Reliance to choose WiMAX in India after all

**503ducati** · 07-26-2010, 04:32 PM

http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2010...imax-india.htm

When the Indian BWA spectrum auctions concluded earlier this year, it seemed that the 2.3GHz TDD band - once considered a clear run for WiMAX - would actually be split between that technology and TD-LTE. While state-owned telcos BSNL and MTNL are already deploying WiMAX in their 2.3GHz spectrum, the privately held winners were more divided. The only one of these players to get licenses nationwide was Infotel, which was quickly snapped up by Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL). The firm implied that it would choose LTE for its new frequencies, even though Infotel had previously been committed to WiMAX, but now the firm appears to have opted for the more readily available technology after all, in the interests of early market impact.