3G Demo'd in Jordan

Jordan's Fastlink has launched the first live demonstration of 3G telecommunications technology in Jordan using Motorola infrastructure mounted on a "3G trailer" - a semi-truck. The demos are scheduled to take place at Fastlink's headquarters on October 21 - 30. The 3g demos will be presented to Jordanian ICT professionals, media, students of schools and universities, and Fastlink subscribers.

Mr. Mohammed Saqer, CEO of Fastlink, said: "We are pleased to further consolidate Fastlink's technological leadership through conducting the first live demo of 3G telecommunications in Jordan. We have even ventured beyond the launch of demos; in Bahrain, a Fastlink team is currently participating in building the first 3G network of its kind in the Middle East, and we have committed to fully commission such network in Jordan once the necessary licenses are issued."

He added: "Technological leadership lies at the core of Fastlink's strategy. It means putting at the disposal of the Jordanian citizen and the national economy the latest technologies as they become available in the world-- in effect realizing His Majesty King Abdullah's vision of transforming Jordan into a regional technological hub."

Posted to the site on 24th October 2003