China Netcom Launches Fixed Wireless in Beijing with UTStarcom

Beijing China Netcom awarded a contract valued at $57.9 million for deployment of UTStarcom's IP-based PAS (Personal Access System) (iPAS) platform in central Beijing. UTStarcom's softswitch-based iPAS system will offer comprehensive voice and data services to customers in a 400-square-kilometer area in the central city area of Beijing. Beijing China Netcom is launching the fixed wireless service this week targeting large corporate users such as government institutions, hospitals, and universities. Once deployment is complete, PAS will be available to consumers throughout all of Beijing, as well as in the 10 surrounding county-level cities. Beijing China Netcom is also offering SMS with the service and plans to gradually add wireless Internet access, wireless email, and online content browsing. UTStarcom and Beijing China Netcom have co-donated US$1.2 million worth of PAS infrastructure, phones, and handsets to three hospitals in Beijing to help doctors and patients affected by SARS.
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