Babilon-T, the largest telecommunication operator in Tajikistan, has selected Huawei to deploy the Central Asia’s first WiMAX commercial network.

Huawei will provide an end-to-end Mobile WiMAX network, including distributed Base Station, Wireless Access Service Node-Gateway, Network Management Equipment and Terminals.

The network will cover the four major areas of Tajikistan, including its capital Dushanbe. Rollout will start immediately and is expected to launch during the first quarter of 2008.

To meet the increasing demand for broadband, and taking into account the mountainous terrain in Tajikistan, Babilon-T is adopting WiMAX technology to enable its subscribers to realize wireless broadband access. Upon completion of the network Babilon-T’s subscribers will be able to enjoy high-speed Internet access, watch mobile TV, use VoIP at home, in the company, or on the street by using Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) or a PC card provided by Huawei.

“Babilon-T is looking forward to implement wireless broadband access infrastructure nationally,” said Fayzullaev B, General Director of Babilon-T. “By introducing mobile WiMAX technology, we will be able to provide our customers all over Tajikistan with broadband access to the Internet.”

“This new technology will undoubtedly bring new market opportunities for Babilon-T,” commented Mr Wang Kexiang, President of Huawei CIS Region. “Huawei is delighted to be selected by Babilon for the launch of the first mobile WiMAX network in the country and the region and we are looking forward to further our partnership with Babilon-T in the future.”

Huawei’s mobile WiMAX solutions integrate multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), to provide high-quality network coverage and high-bandwidth capacity in the shortest possible time.