Sprint Nextel adds a trio of WiMAX markets: Carrier planning for broader expansion later this year

Sprint Nextel Corp. added Las Vegas, Atlanta and Portland, Ore., to its list of WiMAX-enabled markets. The carrier offers the service as a mobile virtual network operator running on Clearwire Corp.’s network.
Sprint Nextel initially launched its own WiMAX-powered network in Baltimore in Sept. 2008 prior to merging its WiMAX operations with Clearwire later that year. Sprint Nextel plans to extend the offering later this year to Chicago; San Antonio, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Austin, Abilene, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Kileen-Temple, Lubbock, Midland-Odessa, Waco and Wichita Falls, Texas; Philadelphia; Boise, Idaho; Seattle and Bellingham, Wash.; Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, N.C.; Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii; and Salem, Ore. The launch plans will follow those of Clearwire’s Clear offering.
Sprint Nextel, which owns a 51% stake in Clearwire, expects to broaden the offering next year to Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Sprint Nextel is currently offering 4G/3G data plans for consumers at $70 per month with unlimited 4G and 4G/3G data plans for businesses also at $70 per month.
For those who live and work outside of a WiMAX service area, but plan to travel to a WiMAX service area, Sprint Nextel offers a 4G day-pass for $10 per day.