- Japanese WiMAX carrier UQ Communications
announced on January 25 that it has deployed 5,000 outdoor WiMAX base stations
in Japan, the Asashi Shimbun reported. Previously UQ planned to deploy 4,000
outdoor base stations by the end of fiscal 2009 ending in March 2010, but in
November the company adjusted the target upwards to 6,000. Moreover, by January
25, UQ Communications has obtained the approval for constructing 6,559 WiMAX
base stations throughout Japan.
- Motorola announced on January 27 that Taiwan's
Far EasTone Communications has adopted its end-to-end solution in launching the
WiMAX network in Taichung, central Taiwan, the Central News Agency reported. The
devices used by Far EasTone in its network deployment include Motorola's WAO
400 and WAP 450 base stations as well as CSN (Connectivity Service Network) AAA
(Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) solutions.