Cambodia to deploy its first WiMAX Rev-e network

19.02.2009
Telco Chuan Wei (Cambodia) has chosen French communications giant Alcatel-Lucent to deploy Cambodia's first nationwide WiMAX Rev-e network by mid-2009.

Chuan Wei president Alan Khov said, "We are counting on the Alcatel-Lucent solution to meet its target of serving one million subscribers, roughly 80 per cent of the country's business and enterprise population, within two years of launch. Alcatel-Lucent is providing a complete turnkey solution for WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), including integration, design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance services."

"As the first provider to deploy a nation-wide WiMAX Rev-e network in Cambodia, Chuan Wei is helping shape the future of communications in the region" said Khov. "The network will provide significant infrastructural support to Cambodia's economic growth, improving communications for local businesses and multinationals."

"It will support high-quality voice telephony in addition to broadband access, thanks to the end-to-end quality of service features built into the Alcatel-Lucent solution," he said.

Part of the Thai Boon Roong conglomerate, Chuan Wei was awarded the sole license to operate the only nationwide WiMAX mobility network in Cambodia. The company is focused on delivering state-of-the-art WiMAX wireless broadband infrastructure for Cambodian society.

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