WiMAX Network for Chile

Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a major contract by Mexico's Telmex to deploy Latin America's first commercial universal WiMAX network, which will be deployed in Chile. This new network will provide full coverage for Telmex' corporate and residential customers in 24 major cities in Chile, giving them one-stop access to broadband wireless applications such as high-speed Internet, video streaming and Voice over IP (VoIP) using their laptops, computers, modems or wireless handheld terminals.

The Telmex Chile WiMAX network will comply with the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard for fixed, nomadic and mobile usage and will be deployed in the 3.5GHz frequency band using Alcatel-Lucent's 9100 WiMAX end-to-end solution. The network is scheduled to be operational in the second half of 2007.

"WiMAX will enable innovative telecommunications for operators such as Telmex to offer their customers cutting-edge broadband services that can be accessed from anywhere," said Olivier Picard, President, Alcatel-Lucent's Europe & South Region. "This contract follows Alcatel-Lucent's series of WiMAX announcements made at 3GSM World Congress, including a commercial WiMAX 802.16e-2005 contract in the Caribbean. At the Congress Alcatel-Lucent was able to demonstrate live WiMAX coverage in the 3.5GHz frequency band, a first for Spain."

Posted to the site on 22nd February 2007