Redline First to Receive FCC Approval for 3.65 GHz WiMAX Products

Redline Communications Inc., a leading provider of standards-based WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, today announced it has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for its RedMAX AN-100U WiMAX base station in the United States. The first 3.65 GHz WiMAX product to be approved for operation in the United States, the RedMAX base station will enable operators across the United States to deploy WiMAX services using the newly-available 3.65 GHz spectrum."Redline is pleased with the FCC's decision to enable more operators to deliver broadband wireless services to rural and underserved areas," said Kevin Suitor, vice president, marketing and business development. "With more than 130 deployments of our WiMAX Forum Certified products worldwide, Redline has seen the benefit of enabling operators to bring true broadband services to more communities. Service providers throughout the U.S. can now rely on Redline's expertise and proven technologies to establish successful WiMAX networks."

Commercial testing of Redline's 3.65 GHz RedMAX products has been performed under Test and Development licenses for the 3.65 GHz spectrum for several months, following the Federal Communications Commission's decision to allow WiMAX deployments in the 3.65 GHz spectrum. "With the FCC approval of Redline's 3.65 GHz RedMAX product, service providers can leverage a mature platform, that has been installed worldwide, and is available for immediate deployment in the US," said Mario Pidutti director of product management for RedMAX.

"The broadband performance and interoperability of Redline's WiMAX systems will help service providers across the United States to deliver a broad range of communications services," said Michael Anderson, president, PDQLink, a Wireless Internet Service Provider in Illinois that is currently testing Redline's 3.65 GHz RedMAX products. "The unique licensing scheme for the 3.65 GHz band put in place by the FCC provides service providers additional tools to deploy affordable alternative broadband services across the U.S., while enabling them to share the spectrum with existing satellite owners that also support essential communciations services."

"Redline is enabling carriers to establish profitable business models with their WiMAX networks. Our 44 commercial, revenue-generating RedMAX networks include the world's highest-capacity WiMAX networks in existence today," added Suitor. "Our focus on open, interoperable WiMAX solutions ensures our customers can establish a viable long-term WiMAX business and network strategy."