Sprint, Clearwire Make it Official
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Clearwire plans to reach between 120 and 140 million people in the United States by the end of 2010, officials said today. The company will use Sprint’s towers, fiber network and IT support. Other developments from the collaboration include: Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Clearwire will become wholesale resellers of Sprint’s 3G wireless voice and data services. Clearwire will support Google’s Android mobile operating system in future consumer devices. Google will develop Web services, advertising and applications for mobile WiMAX devices, and also will be Clearwire’s official search partner for future applications, Google will be the official search partner for Sprint’s mobile services. Google will put software such as Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube on select Sprint mobile phones. Intel will work with component suppliers to embed WiMAX chips into the Centrino 2-based devices such as laptops and other Internet appliances. Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks will be wholesale network providers for Clearwire.