7Netlayers’s WiMAX services launched in Kurdistan

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A mobile wireless broadband network has been launched by Iraqi telecoms operator 7Netlayers Telecom in Kurdistan. Huawei Technology’s complete WiMAX solution will be utilized in this USD10 million project to offer wireless broadband services to students, SMEs and large corporations at download speeds of up to 18Mbps.

Established in 2008 by a group of Iraqi/Kurdish and Lebanese investors, 7Netlayers aimed to deliver advanced technology and interconnectivity solutions to the corporate industry and to address the growing needs of consumers in the region.

In 2007, the company received the license and in January 2010, it launched its commercial service using the WiMAX 208.16e standard.