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Mobile WiMAX Availability |
Navini
Announces Commercial Availability of 802.16e Mobile WiMAX(TM)
Other topics:
WiMAX Advanced Antenna Technology,
WiMAX Mobile Internet Services
Navini Networks
July 24, 2007
Richardson, TX & Panama City, Panama --
Navini Networks today announced a true milestone as it marks the first
commercial implementation of its 802.16e Mobile WiMAX(TM) software(1)
with
beamforming. The first deployment is in Panama City, Panama, where
operator
Liberty Technologies has started implementing Navini's software upgrade
to
convert their network to 16e. |
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"Navini has been a leader
in personal broadband for several years,"
explains Sai Subramanian, Vice President, Product Management and
Strategic
Marketing, Navini Networks. "Some of the largest personal broadband
networks in the world already use Navini's beamforming, which works
extremely well to enhance service delivery inside homes and offices. We
have been shipping our Ripwave(R) MX8 16e hardware platform for over a
year
and now the software is ready for commercial use. Our current customers
can
convert when they are ready and new customers can deploy the 16e
hardware
and software starting now. We are very pleased with the results of our
deployment in Panama City -- which is an RF environment much harsher
than
what the standards bodies have envisioned. Being commercial in the dense
urban parts of Panama City proves the robustness of the Navini
solution."
Navini's implementation of Mobile WiMAX(TM) with beamforming technology
is compliant with the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard and ready for
certification. Mobile WiMAX promises broadband connectivity delivered
anywhere, anytime, combined with carrier economics that deliver a viable
business case.
"We have now begun the process of upgrading our pre-WiMAX network to
Mobile WiMAX, and we already have subscribers using the new software,"
said
Samy Zayat, Liberty's Chief Operating Officer. "We have been providing
personal broadband services similar to Mobile WiMAX using Navini's
technology for a long time. WiMAX is a standardization of what we have
been
operating for several years. As we convert the rest of the network
subscriber modems already in customer service will be upgraded
over-the-air
through a seamless software download." Liberty already has deployed a
citywide network in Panama City using Navini's pre-WiMAX technology,
along
with WiMAX-capable base stations and subscriber devices in the 3.4 GHz
frequency band.
Navini will submit the Ripwave(R) MX base stations supporting Mobile
WiMAX(TM) for formal certification testing by the WiMAX Forum once the
certification labs are open and available for 802.16e-based systems
using
these profiles.
About Navini Networks:
Navini Networks is the leader in providing portable, plug-n-play
broadband wireless access solutions, with the largest commercial
deployments in the world, over 70 commercial networks in 6 continents
and
strategic partnerships with industry leaders. Navini is the only company
that has the patented Smart Beamforming technology, enabling personal
broadband for the mass market today, with a seamless upgrade to the
Mobile
WiMAX standard to deliver Smart WiMAX. (Smart WiMAX is the combination
of
mobile WiMAX with Smart Beamforming & MIMO).
Navini's Ripwave(R) MX portable, zero-install(TM), non-line-of-sight
(NLOS) solution consists of customer modems, base stations, and element
management systems (EMS) that run in the full range of spectrums with
software upgrades to the IEEE 802.16e standard.
Navini Networks is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum and the IEEE
802.16e committee and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.
http://www.navini.com
About Liberty Technologies
Established in 2002, Liberty Technologies Corp. is the leader in
wireless data communications in Panama, and the first to deploy true
NLOS
technology in the region. Its product, branded Wisper, has been a clear
success in the Panamanian market and has shown the possibilities of the
WIMAX business model. Furthermore, Liberty has applied the portability
feature of its product in many different service scenarios,
demonstrating
the versatility of the model, from fixed residential to hotspots and
rentals. The company is now ready to enter the mobile WIMAX market, and
will become the first to deploy a true standard-compliant network in the
region.
(1) This software will be taken to WiMAX Forum certification when the
certification labs open |
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