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MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) will start rolling out its WiMax service in July with the full commercial service being available from September.
The launch, the company claims, will make it the first telecoms provider in the Gulf to offer customers full nationwide wireless high-speed broadband Internet.
The innovative telecoms provider is rapidly bringing to fruition plans made possible by the award provided by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), one of two national fixed wireless licenses issued earlier this year.
WiMax will deliver full telecommunication services for customers – including fixed and nomadic telephone and Internet services – replacing the reliance on traditional wired technology with a new era in completely wireless telecommunications.
WiMax provides wireless data over long distances in a variety of different ways. It uses a point-to-point link to utilise its full mobile cellular type access.
In practical terms, this enables customers, for example, to browse the Internet on a laptop computer or other Internet-enabled mobile device without a wired connection.
WiMax also allows the delivery of what is often referred to as the ‘last mile’ wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and ADSL, without the long waiting time for underground cables to be laid.
Nomadic service allows customers to utilise the service anywhere within the WiMax network coverage area. (For example, the customer can easily take the service and the telephone number with them when shifting house or office.)
MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain)’s chief operating officer Dr Ahmed Alshatti, said: “WiMax will empower the company to fulfil all the telecommunication needs of customers, which will greatly enhance the ‘on the move’ experience and the service delivery time, making it ever easier to stay connected anywhere in the kingdom.
“We were the first in Bahrain to offer a 3G service to customers and our 3.5G service is already enabling even faster mobile connection to the web and corporate email services.
“Our WiMax service will offer a superior alternative to standard broadband connectivity.
“Now WiMax’s cutting-edge wireless broadband technology is gaining wide acceptance and acclaim internationally,” Dr Alshatti added.
