Neotel Offers Broadband to Macedonia with Mobile WiMAX Solution

Neotel, an electronic communications company, is deploying Mobile WiMAX throughout Macedonia, using the 4Motion solution from Alvarion (News - Alert) Ltd., a provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions.

 

The network provides an advanced broadband data and voice services to users, offering quality and easy availability of  Internet access at affordable rates. The network operates at the frequency of 3.5 GHz. Alvarion has partnered with Neocom for the WiMAX project.

 

Neotel (News - Alert) will launch the network services with WiMAX technology in September and complete deployment of the Macedonian commercial network by December 2009. Neotel is the first WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) in Macedonia to operate a licensed WiMAX (News - Alert) frequency band.

 

“As a customer-oriented company, we are pleased to offer our subscribers the advantages of Mobile WiMAX and allow them quick and simple access to voice and broadband data,” stated Trajce Cerepnalkovski, CEO of Neotel. “Looking for maximum investment protection, we selected Alvarion’s technology, knowing that our investment in its high-performance equipment will enable continuous and reliable connectivity, answering the growing needs of our customers on both a personal and business level. The residents of Macedonia will be able to choose the best service package tailored to their specific needs.”

 

“It is rewarding to be recognized by the market for our 802.16e technology leadership, and we are proud to be chosen through a competitive bidding process by an innovative company such as Neotel once again,” Tzvika Friedman, president and CEO of Alvarion, stated. “Using our 4Motion solution, Neotel can offer mobile Internet service to residents at competitive prices and short installation times. Mobile WiMAX is the best technology to deliver higher capacity and extended coverage through a wireless medium.”

 

Alvarion’s 4Motion solution is the foundation of the OPEN (News - Alert) WiMAX ecosystem. It combines BreezeMAX and other systems. 4Motion is an IP Mobile WiMAX solution for service providers to offer fixed and mobile personal broadband services.

 

Neotel was started as an Internet Service Provider in 2004 and it offers services for telecommunications, fixed voice operation, computer networks, web and mail hosting, security and privacy in the Internet world, and audio and video streaming.

 

The company works with professional optical and wireless networks in Skopje and the Republic of Macedonia. Alvarion is a large WiMAX provider of fixed and mobile solutions for the full range of frequency bands.