Clearwire

In response to last week's Sprint/Clearwire agreement claiming they will unveil the nation's first 4G network two years ahead of any other mobile provider, AT&T has announced that it will dramatically increase its network speeds starting next year. While the new Clearwire company expects to deliver network speeds up to 6 Mbps to 140 million people by 2010, AT&T plans to deliver speeds of 20 Mbps by next year and a whopping 100 Mbps by 2010. AT&T currently offers DSL-like speeds where it has HSDPA deployed.

The announcement came yesterday at a presentation to Wall Street analysts. While AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have all chosen to use the not yet standardized LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology, AT&T

Clearwire and Sprint Nextel today announced plans to merge their broadband businesses to form a new wireless company. The new company, which will retain the Clearwire name, will focus on developing the country's first nationwide mobile WiMAX network.

The new Clearwire envisions bringing much faster service to a broad range of consumers including individual consumers, small businesses, medium and large enterprises, public safety organizations and educational institutions. According to Clearwire Chairman Craig O. McCaw, "The power of the mobile Internet, which offers speed and mobility, home and away, on any device or screen, will fundamentally transform the communications landscape in our country. We believe that the new