Airspan Deploys WiMAX in Ukraine

Airspan Networks said today that its MicroMAX products in the 5 GHz frequency band have been successfully deployed in Ukraine. Ten national and regional carriers have won frequency licenses in the 5 GHz band during the recent competitive tenders carried out by the Ukraine National Committee of Telecommunications Regulations and are now beginning to deploy WiMAX networks.

Airspan is currently supplying five of these carriers with its WiMAX solutions and they are offering commercial services in Odessa, Lviv, Zaporojie, and Donetsk. WiMAX networks in 5 GHz are also planned in other large Ukrainian cities.

"Airspan is the clear leader in supplying WiMAX solutions in the 5 GHz frequency band and is now supplying to 50% of the license holders in Ukraine. We see a proliferation of the 5 GHz technology in this fast growing market as it is well suited to offer our customers high quality data, VoIP, interactive Video over IP and IPTV services with high reliability," commented Anders Rendahl, Airspan's Senior Vice President of Sales and General Manager of EMEA. "Our technology is also gaining rapid adoption in the unlicensed 5 GHz applications around the world."

Posted to the site on 15th January 2008