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With the successful expansion and completion of its G-MAX mobile wireless technology deployment by Galaxy Wireless Communications Limited, Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, has become the first city in Africa to have an Internet cloud based on the emerging mobile WiMAX 802.16e standard.
Galaxy Wireless Communications Limited has by this achievement given the pursuit of universal access project, a ground-breaking boost. The G-MAX cloud over Abuja, means residents of the capital city (including those in Garki, Wuse, Asokoro, Maitama, Jabi, Utako, Kado, Gwarinmpa, Katampe, Mabuishi, Apo, Gudu, Durumi, Mpape, Kubwa among others will be able to enjoy portable plug-and-play broadband wireless service anytime, anyhow and anywhere. According to Miguel Wilson Cruz, the US engineer who led the deployment team, "the completion of this phase equates to an installed 200,000 subscriber capacity that empowers residents and visitors unparalleled experience of being able to browse not only in the comfort of their homes and offices but also from their cars when caught in traffic. In a nutshell, it gives them the privilege of being able to carry the Internet wherever they go, and the real impact of this will become more evident by the end of the second quarter of 2008 when intercity roaming will be available with a total installed capacity in excess of 2 million planned to cover Lagos, Rivers, Bayelsa, Kano, Kaduna, Delta, Imo and Cross River states." According to the Chairman of the Board, Rear Admiral Allison Madueke "the Abuja rollout marked the first phase of our planned massive nationwide deployment of Nigeria’s first genuine broadband network aimed also at providing services in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano and Kaduna states with a projected capacity in excess of 1.3 million subscribers in the next 180 days." Galaxy Wireless Communications Limited (GWCL), a licensee of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was incorporated in Nigeria with RC No: 617347 as an affiliate of Galaxy Wireless Networks Inc. (GWN), a broadband wireless technology integrator with headquarters in Calgary AB, Canada poised to serve the Nigerian market with products from some of the world’s leading manufacturers and innovators. Galaxy Wireless global networks consist of carrier-class, broadband-capable platforms designed to carry mission critical data throughout diverse geographical locations, fully meshed and integrated with IP-based element managers that seamlessly plug into any intranet or the Internet to provide comprehensive element, subscriber, and performance management. Its Network Architecture involves the deployment of a state of the art transport facility that enables convergence (Voice, Video, and Data) in communication services and provides single source telecommunications solutions with unparalleled devotion to the customer. Galaxy Wireless service deployments were timed to allow for enhancements and full development of VoIP technology to ensure a constant delivery worldwide of toll quality voice, high-speed data, internet access, web hosting and e-commerce, remote access, dedicated access and tailored Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions to governmental, commercial and residential communities worldwide.
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