Kenya, Ghana join WiMax fold

[Peter7]

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2006/0609201036.asp?A=AFN&S=All Africa News&O=FPIN

[ Johannesburg, 20 September 2006 ] - SA's first WiMax voice and data communications network lags another two African countries, with the announcement of new networks in West and East Africa, which follow similar deployments in Mozambique, Nigeria and Uganda.

As the rest of Africa steams ahead with WiMax deployments, SA can expect its first WiMax deployment only next year.

Telkom has announced it is planning to introduce WiMax services early in 2007, but the handful of other local WiMax licence holders have yet to make similar announcements.

Kenya's IGO Wireless and Ghana's Network Computer Systems with NetSAT have partnered with Johannesburg-based Rapid Cloud Technology to deploy WiMax networks built on certified RedMax systems from Redline Communications in Canada.

And now for the kicker:

“The IGO WiMax network was live within three days of starting the project and available to customers within two weeks,” he says.