US wireline operator Qwest has launched a new mobile broadband service in partnership with Sprint Nextel. The CDMA2000 1xEV-DO service is available under three packages offering 500MB, 600MB or unlimited data transfer each month, with tariffs beginning at USD69.99 plus a one-off payment of USD49.99 for the Qwest Mobile Broadband laptop card. Qwest operates in a local service area that consists of 14 states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
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Telegeography writes…corporationfinaloval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the first WiMAX laptop card. The card will connect to the Clearwire network and is on target to be available during the second half of 2007. Clearwire Chairman and CEO Perry Satterlee said ‘The FCC’s approval of our laptop card is a significant milestone in bringing to market a ‘true broadband’ wireless service with a device that facilitates even greater portability than our existing modem permits.’
Clearwire offers service in 37 metro markets, covering approximately 8.9 million people in more than 350 municipalities in Alaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin in the United States, as well as 1.2 million people in Ireland, Belgium and Denmark (under the Clearwire name through Danske Telecom).
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Qwest goes mobile
