BARCELONA, Spain – 3GSM World Congress 2007 – 13 February
2007– Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced that it has deployed Wateen
Telecom’s WiMAX network in 17 major cities across Pakistan, including
Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. The two companies have also carried out
end-to-end voice and data calls over the network.
Wateen Telecom, part of Warid Telecom International, is using Motorola’s WiMAX
technology to provide wireless fixed broadband data services for residential
and corporate use. The WiMAX network is a crucial part of Wateen Telecom’s
vision to create a world-class communications network in Pakistan as it
provides a cost effective and fast-to-deploy broadband solution.
Just nine months after the contract was awarded, Motorola has designed,
supplied and deployed its WiMAX infrastructure, utilising IMS core technology
in preparation for Wateen to offer voice, data, Internet and multimedia
services to its subscribers.
“We set ourselves very ambitious targets and timelines,” says Tariq Malik,
chief executive officer, Wateen Telecom. “Having Motorola design, supply and
deploy our WiMAX network has given us a world class network in minimal time. At
the same time, we have been able to focus on building other parts of our
business. Similarly Motorola is taking control of the network on our behalf
under a managed services contract.”
“Wateen Telecom provides a great example of how the cost effectiveness and
speed of deployment offered by WiMAX allows a competitive carrier to quickly
build a wireless broadband network,” says Jose Figueroa, corporate vice
president, Motorola Networks & Enterprise. “It also demonstrates how an
emerging country can leapfrog directly to innovative next-generation
technology, and smoothly deploy a cutting edge communications infrastructure.”
Motorola’s WiMAX solutions are designed to support fixed, portable, nomadic and
mobile applications. The WiMAX access points, customer premises equipment and
mobile WiMAX chipsets under development for use in Motorola’s devices are part
of the MOTOwi4™ portfolio of solutions that complement and complete wireless
broadband networks.
A portion of the purchase price associated with this deployment will be
financed by Motorola.
About Wateen
Wateen Telecom is the Abu Dhabi Group’s latest communication investment in Pakistan,
after the successful launch of Warid Telecom in Pakistan, which provides mobile
GSM services to almost 8 million customers in less than two years. Wateen
Telecom is set up to become a technology leader by making “True Broadband
Pakistan” a reality, and by providing quality, reliability and affordability in
the communication sector bringing the next generation services at customer’s
doorstep...today! By virtue of its 5000+ KM long haul optical fibre, metro
optical fibre rings and FTTX, wireless broadband network, data centres and
tele-housing facilities, Wateen offers total communication solutions including
domestic and international voice services, video conferencing/video telephony,
true broadband Internet and data connectivity, DVD quality TV viewing and VAS
such as Video security and surveillance and Interactive gaming, for corporate,
business and residential customers. Wateen also provides telecom infrastructure
to cable, cellular, ISPs, calling card and payphone partner companies. For more
information about the company, please visit www.wateen.com.
Source: Motorola press release
