VSNL Launches WIMAX for enterprise customers in India

Bangalore, Jun 5 (UNI) Global communications solutions company, VSNL today announced the commencement of WiMax services for enterprise customers in Bangalore.

The launch of WiMax by VSNL offers a wireless solution to last mile connectivity issues faced by enterprise customers and opened up exciting possibilities for retail customers. WiMax has the potential to offer high-speed, wireless connectivity for data and Internet applications, according to a company release here.

VSNL had announced plans to extend its WiMax network to about 120 cities across India for enterprise customers and in five cities for retail customers by the end of this financial year.

''We are proud to be the first company to launch WiMax based services in India. This will help VSNL offer very high quality and seamless connectivity to our enterprise customers,'' said Mr Vinod Kumar, President - Global Data&Mobility Solutions of VSNL in the release.

A number of companies from diverse sectors like retail, financial services and automobiles were already benefiting from VSNL's Wimax services. VSNL had launched these services after conducting extensive pilot testing in Bangalore and other locations. VSNL, which pioneered Internet and international services in India, had taken the lead in offering innovative Wireless Broad band services.

VSNL is already the leading telecom provider in the Wi-Fi space, with nearly 300 public hotspots in India.

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