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Hyperia Launches WiMAX in Nigeria With Navini; Businesses and Consumers in Oil City Get High Speed Wireless Broadband

2007-02-20 13:27 3059


RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hyperia has launched Port Harcourt's first portable broadband wireless access network, using Mobile WiMAX 802.16e equipment from Navini Networks, the global leader(1) in providing plug-n-play personal broadband wireless access solutions with the most experience in commercial deployments.

Hyperia's deployment in the 3.5 GHz band, is significant as it covers Port Harcourt (aka 'Oil City'), a major petrochemical and business area that has a high concentration of expatriates and multinational businesses.

To move the Internet business into the future Hyperia has now joined up with Navini for its mobile WiMAX technology. The Managing Director, Mr. Sandeep Jayaswal says, "We are proud to be the pioneers of the Internet business in Nigeria."

"Cheap, fast, reliable, portable Internet ... delivered wirelessly, with Non Line of Sight (NLOS) and no truck rolls -- what's not to like?" added Sandeep Jayaswal. "The business and mass market sectors here have been waiting for this kind of solution."

"Navini has the most experience and the most subscribers of pre-mobile WiMAX deployments in the world," said Roger Dorf, president and chief executive officer of Navini Networks. "We are pleased to provide Hyperia with the products and technology to launch this cost effective service and acquire a strong subscriber base. Of course, Navini's Ripwave(R) has a seamless upgrade path to 802.16e so Hyperia's network is 'future-proofed'."

"Our initial deployment spans Port Harcourt in the Rivers State then our intent is to expand nationwide," added Jayaswal. "We would want to take the Internet to the masses with this affordable solution. I would want every person who has a PC to have high speed wireless Internet."

About Hyperia

Hyperia is a leading Nigerian ISP involved in providing Internet access via VSAT, Wireless Access - 3.5 GHZ (available in Port Harcourt), Dial-up, Domain and e-mail hosting and other value added services.

Hyperia is known for providing highly professional services for corporate and individuals throughout the adoption of 'state of the art' equipment using the most advanced cutting-edge technologies, and through a team of professionals composed of Nigerians and Expatriates specialists in the field.

In its efforts to sustain the best quality of service to its customers, Hyperia has recently launched its own Independent Satellite HUB in London which connects to several satellites having their footprint concentrated over Africa and Europe thereby providing customers in these territories with a direct connection through the London hub to the major worldwide first class carriers for data, voice and internet via fiber.

http://www.hyperia.com

About Navini Networks

Navini Networks is the leader in providing portable, plug-n-play broadband wireless access solutions, with the largest commercial deployments in the world, over 70 commercial networks in 6 continents and strategic partnerships with industry leaders. Navini is the only company that has the patented Smart Beamforming technology, enabling personal broadband for the mass market today, with a seamless upgrade to the Mobile WiMAX standard to deliver Smart WiMAX(TM). (Smart WiMAX(TM) is the combination of mobile WiMAX with Smart Beamforming & MIMO). Navini's Ripwave(R) MX portable, zero-install(TM), non-line-of-sight (NLOS) solution consists of customer modems, base stations, and element management systems (EMS) that run in the full range of spectrums with software upgrades to the IEEE 802.16e standard.

Navini Networks is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum and the IEEE 802.16e committee. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

http://www.navini.com

(1) "State of the Market Wireless Broadband Analysis Report 2006 - 2010 &

SkyLight Research Wireless Broadband Five Year Forecast 2006 - 2010"

by SkyLight Research (published June 2006)

Source: Navini Networks
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