Aerea introduces 8 Mbps in- and outdoor download speed
Amsterdam, March 3, 2009 - Worldmax, provider of wireless broadband Internet based on the WiMAX 802.16e standard, today announced that it has upgraded the capabilities of its commercial indoor and outdoor service to 8 Mbps downlink data rates.
With the launch of aerea 8.0, Worldmax also introduces the MAX-216M1 WiMAX indoor modem, which lets your computer or phone connect wirelessly to the Internet at broadband speeds.
In addition, Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's global investment organization, made a follow on investment in Worldmax.
"Intel has a continued commitment to the deployment of low-cost, high-bandwidth wireless broadband Internet access to consumers around the world," said Gordon Graylish, vice president, Sales and Marketing Group, EMEA. "WiMAX is already an option on some Intel® Centrino® processor technology-based notebook PCs. As both the availability of WiMAX-enabled devices and network availability increases, our cooperation with Worldmax is of crucial importance to support this evolution."
"Worldmax will keep investing in its WiMAX network in order to offer customers all the benefits from these innovations. With the introduction of aerea 8.0 and the WiMAX indoor modem, Worldmax meets the demand of wireless broadband connectivity at home, in the office or on-the-go," said Worldmax CEO Jeanine van der Vlist. "Worldmax is ready to introduce 32 Mbps on its WiMAX network this year. With Intel's effort to bring integrated WiMAX in Intel Centrino Mobile Technology-based notebooks and Intel Capital's support, we will be able to accelerate our sales and business development activities in our region."
Note for editors: Review examples of aerea 8.0 are available. For more information, please contact Ingrid Goos (contact information below). Hi-res photos of the USB dongle can be downloaded at: www.aerea.nl (media section, image library)
About WiMAX
WiMAX (802.16e-2005) stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access and is optimized specifically for mobile broadband Internet. Providing multi-megabit data rates, mobile WiMAX provides the foundation for rich multimedia experiences on the go. With mobile WiMAX, users have on-the-go broadband Internet and access to data-intensive applications, such as online multimedia, video downloads mobile TV and streaming media.
About Worldmax
Worldmax is owner of the national and exclusive 3.5 GHz license for the Dutch market and the first company in Europe to have realized a ubiquitous network based on the worldwide WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e) standard providing both indoor and outdoor coverage. The WiMAX 16e network of Worldmax is provided by Alcatel-Lucent and supports numerous applications such as Web browsing, online gaming, downloading music, games, movies and internet TV: at home, on the go or in the office. In the near future Intel will offer integrated WiMAX functionalities in notebooks with Intel Centrino Mobile processor technology. WiMAX will also become available on personal mobile appliances such as mobile Internet appliances, smart phones and PDAs. For more information: www.worldmax.nl and www.aerea.nl