Jerusalem, Feb 12: Alvarion Ltd., the global leaders in wireless broadband solutions, announced today that the Reliance Infocomm Ltd has chosen its WALKairV LMDS solution for an access network it is building in India.
"We are delighted that our advanced technology will play a strategic role in helping this prestigious group become one of the world's leading telcos," President and CEO of Alvarion, Tzvika Friedman, said in a release.
For the first phase deployment in the mutli-million deal, Alvarion recently shipped equipment valued over USD 2.5 million, it said.
Reliance plans to deploy Alvarion's solution for last-mile connectivity throughout all major cities in India, using the 10.5Ghz licensed band, over the next two years.
It is to use LMDS technology to complement its Wireline and Wireless CDMA network to offer integrated services.
Alvarion and Siemens Public Communication Networks (Pvt.) Ltd, India, have been selected as the suppliers for LMDS technology with responsibility of designing, supply and installation/commissioning of all equipment, the release said. Bureau Report