Tuesday 16 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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Alvarion Awarded WiMAX
Contract by Costa Rica
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Alvarion Awarded WiMAX
Contract by Costa Rica
Alvarion, the world's
leading provider of
WiMAX(TM) and wireless
broadband solutions,
today announced that it
was awarded a $6 million
contract by ICE (Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad), Costa
Rica's leading incumbent
operator for
telecommunications and
electricity.
Under the terms of the
agreement Alvarion will
implement a turnkey
project to provide
advanced broadband
services, deploying its
4Motion(R) solution with
its WiMAX Forum
Certified(TM)
BreezeMAX(R) 2500
platform, and enabling
ICE to enhance its
network performance
while providing
customers with advanced
means of communication.
The 802.16e network
rollout, using the 2.5
GHz frequency band, is
expected to commence in
San Jose and the rural
areas of Limon. As part
of this turnkey project,
Alvarion will provide
ICE with thousands of
CPEs (customer premises
equipment), radio
planning, system
integration and
configuration support,
maintenance services at
customer premises,
training courses, and
more. Telerad is
Alvarion's local partner
for this project.
"We are eager to bring
the advantages of WiMAX
to the people of Costa
Rica and look forward to
working closely with ICE
to increase adoption in
the country," said
Tzvika Friedman,
president and CEO of
Alvarion. "Alvarion's
end-to-end solution will
enable ICE to offer new
broadband services while
creating new revenue
opportunities. We are
committed to the growing
market in Latin America
and intend to leverage
our vast experience in
the region to offer
exciting and innovative
options for broadband
communication."
In order to shorten
installation time and
avoid copper cable
theft, ICE will offer
both residential and
enterprise users
high-quality voice and
data services based on
Alvarion's advanced
Mobile WiMAX technology.
Ubiquitous coverage will
enable ICE customers to
enjoy a new broadband
experience in both rural
and urban areas.
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