|
Location |
Vendor(s) |
Spectrum band |
Network status |
Agni Systems |
Bangladesh |
Motorola |
3.5 GHz |
802.16e upgrades will commence in Q3 2007 |
AT&T Alascom |
U.S.: Alaska |
Alvarion |
2.3 GHz |
Communities will light up in 2008 |
Bayanat Al-Oula |
Saudi Arabia |
Samsung |
3.5 GHz |
4 major cities by 2007 |
Brasil Telecom |
Brazil |
Alcatel-Lucent |
3.5 GHz |
São Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre in 2008 |
Chunghwa Telecom |
Taiwan |
Alcatel-Lucent |
2.5 GHz to 2.69 GHz |
N/A |
Clearwire |
U.S. |
Motorola, Samsung |
2.5 GHz |
Currently upgrading pre-WiMAX systems to 802.16e |
Craig Wireless |
Greece |
Nortel |
3.5 GHz |
Commercial in 2008 |
Digicel |
Cayman Islands |
Alvarion |
2.3 GHz |
N/A |
Far East Telecom |
Taiwan |
Motorola, Nortel, Lucent |
2.5 GHz to 2.69 GHz |
Phase 1 implementation will commence in October 2007 and is expected to be completed by the end of December 2007. The second phase is expected to be completed in early-2008. |
Horizon Wi-Com |
U.S: Northeast region |
Navini |
2.3 GHz |
Phase I deployment in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Richmond, and Cincinnati in 2007 |
Hyperia |
Nigeria |
Navini |
3.5 GHz |
Port Harcourt launched in Feb. 2007 (portable service) |
Korea Telecom |
Korea |
Samsung |
2.3 GHz |
Commercial (WiBro, a version of 802.16e) |
Liberty Technologies |
Panama |
Navini |
3.4 GHz |
Currently upgrading Panama City to 802.16e |
Max Telecom |
Bulgaria |
Navini |
3.5 GHz |
11 cities in 2008, 90% of population by year-end 208 |
Mena Telecom |
Bahrain |
Motorola |
3.5 GHz |
Commercial by year-end 2007 |
MTS-Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan |
TBD |
2.5 GHz to 2.7 GHz |
Commercial launch in 2008 |
Netia |
Poland |
Alcatel-Lucent |
3.6 GHz to 3.8 GHz |
N/A |
OneMax |
Dominican Republic |
Alcatel-Lucent |
3.5 GHz |
Commercially operational by the third quarter 2007. |
Pakistan Mobile Communications |
Pakistan |
Alcatel-Lucent |
3.5 GHz |
Not deployed yet |
Pine Cellular, Pine Telephone, and Choctaw Electric Cooperative |
U.S: southeastern Oklahoma |
Nortel |
2.5 GHz |
Not deployed yet |
Quad-Cities Online |
U.S: western Illinois and eastern Iowa |
Nortel |
2.5 GHz |
Commercial in 2008 |
SHD (jv between SFR and Neuf Cegetel |
France |
Alcatel-Lucent |
3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz |
Ile-de-France (IDF) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA) regions by mid-2009 |
SK Telecom |
Korea |
Samsung |
2.3 GHz |
Commercial (WiBro, a version of 802.16e) |
Sprint Nextel |
U.S. |
Motorola, Samsung, Nokia |
2.5 GHz |
Chicago, Washington D.C. by year-end 2007, 19 markets by April 2008 |
Synterra |
Russia |
Alcatel-Lucent |
2.5 GHz |
First regional WiMAX networks should be operational in Q4 2007. |
Tatung Telecom |
Taiwan |
TBD |
2.5 GHz to 2.69 GHz |
Commercial launch in late 2008 in southern region of Taiwan |
Umniah Mobile Co. |
Jordan |
Airspan |
2.5 GHz |
N/A |
VSE Net |
Germany |
Alcatel-Lucent |
3.5 GHz |
Commercial by Jan. 2008 |
VTR |
Chile |
Motorola |
3.5 GHz |
Commercial by March 2008 |
Warid Telecom Uganda |
Uganda |
Motorola |
3.5 GHz |
Commercial by end of 2007 |
Wateen |
Pakistan |
Motorola |
3.5 GHz |
Launch slated for 2007 |
WiMAX Telecom |
Austria |
Alcatel-Lucent |
3.5 GHz |
N/A |
Wind Telecom |
Dominican Republic |
Nortel |
2.5 GHz |
Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and Bavaro/Punta Cana by 3Q07 |
Xanadoo |
U.S.: Lubbock, Wichita Falls and Abeline, Texas; Lawton, Okla. |
Navini |
2.5 GHz |
Upgrading to mobile WiMAX |
Zain Bahrain |
Bahrain |
Redline Communications, IBM |
3.5 GHz |
Launch slated for 2007 |
Zamnet Communications Systems |
Zambia |
Navini |
N/A |
N/A |