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Discuss this article (2 Comments)Mobily expands Saudi WiMax broadband coverage
by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Tuesday, 15 September 2009
zoomINTERNET BOOST: Mobily has expanded its WiMax broadband coverage in Saudi Arabia. (Getty Images)
Saudi telecom company Mobily has announced an expansion of its WiMax broadband service to Jubaul, Hafr Al-Batin, Sakaka, Ar'ar and Khafji.
Mobily's data arm, Bayanat Al-Oula said that all its tests on the network to ascertain its readiness were complete and the second phase of the WiMax roll-out was starting.
Mobily had already introduced the service to the major cities of Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar, Dammam, Hafuf and Al-Mobarraz.
Mobily's expansion comes at a time of runaway demand for its wireless broadband services, the company said.
Engineer Abdulaziz Altamami, Mobily's acting chief executive officer and chief operations officer, said that the company plans to blanket the kingdom with WiMax coverage.
He added that the company is enhancing the service and increasing bandwidth in areas already covered.
In June, Mobily and Samsung signed a $100m (SR375m) deal to roll out WiMAX services in 20 Saudi cities.
The Saudi telecom operator launched a residential WiMAX service in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Khobar in September last year.
The broadband@home WiMAX service, which offers download speeds many times faster than 3G, has proven so popular that Mobily has decided to expand its coverage using a new technology known as WiMAX Wave2.
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Bandwidth also increase
Posted by aaa on Thursday 1 October 2009 at 02:15 UAE time
I hope that the bandwidth also increase or everybody will share the pie.
Posted by aaa on Thursday 1 October 2009 at 02:15 UAE time
I hope that the bandwidth also increase or everybody will share the pie.
Unfair distribution of WiMAX
Posted by Saudi, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday 15 September 2009 at 13:51 UAE time
We know that four cities got the WixMAX services based on Mobily internet site ... that is Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, and Khobbar. What about the rest of the cities like Makka, Madeenah, Taif ... From your news article, they already have it in Hafouf and Al-Mobaraz and will offer it in Jubail but Qatif which lies next to Dammam is not covered.
Why would Mobily chooses to have WiMAX in outposts like Haffar Al-Baten and Khafji where the population is low and ignores a city like Makka or at least delay it.
very strange strategy indeed. I think I will stick with STC broadband ( wire ) for now. Thanks but No thanks Mobily
Posted by Saudi, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday 15 September 2009 at 13:51 UAE time
We know that four cities got the WixMAX services based on Mobily internet site ... that is Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, and Khobbar. What about the rest of the cities like Makka, Madeenah, Taif ... From your news article, they already have it in Hafouf and Al-Mobaraz and will offer it in Jubail but Qatif which lies next to Dammam is not covered.
Why would Mobily chooses to have WiMAX in outposts like Haffar Al-Baten and Khafji where the population is low and ignores a city like Makka or at least delay it.
very strange strategy indeed. I think I will stick with STC broadband ( wire ) for now. Thanks but No thanks Mobily
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