Open Range Communications has selected Alvarion, an Israel-based wireless broadband systems provider, for Rural Utilities Service (RUS) funded deployment of new broadband wireless network, spanning 17 states and 546 rural communities, to offer 4G services across rural America.
As part of the contract, expected to be more than $100m over a five-year implementation, Alvarion will provide radio access equipment and customer devices (CPE) and systems integration for Open Range’s broadband wireless network.
Open Range said that it will offer Simply EasierSM wireless communications to subscribers that would enable a hyper-connected internet. Some of the services available through this wireless broadband network include: instant service activations; voice and data capabilities; and WiFi for connectivity to existing PCs.
Open Range claims that the new 4G network, based on Alvarion’s WiMAX Forum Certified 802.16e BreezeMAX, will be built with an all-IP architecture leveraging the 4G technology.
Tzvika Friedman, president and CEO of Alvarion, said: “We are thrilled to collaborate with Open Range as they make history building 4G broadband infrastructure in a large footprint to provide personalised broadband services to consumers in un-served and underserved parts of the country.”
