The conquest of the desktop network ended once Google passed 50 percent of the search market. To grow, they need to roll into broader lands beyond their empire.

By merging its Xohm high-speed WiMax broadband division with Clearwire, Sprint will breathe new life into fast wireless Internet access.

The difficulties associated with rolling out wireless service through WiMax may have claimed the nascent Sprint and Clearwire partnership as a victim.

The $5 billion price tag to bring Xohm, Sprint’s WiMax offering, to fruition may be just a little too rich as the wireless carrier looks at options for the business.

Clearwire Corporation has entered into a distribution agreement with DIRECTV and EchoStar Communications.

Clearwire Finds Partners

Intel and Clearwire, Craig McCaw’s wireless broadband services company, announced they will jointly develop and deploy wireless broadband capabilities using WiMAX networks.