ZTE and Iberbanda deploy Spain’s first WiMAX 802.16e network for residential and enterprise market
04 August 2010
ZTE, a global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, announced today the deployment of Spain’s first WiMAX 802.16e network with Iberbanda, a Spanish broadband telecommunication operator.
The deployment was executed in the Spanish regions of Galicia on the north-west coast of the country and neighbouring Asturias. The initiative will provide high-speed broadband access services.
The deal follows an existing agreement signed between ZTE and Iberbanda in December 2009 to supply 500 WiMAX base stations for two years to provide high-speed broadband services to the rural parts of Spain.
ZTE says it has built the largest 2.3G WiMAX commercial network in Southeast Asia with 170,000 subscribers.
As of June 2010, ZTE says it has successfully rolled out 59 WiMAX networks in 41 countries.
