BOCA RATON (Press Release). Airspan Networks announced yesterday the success of its deployment of WiMAX equipment for Qatar Telecom, which was used last month during the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Airspan supplied Qatar Telecom with WiMAX/WiFi base stations that successfully created “HotZones” throughout the sports arena during the games. According to a press release issued by Airspan, “the network was used to provide international news media with high-speed Internet access for data, VoIP and multimedia (picture/video clips) transmissions. Users obtained Internet access primarily through the Wi-Fi HotZones, which were backhauled by WiMAX to the Internet. Direct WiMAX access was also available for high-bandwidth applications. The network provided viewers with real-time, live news updates, and instant event coverage through the uploading to media websites of pictures and recorded video clips for special events.”