Clearwire (CLWR) is a true pot of gold because of the valuable spectrum it owns.
Other competitors in the services sector include: Verizon Communications (VZ), Clearwire (CLWR), and MetroPCS Communications (PCS).
At this moment, struggling Clearwire (CLWR) owns the largest number of Megahertz Pops in the USA at 47Billion.
Also reportedly under discussion: T-Mobile buying wireless spectrum from Clearwire (CLWR) as an alternative to a Sprint deal.
While possible, it would be hard to do a deal to buy CLWR without a positive nod from Sprint.
Sprint, on the other hand, is struggling with its relationship with Clearwire ( CLWR), which is running out of money.
In fairness to CLWR, WiMax was state of the art when adopted but soon was overtaken by other newer technologies.
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Markets expected Sprint to close the merger with Softbank and then proceed to acquire the remaining 50% stake in Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR).
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The first to claim 4G capabilities on its network was the partnership between Clearwire ( CLWR) and Sprint ( S) with its WiMAX service.
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But Moffett maintains that the stock is still expensive, particularly if factor in proportionate losses from their share of the losses at majority owned Clearwire (CLWR).
At that time, Sprint was beating up on its majority owned Clearwire and speaking as if Sprint would have no problem if CLWR were allowed to go bankrupt.
They seemed not to know that the spectrum it was after, would go to the bondholders and not to Sprint in a CLWR bankruptcy filing or bond default.
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Crest knows this is a terrible deal for CLWR shareholders.
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This is certainly an improved attitude toward CLWR than prevailed a month ago when Sprint used the bankruptcy word when asked about Clearwire at its long postponed analyst day.
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In a recent talk, CLWR CEO Erik Prusch commented that CLWR usually raises money in the fourth quarter and it had planned to do so again this year.
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Clearwire Corporation (Nasdaq:CLWR), through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading provider of 4G wireless broadband services offering services in areas of the U.S. where more than 130 million people live.
The ONLY company with extensive bandwidth and the only true 4 G offering operating at this moment is Clearwire (CLWR), a nascent company founded by Craig McCaw a few years ago.
On May 24th, CLWR transferred another 700 company employees in its customer care center in Las Vegas to a company called Teletech while retaining about 180 on its own staff.
When Sprint announced its December bid for Clearwire, the management of CLWR was forced to sing a dirge about how nobody wanted their spectrum because of their pre-existing relationship with Sprint.
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In a continuation of his resentment of Clearwire and its more intelligent management, he made a point of taking yet another swipe at CLWR by saying that Softbank wanted Sprint in this deal.
Clearwire (CLWR) shares are trading sharply higher this morning after the company reached an agreement to settle their nagging pricing dispute with Sprint (S), the company largest reseller and majority shareholders.
Sprint is finally starting to reap the benefits of the billions of dollars they have invested into Clearwire ( CLWR), and they appear content to stay the course on building out the faster network.
Wireless broadband company Clearwire (nasdaq: CLWR - news - people ) already has quite a bit of spectrum in a higher band, but might bid to make itself a more national player.
So do the folks at China Mobile who have announced a deal earlier this year with Clearwire for CLWR to carry their international traffic for their customers when they are in the United States.
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Clearwire (CLWR) is expected to book a narrower loss than a year ago when it reports second quarter earnings on Thursday, July 26, 2012 with analysts expecting a loss of 31 cents per share, up from a loss of 71 cents per share a year ago.
For a more dramatic example, consider the following: An investment in Riverbed Technology (RVBD), a developer of software to accelerate application performance and data transmission speeds on WANs, would have generated a 6x return, versus an investment in Clearwire (CLWR), a provider of portable high-speed wireless broadband services, which would have generated a 0.3x return.
At the time they planned to construct a nationwide WiMax network. (See: "Clearwire Buddies Up With Sprint") Sprint (nyse: S - news - people ) and Clearwire (nasdaq: CLWR - news - people ) couldn't get the deal off the ground, though, and called the whole thing off in November.
At the time they planned to construct a nationwide WiMax network. (See: "Clearwire Buddies Up With Sprint") Sprint (nyse: S - news - people ) and Clearwire (nasdaq: CLWR - news - people ) couldn't get the deal off the ground, though, and called the whole thing off four months later in November.
We feel that investors and the market are extremely anxious to hear from the management on the progress of Sprint- Softbank merger in light of recent events. (see Three Ways The Sprint-Softbank Saga Could Play Out) We are also watching for updates on the Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) acquisition bid and if Sprint has any contingency plans to deal with potential loss of Clearwire.
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