Alcatel yesterday announced that it has been selected by Elion to deploy a commercial broadband wireless access network in Estonia.

Initial deployment has been completed in Tallinn and the surrounding area and the system will be in commercial operation in a few weeks time.

“This WiMAX network will support our goal of bridging the digital divide through affordable broadband wireless Internet services to users that are currently underserved, ” said Rain Rebane, director, Business Planning Division of Telenetworks, Elion.

“Alcatel is a world leader in broadband access and its global strength and unique approach provide us with a turnkey offering for VoIP and data services for both residential and corporate users. Alcatel is the safe partner for future-proof WiMAX business today.”

Read more in the Alcatel press release