Batelco Group’s Umniah Selects Airspan for Its Nationwide Mobile WiMAX Deployment in Jordan (Jordan)Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX and Wi-Fi based broadband wireless access networks, announced today that it has been awarded a nationwide WiMAX deployment contract to supply the Jordanian carrier Umniah Mobile Company, a subsidiary of the Batelco Group, with fixed and mobile WiMAX solutions. The contract was awarded to Airspan along with its distribution partner, InnoKAT.
Umniah Mobile Company, a major telecom provider in Jordan, is developing a nationwide network to provide fixed and mobile WiMAX services to commercial and residential customers. Umniah aims to be a significant WiMAX operator in Jordan by offering its customers innovation, better value and choices for fixed and mobile WiMAX wireless solutions. Airspan will supply its HiperMAX base stations, EasyST indoor and ProST outdoor subscriber terminals to Umniah who launched 2.5G wireless services in June 2005 covering the Jordanian mobile market. Umniah will use Airspan’s WiMAX technology to launch its voice, data, and high speed internet service within its already established network. Airspan’s WiMAX solution will enable Umniah to offer a bundle of voice and data services, with the addition of mobile WiMAX by software upgrade from the same platform.
Anders Rendahl, Airspan’s Vice President of Sales and General Manager of EMEA, commented, “Umniah’s selection of Airspan’s WiMAX technology is a further validation that the market demand is growing for solutions that can deliver the path to mobility now and provide wireless voice and data services to the subscriber base. We are pleased to be working with this innovative carrier in bringing WiMAX to the Jordanian market.”
Joseph Hanania, the CEO of Umniah Mobile Company, said, “We are very excited to begin deploying WiMAX technology, working with Airspan and InnoKAT. Today, Umniah is well positioned to expand its customer base using WiMAX technology which will allow us to provide the latest services to our subscribers. A dedicated customer focus approach coupled with leading technology has been key in selecting Airspan to participate in our WiMAX initiative.”
Mohammed Kateeb, InnoKAT CEO, said, “We are also excited to be part of a world class team to build the first true country-wide WiMAX network in the Middle East. Working with Airspan, a leader in WiMAX technology, as well as with an important carrier in the region like Umniah, gives us the opportunity to open the door for this technology to be implemented throughout the Middle East.”
Airspan’s WiMAX HiperMAX Base Station and EasyST Indoor WiMAX modem combine to support both Fixed 16d and Mobile 16e WiMAX System Profiles. This, together with support for 5, 7 and 10 MHz channels, ensures the solution is highly scalable, with up to 32Mbit/s per channel, and up to 12 channels per Base Station. Full support for advanced multi-channel Receiver and Transmit diversity ensures class-leading operational range and true indoor coverage.
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