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Kingdom of Tonga to Offer WiMAX Through Alvarion Platform TMCnet Contributing Editor Tonga Communications Corporation has chosen the BreezeMAX 3500 solution from Alvarion (News - Alert) Ltd. to provide WiMAX services to the Kingdom of Tonga. The islands’ national operator, Tonga CC, plans to overlay its existing GSM network with WiMAX to offer broadband data services to the citizens of Tonga.
The Kingdom of Tonga, the last remaining Polynesian monarchy, is made up of about 100,000 residents who inhabit 42 of its 170 islands. The islands are spread over 700,000 square kilometers in the south Pacific, and have thousands of visitors each year. The BreezeMAX WiMAX platform is designed according to IEEE (News - Alert) 802.16 standards from the ground up and uses OFDM technology to provide advanced, non-line-of-sight functionality. The platform features a carrier-class design to support broadband speeds and quality of service. This enables carrier to offer triple-play broadband services to thousands of subscribers via a single base station. The BreezeMAX platform has been successfully deployed in more than 180 installations in more than 80 countries.
"We have been searching for a way to bring broadband to the islands for awhile, but only Alvarion's BreezeMAX fit our business model," said Steve Tusler, CEO of TCC. "Given our island topography and tropical weather, we require a robust system that is easy to scale and works in non line-of-sight conditions. We were impressed with the BreezeMAX system's quality-of-service and proven field reliability worldwide and look forward to bringing broadband to as many island residents as we can and to our many visitors."
"As we expand our WiMAX deployments in Asia Pacific, we welcome Tonga CC's decision to overlay its GSM network with WiMAX to offer the latest broadband services to its users," said Udi Shaked, Alvarion's general manager in the APAC region. "The ability of BreezeMAX to provide broadband to users over large areas becomes clear in a geography such as Tonga. And its advanced OFDM technology overcomes the challenges of deployment in an island topography."
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Laura Stotler writes about IP Communications and related topics for TMCnet. She has covered VoIP and related technologies for seven years, contributing to Internet Telephony magazine and TMCnet, and as a freelance writer. To see more articles, please visit: Laura Stotler’s columnist page.
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