Nortel trials WiMax in Delhi

MUMBAI

DECEMBER 1, 2006

It has been less than a month, since Intel chairman Craig Barrett visited
Baramati in Maharashtra and launched a WiMax network for a digital hospital.
Now, there is news that Nortel is ready to launch its trial fixed WiMax trial
run in New Delhi and Gurgaon in the first week of December.

The company officials are tight-lipped about the project details and are not
sharing the names of partner they are launching the test-run with. Mallikaarjun
Rao, Director (Carrier Networks), Nortel India agreed that the company is going
to start the test run in December.

"On fixed WiMax we are ready for commercial roll-out and we are going
ahead with the first trial for a month in major pockets of capital just to
demonstrate to the operators the ability of the technology," he said.

With this announcement the WiMax space has turned hot. While Intel is upping
the ante, more and more mobile companies and Internet service providers (ISPs)
are keenly eyeing the developments. One can expect more action in the coming
days.

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