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WiMAX Telecom first in the
world to market telephony via WiMAX technology
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WiMAX Telecom Group
February 20, 2006
Vienna -- WiMAX Telecom Group, the only multinational WiMAX
service provider in Europe, is the first in the world to offer telephony
via WiMAX technology. "WiMAX FON" is the cheapest comprehensive lastmile
connectivity solution in Austria. Its offers the sound quality of a
fixed network and works with ordinary telephone handsets. Thanks to
number portability, customers can simply take their existing telephone
number with them when switching to WiMAX FON. |
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WiMAX is the new broadband wireless standard with a transmission range
of up to 15 km. To date, customers are able to use this new technology
for all their Internet requirements. With WiMAX FON, they can now also
use WiMAX for voice telephony – with their existing telephone handsets
and the same quality as calls over the old fixed network. WiMAX Telecom
is thereby one of the first providers in the world to offer customers
mobile broadband data and voice services.
WiMAX FON is available throughout the entire broadcast area* with
immediate effect: A monthly subscription including 120 free minutes to
the Austrian fixed network costs € 9.90/month (including VAT). Calls to
the fixed network cost from 2 cts. and the entire Austrian mobile
network can be reached from around 22 cts. After the first minute, calls
are charged per second.
Dov Bar-Gera, Chairman of the Board of Directors of WiMAX Telecom AG
said, "We are pleased that once again we are the first to offer our
customers the latest communications solution, thereby creating a real
alternative for the last mile."
Number portability
One of the conveniences is that anyone switching to WiMAX FON does not
have to give up their old telephone number. Simply filling in a porting
form ensures that the telephone number remains the same. A porting fee
of € 35 will be charged.
All of Europe in their sights
With offices in Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia and Croatia, WiMAX
Telekom is the only independent and multinational WiMAX service provider
in Europe. Both in Austria and Slovakia, it owns country-wide licenses
and already serves customers on its active networks. The company's
focus, however, is directed at the whole of central and eastern Europe.
* For further information about WiMAX Telecom please visit:
www.wimaxxed.at
This press release is available in electronic form at:
http://www.wimaxxed.at/english/wimax/press/pressrelease/pressemeldungen_ueber.php
WiMAX Telecom AG
WiMAX Telecom AG is a holding company and the only multinational
operator of WiMAX services in Europe. It owns WiMAX Telecom GmbH in
Austria, WiMAX Telecom s.r.o. in Slovakia and WiMAX Telecom d.o.o. in
Croatia. The WiMAX services include fast Internet, VoIP telephony and
"last mile alternatives" for private and business customers. |
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