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Chinese telecom equipment supplier ZTE announced on September 3, 2010 that the
company has obtained a contract from Indian BSNL to supply BSNL with WiMAX systems
for 300 crore Rupees (US$64.5 million; US$1=45.5 Rupees), according to the
Economic Times. As per the contract, ZTE is projected to provide BSNL with WiMAX
base stations, switches, terminals, and handheld devices over the next six
months.
- Taiwanese
WiMAX operator Global Mobile has spent NT$2 billion (US$62.7 million;
US$1=NT$31.9) on purchasing 1,000 base stations from NSN (Nokia Siemens
Networks) and Samsung, according to a September 7, 2010 report by the Economic
Daily News of Taiwan. It is reported that Global Mobile plans to purchase anther
160,000 CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) from MediaTek, Inventec, Quanta,
ZyXEL, and Accton in 2011. It is projected that Global Mobile's moves aim to
expand the company's WiMAX subscriber base.
- Taiwan's
MOEA (Ministry of Economic Affairs) announced on September 6, 2010 that the ministry
projects to invest approximately NT$6.61 billion (US$207.1 million) in WiMAX
development from 2010 to 2013, according to the Economic Daily News of Taiwan.
MOEA's goals are reported to be enhancing Taiwan's wireless broadband services
and making Taiwan a major WiMAX solution provider in the global WiMAX market. MOEA
and Taiwan's ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) also plan to enlist
Intel, NEC, Fujitsu, and/or Mitsubishi in collaboration on setting up a system
integration company, aiming at becoming a major global WiMAX solution provider.
It is reported that the Taiwanese government will provide NT$1.5 billion (US$47.0
million) for the establishment of the said company.
- Green
Packet has entered into a supply agreement on September 1, 2010 to provide Augere
with WiMAX modems, according to Bernama. As per the US$7.2 million agreement,
Green Packet is expected to provide Augere with UH Shuttle USB modems to
support Augere's WiMAX deployments in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Currently,
Augere offers broadband internet services in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan,
Rwanda, and Uganda. Green Packet estimates that the company has already signed
30 deals and supplied 130,000 WiMAX modems in the first half of 2010. Green
Packet is projected to gain two to three WiMAX contracts valued at
approximately US$5 million to US$7.5 million by the end of 2010, supplying
WiMAX modems for operators in the Middle East and American regions, according
to the same source.