Clearwire Corporation, a Washington-based company that provides wireless high-speed broadband service, has selected Milton as the location of its new technology service center.

The Milton site is expected to employ more than 400 people.

"Florida’s information technology industry has developed the infrastructure to successfully compete on a global scale,” said Gov. Charlie Crist in making the recent announcement. “I am proud that Clearwire and its cutting-edge technology will expand to help build upon this leadership.”

The Governor’s Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development worked closely with Santa Rosa County, Team Santa Rosa EDC and Enterprise Florida to successfully bring this project and these jobs to Florida.

“The state of Florida holds a special distinction for Clearwire since we launched our very first market in Jacksonville almost three years ago,” said Perry Satterlee, Clearwire president and chief operating officer in a company news release. “The opening of our second technical support center is part of our long-term business strategy to meet the growing customer demand for our simple, fast, portable, reliable and affordable wireless Internet service.”

Clearwire currently provides an off-the-shelf wireless high-speed Internet solution that requires no installation or software downloads. The portable Clearwire service can be moved from place-to-place inside the coverage area, which allows customers to use the service throughout their home, office or favorite coffee house.