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Alvarion Gets $6
Million WiMAX Contract by Costa Rica's Incumbent Operator ICE
Other Topics:
WiMAX Africa Commercial Network,
Mobile Satellite Broadband
M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX
December 29, 2008
Alvarion, a provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions,
announced that it was awarded a $6 million contract by ICE (Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad), a Costa Rican incumbent operator for
telecommunications and electricity. |
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Under the terms of the agreement Alvarion will
implement a turnkey project to provide advanced broadband services,
deploying its 4Motion solution with its WiMAX Forum Certified BreezeMAX
2500 platform, and enabling ICE to enhance its network performance while
providing customers with advanced means of communication.
The 802.16e network rollout, using the 2.5 GHz frequency band, is
expected to commence in San Jose and the rural areas of Limon. As part
of this turnkey project, Alvarion will provide ICE with thousands of
CPEs (customer premises equipment), radio planning, system integration
and configuration support, maintenance services at customer premises,
training courses, and more. Telerad is Alvarion's local partner for this
project.
"We are eager to bring the advantages of WiMAX to the people of Costa
Rica and look forward to working closely with ICE to increase adoption
in the country," said Tzvika Friedman, president and CEO of Alvarion. "Alvarion's
end-to-end solution will enable ICE to offer new broadband services
while creating new revenue opportunities. We are committed to the
growing market in Latin America and intend to leverage our vast
experience in the region to offer exciting and innovative options for
broadband communication." |
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