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Interesting news from across the border.. .I have always believed that it would be good for India if Pakistan progresses too economically. So this is a welcome step. It would be good if India could also use this technology to connect the vast hinterland!<\/p>\n

Motorola is providing the country\u2019s Wateen Telecom with an 802.16e-based Motowi4 network. An initial uptake of a million subscribers is expected, with a nationwide rollout to follow.<\/p>\n

As a developing country, Pakistan has until now lacked the infrastructure for widespread broadband.<\/p>\n

The deployment is a milestone in the spread of WiMax, a superfast wireless technology that has a range of up to 30 miles and can deliver broadband at a theoretical maximum of 75 megabits per second. The 802.16-2004 standard, which is used in fixed WiMax networks, is being skipped in favor of a large-scale introduction of 802.16e, which was only recently agreed upon by the WiMax Forum.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made the decision 18 months ago to jump over (802.16-2004) and go straight to 802.16e,\u201d Paul Sergeant, Motorola\u2019s marketing director for Motowi4, told ZDNet UK on Tuesday. \u201cWe\u2019ve been working on it for a while, which is how we\u2019re able to ship so soon after agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c802.16e leads to a much larger market as it addresses mobility needs, but we also felt it could be just as good a solution for fixed broadband,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Some analysts said the Pakistan deal is proof that major players in the industry are throwing their weight behind mobile WiMax in a way they haven\u2019t with the fixed version.<\/p>\n

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Interesting news from across the border.. .I have always believed that it would be good for India if Pakistan progresses too economically. So this is a welcome step. It would be good if India could also use this technology to connect the vast hinterland!<\/p>\n

Motorola is providing the country’s Wateen Telecom with an 802.16e-based Motowi4 network. An initial uptake of a million subscribers is expected, with a nationwide rollout to follow.<\/p>\n

As a developing country, Pakistan has until now lacked the infrastructure for widespread broadband.<\/p>\n

The deployment is a milestone in the spread of WiMax, a superfast wireless technology that has a range of up to 30 miles and can deliver broadband at a theoretical maximum of 75 megabits per second. The 802.16-2004 standard, which is used in fixed WiMax networks, is being skipped in favor of a large-scale introduction of 802.16e, which was only recently agreed upon by the WiMax Forum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1517,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,67,74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-india","category-south_asia","category-technology"],"yoast_head":"\nPakistan Embarking on the largest WiMAX project<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Interesting news from across the border.. .I have always believed that it would be good for India if Pakistan progresses too economically. So this is a welcome step. It would be good if India could also use this technology to connect the vast hinterland! 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