Wateen Telecom Pakistan awards Motorola massiveWiMAX order

Motorola, Inc. announced a contract with Wateen Telecom-Pakistan for the supply of 198,000 end-user WiMAX customer premises equipment (CPE) devices for both indoor and outdoor use.

Complementing Wateen Telecom’s nationwide WiMAX network which is built using Motorola’s award-winning 802.16e WiMAX and IMS solutions, the CPE units will provide subscribers in Pakistan with unprecedented wireless access to agile and affordable data and Voice over IP (VoIP) services in one of the world’s most rapidly-growing telecoms markets.   The CPEs will provide consumers, small businesses and Pakistan‘s largest enterprises access to wireless services, from basic telephony and fast internet access to high-end data services such as virtual private networks (VPN) for banks and other organizations.

“The availability of our WiMAX network is a major milestone for Wateen Telecom and for the telecommunications potential of developing economies.  Our network puts Wateen at the global forefront of the WiMAX telecoms industry. Motorola’s capabilities to effectively deliver WiMAX 802.16e solutions and CPEs ahead of the industry and our early adoption of this technology has given us the opportunity to be the first to offer WiMAX 802.16e-based broadband voice and data services in Pakistan,” said Tariq Malik, chief executive officer, Wateen Telecom.

With Pakistan’s impressive growing economy and rising user demand for data access, Wateen Telecom-Pakistan anticipates a rapid demand for residential connections for its Motorola-based WiMAX broadband services during its first year of operation.

“This initial CPE order, which enables subscriber access to the network for services from basic wireless telephony through to secure data connectivity for the country’s largest corporations, is part of the expansive WiMAX eco-system further demonstrating to other markets the reality and viability of WiMAX and Motorola’s ability to deliver” said Ali Amer, vice president sales, Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility.

With the network now operational, Motorola’s wi4 family of feature-rich award-winning CPE devices for WiMAX networks will enable consumers and businesses in Pakistan to plug in a device and receive an instant and reliable network connection.

Wateen Telecom is the Abu Dhabi Group’s latest communication investment in Pakistan, after the successful launch of Warid Telecom which provides mobile GSM services to over 10 mln customers in 145 cities across Pakistan.