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• FCC clears the way for faster Wi-Fi

  U.S. regulators are opening up spectrum that could allow for Wi-Fi services with speeds of one gigabit per second and faster.

• Tech argument: LTE vs. WiMAX

  Wait, we're still arguing this one? Why?

• In Chicago, a 4G coming-of-age party

  CHICAGO -- Carriers, chipset makers and device manufactures this week threw something of a coming-of-age party on behalf of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/3g-4g.html">4G</a> <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/wireless.html">wireless</a> technologies.

• Clearwire's new CEO faces big challenges in the LTE race

  Clearwire has a new chief, announcing today it has promoted current COO Eric Prusch to the twin posts of president and CEO. The announcement comes at a critical time in the company's plan to create a <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080811-clearwires-lte-plan-faces-high.html?hpg1=bn">state-of-the-art 4G</a> <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/wireless.html">wireless</a> network.

• Clearwire wants LTE but needs more capital

  So Clearwire has confirmed that it's looking to deploy an LTE network alongside its WiMax one, but there's a big catch: The service provider needs more cash.

• With LightSquared deal, Sprint finally gives in to LTE

  Sprint's decision to <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/072811-sprint-lightsquared-strike-15-year-deal.html?hpg1=bn">strike a deal with LightSquared</a> Thursday was a tacit admission that its early adoption of WiMax has not worked out as well as intended.

• Can Sprint realistically support both LTE and WiMax?

  If there's one telecom company that knows about the follies of supporting two distinct types of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/wireless.html">wireless</a> technologies at once, it's Sprint.

• WiMax: It's good for a lot more than consumer handsets

  While WiMax has lost the battle to be the 4G technology of choice for most U.S. consumer handsets, it's still alive and kicking in the enterprise market.

• Q&A: RIM's take on social networking

  Although Research in Motion made its name by delivering secure corporate email, it has had to move quickly to adapt to the ever-shifting world of social networking.

• Sprint still losing money despite adding 1.1M customers

  Sprint added 1.1 million new wireless subscribers last quarter but the company still lost $439 million over the same period.

• Sprint to fork over $1 billion to Clearwire

  Sprint Tuesday agreed to pay Clearwire $1 billion for the right to wholesale access to its <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/wimax-lte.html">WiMAX</a> network over the next two years.

• IEEE approves next WiMax standard

  The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has approved IEEE 802.16m, the standard for the next generation of WiMax, which may deliver downstream speeds of more than 300M bps (bits per second).

• Verizon's LTE network delivers the goods in 4G walking tour of Boston

  Since Verizon released its first <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/060710-tech-argument-lte-wimax.html?ap1=rcb">LTE</a> phone this week -- and since it's a lovely day out -- I decided to spend my morning strolling through Downtown Crossing in Boston and testing out self-proclaimed "<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/031511-4g-breakdown.html">4G</a>" <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/061510-smartphone-history.html">smartphones</a>.

• Breaking down carriers' '4G' wireless spin

  The major carriers' marketing teams have jumped on the "<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/030810-4g-2010.html">4G</a>" <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/wireless.html">wireless</a> bandwagon to such an extent that the term has no real meaning anymore.

• Despite LTE hype, Wi-Fi is the real deal

  MIAMI -- With all the hype surrounding 4G technologies such as LTE and WiMAX, it's easy to forget just how useful Wi-Fi is in our daily lives.