Nortel trials Wi-Max in Delhi  

MUMBAI:It has been less than a month, since Intel chairman Craig Barrett
visited Baramati in Maharashtra and launched a Wi-Max network for a digital
hospital. Now, there is news that Nortel is ready to launch its trial fixed Wi-Max
trial run in New Delhi and Gurgaon in the first week of December. 

The company officials are tight-lipped about the project details and are not
sharing the partner they are launching the test-run with. Mallikaarjun Rao,
director (Carrier Networks), Nortel India agreed that the company is going to
start the test run in December. 

“On fixed Wi-Max we are ready for commercial roll-out and we are going
ahead with the first trial for a month in major pockets of capital just to
demonstrate to the operators the ability of the technology,” he said. 

With this announcement the Wi-Max space has turn hot. While Intel is upping
the ante, more and more mobile companies and Internet service providers (ISPs)
are keenly eyeing the developments. One can expect more action in the coming
days.