Comstar Completes Building First WiMAX Network in Armenia
Russia based, Comstar has announced that its Armenian subsidiary, Cornet-AM, an Internet services provider has built the first mobile WiMAX network in the Republic of Armenia. The wireless broadband network, based on the 802.16e standard, consists of 24 base stations which are connected to each other via radio relay lines and rented telecommunications channels. Airspan Networks has provided network equipment.
The 3.6-3.8 GHz frequency range was allocated for the network on the territory of 9 regions of the Republic of Armenia.
Comstar has also installed two Cisco supplied data transmission nodes which will connect the network in Armenia to the main internet channels.
Victor Koresh, Vice President of Comstar for Regional Development, commented: “We have implemented the first part of our strategic project aimed at expanding our presence in Armenia. The next step involves the development of the voice services in the Republic. Earlier this year, Cornet-AM applied to the Public Service Regulation Committee of the Republic of Armenia to obtain the numbering capacity of 60,000 telephone numbers”.
Posted to the site on 14th July 2008