ELRO and ECI plan Danish WiMAX network
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 – 3:08 pmECI Telecom announced it has entered into a 3-year framework agreement with ELRO of Denmark. ECI Telecom provides network infrastructure to carriers and service providers. ECI will integrate its XDM and Broadgate Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms with wireless equipment from Alvarion and Ceragon Networks. ELRO is Denmark’s utilities company.
ELRO was granted a spectrum license in 2007 for WiMAX operations. At the end of 2007, ELRO launched first services around the city of Randers where the provider has already passed 5,000 subscribers. The addition of services from ECI Telecom will accelerate WiMAX deployment with nationwide coverage anticipated by 2010. ELRO has a “use it or lose it” clause in its spectrum license and must demonstrate nationwide coverage in that timeframe.
Deployments of Mobile WiMAX in Denmark are discussed in more detail at WiMax.com
