Archive for September, 2009

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Texas Conversion Market Launch News

September 29th, 2009

The Texas Conversion Market Launches are off to a great start!  We have had high attendance in Killeen, Abilene, Wichita Falls and Amarillo.  There are more launches in the weeks ahead as we introduce CLEAR 4G to Lubbock, Midland, Odessa, Waco and Corpus Christi.

CLEAR Hot Air Balloon

CLEAR Hot Air Balloon

In addition to the impressive CLEAR 4G demos, one of the biggest attention-getters is the 80-foot-tall CLEAR Hot Air Balloon.  The pilot and his team had great success in Wichita Falls where the sky was filled with the balloon on October 15.  The CLEAR Balloon flew for on various flights around the city lasting up to 90 minutes.  The bright green CLEAR balloon got the attention of Wichita Falls residents immediately.  Many people started calling the local CLEAR office and the radio station to find out what was going on with the CLEAR Hot Air Balloon.  Mission Accomplished!  The activity was a great traffic driver for the launch event which was held in the parking lot of the local Wichita Falls Best Buy store.  Look to the skies for the CLEAR Hot Air Balloon in your area!

The next day in Amarillo, we had a successful launch event at West Gate Mall.  Attendees were entertained by Stomp, the mascot for the Amarillo Gorillas Minor League Hockey Team.  Stomp helped the event staff by handing out prize entry stickers to launch attendees and entertaining the children and adults in Center Court.  Our strong attendance numbers were due to the great team effort put forth from the local Amarillo CLEAR Office, but Stomp tried to take all of the credit!

Stomp, Amarillo Gorillas mascot

Stomp, Amarillo Gorillas mascot

Stomp handing out prize entry stickers

Stomp handing out prize entry stickers

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As Temperatures Start to Drop – Clearwire Heats Up

September 22nd, 2009

Last week was quite the week here at Clearwire.  With two announcements and a solid executive presence at the next generation mobile industry’s premier event, 4G World – where we took home two out of five industry awards – Clearwire kicked off the fall with a flurry of activity.

Held in Chicago, the 4G World conference and expo boasts attendance by the who’s-who of the mobile broadband ecosystem including the likes of Sprint, Cisco, Samsung, Motorola, Beceem, Amdocs, Ericsson and Nokia.

Clearwire CEO, Bill Morrow, speaks at 4G World

Clearwire CEO, Bill Morrow, speaks at 4G World

Our own CEO, Bill Morrow, delivered a featured keynote to open the second day of the event, in which he explored the value of 4G in the eyes of the consumer.  Addressing a standing-room only crowd, Bill discussed the growing demand for mobile broadband, the life-changing impact of 4G WiMAX for consumers, and how the technology – and Clearwire – is already enabling people to connect to the real ‘magic of the internet.’

This message was bolstered at the conference by a Clearwire team attending in force – including EVP of Strategy, Policy and External Affairs, Gerry Salemme; CTO, John Saw; CCO, Mike Sievert; Strategic Advisor, Scott Richardson; President of International, Barry West; and spectrum development manager, Tajit Mehta – who all participated in discussions or summits on various 4G subjects.

In addition to these many speaking engagements, Clearwire was also honored with two 4G World awards: Best WiMAX Network Deployment for our CLEAR 4G service, and Best Backhaul Deployment, acknowledging the engineering, design and delivery of our 4G WiMAX Backhaul Network.

While 4G World was announcing us a winner, we were also making some announcements of our own – the successful launch of our Silicon Valley Innovation Network, and new partnership with international WiMAX operators, Yota of Russia and UQ in Japan.

A banner week – and we’re just getting warmed up.