Comstar to Launch Moscow WiMAX Network in May

Russia's Comstar has announced that the test phase of its mobile WiMAX network project has been completed, and the network will be fully launched from next week. A discounted tariff plan for internet access with the data transmission volume of 2 Gigabits will be offered for WiMAX test participants for a subscription fee of US$6 per month.

The network was soft-launched in January, and the firm invested approximately US$20 million in the project during 2008.

Sergey Pridantsev, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comstar UTS, commented: "We are ready to fully launch mobile WiMAX services for our subscribers in Moscow in May this year. The new services will be offered within the frame of the unified telecommunications space created by Comstar. We are very grateful to all our subscribers who have participated in the test phase of the project which was launched on January 15, 2009. Their feedback and recommendations assist us in creating the network which will enable us to provide highly efficient services."

Nortel provided much of the infrastrucuture.

Posted to the site on 30th April 2009