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HiBeam Selects Tellabs Smart Mobile Internet for WiMAX

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HiBeam Internet & Voice selected Tellabs(R) SmartCore(TM) 9100 platform as part of its new WiMAX network.  With this new 4G wireless network, HiBeam will offer reliable and fast services to customers in selected unserved and underserved markets. 

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INTRACOM TELECOM Wins Project in Ghana

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INTRACOM TELECOM, a part of SITRONICS, announced today the signing of a 1,2 million USD contract with DiscoveryTel Ghana (DTG), a licensed data services provider in Ghana, for the deployment of the first mobile WiMAX network in the country.

Within the framework of the contract, INTRACOM TELECOM will build a turnkey mobile WiMAX network based on the company's OmniMAX access solution, and its high capacity native-Ethernet microwave backhaul, the OmniBAS platform.  INTRACOM TELECOM's unified Management Suite (uni|MS) will be deployed at DiscoveryTel Ghana's NOC for supervising and managing the network while ensuring the continuous monitoring of the systems' performance.

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Proxim Wireless Introduces New CPE Solutions for Carrier, Service Provider and WISP Markets

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New CPEs Feature Non-Line-of-Sight Connectivity, 2x2 MIMO, 100Mbps Performance, 256bit AES and 2.3 - 2.5Ghz & 4.9 - 6.1Ghz Spectrum

Proxim Wireless Corporation (OTCQX: PRXM), a leading provider of complete indoor and outdoor wireless broadband ecosystems, today announced its new Tsunami™ 8150-CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) series of products, designed to dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of deploying wireless broadband service for carriers and service providers of all sizes. 

The 8150-CPE products leverage the same high-performance 4G technology utilized in Proxim's Tsunami MP-8150 and QB-8150 line of products, and are designed to provide over 100 Mbps of performance.  The new CPEs support 2x2 Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output (MIMO) and can be deployed in Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) situations, in both indoor and outdoor form factors, to enable quick installation even in hard to reach areas.  The CPEs also support 256 AES encryption for high security applications.  And at a list price of just $399, the 8150-CPE will enable service providers to deploy wireless networks that exceed the performance of Cable/DSL alternatives at a fraction of the cost previously possible, providing a quick Return on Investment (RoI).

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GreenWay Proves that Mobile WiMAX is an Ideal Solution for Rural Operators

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Delivering broadband speeds at up to 12 miles, NLOS in rural Iowa

PureWave Networks, the developer of high performance, compact outdoor Mobile WiMAX (802.16e) base stations announced today that it has been selected by Greenway as the carrier's exclusive provider of Mobile WiMAX equipment. 

"We have been testing WiMAX gear for years, but have never been able to find a WiMAX solution that works for us economically as a rural operator," said Chad Potts, CTO of Greenway Communications.  "Our network needs to cover a large area, but the population density in our service territory is low.  To make money as a VoIP operator in rural America we need a solution that can be deployed without an expensive ASN Gateway, and can be installed outdoors to reduce our installation and operating costs.  PureWave Quantum base stations are the solution we have been waiting for."

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