40 kilometres with WiMax – new
transmission record in wireless broadband Internet over water
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WiMAX Telecom Group
June 7, 2006
Vienna, -- WiMAX Telecom Group, the only multinational operator of
WiMax* services in Europe, transmitted live pictures of the World
Sailing Championships on the Neusiedlersee in Austria via its wireless
broadband Internet connection. It set a new record transmitting live
video at ranges of up to 40 kilometres and from moving vessels. The
experience gained will be of use to WiMAX Telecom in extending its
network in the coastal region of Croatia. This is an important
achievement of interest not only to boat owners and yachtsmen.
WiMAX Telecom also took on a sporting challenge of a special kind at the
World Sailing Championships on Austria's Neusiedlersee from May 10-20,
2006. Never before had anyone attempted to send live video footage via
WiMax from a moving vehicle into the Internet. But WiMAX Telecom pulled
off this feat. From a yacht moving at 12 knots, pictures of the World
Sailing Championships were streamed live – and over a distance of 40
kilometres, thus beating all previous forecasts about the range of WiMAX
technology.
This technology will be of increasing importance for transmission from
all moving vehicles in future. Especially ships in coastal waters will
benefit greatly. Even at a distance of 40 kilometres from the shore they
will be linked via the Internet and hence reachable for sending messages
or for VoIP telephony. WiMAX is an extremely inexpensive alternative to
expensive, satellite-supported communication solutions.
All of Europe in its sights
With branches in Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia and Croatia, WiMAX
Telecom is Europes only independent, multinational provider of WiMax
services. It holds national licences in Austria and Slovakia, where its
active networks already serve several thousand customers, and has
licenses in key regions of Croatia, where the company plans to deploy
its network at the end of 2006.
This press release is available in electronic form at: http://www.wimaxxed.at/en/list.php?id=13&lid=30
Contact person
Mr. Jouni Epper
Tel. +41 78 791 71 99
E-Mail: j.epper@swissonline.ch
www.wimax-telecom.net |
