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Nortel trials Wi-Max in Delhi

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MUMBAI:It has been less than a month, since Intel chairman Craig Barrett visited Baramati in Maharashtra and launched a Wi-Max network for a digital hospital. Now, there is news that Nortel is ready to launch its trial fixed Wi-Max trial run in New Delhi and Gurgaon in the first week of December.

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The company officials are tight-lipped about the project details and are not sharing the partner they are launching the test-run with. Mallikaarjun Rao, director (Carrier Networks), Nortel India agreed that the company is going to start the test run in December.

“On fixed Wi-Max we are ready for commercial roll-out and we are going ahead with the first trial for a month in major pockets of capital just to demonstrate to the operators the ability of the technology,” he said.

With this announcement the Wi-Max space has turn hot. While Intel is upping the ante, more and more mobile companies and Internet service providers (ISPs) are keenly eyeing the developments. One can expect more action in the coming days.

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