WiMAX in Moscow and Armenia
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 – 5:34 pmComstar UTS, a provider of telecommunication services in Russia, announced mobile WiMAX expansion plans in Moscow this week. In addition, its subsidiary in Armenia announced the first phase completion for its mobile WiMAX network in the republic. Nortel and Airspan have been named equipment partners in the Comstar ventures.
Comstar’s WiMAX network in Moscow claims to be the first based on 802.16e-2005 (Mobile WiMAX) equipment. Build-out of 160 base stations and infrastructure at a cost of US$20 million is expected to conclude by year-end. Moscow will use radio kit from Nortel in the 2.5~2.7 GHz frequency band. Sergey Pridantsev, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comstar UTS, commented: “The mobile WiMAX network, which will be added to other broadband internet access technologies, will allow us to provide a very broad range of telecommunications services to our subscribers in Moscow, whether at home, in the office or on the street.”
More about WiMAX plans for Moscow and Armenia can be found at WiMax.com
