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Airspan Networks (News - Alert) has won a nationwide WiMAX deployment contract to supply the Jordanian carrier Umniah Mobile Company, a subsidiary of the Batelco Group, with fixed and mobile WiMAX (News - Alert) solutions.

 

Airspan has received this contract along with its distribution partner, InnoKAT. Umniah Mobile Company is developing a nationwide network to provide fixed and mobile WiMAX services to commercial and residential customers. The carrier wants to be a significant WiMAX operator in Jordan by offering its customers innovation, better value and choices for fixed and mobile WiMAX wireless solutions.

 

Airspan will reportedly deliver its HiperMAX base stations, EasyST indoor and ProST outdoor subscriber terminals to Umniah who launched 2.5G wireless services in June 2005 covering the Jordanian mobile market. Utilizing Airspan’s WiMAX technology, the Jordanian carrier will launch its voice, data, and high speed internet service within its already established network. Thanks to Airspan, Umniah can offer a bundle of voice and data services, with the addition of mobile WiMAX by software upgrade from the same platform.

 

“Umniah's selection of Airspan's WiMAX technology is a further validation that the market demand is growing for solutions that can deliver the path to mobility now and provide wireless voice and data services to the subscriber base,” said Anders Rendahl, Airspan's vice president of Sales and general manager of EMEA in a statement.

 

Joseph Hanania, the CEO of Umniah Mobile Company expressed his company’s excitement to begin deploying WiMAX technology, working with Airspan and InnoKAT. He believes that Umniah is well positioned to expand its customer base using WiMAX technology which will allow them to provide the latest services to their subscribers. Hanania emphasized that a dedicated customer focus approach coupled with leading technology has been key in selecting Airspan to participate in their WiMAX initiative.

 

“We are also excited to be part of a world class team to build the first true country-wide WiMAX network in the Middle East,” said Mohammed Kateeb, InnoKAT CEO.

 

Kateeb continued: “ Working with Airspan, a leader in WiMAX technology, as well as with an important carrier in the region like Umniah, gives us the opportunity to open the door for this technology to be implemented throughout the Middle East.”

 

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