Mobitel Nigeria Selects Alvarion for Broadband Network Deployment

Mobitel Nigeria, an innovative telecommunications provider, has announced its selection of Alvarion, a provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, to build the company’s broadband network in Nigeria.

Mobitel will be using Alvarion’s BreezeMAX® solution in the 2.0 GHz, 2.2 GHz and 2.3 GHz frequency bands, and will begin to offer voice and high-bandwidth data services to thousands of residences and businesses nationwide, with the key cities of Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Warri and Abuja being start points.

Mr Okon Iyanam, Chief Commercial Officer, Mobiltel, said: “We are excited about bringing to life all of the services that we have promised the Nigerian people. Alvarion is a leader in the industry and working with them will further assure our subscribers of the level of service that can be expected from Mobitel.”

Initial rollout of the WiMAX network is planned for Q3 2009, with 20,000 subscribers expected on the network during initial launch. Alvarion will also provide a range of professional services including system integration, network deployment, field maintenance, configuration, training and local support services to ensure successful delivery of the network.