Wateen expands its WiMAX network

Pakistan’s Wateen Telecom is set to double the capacity of its WiMAX network though a new deal with Motorola.

Wateen will extend its existing network, based on Motorola wi4 WiMAX, to cover 22 cities across Pakistan, with a potential market of 30 million people.

The largest private telecoms company in Pakistan, Wateen, which is owned by the Abu Dhabi Group, launched its WiMAX service last year, and offers a range of voice and data services for business and home users.

Tariq Malik, CEO of Wateen said: “Wateen Telecom was the first company in the world to roll out an 802.16e WiMAX network on a nationwide scale. Today’s announcement confirms our commitment to WiMAX and continued investment in our network to ensure our customers receive the most advanced services using the latest OFDM-based WiMAX solutions. Working with a global leader such as Motorola, we are revolutionizing broadband communications and enriching the lives of consumers in Pakistan.”

The network expansion is due for completion by end of Q4.

Ali Amer, vice president Sales, Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility said: “Together Motorola and Wateen have pioneered the deployment of WiMAX. We’re proud to have created one of the world’s largest and most advanced wireless broadband networks and excited to be expanding its reach.”

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Wateen at its best!
Posted by Tina, Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday 4 December 2008 at 18:38 UAE time


I will say, that Wateen solutions including domestic and International voice services, video conferencing, as well as video telephony, and a real true broadband Internet and data connectivity has helped the corporate business customers as well as the individuals or residents in here in Pakistan. And its quite very much cheap and inexpensive both for corporate business customers as well as residents and individuals.

Thanks to Motorola, A company that is always there and being helping hand and helping Wateen explore the Pakistani market.

We are a SEO Company, that provides SEO Services (Search Engine SEO Optimization Services), Website Design and Website development to our clients based in Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Entire Europe, The middle East, and Asia, North and south America and other regions of world, but since the broadband in Pakistan was not very well established there been really quite so many issues while communicating with different customers from different time zones.

Wateen has surely helped companies like us (in the Outsourcing Industry) and Offshore business, as well as the leading Industry e.g. Textile and Leather and Sports Industry, telecommunication and other corporate business and residents.

Wateen now becomes the only company in Pakistan, providing cost effective professional solutions to all your communication ranging from video conferencing to a hi-speed internet.

We see great future lies ahead for Wateen and its subsidiaries and Thanks to Motorola again!

Best regards:

Tina
SEO Company
Lahore Pakistan
http://www.luqman-technologies.com

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