market.
Innovative pricing models.
Partnership with major cable companies.
Provided high-speed internet in rural areas.
Significant role in broadband expansion.
Transition to LTE technology.
First to launch commercial WiMAX service in the US.
Acquisition_by_Sprint.
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Clearwire,_LLC
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Sprint_Nextel_Corporation
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Sprint_Nextel_Corporation
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Sprint_Nextel_Corporation
gptkbp:products WiMAX
gptkbp:revenue $1.1 billion (2012)
gptkbp:route WiMAX
gptkbp:serviceArea Major_metropolitan_areas_in_the_US
gptkbp:serviceBranch 2004
gptkbp:services 2015
Internet access
Wireless broadband
gptkbp:serviceType Wireless broadband
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:CLWR
gptkbp:subsidiary Clearwire Communications
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sprint_Corporation
gptkbp:technology 4G LTE
gptkbp:website www.clearwire.com