Thailand's TT&T Deploys First Cisco WiMAX Network in Asia

(Business News & Technology News, 27 Aug 2008)

TT&T is deploying the first Cisco WiMAX network in Asia-Pacific at Mae Fah Luang University. Expected to help bridge the digital divide, this will also be the first production WiMAX network in Thailand once the rollout is completed in September.

Located in Chiang Rai province in north Thailand, Mae Fah Luang University selected TT&T to deploy the network after it obtained a WiMAX license as part of the Pilot Tele-Center for Rural Area Education and Development Project in commemoration of the 80th birthday of the king of Thailand. TT&T is deploying the Cisco Mobile WiMAX suite of solutions, which feature innovations that will help TT&T reduce capital and operating expenses while increasing overall network capacity.

Before deciding to collaborate with Cisco, TT&T tested Cisco Mobile WiMAX in a school in Bangkok and found that the equipment was able to sustain impressive data throughput speeds even at a range of five to seven kilometers away in non line-of-sight conditions.

Cisco Mobile WiMAX combines both adaptive beamforming and beamformed multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technologies, two advancements uniquely combined to push the capabilities of broadband wireless networks. The combination doubles the data throughput for mobile WiMAX, extends the range, and enhances the signal strength. By using both adaptive beamforming and MIMO technologies, Cisco offers base station and smart-antenna solutions that enable data transmissions at rates up to six times that of other WiMAX solutions.

Cisco Mobile WiMAX also extends coverage. In many places where standard signals cannot be received, the enhanced beamformed MIMO signal has the power and performance to break through. The results are better mobility, higher throughput rates and better coverage both indoors and outside. The Cisco technology also enables fewer cell sites while increasing the overall network capacity.

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