Motorola says that it has started rolling out a WiMAX network in Jordan on behalf of local firm, Mada. The company is expected to launch WiMAX services before the end of 2008. In addition, Motorola has designed a wholesale model, enabling Mada to offer WiMAX services to other Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country.

Ali Amer, vice president sales, Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility said, “Motorola’s WiMAX solution will bring one big, ‘never-ending’ hot spot to Jordan, accelerating the delivery of personal media experiences to Mada’s customers, whether they are at home, in the office or on the move. Today’s announcement further solidifies Motorola’s global WiMAX leadership position.”

Motorola will supply equipment from its WiMAX portfolio including WiMAX access points – the WAP 400 and WAP 800 which features smart antenna technology for improved performance and reliability in high interference environments. In addition, Mada has selected both indoor and outdoor customer premise equipment and portable plug-in devices - the indoor CPEi 750, outdoor CPEo 400, and the award winning USB plug-in device USBw 100 – enabling choice and flexibility for Mada customers to connect to the WiMAX network.

Also, Motorola will integrate its WiMAX Access Service Network (ASN) Gateway which provides a critical piece of the end-to-end WiMAX network architecture connecting the WiMAX radio access network to a common IP core for reduced cost and quicker time to market. Motorola Global Services will plan, design and optimize the end-to-end WiMAX solution to ensure peak performance of the network.

Source:cellular-news