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Avirtel to introduce WIMAX and VoIP services in Azerbaijan

29 January 2009 13:30 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ainur Veliyeva - APA-Economics. Azerbaijan-based Avirtel plans to to introduce WIMAX and VoIP services this year.
The company said it is working on the deployment of WIMAX network in Azerbaijan and CIS countries. The company is due to receive an IP-telephony license from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies in the first quarter of 2009.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is one of the present-day transmission technologies for delivery of voice communications over IP networks such as the Internet or other packet-switched networks.
VoIP combines the reliability and high quality of traditional voice communication with flexible and extensible Internet protocol.
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) technology is based on IEEE 802.16 protocol, which, as against other radio access technologies, provides a high-speed connection at big distances through reflected signal even if the object is not in line of sight.
This technology allows working in any conditions, even in dense urban developments, ensuring the high communication quality and fast data transfer.
It allows providing the services of telephony Internet access and data transfer without using cable lines.
WiMAX technology can be used to establish last mile broadband connections, arrange wireless access points, organize a network among branch offices with company and solve other problems previously limited with traditional technologies.
WiMAX technology allows provide Internet-access with rate and coverage much greater than those at todayâ€™s WiFi networks. Wi-Fi is a wireless communication technology for small distances in office buildings or cafes... The distance from Wi-Fi hot spot to computer does not exceed dozens of meters. WiMax is a broadband wireless access network covering the entire city, and the distance between base station and receiver is measured in kilometers.
Avirtel Ltd, the affiliate of American Telecommunication Company in Azerbaijan was established in 2000 by Cybernet Communications.