South Korean company to launch 4G in Uzbekistan
By Aynur Jafarova
South Korean Super iMAX Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Korea Telecom, is set to launch the Internet access network
technology - 4G LTE TDD - in Uzbekistan in 2015, the company said
on November 7.
Super iMAX is an operator offering Internet communication services
in Uzbekistan employing wireless technologies.
The company plans to make the 4G LTE TDD available to subscribers
in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara cities in 2015.
By 2016, this technology will cover other regions of the
country, replacing the existing WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability
for Microwave Access) wireless communications standard.
“The LTE TDD network deployment will be the first among the CIS
countries,” the company said.
The Korea Telecom is expected to invest $10 million in this
project.
Super iMAX was established in 2007 by Korea Telecom and Sumitomo
Corporation Korea Ltd. with stakes of 60 percent and 40 percent
respectively. Later, Sumitomo Corporation Korea Ltd. withdrew.
Currently, the Super iMAX is the sole owner of Korea
Telecom.
Super iMAX is licensed to design, construct, render works, and
offer services to local and international telecommunication
networks and data transmission networks.
The operator provides its subscribers with wireless Internet access
employing the WiMAX standard under the EVO brand. Since 2008, Korea
Telecom has invested $21 million in the development of the IT
technologies in Uzbekistan.
South Korea is one of the largest investment partners of Uzbekistan. The total volume of South Korean investments made in the economy of Uzbekistan since 1991 exceeded $6 billion.
To date, Uzbekistan and South Korea have signed over 300 bilateral documents. The trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $2.12 billion in 2013. The total amount of investments attracted from South Korea in the Uzbek economy in the independence years exceeded $6 billion. Currently, some 412 enterprises with South Korean investments operate in Uzbekistan.
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