Las Vegas - In advance of CTIA Wireless 2009 show here, Clearwire announced a portable Wi-Fi router that will use Wi-Fi to connect devices such as smart phones and cameras at its new 4G wireless network.

(List of participants: Cradlepoint) On Tuesday, the network operator Clearwire, which is building a nationwide network of WiMax, has announced the Clear Spot, which was made by CradlePoint.

The compact, battery-powered device connects up to eight devices with Clearwire WiMax network via Wi-Fi. It costs $ 139 and is expected to sell at the end of this month.

Clearwire said Clear Spot will work with most Wi-Fi-smartphones allows, including the iPhone, some devices BlackBerry, Windows Mobile phones, T-Mobile G1, and Palm Pre. It will also work with Wi-Fi-enabled games and music devices, as well as Wi-Fi ready and digital cameras.

The purpose of this device is to enhance and provide access to the Clearwire WiMax network. Intel has already begun manufacturing chips WiMax. Some laptops have built-in technology.

Eventually, other consumer electronics devices will also provide WiMax connectivity. But until then, There are not many devices that can connect to the network of Clearwire. In contrast, there are millions of devices already on the market that have Wi-Fi connection. Clear Spot router allows these Wi-Fi devices to access the network Clearwire WiMax.

“Although many (consumer electronics) devices will eventually include a built-WiMax technology, our customers can now easily use their existing Wi-Fi-enabled phones, cameras, gaming systems, laptops or compelling new ways,” Scott Richardson, chief officer on the strategy of Clearwire, the statement reads.

Clearwire currently offers a WiMax service in Baltimore, and Portland, Oregon, the company plans to add service in the other eight cities in 2009, and he expects that by the end of 2010, it will be able to offer its services to 120 million WiMax users. The service is available for $ 10 a day, or customers can subscribe to the service every month, starting from $ 30.

Clearwire is not only a service provider, based on the power of Wi-Fi, to reach more consumer devices. Verizon Wireless is also reportedly preparing to launch a new device known as MEPhI 2200, which was made by Novatel. This device also creates a personal Wi-Fi “hot spots, which are used in Verizon 3G wireless network to connect to the Internet.

Verizon is not commenting on the new device. But Novatel shown in the device here at CTIA.