RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks Inc. said it’s working with British Telecommunications plc on mobile WiMAX trials for the U.K. market and expects the trials to continue into the first quarter of 2006.
“This is an opportunity for BT to explore the commercial viability and customer experience of wireless broadband in both rural and urban settings in the U.K.,” said Roger Dorf, president and chief executive of Navini Networks. “Navini offers a unique and proven portable wireless broadband network solution that provides NLOS coverage and easy plug-and-play activation, with a seamless upgrade path to 802.16e.”
U.S. telecom carrier BellSouth Corp., which holds a stake in the nation’s largest mobile carrier Cingular Wireless L.L.C., also is in trials with Navini’s broadband wireless access systems.
“Navini’s systems are already successfully delivering portable wireless broadband around the world with key deployments in Europe, Australia, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Americas,” said Dorf. “It’s a proven commercial system that allows operators to use retail channels for customer acquisition.”
