Clearwire Corporation announced that their first WiMAX-class laptop card has got FCC approved. Following the FCC approval, the new wireless broadband product is on target to be available in Clearwire markets during the second half of this year.

“The FCC’s approval of our laptop card is a significant milestone in bringing to market a ‘true broadband’ wireless service with a device that facilitates even greater portability than our existing modem permits,” said Perry Satterlee, Clearwire president and chief operating officer.  “We expect the new laptop card to broaden our potential customer base with more opportunities for customers to access and experience our fast, simple, portable, reliable and affordable wireless broadband services.”

The new Clearwire laptop card is part of Motorola’s wi4 Expedience solutions.  The high performance, wireless access modem is a true non-line-of-sight device, requiring only a simple driver to be added to the customer’s computer. The product fits into a standard Type II laptop card slot on portable computing devices and is compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista and XP operating systems.

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