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In order to address the growing need for WiMAX solutions—particularly in municipal deployments—France-based Altitude Telecom and motorways operator APRR have teamed up to form a consortium called Maxtel, which offers an affordable system for wireless broadband.

 

Maxtel’s AnyMAX system uses devices attached to street lamps that coordinate with a WiMAX base station to cover a town-wide or city-wide zone. The system draws power from the street lamps.

 

In a recent announcement, Maxtel said that, beginning in 2007, the starting cost of its installed base station will be less than $6,500, making this type of WiMAX deployment more affordable than ever. 

 

Maxtel noted that installation of AnyMAX base stations needed to cover a city the size of Paris can be achieved in a fewer than three months. 

 

Information about the AnyMAX system is available here.

 

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