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Tiscali set to acquire Pipex (UK)

  • July 13th, 2007
  • 11:15 am

Tiscali is close to a deal to acquire the broadband subscriber base of UK ISP Pipex for GBP 210 million A Pipex announcement on the agreement to sell the 1 million residential and small business customers is imminent. Pipex is thought to be keeping its hosting business and WiMAX join venture. Pipex has around 1 million voice and internet customers, of which 570,000 take broadband. Tiscali has a broadband customer base of about 1.4 million.

   

Pipex and Nokia Siemens team up on WiMax

  • May 18th, 2007
  • 11:33 am

WiMax is a long-range radio technology that can deliver broadband connectivity with large cell sizes. Most deployments so far have been fixed WiMax, where the end user must be in a fixed location. Pipex is trying to change that by enabling users to access services on the move.

The deal will see the two companies working on “equipment specification, network design and service definition in readiness for a pilot deployment during this year”, according to Pipex.

“As we reach the next stage of our business, we are looking to work with strategic partners that share our vision of offering customers a ground-breaking WiMAX broadband experience,” said Pipex Wireless’s chief executive, Mike Read, on Thursday.

Mobile WiMax is seen as a threat to the five mobile operators, who have invested billions of pounds in 3G. Pipex Wireless recently set up its second trial deployment of mobile WiMax in Warwick, following its initial network in Milton Keynes.