Sprint, VZW eye 4G for fixed broadband, too.

The article focuses on the plans of Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon for a fixed fourth-generation (4G) broadband access in the U.S. Sprint plans to acquire a stake in Clarewire Corp. to enter into home broadband using WiMAX Interment services and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). Dick Lynch, chief technology officer (CTO) of Verizon, says that the company has plenty of digital subscriber line (DSL) but is planning for long term evolution (LTE) networks that will give alternative access.