WiMAX Base Station Equipment at Cellular Tower Site. (Source: Flickr, Armoires contenant les .)

Spectrum Leasing Arrangements with Wireless Operators Deploying Mobile WiMAX Networks

As authorized by the Federal Communications Commission, Clarendon Foundation enters into “Spectrum Leasing Arrangements” with commercial wireless operators. The type of leasing arrangement is referred to as a "Long-Term de Factor Transfer Lease."

http://wireless.fcc.gov/licensing/index.htm?job=spectrum_leasing

Long-Term de Facto Transfer Lease

Under this option, the licensee retains de jure control of the license while transferring de facto control of the leased spectrum and the associated rights to the spectrum lessee for a defined period of time. There are two types of de facto transfer leases: 1) a short-term lease, which has an individual or combined term of not longer than one year and 2) a long-term lease, which has an individual term, or a series of combined terms, of more than one year. The term of a lease cannot exceed the term of the license authorization (but can be extended at the time the licensee renews its license authorization).

The licensee and spectrum lessee must file an application for a de facto transfer lease using Form 608, and must obtain Commission approval prior to commencing operations. Applications for long-term leasing arrangements (those longer than one year) are processed pursuant to the 21-day general approval procedures (unless issues are raised requiring additional time for Commission review)....

WiMAX Operators

Most of spectrum licensed to Clarendon under the Educational Broadband Service program is leased by two wireless operators: Clearwire Corporation of Kirkland, Washington and Xanadoo of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Clearwire markets include:

Alamosa, Colorado; Anchorage, Alaska; Casper, Wyoming; Columbus, Ohio; Des Moines, Iowa; Eureka, California; Fairbanks, Alaska; Grand Junction, Coklorado; Hot Springs, Arkansas; Las Vegas, Nevada; Lewiston, Idaho; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sebring, Florida; Sheridan, Wyoming; and Wenatchee, Washington.

Click on active links for market coverage maps of the networks that have been constructed by Clearwire.

Xanadoo markets include:

Abilene, Texas; Lubbock, Texas; Midland, Texas; and Springfield, Illinois.

Click on active links above for market coverage maps of networks that have been constructed by Xanadoo.

Both companies are deploying 4th generation (4G) mobile WiMAX networks that offer broadband wireless Internet access.

A third major WiMAX operator, DigitalBridge Communications, is located in Ashburn, Virginia, to be near the MAE East Internet Exchange Point. DigitalBridge serves secondary markets of less than 150,000 residents in 14 markets.

Information about all three major WiMAX operators is presented in the submenu pages of this section of the website.