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Clearwire, Sprint to create $14.55B wireless company with Google, Intel, Comcast backing

KANSAS CITY, Missouri: Clearwire and Sprint Nextel said Wednesday they will combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion (€9.43 billion) communications company.

Clearwire, Sprint to create $14.55B wireless company with Google, Intel, Comcast

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Clearwire and Sprint Nextel said Wednesday they will combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company.

Clearwire, Sprint to create $14.55B wireless company with Google, Intel, Comcast backing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Clearwire and Sprint Nextel said Wednesday they will combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company.

Clearwire, Sprint Nextel to create new wireless company with Google, Intel, Comcast backing

NEW YORK: Clearwire and Sprint Nextel are planning to merge their wireless broadband units to create a new $14.55 billion (€9.37 billion) wireless communications company.

Clearwire, Sprint Nextel to create new wireless company with Google, Intel, Comcast backing

NEW YORK (AP) - Clearwire and Sprint Nextel are planning to merge their wireless broadband units to create a new $14.55 billion wireless communications company.

Google, Sprint, Others to Build Wireless Data Network

Nerdposeur writes "Google has announced that it will partner with several other companies to build a high-speed mobile data network. In a separate but related deal, Google will also become the default search provider for Sprint, including having one-click search access and Google Maps pre-installed on some Sprint phones. 'The consortium includes a disparate group of partners: Sprint Nextel, Google, Intel, Comcast, Time Warner and Clearwire. The partners have put the value of the deal at $14.5 billion, a figure that includes radio spectrum and equipment provided by Sprint Nextel and Clearwire, and $3.2 billion from the others involved. They expect the network, which will provide the next generation of high-speed Internet access for cellphone users, to be built in as little as two years, but there is no timetable on when it will be availabl

Google's In With WiMAX Consortium

On May 7th, Sprint Nextel Corporation and Clearwire announced a new $14.5 billion venture that would renew Sprint's ambitions to build a national mobile network utilizing WiMAX technology to bring faster wireless Internet service (up to 70 Mbps) to an area that covers several miles (up to 30 miles). Sprint first announced plans to create a mobile WiMAX network more than two years ago, however, challenges facing its cell phone business and acquisition of Nextel have distracted the company from the project. The new venture brings together Clearwire and Sprint's WiMAX spectrum and networks with XOHM, Sprint's WiMAX services business unit. The new company, called Clearwire, will also include a $3.2 billion investment from Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Intel, Google and Bright House Networks.

Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House invest $3.2B in combined Sprint, Clearwire mobile broadband company

Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House invest $3.2B in combined Sprint, Clearwire mobile broadband company

Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House invest $3.2B in combined Sprint, Clearwire mobile broadband company

Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House invest $3.2B in combined Sprint, Clearwire mobile broadband company

Movers: Sprint Nextel, Clearwire, Disney, Cisco Systems, ON Semiconductor

Sprint Nextel (S) and Clearwire (CLWR) agree to combine their next-generation wireless broadband businesses to form a new wireless communications company. Intel (INTC), Google (GOOG), Comcast (CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (TWC) and Bright House Networks collectively agree to invest $3.2 billion in new company

Sprint-Clearwire: Googles Role Too Big? Pay-For-Access Deal Raises Net Neutrality-Like Concerns

Over the last year, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has made its presence known in the wireless industry, not for its applications, but instead, for its position on open access. The Internet giant has been extremely vocal, arguing that wireless networks should be more like the Internet—they should be available to all devices and applications. In fact, the argument was so compelling, the FCC took action by saying that a swath of airwaves Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) bought in the recent auction must be open to all devices and applications. But now, Google is investing $500 million as part of the $14.5 billion deal between Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel and Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR)—and in return it is getting tremendous access, not only to the WiMax network, but also to Sprint’s existing cellular network, putting into question how open the two networks wil

Sprint-Clearwire: Googles Role Too Big? Pay-For-Access Deal Raises Net Neutrality-Like Concerns

Over the last year, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has made its presence known in the wireless industry, not for its applications, but instead, for its position on open access. The internet giant has been extremely vocal, arguing that wireless networks should be more like the Internet—they should be available to all devices and applications. In fact, the argument was so compelling, the FCC took action by saying that a swath of airwaves Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) bought in the recent auction must be open to all devices and applications. But now, Google is investing $500 million as part of the $14.5 billion deal between Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel and Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR)—and in return it is getting tremendous access, not only to the WiMax network, but also to Sprint’s existing cellular network, putting into question how open the two networks wil

Sprint Nextel, Clearwire form WiMax group with Google, others

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have said they would combine their WiMax wireless Internet networks and create a new company with investment from Google and Intel.

