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October 25, 2006  |  Email This Article   |  Print This Article

WiMAX launch in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (Press Release). Islanet, Inc, the dominant provider of commercial wireless Internet and data services in Puerto Rico, has successfully launched Volare, a pre-mobile 802.16e WiMAX residential service on its countrywide network using licensed 2.5GHz spectrum. The service was deployed using the Ripwave MX system from Navini Networks. The Volare service was publicly launched on August 22nd in the city of Mayaguez (est. population 100,000) and is already providing high-speed wireless Internet to over 600 subscribers.