Sistema, Tata start wireless broadband service

On 2nd September, 2011, Code division multiple access (CDMA) players Sistema Shyam and Tata Teleservices announced the launch of wireless broadband service on the CDMA evolution voice and data only (EVDO) Rev B platform. This would offer consumers a download speed of up to 14.7 Mbps.

Currently, 3G operators offer services at a speed of up to 21.1 Mbps. EVDO is the 3G equivalent on the CDMA platform.

Russia’s telecom firm Sistema launched the faster version of its wireless broadband service MBlaze. The new version—MBlaze Ultra—is based on the CDMA EVDO Rev B platform. It would currently have a speed of 9.8 Mbps, which can be upgraded to 14.7 Mbps.

Tata Teleservices also launched its Tata Photon on Rev B on the CDMA platform. It said the company’s next-gen Rev B network was capable of scaling up to speeds of 14.7 Mbps across the country.

Sistema’s MBlaze would be available from next week, Tata Photon on the Rev B solution is undergoing the final phase of testing, and would be commercially available by mid-September.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/broadband-and-iptv-news/item/254-sistema-tata-start-wireless-broadband-service.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/broadband-and-iptv-news/item/254-sistema-tata-start-wireless-broadband-service.html