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Wateen Telecom Picks Motorola 802.16e WiMAX for Network Deployment

Pakistan’s Wateen Telecom has selected Motorola 802.16e WiMAX Solution for Nationwide Network Deployment to plan, design and deploy a nationwide wireless broadband voice and data network in Pakistan. Wateen Telecom, which is a part of Warid Telecom International, said initial deployment of the solution is to be completed by the second half of 2006.

Wateen said the deployment is the first step for the company to make Broadband Pakistan a reality and usher in a digital revolution, providing the access network, subscriber units, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core and services to quickly and cost-effectively connect the unconnected.

The 802.16e-based MOTOwi4 WiMAX access network and subscriber units will enable Wateen Telecom to offer broadband data services covering residential and corporate voice, Internet access, corporate IP virtual private network (VPN) and public hotspots.

Integration with Motorola’s IMS solution will enable Wateen Telecom to offer consumers voice services using VoIP (voice-over-IP) including enhanced residential voice features such as caller ID, voice mail and call forwarding. Differentiated services such as pre-paid and simple web-based subscriber account management are also included. For business customers, Wateen Telecom will offer a hosted VoIP solution with traditional business PBX and IP Centrex voice services such as conferencing, integrated with services that include find me/follow me and PC desktop integration.

Motorola said it would finance a portion of purchase price.


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