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17 May 2012

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AIRCOM packs into Malaysia

Friday, 18 April 2008 13:32

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AIRCOM International, the leading independent mobile network planning and optimisation consultancy, has been appointed by Malaysia's Packet One International, to provide planning support to its WiMAX network. Packet One has chosen AIRCOM's ASSET tool to help plan and optimise the network, prior to a full roll out later in the year, making it one of the first to commercially deploy one of the largest WiMAX networks on the 2.3Ghz spectrum in the world.

ASSET is AIRCOM's state of the art network planning and optimisation tool. It will allow Packet One to accurately design, model and deliver planning services across the entire WiMAX network and therefore design the network more effectively. Using data taken from ASSET, Packet One will be better able to plan CAPEX investments required for the network roll out and tailor future offerings to suit market needs.

"We want to provide our customers with a wireless infrastructure that delivers high-quality nationwide coverage across Malaysia." says Diong Kah Seng, Senior Manager at Packet One International. "Our experience with AIRCOM's planning tools for existing technologies has been excellent, so we had no hesitation in choosing ASSET to help design and accurately simulate a WiMAX network and complete yet another of the building blocks in our march towards commercial launch. I am confident our work with AIRCOM will ensure we achieve our commitment to quality coverage across Malaysia."

Packet One International is a joint venture between Green Packet and IWICS Inc. It is a leading provider of mobile broadband networking technology in Malaysia and is one of only four WiMAX license holders in the country. In using ASSET to plan and simulate the network, it expects to provide WiMAX coverage to 40 percent of the population by 2010.

Commenting on the deal, Nick Brown, Managing Director of AIRCOM International's APAC Hub said: "It's exciting to be involved in a new project such as this. Packet One has chosen ASSET for WiMAX as it seeks to become one of the leading service providers in the wireless community, and we are delighted that we have been brought on board to help achieve this goal."