Includes ultra low cost base stations; enables easy deployments in the unlicensed frequency spectrum

Sloka Telecom, a pioneer in advanced wireless technology products and solutions, today announced the launch of its 5.8GHz suite of WiMAX products. This product suite caters to the unlicensed frequency spectrum allowing wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) to deploy wireless broadband access networks without having to obtain frequency licenses.

Sloka’s 5.8GHz suite of WiMAX products includes base stations, subscriber stations, Authentication Authorization and Accounting (AAA) server and Network Management System (NMS).

Sloka’s base stations are among the smallest units in the world enabling easy installation. Sloka’s unique all-outdoor base station units allow an operator to install them directly on towers, rooftops, traffic poles, walls, etc. without the requirement of AC housing. Sloka’s innovative and patented architecture, coupled with the convenience of easy installation and the absence of AC housing, makes it extremely easy and cost-effective for operators to install and manage networks, bringing down the operating expenditure and Capex by more than 50%. Sloka Telecom has already deployed France’s first 5.8GHz WiMAX to connect the government offices.

With the launch of its 5.8GHz suite of WiMAX products, Sloka’s base station units are one of the lowest priced base stations available in the market today. Sloka also has a point-to-point backhaul solution in the unlicensed band available at very low price scales. As wireless network deployment costs using Sloka’s solutions are considerably lowered, deployment of such networks in sparsely populated areas becomes economically viable for an Indian operator, further enabling broadband and telephony penetration rural India.

Sujai Karampuri, CEO and cofounder of Sloka Telecom, says “We believe that small-to-medium WISPs will contribute to bridging the digital divide in developing countries around the world. During our WiMAX product development, we focused on delivering lowest cost base stations that would also be easy to deploy. This will allow WISPs to deploy wireless networks even in rural and remote geographies of emerging markets like India.”

Sloka’s WiMAX network solution is managed with a scalable, robust and easy-to-configure AAA server and NMS. The implementation is based on the SNMP v2 protocol. They come as ideal solutions to deploy and manage the WiMAX network elements, whether an operator is deploying a new network, or developing an existing network.

Sloka Telecom has tied up with Wavesat Inc, Canada, manufacturers of chipsets for Wimax, to make their base stations on Wavesat based hardware. Vijay Dube, COO and Executive VP of Wavesat Inc. Canada, says “Sloka’s unique architecture for base stations based on Wavesat’s 4G broadband wireless chipsets enables them to make high quality, high capacity, but very cost-effective network equipment.”

Sloka’s product line is based on WiMAX standards IEEE 802.16-2004 for fixed/nomadic networks. With Sloka’s WiMAX product suite, service providers can focus on providing “completely managed” networks that will maximize revenues per subscriber, while reducing capital and operating expenditures. Sloka’s base stations are modular delivering much-desired scalability to operators.

About Sloka Telecom (www.slokatelecom.com)

Sloka Telecom was formed in 2004 with a vision to change the way wireless networks are deployed and to create products and solutions suitable for emerging markets. Within two years of its formation, the company introduced its first WiMAX fixed/ nomadic portfolio including Base Stations & customer premise equipment, in the 3.5 GHz and 5.8 GHz ranges and had successful customer deployments in France and Canada. In India, the company’s solutions are currently under advanced stages of negotiations with large telecom OEMs and service providers. Sloka has already generated considerable interest from various operators and is now poised to trial its products with some partners in India, North America, Europe, South America and South Asia.

About Wavesat (www.wavesat.com)

Wavesat is a global leader in mobile broadband, providing advanced semiconductor solutions to the world’s leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers to deploy future-proof broadband services and products. With award winning technology, Wavesat delivers silicon that enables customers to deploy multiple Broadband Wireless technologies such as WiMAX Wave2, WiFi, and XG-PHS today and to migrate seamlessly to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum®.

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