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Uzbekistan: 3G, WiMAX licenses awarded to MTS Print E-mail
Monday, 07 May 2007
The Communications and Information Agency, Uzbekistan's telecommunications regulator, awarded 3G and WiMAX licenses to the local subsidiary of Russia's MTS.

MTS plans to start building its 3G network in Uzbekistan this year after it selects an equipment supplier. The 3G license is valid for all of Uzbekistan’s territory and expires at the end of 2016. MTS plans to launch its 3G network in 2008 in Tashkent followed by Samarkand, Bukhara and Andijan.

MTS also announced that it has received a WiMAX license. The company is planning to provide Internet access using WiMAX in Tashkent, offering speeds from 64 kbps to 512 kbps starting from the beginning of 2008.

Source: The Times of Central Asia - WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News.