Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by VTEL Holding to design, deploy and maintain the first commercial WiMAX network in Georgia. VTEL Georgia plans to launch the new WiMAX services under the brand MAXIMALI in major cities by September 2008. The company plans to continue its investments during the following years to cover the other parts of the country.
Under the terms of the turnkey contract Alcatel-Lucent will supply a comprehensive infrastructure solution, including WiMAX Rev-e radio access – base stations, wireless access controllers, and operations and maintenance center (OMC). The core IP network will be based on Alcatel-Lucent Service Router family. Alcatel-Lucent will also provide the 9500 Microwave Cross Connect (MXC) system to support the backhaul requirements for the network, as well as network-planning and engineering, integration optimization and commissioning services.