Redline's RedMAX™ products chosen for OTE WiMAX project
Redline products to power two of three WiMAX pilot projects by Greece's largest telecommunications provider
ATHENS, GREECE – February 12, 2007– Redline Communications Inc., a provider of standards-based WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, today announced that OTE S.A. the largest telecommunications provider in Greece, has chosen Redline's RedMAX™ family of WiMAX Forum Certified™ products for two of its three pilot WiMAX deployments in Greece. The RedMAX products will be deployed in Athens and the surrounding Attica regions as part of the pilot phase of OTE's planned nationwide WiMAX deployment.
MARAC, Redline's Certified Partner in Greece, will install the WiMAX Forum Certified RedMAX equipment to establish the WiMAX networks in both the dense urban Athens location and the suburban and rural Attica region.
'The Athens and Attica regions pose great challenges, demanding technology that could deliver the most advanced broadband services to subscribers in densely-populated areas,' said Mrs. Maria Efthimerou, Deputy CTO of OTE. 'After exhaustive testing, we chose Redline and its partner MARAC to provide the
combined technology and experience required to ensure the highest quality of services to our customers.'
OTE is among many of the world's largest telecommunications companies to choose Redline's broadband wireless systems to support the delivery of advanced communications. Carriers around the world are using RedMAX to deliver carrier-class broadband services including voice and video over IP, online games, corporate applications such as video conferencing and VPNs, to businesses and residential subscribers in a range of demanding market and geographic conditions.
'As a trusted advisor to OTE for its WiMAX project, it was imperative that we partnered with the most proven and technically-capable WiMAX solution provider in the market,' said Mr. Nikos Pipitsoulis, CEO of MARAC Electronics S.A. 'Our long history of working with Redline and its products has given us the
experience and the confidence we need to make OTE's WiMAX project a success with RedMAX.'
RedMAX Advantages
Redline's WiMAX products deliver the performance required to operate a full scale WiMAX network in any environment. Using TDD (time division duplexing), RedMAX ensures a high degree of spectral efficiency even in dense urban environments. Its advanced OFDM technology enables RedMAX to overcome the many
line-of-sight barriers in urban areas including buildings, trees and other obstructions. With the Quality of Service controls of the RedMAX system, operators can offer various service level agreements to their customers, enabling them to tailor their services to meet their customers' needs.
'Redline's broadband wireless products have been chosen by telecommunications carriers around the world,' said Majed Sifri. 'Our WiMAX products have been trialed or deployed by more than 100 carriers in the last year alone, and our RedCONNEX products for the backbone of thousands of wireless networks for a range of companies including large carriers, enterprises, government organizations and other entities requiring secure reliable broadband connections.'
Redline's RedMAX™ Family
Redline's RedMAX family of WiMAX solutions is the world's first complete system to receive the WiMAX Forum Certified™ mark for conformance to the WiMAX standards for performance and interoperability. Redline's carrier-class RedMAX Base Station (AN-100U) supports voice, video, and prioritized data traffic, enabling long-range, high-capacity wireless broadband networks. Redline's WiMAX products also include the RedMAX Indoor Subscriber Unit (SU-I) and Outdoor Subscriber Unit (SU-O) designed for enterprise and residential services. The RedMAX Management Suite enables operators to monitor and control the network,
ensuring high service availability. Redline is maintaining its WiMAX leadership with the expansion of its RedMAX family to include products for additional frequency bands, applications and standards.
About MARAC ELECTRONICS S.A.
MARAC was established in 1976 and has since become one of the most important electronic/ telecommunications systems manufacturers and integrators in the Greek and Balkan markets, with acknowledged expertise in telecoms, defence and fleet management systems. MARAC's operations in the Balkans, Armenia, and the Ukraine have resulted in various turnkey projects for major operators. For more information on MARAC Electronics S.A. see www.marac.gr
About OTE S.A.
The Hellenic Telecommunications Organization ( S.A.) is the largest telecommunications provider in Greece, while with its subsidiary companies it constitutes today one of the leading telecommunication groups. OTE is one of the five largest companies in the Stock Market of Athens, while its shares are negotiated in the international Stock Markets of New York and London. Also, OTE is included in many Stock Exchange indices and among them are: FTSE/ASE 20 FTSE and Eurotop 300.
With a multitude of products and services in the fixed and mobile telephony as well as Internet and data services, offered to corporate as well as to domestic users, OTE offers the possibility of communicating internationally via its extensive technological infrastructure. At the same time, with its investments in Europe, OTE is addressing a potential subscriber base of 60 million customers.
About Redline Communications
Redline Communications 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 35,000 installations in 75 countries, and a global network of over 100 partners, Redline's experience and expertise helps service providers, enterprises and government organizations roll out the services and applications that drive their business forward.
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