Telekom Slovenia Launches WiMaxTelekom Slovenia Launches WiMax

Telekom Slovenije introduces WiMax commercially

March 19, 2008

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Following the conclusion of a successful trial periodlast year, Telekom Slovenije made the first commercial connection of theWiMax wireless broadband network in Ljubljana's Rožna dolina last weekend.Telekom Slovenije was one of two companies, to whom the regulator, Post andElectronic Communications Agency (APEK), granted a concession attributingthe radio frequencies needed for WiMax wireless broadband accesstechnologies in October 2006. At the time Telekom paid SIT 100 million (EUR417,292) for the concession. The WiMax project is a collaboration withTelekom's subsidiary Mobitel. The complete value of the investment in theconstruction of the network is estimated to be around EUR 10 million.

The project of providing services for fixed wireless broadband access systemis divided into 6 half-year terms. Until now the work has proceeded exactlyaccording to plans, as the commercial introduction was planned for the thirdhalf-year term. Up until now the engineers have constructed, or are stillconstructing, 20 base stations, and by October another 60 will be set up,which will provide 40-percent population coverage. The network is firstbeing constructed in the areas where, for various reasons, most white spotsfor providing broadband access occur. In this year the company plans toconnect 5,100 subscribers to the network. At the end of the three-yearperiod population coverage will reach 98.4 percent, and the rural populationcoverage will reach 56.6 percent, which will surpass the conditions ofAPEK's tender by 38.4 and 22.3 percent, respectively.

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