Clearwire Communications said March 29 it is officially open for business in
the greater Houston area. The
coverage area includes more than 1,900 square miles and more than 4 million
people.
Regionally, service extends as far north as Conroe
and as far northeast as Kingwood; as far west as Katy and southwest as
Richmond/Rosenburg; as far south as Alvin
and southeast as Clear Lake;
and as far east as Baytown.
Clearwire will also cover Lake Jackson.
Clearwire's WiMax 4G network will expand to numerous markets around the
country, and services will be offered by different service providers depending
on the market. The company previously indicated that some of its new 4G markets
scheduled to launch in 2010 include New York City,
Boston, Washington,
D.C., Kansas City, Denver,
Minneapolis and the San Francisco
Bay Area. By the end of 2010, Clearwire's 4G network is expected to cover up to
120 million people in places such as Los Angeles,
Miami, St.
Louis, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Pittsburgh
and Salt Lake City.
"Clear is thrilled to bring to Houston residents, businesses and visitors
an Internet experience similar to what they're used to having at home or the
office, anywhere around town or on the go," John Smith, Clearwire general
manager, Houston, said in a statement. "We're pleased to complete our Texas
service launch with a valuable new category of Internet service designed to
make people's lives more enjoyable and more productive."
The Clearwire customer experience is similar to that provided by WiFi, but
without the short-range limitations of a traditional Internet hot spot.
Clearwire uses a wireless 4G technology called WiMax, which provides service
areas measured in miles, not feet.
Clearwire gives users average mobile download speeds of 3M to 6M bps with
bursts over 10M bps.
Verizon and AT&T are developing their own 4G technology based on LTE.
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