In the early morning of Thursday, July 29, Best Buy and Clearwire announced that Best Buy will be offering mobile internet service, Best Buy Connect, using Clearwire’s 4G network. This network has already been proven to be 3 times faster than current 3G technology, and Best Buy will be the first major wholesaler utilizing Clearwire’s network. The partnership will begin next year and offer even more options to Best Buy consumers, including shopping, service activation, and customer billing.Best Buy Connect will continue to offer its current 3G service as well, but the company believes that customers will be willing to pay for the new experience. On Clearwire’s end, they are excited to be networking with companies outside of traditional Internet service providers, according to Teresa Elder (named one of 2010′s top women in wireless).Clearwire’s existing 4G products are marketed under its CLEAR brand name, along with partnerships with Sprint, Comcast, and Time Warner Cable. The best known product is the HTC EVO. On the release date of June 4, Sprint moved so many products that the EVO quickly became Sprint’s top-selling launch day phone. The phone will be upgraded to Android 2.2 Froyo as soon as possible.It is important to remember that the announcement of the Best Buy/Clearwire partnership could change at any time, based on unforeseen net losses in the future. However, Clearwire already anticipates such losses for at least the coming period. The benefits of partnering with one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in the world could be just the thing Clearwire needs, however. Best Buy generates more than 49 billion every year, with more than 180,000 employees across its many brands, including Geek Squad, Napster, and Pacific Sales in addition to the Best Buy retail stores. For more information as it develops, keep checking MTL Wi-Fi.