SR Telecom to Supply Airtel with symmetryMX solutions

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct 09, 2008 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- SRXAF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- SR Telecom & Co. S.E.C, a supplier of WiMAX Forum-certified solutions, announced it will provide Canada-based Airtel Telecom Group (ATG) with symmetryMX solutions to support the growing demands for carrier-class wireless services in Central and Western Africa.

According to the company, Airtel plans to extend its WiMAX network by using SR Telecom's symmetryMX platform. This purchase will support the deployment of one hundred base stations throughout Cameroon, allowing the operator to offer premium triple-play services to enterprise and residential subscribers. The rollout is expected to begin in December, with a targeted completion of July, 2009.

"We are very impressed with the performance, flexibility, and capacity of SR Telecom's symmetryMX solution, and are confident and enthusiastic about building a fruitful partnership with SR Telecom as we pursue aggressive network expansion to establish our service footprint in Cameroon," said Francois Draper, President of ATG Holdings

"SR Telecom is pleased to be able to support Airtel, and we are committed to supporting their efforts to bring high-quality voice and data services to both residential and enterprise customers across Cameroon," said SR Telecom's President, Serge Legris. "Our symmetryMX solution builds upon our extensive R&D and deployment experience and offers advanced WiMAX functionality that provides operators with real business value."

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