New Clearwire Won't Use Google Fiber

I was never much for the annoying and persistent rumor that Google was going to become a national broadband provider. Every time the company bought fiber, hired a networking expert (like TCP/IP co-creator Vint Cerf) or invested in the 700Mhz auction -- people assumed they wanted to become Google, the ISP. The truth is that Google was always interested in just one thing: selling advertisements and beefing up their infrastructure. As additional proof: Now that Google has directly invested $500 million into the new Clearwire WiMax joint-venture, the company won't even be allowing the new company to piggyback on their vast fiber links.

Google Earth, Now With Browser Goodness

Google announced this week that their Google Earth application can now be used from the browser, instead of having to download and install the desktop application. "Google also launched an JavaScript API that lets you interact with the globe, draw markers, add layers or integrate with Google Maps. 'The Google Earth Plug-in and its APIs let you embed the full power of Google Earth and its 3D rendering capabilities into your web pages.' Google LatLong blog announced that each Google Maps mashup can take advantage of the new 3D view by adding a single line of code. 'Our goal is to open up the entire core of Google Earth to developers in the hopes that you'll build the next great geo-based 3D application, and change how we view the world.'"

Sprint Nextel, Clearwire Form WiMax Group with Google

In a major bet on WiMax wireless Internet, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire said today they would combine their networks in a new company with investment from Google, Intel and others.

Sprint Nextel, Clearwire form WiMax group with Google, others

In a major bet on the WiMax wireless Internet technology, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire said Wednesday they would combine their networks in a new company with investment from Google, Intel and others.

Sprint Nextel, Clearwire form WiMax group with Google, others

WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a major bet on WiMax wireless Internet, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire said Wednesday they would combine their networks in a new company with investment from Google, Intel and others.

Sprint-Clearwire: First Reactions To JV Are Mixed: Spaghetti-like Mess, Google, Intel Good Signs

Sprint-Clearwire: First Reactions To JV Are Mixed: ‘Spaghetti-like Mess,’ Google, Intel ‘Good Signs’

Sprint Xohm, Clearwire To Merge, Create Ultra-WiMax Robot

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Google Search Ranking Secrets Revealed

Wouldn't it be great to understand exactly how Google decides to rank websites? And wouldn't it be even better if the information on Google search rankings came from a true ''insider'' at Google? Well if the Google blog is to be believed, the company has begun an effort to do just that. Udi Manber, a Vice President of Engineering at Google is part of the team called 'Search Quality'. Search Quality is the name of the team responsible for the ranking of Google search results. That is, when you type a search query into the search box at Google and hit enter, the Search Quality team is responsible to decide within a fraction of a second which among the billions of pages on the web to display, and in what order.

Google Providing Location-Based Search for Sprint

Sprint and Google said today they are more deeply integrating Google applications and services with Sprint's wireless service, including making Google the default for local, GPS-enabled searches.

Delving Into Google Health's Privacy Concerns

SecureThroughObscure writes "Security researcher Robert 'RSnake' Hansen discusses numerous concerns with Google's new Google Health application, which aims to integrate user's medical records online. We discussed Google Health's opening to the public earlier this week. RSnake mentions that Google has found a loophole allowing them to provide this service without having to follow HIPAA regulations, which, combined with Google's track record of having numerous flaws leading to private information disclosure, draws serious concern. Security researcher Nate McFeters of ZDNet's Zero-Day Security Blog also commented on the article, mentioning several past vulnerabilities: ownership of content issues, Google Docs theft, a cross-domain hole, Google XSS, and a Google Picasa protocol handler issue leading to the theft of user images.

The WiMax Deal Is a Disaster: How Google Got Snookered

The more I learn about the $3.2 billion deal announced earlier this week to salvage Clearwire’s and Sprint’s (S) WiMax businesses by merging them together, the more I am convinced that someone got snookered. And that someone was Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt. Maybe he just can’t say “No� to visionary billionaires like Clearwire (CLWR) chairman Craig McCaw. Or maybe McCaw got Intel (INTC) CEO Paul Otellini to lean on his buddy Schmidt. Otellini himself pledged $1 billion of Intel’s money towards the venture because he has made a big bet at Intel on selling WiMax chips. He also happens to sit on Google’s board. I don’t know if any of the above happened or not.

Google asks FCC to ensure Verizon keeps C-block airwaves open

Google urged U.S. regulators to prevent Verizon Wireless from excluding the carrier's mobile phones from open-access rules that apply to airwaves Verizon bought for $4.7 billion in a government auction. The Federal Communications Commission shouldn't grant Verizon the nationwide set of licenses, known as the C-block, unless the company guarantees that its devices will let subscribers use the network to download any legal program, Google said in a May 2 petition. The FCC's C-block rules, backed by Google and consumer advocates, require Verizon to let any device or program run on the airwaves, breaking a wireless-carrier tradition of limiting the products they support. Verizon Wireless has said it will exceed the FCC's expectations in building a network that is open to any device or application.

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