WiMAX News: RidgeviewTel launches WiMAX service; Comcast has faith in Clearwire
RidgeviewTel, the company that has been running the Longmont, Colorado citywide Wi-Fi network, is also going to offer WiMAX service in Longmont and neighboring communities. However, to provide WiMAX service to an end user, RidgeviewTel has to send a crew to the subscriber’s house to mount a wireless receiver. That means WiMAX in Longmont is not the mobile variety and it is geared towards people who don’t already have other broadband options.
By contrast, Clearwire is rolling out mobile WiMAX service in 39 states. Comcast’s CEO Brian Roberts is confident that Clearwire will complete its WiMAX rollout after receiving an additional $3 billion in funding (equity and debt). Comcast is a minority shareholder in Clearwire and it is reselling Clearwire’s WiMAX service in several cities. Recently Clearwire reported that it added 49,000 new subscribers in the third quarter of 2009.
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