Seoul, Korea, May 10th 2010 - Alem Communications Holding LLP (Alem Communications), one of the largest alternative triple-play operators in Kazakhstan, announced today that it has selected Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading provider of future mobile technology, as its exclusive solution vendor to bring Mobile WiMAX to Kazakhstan.
Alem Communications via its subsidiary Digital TV LLP launches its first commercial Mobile WiMAX service in Almaty, the economic hub of Kazakhstan, as of May 1st 2010, after the successful soft launch of the service earlier in March. As part of its gradual nationwide expansion, Alem Communications also plans to further deploy Mobile WiMAX services in several other large cities later this year, including the capital city Astana.
The new mobile broadband service from Alem Communications allows its customers in Kazakhstan to enjoy a much higher capacity of data, Internet and voice service, all at a reasonable price.
Following the beginning of the partnership between Samsung and Alem Communications in September 2009, Samsung has now provided its field-proven 2.5GHz Mobile WiMAX solutions including base stations, service network gateways and other service-related equipment.
With a new contract in the largest country in Central Asia, Samsung has established a bridgehead to expand Mobile WiMAX market to Asian and Eastern Europe. Also Kazakhstanbe came one of the regions primed to adopt innovative technology.
Mr. Grigory Grigorov, CEO of Alem Communications, said “We’re very pleased to partner with Samsung, an industry-leading Mobile WiMAX provider, to bring true mobile broadband services to our customers inKazakhstan. We are confident that Mobile WiMAX will enrich the Kazakhstani people’s access to information and communications and provide a more efficient environment forKazakhstan’s business community.”
Samsung is honored to partner with Alem Communications Holding to bring Mobile WiMAX services to Kazakhstan” said Mr. Woonsub Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of the Telecommunication Systems Business at Samsung. “Mobile WiMAX is a solution optimized to meet the explosive demand for mobile data and it will be a powerful influence in taking Kazakhstan’s communications to the next level.”
Samsung is a prominent player in the Mobile WiMAX industry, providing its market-proven equipment to 27 Mobile WiMAX operators in 23 countries. In particular, the world’s four largest Mobile WiMAX service providers – Clearwire in the United States, KT inKorea, Yota in Russiaand UQ Communications inJapan – have all chosen Samsung as their prime equipment vendor. Samsung also plays an important role in the standardization and technical specification development for WiMAX 2, the next generation of Mobile WiMAX technology based on IEEE 802.16m.