Clearwire service a go in Atlanta - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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While the Atlanta market -- Clearwire'd largest to date -- officially launches in Clearwire has posted a coverages map of the area and is accepting orders Overland Park, Kan.-based , and otheer investors, acquired Clearwire for $14.5 billion last year. Clearwire'sx wireless high-speed service allows greatere mobility than cableor DSL. Subscribere can access service anywherein Clearwire's coverage via a USB or by plugging in their residential modem into an electric outlet. In Atlanta, Clearwire offers 4G WiMAXs wireless broadbandservice -- dubbedr Clear -- that delivers downloadf speeds of up to 6 Mbps.
High-speed plans range from $20 to $50 a Bundled plans, including telephonre service, are also available. Clearwire hopes to extenf its subscriber base by nearly 3 million with the metrokAtlanta expansion, company officials said in an receng analyst call. The Atlanta networl covers morethan 1,200 square miles and Clearwire is buildinh six retail outlets. Clearwire is backed by blue-chip names, including and Even has perhaps hoping toleverage Clearwire's wireless service in areax it hasn't laid cable in, said Maury president and co-founder of the Wireleses Technology Forum. Clearwire is also riding a broader trend.
Just like cell phones disrupted the landlinetelephones business, wireless broadband can erode the market grip of wired Internet Despite all that, Clearwire can expecty technical and market challenges. Clearwire's servicd is delivered from devices fixedc tocell towers. Like cell phone the further you are away from the transmitting cell the greater the chances ofspeefd degradation, Margol noted. Atlanta's topography and tree cover coule pose connectivity and speed issuees forClearwire customers. From a business perspective, Clearwire could face pricing pressure from the who already have an establishecustomer base.
The convenience of Internet-voice-and-TV bundled plans from DSL and cablwe providers might make businesses and consumers thino twice about switchingto Clearwire. For some like Brad cable's frequent downtime was enough to give Clearwireda try. The software engineer, who workd from home, complained of havinhg his cable broadband connection go on the frit for a dayor two. Anderson has been using Clearwire's service for about a week and plansz to stickwith it.