Nortel Wins Moscow WiMAX Contract

Russia's Comstar-United TeleSystems has chosen Nortel as the supplier for its WiMAX network in Moscow. The market for WiMAX in Russia is growing quickly with companies like Comstar leveraging its speed, capacity, and cost-effectiveness to expand their businesses and address the demand for wireless broadband. Rethink Research Associates estimates that the number of WiMAX subscribers in Russia will grow to 1.7 million in 2010 and 4.3 million 2012.

The WiMAX solution which Nortel will provide to Comstar includes the WiMAX BTS 5020 (mobile WiMAX base station). This equipment will be compliant with WiMAX Forum and RosSvyaz standards.

During the first stage of the WiMAX project, Comstar will deploy over 160 mobile WiMAX (802.16e) base stations (BTS 5020). The network will also include Nortel's the Access Services Network Gateway (ASG) 5100, devices such as USB Adapters, Indoor and Outdoor Gateways, Business Support System (BSS) and Operational Support System (OSS) platforms as well as Nortel Global Services for WiMAX such as network design and training.

The WiMAX solution will operate in the 2.5-2.7GHz frequency band, a section of the airwaves reserved for transmitting wireless communications.

Posted to the site on 7th August 2008