Clearwire Selects Smith Micro to Deliver Connection Management Software

Clearwire Corp. has said that it selected Smith Micro Software to deliver connection management software to their mobile WiMAX (News - Alert) customers.

 

Smith Micro is a developer and marketer of mobility solutions and services for the wireless market. The company’s mobility solutions enable users to connect, share, distribute and manage information over wireless and wired networks.

 

The company designed a connection manager, which allows customers to connect to the Clear mobile WiMAX service.

 

In combination with this 4G wireless service, Smith Micro said that it has customized the connection manager according to the requirements of Clear’s mobile WiMAX.

 

In addition to a “highly refined” user interface feature, the application also supports most of the major WiMAX devices of the industry.

 

“Our expertise in managing a broad array of air interfaces made Smith Micro the clear choice in Clearwire’s (News - Alert) selection of a software development partner,” said William W. Smith, Jr., president and CEO at Smith Micro.

 

Clearwire turned to Smith Micro to develop an “easy-to-use” connection that would provide customers with seamless access to the new Clear mobile WiMAX network, said Scott Richardson, chief strategy officer at Clearwire.

 

Last year in May, Clearwire announced its plans to build the WiMAX network after Sprint Nextel (News - Alert) and the company agreed to combine their WiMAX businesses to create a wireless communication venture. The planned WiMAX network is expected to reach around 140 million people by the end of 2010.

 

“Clearwire is focused on delivering a simple value proposition for customers of our new ‘Clear’ mobile Internet services to be launched in Portland, Oregon in early 2009,” said Richardson.