Clearwire Exec Exodus May Pave Way for Sprint Deal

Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile and Sprint (S) are reportedly talking about merging—again. However, this time the deal may make a little more sense.

By SR Capital:Sprint (S) has been treating Clearwire (CLWR) like a red-headed stepchild recently, but the new agreement announced December 1st affirms what many of us already knew – that Sprint is heavily dependent on CLWR and will do whatever it takes to ensure that CLWR succeeds.

By TechCrunch: By Chris Velazco Not long after Clearwire (CLWR) announced its intent to begin lighting up a 4G LTE network, Sprint (S) and a cabal of cable companies have begun to discuss the idea of a possible Clearwire acquisition.

By Trefis: Emboldened by the recent deal with Japanese carrier Softbank, Sprint (S) is looking to make use of its surer financial footing to acquire more spectrum. The third largest wireless carrier in the U.S.

Clearwire (CLWR) Q1 2011 Earnings Call May 04, 2011 4:15 pm ET Executives Erik Prusch - Chief Operating Officer John Saw - Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President Hope Cochran - Chief Financial Officer John Stanton - Chairman, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Member of Audit Committee Paul Blalock - Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Analysts

Clearwire Corporation (CLWR) today announced some changes to the company’s executive leadership team. John Stanton, chairman of Clearwire’s board of directors and former CEO of Western Wireless and VoiceStream Wireless, has been named CEO of Clearwire on an interim basis, effective immediately.

By TechCrunch: By Chris Velazco

Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: Clearwire (CLWR) is adding subscribers at a rapid clip as its 4G network hits more major cities, but the company’s balance sheet has taken a big hit. Now Clearwire needs funding pronto.