Airspan Networks Starts Second Phase of Saudi WiMAX Rollout
Airspan Networks says that the Saudi Arabian carrier, Saudi Telecom, has successfully deployed WiMAX services using its HiperMAX base stations, which provide both fixed and mobile WiMAX solutions. The second phase of the award is now being activated with Airspan supplying its EasyST indoor and ProST outdoor subscriber terminals.
Airspan is working with its Saudi Arabian partner, Arabian Development and Marketing Company (ADMC), to supply Saudi Telecom with WiMAX solutions.
Saudi Telecom has a 3.5 GHz license covering the entire kingdom.
Samir Matbouli, Saudi Telecom's Vice President for the Enterprise Business unit, said, "Saudi Telecom continues to strive towards its objective of being a customer-centric and competitive company. We believe that WiMAX technology is one of the important tools in broadband wireless access technology which will enable Saudi Telecom to provide highly reliable broadband voice and data access quickly on demand, everywhere and anywhere, within Saudi Arabia. We are confident that Airspan's WiMAX solution will help us to achieve our goals."
Airspan's Senior Vice President of Sales and General Manager of EMEA, Anders Rendahl, commented, "We are very pleased to be working with Saudi Telecom in its WiMAX initiative. We are fully committed to strengthen and continue our strategic cooperation with them as their WiMAX business grows."
Posted to the site on 21st July 2008
