14 DAY TRIAL // Leading international provider of fiber-based communications services Level 3 Communications, Inc. announced recently that it expanded its partnership with Clearwire Communications, LLC, and that it would deliver support for the CLEAR 4G WiMAX services currently being deployed around the United States. According to the company, it will offer network transport services to Clearwire as it rolls-out the WiMAX network is some of the major markets around the country.
“With a nationwide network footprint, Level 3 offers the network reach and scale to meet our business needs as we rollout next generation broadband services,” said John Saw, chief technology officer for Clearwire. “As demand for the mobile Internet increases, we believe Level 3 offers the right combination of network infrastructure and service quality.”
The new agreement between Level 3 and Clearwire states that the former is to deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to some of the main cities around the country, including Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Houston and the Bay Area. Moreover, each of the company's 10 Gigabit Ethernet connection is expected to carry data and Internet traffic for the users of CLEAR.
“Level 3 delivers nationwide network connectivity to support Clearwire in delivering advanced network technology for mobile broadband,” said Andrew Crouch, president of Wholesale Markets for Level 3. “As greater wireless market penetration and usage places more mobile voice, data, video and Internet traffic on networks, Level 3 is well positioned to meet the capacity demands of our wireless customers and support their ongoing business growth.”
Clearwire, as many of you might already know, is delivering its 4G service, called CLEAR, to major areas in the US, and has already launched the service in a number of 27 markets, with more to come during the next year, and with pre-WiMAX communications services currently being delivered in 37 markets across the U.S. and Europe. Level 3, on the other hand, offers metro and long-haul services, and its portfolio includes transport, data, Internet, content delivery and voice.