Friday, September 18, 2009

WiMax coverage for Chicago expected by year's end -- chicagotribune.com

Clearwire Corp. and Sprint Nextel Corp. are bringing WiMax broadband service to Chicago by year-end, fulfilling a long-awaited plan to blanket the area with turbo-charged Internet speeds accessible by mobile gadgets.

"We think this is drug-addicting kind of access," Clearwire Chief Executive Bill Morrow said in a Thursday interview...