List of Deployed Wi MAX Networks - R

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Romania

• In April 2010, Canadian company Redline Communications announced they had signed a contract with the National Society of Radiocommunications - Radiocom - to deliver equipment required for the implementation of the WiMax Network. Redline will deliver the equipment for Radiocom through its Romanian partner, Omnilogic. In order to provide broadband connectivity to authorities, schools and companies in Romania, Redline Communications will deliver its 3.6-3Ghz RedMax UX, according to Agerpress.

In November 2010, with a delay of a few months, Radiocom officially launched a part of their WiMax network, covering 17 major cities and 7 other cities. The connection fee was set at 7 Eur/month (1Mbps speed limit, unlimited traffic), 9 Eur/month (2Mbps), 14 Eur/month (4Mbps). The provider estimates 2-3000 users connected by the end of 2010 and about 10.000 users by the end of 2011. The company is focused on providing internet access to rural areas or smaller cities.

Russia

WiMAX operators are allowed to use 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz frequency bands; since outdoor UMTS-2100 is not allowed in Moscow, WiMAX is gaining widespread adoption for wireless broadband access in that region.

• Comstar-WiMAX (Comstar-OTS) (ru) (IEEE 802.16e-2005, 2.5 GHz, Wimax.comstar.ru is the second commercial operator in Russia to begin operations; currently offers WiMAX services in Moscow only and does not plan any extension of coverage.
• Yota (Scartel) (ru) (IEEE 802.16e-2005, 2.5-2.7 GHz, Yota.ru was the first commercial Mobile WiMAX operator in Russia. On 10 May 2012 Yota has completely migrated to LTE, ceasing operation of its WiMAX network.