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MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) will begin rolling out its WiMAX service in July 2007, according to a report published in ameinfo.com.
The launch will reportedly make MTC-Vodafone the first telecom provider in the Gulf to provide customers full nationwide wireless high-speed broadband internet. The telecom provider is rapidly realizing its plans through the award by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), one of two National Fixed Wireless licenses issued earlier this year.
MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain)'s chief operating officer Dr. Ahmed Alshatti was quoted as saying in the report, “WiMAX will empower MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) to fulfill all the telecommunication needs of customers, which will greatly enhance the 'on the move' experience and the service delivery time, making it ever easier to stay connected anywhere in the Kingdom."
“We were the first in Bahrain to offer a 3G service to customers and our 3.5G service is already enabling even faster mobile connection to the web and corporate email services. Our WiMax service will offer a superior alternative to standard broadband connectivity. Now WiMAX's (News - Alert) cutting-edge wireless broadband technology is gaining wide acceptance and acclaim internationally, with implementations already executed or in progress in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. within our larger organization,” he added.
The costs of these services are expected to be very competitive compared to those offered by other telecom and Internet providers in Bahrain.
Calvin Azuri is a contributing writer for TMCnet
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