WiMax broadband wireless Internet service launched in Armenia

25 October 2008

The Armenian Reporter (www.reporter.am)

 

Comstar - United TeleSystems (a component of AFK Sistema) Armenian project - a national telecom network, Comstar-OTS was launched in Yerevan with the participation of Russian President Dimitry Medvedev and President Serge Sargsian on October 21. According to company officials the network will offer WiMax broadband wireless Internet service in Yerevan and another 18 cities throughout Armenia. This telecommunication system is beneficial to countries like Armenia which has difficulty with access to services because of its geographic location.

According to Mediamax, president of Comstar-OTS, Sergey Pridantsev at a news conference said that this network is not only unique in Armenia but "one of the first telecommunication networks of its kind in the world." The company has already invested $4.6 million in Armenia for this service.

According to the company, 24 multisectoral base stations have been installed to assure the communication. Airspan Networks Company (U.S.) is the supplier of the network equipment. The network is intended to provide a full spectrum of telecommunications services to both companies and private residences, including services in data transfer, digital telecommunication, high-line Internet access, organization of corporate networks (IP VPN), etc.

The company currently has 600 clients and is expected to welcome another 400 by the end of the year.
Comstar is the biggest communication operator in Moscow based on financial indicators and subscriber base.