The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications will license the WiMAX service according to 802.16e standards

Deputy Minister of Posts and Telematics Le Nam Thang said that the ministry will grant WiMax licenses according to 802.16e standard, which is the standard for mobile and fixed applications.

Up to this point, four businesses have only been offered fixed WiMax service testing. WiMax is a very new technology for Vietnam, and the new standard for mobile WiMax has been approved by ITU in December 2005.

Photo: Reuters . Most businesses are not "salty" with the 802.16d standard that the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications permits testing. In preparation for offering Wimax services this year, businesses are now reporting to the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications the testing results of their businesses and have all offered 802.16e WiMax service licenses.

Mr. Vu Hoang Lien - Director of VDC said: " Wimax will develop in two stages: The first stage is for fixed equipment. The second stage is when Wimax di The development of services, the need to use the service will not only stop at the high-speed Internet access, but the demand for voice services will also increase .

Mobile WiMax is expected to be popular in 2007 for mobile products such as laptops, mobile phones, PDAs, wireless devices . With mobile WiMax, consumers can access the Internet. High-speed wireless up to 1Mbps in a radius of many kilometers wide.

According to the evaluation, by 2008-2010, the new generation network will be deployed widely for local network infrastructure, along with the popularity of WiMax services.

Hoang Hung