FiberTower Wins Backhaul Deal for Sprint Nextel's WiMax Buildout

Sprint Nextel awarded a contract to FiberTower to provide backhaul services in seven of its initial WiMax launch markets. The deployment will use Ethernet as the backhaul technology. Financial terms were not disclosed.



FiberTower's network architecture consists of both microwave and fiber trunks. It holds an extensive spectrum footprint in 24 GHz and 39 GHz bands.

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