List of Deployed Wi MAX Networks - I

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India
  • BSNL
Indonesia
  • The Indonesian government announced on January 22, 2009, two ministry decrees and three regulations releasing spectrum at 2.3 GHz and 3.3 GHz for wireless broadband access across all regions of Indonesia. This means Indonesia will using 2.3 GHz band for the Wimax 16.e standard while 3.3 GHz will be used for the 16.d standard.
  • Indonesia already able to build their own total solution for Wimax including chips and equipment
  • Wimax trial had been held by Indonesian government in mid-October 2008 to provide internet broadband in the Bandung area.
  • Based on trial and local content requisites, two vendors (TRG & HARIFF) were approved by Indonesian government to sell Wimax 16.d equipment to the operators who won wimax 16.d license.
  • XIRKA is focusing their business in Wimax chipset.
  • TRG, HARIFF & LEN are preparing their product for Wimax 16.e Auction.
  • Commercial deployment planned in 2009.
  • In July 2009, Indonesian government had announcement the winner of Wimax 16.d license in 15 zones. The winner for each region are:
    • Zone 1 covering North Sumatera region, won by PT First Media Tbk.
    • Zone 2 covering Center Sumatera region, won by PT Berca Hardaya Perkasa.
    • Zone 3 covering South Sumatera region, won by PT Berca Hardaya Perkasa.
    • Zone 4 covering Banten, Jakarta, Bogor, Tanggerang & Bekasi, won by PT First Media.
    • Zone 5 covering west Java, won by PT Comtronic System and PT Adiwarta Perdana.
    • Zone 6 covering center Java, won by PT Telkom.
    • Zone 7 covering east Java, won by PT Comtronic System dan PT Adiwarta Perdana.
    • Zone 8 covering Bali and NTB, won by PT Berca Hardaya Perkasa.
    • Zone 9 covering Papua, won by APJII' Consortium & PT Telkom.
    • Zone 10 covering Maluku won by APJII' consortium & PT Telkom.
    • Zone 11 covering south Sulawesi, won by PT Berca Hardaya Perkasa.
    • Zone 12 covering North Sulawesi, won by PT Telkom.
    • Zone 13 covering west Kalimantan, won by PT Berca Hardaya Perkasa.
    • Zone 14 covering east Kalimantan, won by PT Berca Hardaya Perkasa.
    • Zone 15 covering Riau, won by APJII' Consortium & PT Berca Hardaya Perkasa.
  • Wimax 16.e auction will be start in 2010 and announced in 2011.
Iran
  • Datak Telecom
  • Irancell, first Wimax operator in Iran. Wimax network coverage only in seven provinces (Tehran, Alborz, Khorasan Razavi, East Azarbaijan, Isfahan, Fars and Khuzestan).
  • Laser Telecom
  • Mobinnet The first and the only Countywide Wimax Operator. It has the fastest growth rate in the country broadband market.
  • Rayaneh Danesh
  • Spadan
Iraq
  • Alpha 802.16e Wimax network in Erbil, Massif, developing to all Kurdistan/Iraq cities.
  • BruskNet WiMAX network in the city of Sulaymaniyah.
  • Tishknet WiMAX network in Sulaymaniyah.
Ireland
  • Intel Ireland WiMAX Trials
  • Irish Broadband
Italy
  • Italian Ministry of Defense currently holds the 3.5 GHz band, and is about to free the band through auctions in order to let the government sell licences. Bloggers and members of consumers associations have started protests against this way of assigning the frequencies. The members of the unofficial Italian Pirate Party are currently organizing a Googlebombing. The Ministry of Defense released the band and recently Ministry of Communications has announced that WiMAX licences contest will be in September 2007 or nearly. All licenses available were awarded to different operators in an auction ended on 27 February 2008. Public services should start soon.

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