Clearwire 2008 Annual Report Download - page 46

th
an ours. Our compet
i
tors may a
l
so re
d
uce t
h
epr
i
ces o
f
t
h
e
i
r serv
i
ces s
i
gn
ifi
cant
l
y or may o
ff
er
b
roa
db
an
d
c
onnectivit
y
packa
g
ed with other products or services
.
Our current compet
i
tors
i
nc
l
u
d
e
:
•3Gce
ll
u
l
ar PCS an
d
ot
h
er w
i
re
l
ess prov
id
ers o
ff
er
i
ng w
i
re
l
ess
b
roa
db
an
d
serv
i
ces an
d
capa
bili
t
i
es
,
i
ncludin
g
developments in existin
g
cellular and PCS technolo
gy
that ma
y
increase network speeds o
r
h
ave other advanta
g
es over our services, and the introduction of future technolo
g
ies such as LTE, which ma
y
e
na
bl
et
h
ese prov
id
ers to o
ff
er serv
i
ces t
h
at are compara
bl
e or super
i
or to ours;
• incumbent and competitive local exchan
g
e carriers providin
g
DSL services over their existin
g
wide,
m
etropo
li
tan an
dl
oca
l
area networ
k
s
;
• wireline operators offerin
g
hi
g
h-speed Internet connectivit
y
services and voice communications over cabl
e
or
fib
er opt
i
c networ
k
s;
• satellite and fixed wireless service providers offering or developing broadband Internet connectivity an
d
V
oIP an
d
ot
h
er te
l
ep
h
on
y
serv
i
ces
;
• mun
i
c
i
pa
li
t
i
es an
d
ot
h
er ent
i
t
i
es operat
i
ng W
i
-F
i
networ
k
s, some o
f
w
hi
c
h
are
f
ree or su
b
s
idi
ze
d
;
• Internet service providers offering dial-up Internet connectivity;
• electric utilities and other providers offerin
g
or plannin
g
to offer broadband Internet connectivit
y
over power
l
ines
;
an
d
• resellers, mobile virtual network operators, which we refer to as MVNOs, or wholesalers providing wireless
I
nternet or other wireless services using infrastructure developed and operated by others, including Sprint
a
n
d
t
h
e Investors w
h
o
h
ave t
h
er
igh
ttose
ll
serv
i
ces purc
h
ase
df
rom us un
d
er t
h
e 4G MVNO A
g
reement
.
Our res
id
ent
i
a
l
vo
i
ce an
d
p
l
anne
d
mo
bil
evo
i
ce serv
i
ces w
ill
a
l
so
f
ace s
i
gn
ifi
cant compet
i
t
i
on. Pr
i
mar
il
y, ou
r
m
o
bil
e VoIP serv
i
ce o
ff
er
i
n
g
w
ill
compete w
i
t
h
man
y
o
f
our current compet
i
tors t
h
at a
l
so prov
id
evo
i
c
e
c
ommunications services. Additionally, we may face competition from companies that offer VoIP telephon
y
s
ervices over networks operated by third parties
.
We expect other existing and prospective competitors to adopt technologies or business plans similar to ours
,
or seek other means to develop services competitive with ours, particularly if our services prove to be attractive i
n
our tar
g
et mar
k
ets. T
h
ere can
b
e no assurances t
h
at t
h
ere w
ill b
esu
ffi
c
i
ent customer
d
eman
df
or serv
i
ces o
ff
ere
d
over our network in the same markets to allow multiple operators, if an
y
, to succeed. Additionall
y
,AT&T,an
d
V
erizon Wireless, among others, have announced plans to deploy LTE technology, with Verizon Wireless
announc
i
ng t
h
at t
h
ey expect to
l
aunc
h
serv
i
ce
b
eg
i
nn
i
ng
i
n 2010. T
hi
s serv
i
ce may prov
id
es
i
gn
ifi
cant compet
i
t
i
o
n
when it becomes available in the future.
Th
ein
d
ustries in w
h
ic
h
we o
p
erate are continua
lly
evo
l
ving, w
h
ic
h
ma
k
es it
d
i
ff
icu
l
t to eva
l
uate ou
r
f
uture
p
ros
p
ects an
d
increases t
h
e ris
k
o
fy
our investment. Our
p
ro
d
ucts an
d
services ma
yb
ecome o
b
so
-
lete, and we may not be able to develop competitive products or services on a timely basis or at all
.
Th
e
b
roa
db
an
d
serv
i
ces
i
n
d
ustry
i
sc
h
aracter
i
ze
db
y rap
id
tec
h
no
l
og
i
ca
l
c
h
ange, compet
i
t
i
ve pr
i
c
i
ng,
f
requent
n
ew serv
i
ce
i
ntro
d
uct
i
ons, evo
l
v
i
n
gi
n
d
ustr
y
stan
d
ar
d
san
d
c
h
an
gi
n
g
re
g
u
l
ator
y
requ
i
rements. A
ddi
t
i
ona
lly
,ou
r
p
lanned deplo
y
ment of mobile WiMAX depends on the continued development and deliver
y
of commerciall
y
s
u
ffi
c
i
ent quant
i
t
i
es o
f
networ
k
equ
i
pment an
d
su
b
scr
ib
er
d
ev
i
ces
b
ase
d
on t
h
emo
bil
eW
i
MAX stan
d
ar
df
ro
m
t
hird-part
y
suppliers. We believe that our success depends on our abilit
y
to anticipate and adapt to these and othe
r
c
hallen
g
es and to offer competitive services on a timel
y
basis. We face a number of difficulties and uncertaintie
s
assoc
i
ate
d
w
i
t
h
our re
li
ance on
f
uture tec
h
no
l
og
i
ca
ld
eve
l
opment, suc
h
as
:
• existin
g
service providers ma
y
use more traditional and commerciall
y
proven means to deliver similar o
r
al
ternat
i
ve serv
i
ces
;
• new service providers ma
y
use more efficient, less expensive technolo
g
ies, includin
g
products not
y
e
t
i
nvente
d
or
d
eve
l
ope
d
;
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