Broadband operator iBurst Business and sister company Broadlink have gained a firm foothold in the corporate connectivity market with the deployment of an advanced wireless broadband system, the WALKair 3000, from Alvarion, a world leader in WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions.
 
iBurst Chief Technical Officer Sasan Parvin says the introduction of a wireless broadband network opens up exciting opportunities for iBurst Business and Broadlink in the South African telecoms market. “We are confident that the advanced broadband access solution provided by Alvarion will please our customers, whether they deploy it as a replacement or as a backup for a fixed-line service. Our focus is the leased-line market which is largely fed up with the slow rate of service roll-out and demands speed, affordability and reliability.”
 
“The demand for high-speed Internet services, by both consumers and businesses in South Africa, is growing enormously,” says Rick Rogers, Sales Director, Alvarion. “Wireline access networks, such as DSL or cable modem, carry a high investment cost and, as we have experienced, result in insufficient coverage by wired infrastructures with limited capacity. This is leading the search for an alternative solution and, more specifically, the proliferation of broadband wireless access networks. Our expertise and the world-class WALKair 3000 solution will assist iBurst in realising its aggressive plan to offer wireless broadband coverage to its extensive customer base.”

WALKair 3000 is an advanced point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access solution, delivering Carrier Class, fibre-optic quality services at upstream and downstream rates of up to 36 Mbps. WALKair 3000 is designed for new and established carriers requiring proven last mile solutions for small and medium businesses and multi-dwelling and multi-tenant unit (MDU/MTU) applications. In addition, WALKair 3000 is the optimal solution for next generation cellular backhauling applications.