Comcast is introducing its WiMax service in Portland this week -- a new offering called High-Speed 2go that relies on the network of its Kirkland partner, Clearwire.
As part of the offering, Comcast will provide a data card for laptop computer users at a trial price of $49.99 per month for the first year. (Price will then increase to $73 per month). For $69.99 per month, customers also will be able to access the Internet over Sprint's 3G network when they travel outside the WiMax territory.
By the end of the year, Comcast plans to offer the same service in Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia and others cities. The cable giant says it plans to offer broadband speeds up to 4 Megabits per second.
As InformationWeek notes, this offering gives the giant cable company the "quadruple play" of Internet, mobile broadband, television service and home voice calling.
Comcast invested $1 billion in Clearwire last year as part of a larger recapitalization of the broadband wireless company.
Here's more from the press release.
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