India Broadband

Sify is working in partnership with Proxim Wireless and the two companies have now launched WiMAX solution with mobility features.

The company claims that this service is the first of its kind. The companies have deployed Proxim Wireless’s Tsunami MP.11 WiMAX product line as the core communications platform. The last mile access would be provided using the 5.8 GHz frequency band.

Sify is claiming that they have deployed over 700 Tsunami MP.11 base stations in addition to 3,500 subscriber units to provide Internet access, voice, and video broadband services. They aim to provide this facility to enterprise, residential, and cyber cafe subscribers in over 200 cities.

Lionel Chmilewsky, Senior Vice President- International, Proxim Wireless spoke on this initiative: “Sify’s deployment is certainly a strong endorsement of our WiMAX technology and product line. As India’s premier provider of broadband access services, Sify is setting the standard for delivering ‘triple play’ of voice, data, and video to subscribers wherever they are located throughout the country. We are pleased and honored to be their partner in this effort.”

Bhaskar S, Chief Technology Officer, Sify added: “After testing and evaluating products from a number of manufacturers over a period of eight months, we chose Proxim’s product line because the company met all our criteria, and its point-to-multipoint products offer the best packet processing capacity for last mile access.”