Redline's RedMAX Products Chosen for First WiMAX Network in Lebanon

(Business News & Technology News, 14 Nov 2007)

Redline Communications Inc.'s RedMAX WiMAX products have been chosen by Comium Data Lebanon (Comium) for its country-wide WiMAX network in Lebanon.

Comium Data Lebanon is part of the Comium Group, which has a presence in 14 countries, including the United States, Brazil, Poland, France, and several countries throughout the Middle East and Africa, and is one of four licensed data carriers in Lebanon. Comium Data is the first in Lebanon to deploy WiMAX Forum Certified WiMAX equipment for commercial voice, video and data broadband services. Redline's RedMAX technology was selected following a competitive review process to replace Comium's existing line-of-sight fixed wireless access legacy infrastructure for its broadband network. Comium plans to complete country-wide coverage based on RedMAX by mid-2008.

Comium joins the more than 125 operators worldwide that have chosen Redline's RedMAX products for their WiMAX deployments. Comium's WiMAX network will have the potential to pass hundreds of thousands of homes and currently has many thousands of subscribers in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Tripoli, Keserwan and Nabatiye with potential for additional growth.

The Redline RedMAX installation delivers high-speed internet and data services to VLAN and WWAN enterprise customers, SOHO and SME customers and educational and health care institutions, using Redline's WiMAX Forum Certified RedMAX Base Station (AN-100U), RedMAX Outdoor Subscriber Unit (SU-O) and RedMAX Indoor Subscriber Unit (SU-I).

The RedMAX network consists of Redline base stations that connect with end-users in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Tripoli, Keserwan and Nabatiye via Redline subscriber units. The WiMAX links connect customers at distance of up to 17km at speeds of up to 2Mbps per connection for applications such as telemedicine, branch offices, and remote ICT development centres.

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