Cedarcom Deploys DragonWave Kit for WiMAX Backhaul

Lebanese telco, Cedarcom has contracted with DragonWave to deliver Ethernet backhaul throughout its Mobi and WiMAX networks. As the Mobi network continues to grow, the Horizon Compact is playing a role in extending coverage to major cities in Mount Lebanon, North, South, and Bekaa valley.

Alan Solheim, DragonWave's VP of Marketing noted that "cash flow is optimized throughout the product life-cycle and on multiple levels; training costs are lower, installation and commissioning costs are lower, operations and maintenance costs are lower. Site costs are driven down by product characteristics that include low power consumption, minimal tower or mast-loading and simplified cabling."

Introduced in 2007, the Horizon Compact operates in bands from 6 GHz to 38 GHz and is capable of delivering scalable backhaul capacity from 10 Mbps to 800 Mbps.

Cedarcom holds a wireless data networking license, allowing the deployment and operation of a country-wide wireless data network in the 1.9 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 3.5 GHz, 7.5 GHz and 23 GHz frequency bands.

Posted to the site on 22nd June 2009