Mobile WiMAX Expansion in Venezuela
Venezuela based Omnivision has concluded a commercial contract with South Korea's POSDATA FLYVO for the largest scale deployment in Latin America to expand mobile WiMAX service coverage in Venezuela. Under the deal, POSDATA will provide a complete mobile WiMAX solution including 300 base stations and 30,000 plus user terminals for the initial phase in 2008. Omnivision and POSDATA will further increase deployment and service coverage in 2009 and onward.
Omnivision has been providing mobile WiMAX services running at 2.5GHz band since July, 2007, and aims to expand coverage from 8million population in Caracas to 28 million population nationwide in 3 years, targeting 2.5million subscribers in 5 years.
"As a global Mobile WiMAX solution provider, POSDATA has been actively deploying IEEE802.16e based systems and terminals in Asian countries. With the supply contract with Omnivision, POSDATA has secured a firm base to expand commercial reference throughout South American countries," said Mr. Joonil Shin, Executive Vice President of POSDATA.
Posted to the site on 17th March 2008
