SAMENA Telecommunications Council successfully concluded a workshop on WiMAX Fundamentals to help regional operators understand the benefits and potential of the technology for the region’s still expanding telecommunications industry.
Sponsored by Redline Communications Group Inc, a leading provider of standards-based WiMAX access and broadband wireless infrastructure products, the conference attended by many regional operators gave a much better grasp of the fundamentals of the technology and issues concerning execution, measurement and deployment, as well as return on investment.
As a telecomm consortium promoting innovations and advances in the industry and the region, SAMENA organized the workshop to enable regional operators to asses the viability of WiMAX for their respective operations, especially in broadband connectivity and applications. And although wireless connectivity in the region has only flourished in recent years, there’s a lot of potential given that this part of the world constitutes a quarter of the world’s population,” said Tom Wilson, CEO, Founder, & Executive Managing Director, SAMENA.
“The demand for WiMAX continues to grow worldwide, and the Middle East region has been among the first to embrace and profit from this advanced technology,” said Mr. Kevin Suitor, Vice President, Redline Communications Inc. “The demand for advanced communications services in the Middle East continues to grow. We believe that Redline’s participation in SAMENA’s WiMAX workshop was beneficial to operators that want to take advantage of the latest WiMAX technologies.”
Wilson added that WiMAX is particularly beneficial for new entrants to the telecommunications sector, because it enables them to compete by building networks that can cost-effectively meet the need for personal broadband Internet, which itself is open to a diversified set of connectivity services that can help improve standards of living in many areas of the region.
About SAMENA Telecommunications Council
With a network of members that extends beyond continental borders, SAMENA Telecommunications Council, a multi-continent telecom association, aims to be the ultimate promoter of telecom innovation in its member regions and a facilitator for collaboration and knowledge-sharing between regional telecom entities. Such collaboration and knowledge-sharing between operators, vendors, manufacturers, entrepreneurs, educators, R&D experts, and regulators, aids effective resolutions to technical, economical, and legal issues in regions where tough economical and regulatory environments prevail. A win-win platform, the Council strives to provide its Members in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa the power and the means to actively learn the dynamics of telecom markets in the three high-growth regions. SAMENA Members are provided insights to help expedite fulfillment of their organizations’ existing goals, as well as ideas that will propel the establishment of new. SAMENA is lead by a board of directors consisting of the CEOs of many leading operators in the region. For more information, visit: http://www.samenacouncil.org/aboutsamena.php
About Redline Communications
Redline Communications (www.redlinecommunications.com) is the leading provider of standards-based wireless broadband solutions. Redline’s RedMAX™ WiMAX Forum Certified™ systems and award-winning RedCONNEX™ family of broadband wireless infrastructure products enable service providers and other network operators to cost-effectively deliver high-bandwidth services including voice, video and data communications. Redline is committed to maintaining its wireless industry leadership with the continued development of WiMAX and other advanced wireless broadband products. With more than 75,000 installations in 80 countries, and a global network of over 100 partners, Redline's experience and expertise helps service providers, enterprises and government organizations roll out wireless broadband networks to support advanced communications.
