OREANDA-NEWS. On July 28, 2008 SITRONICS Information Technologies (earlier known as Kvazar-Micro) – one of the leading system integrators working in Eastern Europe and CIS countries, won tender for construction of wireless broadband Internet access network using technology of mobile WiMAX in Moscow for JSC COMSTAR-United TeleSystems (JSC COMSTAR-UTS, LSE: CMST), largest provider of integrated telecommunication solutions in Russia and CIS, reported the press-centre of SITRONICS Information Technologies.
 
Network of WiMAX mobile access will be constructed on the basis of Nortel solution and shall cover virtually all territory of Moscow. More than 160 base stations will be mounted within the project.

Design and creation of the network has already begun and shall be completed till the end of 2008, after that wireless broadband network WiMAX COMSTAR-UTS IEEE 802.16e (radio frequency band 2,5-2,7 GHz) will be set into operation and shall become one of the first commercial networks of mobile WiMAX in the capital. SITRONICS Information Technologies shall supply equipment and conduct work for network deployment.
 
"We consider WiMAX technology as one of the priority lines for development of broadband Internet access thus we pay significant attention to it, – says Sergey Sapelnikov, Vice-President for Business Development of SITRONICS Information Technologies. – This project shall become one of the first commercial networks of mobile WiMAX in Moscow, but despite its complexity our competence level and reliable partnership with Nortel will assure its successful and timely implementation".
 
"Owing to the project for creation of mobile WiMAX network in Moscow, our subscribers will always be able to stay in touch – at home and in the office they will be able to use fixed access and outdoors – wireless broadband access, – emphasized President of COMSTAR-UTS Sergey Pridantsev. – I believe that in the end of September we will be able to present test WiMAX area, and till the year end to set  COMSTAR network into commercial operation".