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Nortel Provides Golden Telecom with Solution for Setting Up Mobile WiMAX Trial Zone in Moscow
Nortel Provides Golden Telecom with Solution for Setting Up Mobile WiMAX Trial Zone in Moscow.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nMOSCOW, Oct. 10 /CNW/ - Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX:NT) is providing Golden\nTelecom, a leading Russian operator of integrated telecommunications services,\nwith a solution for launching a mobile WiMAX field trial in Moscow based on\nNortel 4G technology.\nThe Moscow trial is one of the steps in Golden Telecom's strategy aimed\nat satisfying the growing demand from private and corporate customers in\nRussia for anywhere, anytime Internet access and fast mobile communications\nservices such as VoIP, email and multimedia applications.\n\"Mobile WiMAX is at the forefront of next-generation mobility,\" said\nSorin Lupu, president Eastern Europe, Nortel. \"Advanced OFDM-MIMO will be the\nfoundation for all future wireless technologies and - in a short number of\nyears - I'm sure we'll find that all computers, PDAs and other mobile consumer\ndevices will be wireless-enabled. In the short term, Golden Telecom's mobile\nWiMAX trial is a significant step towards providing Moscow's citizens with\n'always on' communications available when and where they want them, through\nwhatever device. And, in the longer term the experience from the Moscow trial\nand implementation can be used to speed delivery of mobile WiMAX into other\ncities where Golden Telecom has a presence.\"\nMobile WiMAX is an efficient solution for metropolitan areas such as\nMoscow where the population density of more than 9,000 per square kilometer\nmakes it cost-efficient to install WiMAX base stations and equipment where\neach base station can potentially handle hundreds, even thousands of users.\nMobile WiMAX based on 802.16-2005 standard is currently defined by WiMAX\nForum in the 1.5, 2.3, 2.5, and 3.5GHz frequency band profiles with more\nexpected to come, and can deliver speeds of 1-10 mbps and higher. The Nortel\nGolden Telecom trial will provide a connection speed range of between 1 Mbps\nand 25 Mbps for each user which means extremely fast, in seconds rather than\nminutes, content downloads. Golden Telecom decided to trial the Nortel\nsolution because of Nortel's advanced MIMO antenna technology which is capable\nof making the most efficient use of available spectrum, boosting throughput,\nsignificantly reducing operating costs and enabling a better user experience.\nNortel is one of the industry leaders in 4G Mobile Broadband based on its\ndevelopment of OFDM ...