Clearwire Exec Exodus May Pave Way for Sprint Deal

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.

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 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.

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.

Trefis submits: Verizon (NYSE:VZ), during its last earnings announcement, talked about progress of its 4G LTE network expansion in the U.S. LTE stands for Long Term Evolution and is a next generation mobile network technology that will offer higher speeds compared to 3G networks.

Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: In another step toward its breakup, Motorola (MOT) on Monday unloaded its wireless networking unit to Nokia Siemens Networks for $1.2 billion.

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.

Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: Sprint’s fourth quarter highlighted a company that has rebounded nicely with almost 1.1 million net subscriber additions includng prepaid and postpaid customers.