DragonWave Provides WiMAX Backhaul for IBW's Costa Rica Rollout

­DragonWave says that it has won a  Ethernet backhaul contract for IBW's new WiMAX business services in Costa Rica. Additionally, IBW plans to leverage the DragonWave solution for last-mile customer access as it introduces higher-speed services across the Central American country.

"The levels of throughput and latency that the Horizon Compact delivers are far superior to any other solution we have tested, and we could not be happier with the results since completing our deployment," said Paul Choiseul, Chief Technology Officer with IBW.

IBW's network is the first 802.16e Mobile WiMAX deployment in Costa Rica. In this first phase of a nationwide rollout, IBW is offering Ethernet access services of up to 2 Mbps to business customers in Costa Rica's capital and largest city, San Jose. With plans to introduce microwave-based services reaching 100 Mbps, IBW intends to also utilize the Horizon Compact to provide last-mile access to business customers as it grows its Costa Rica network.

IBW has gradually expanded into more Central American markets since the company's founding in Nicaragua and today, IBW has presence in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and more recently Costa Rica. IBW incorporated in Costa Rica in 2008, led by directors Jaime Goldenberg and Mario Montero.

Posted to the site on 1st September 2009