Google to invest $500 mn in Clearwire

Preparing a launch pad for its Android platform seems to be the most important thing on Google’s mind these days. As I had already mentioned, the Microsoft-Yahoo deal is a goner now and Google is one happy company. So, it’s only concern right now is to make Android a success. And its latest $500 million deal with Clearwire speaks volumes about its passion to make Android a success.

Google has announced that it will invest $500 million to help Clearwire, the erstwhile-popular wireless internet provider, find its mark in the market again. This is part of the deal made by Google, Intel, Comcast, Bright House Networks, and Time Warner Cable to invest a collective amount of $3.2 billion to unite two of the biggest wireless broadband business in the market today – Sprint Nextel and Clearwire.

Clearwire, meanwhile, will work on building the first nationwide WiMax network in the country. As you know, WiMax transfers data way faster than 3G wireless networks that we have today. So, with a nationwide WiMax network, mobile users will be able to access multimedia content on their mobile phones easily and this will in turn give Google a chance to serve a wide range of mobile content backed with ads.

Also, as expected, Clearwire will now officially join the league of companies that support Android platform. As of now, the list of companies that support Google Android is pretty big and Google is trying everything in its power to make Android a success.

When Google came up with the idea of Android, some people thought it would be a bumpy ride for Google, as the market is currently ruled by Symbian OS, Windows Live Mobile, and Apple iPhone. Well, as of now, it looks like Google is ready to face the competition. What do you say?

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