Pipex Wireless, a joint venture between Pipex and Intel Corporation focused on developing and providing wireless services, announced that it has successfully completed the latest phase of its Wi-Max trial in Stratford-upon-Avon. Working with wireless solutions provider, Airspan Networks tested Pipex Wireless Wi-Max-based broadband services in a number of locations, with uplink speeds particularly impressive.

Performance has been evaluated using both indoor and outdoor antennae, powered by Intel Rosedale chipsets, with the trial showing that Wi-Max can deliver near symmetric services in most environments. This will mean that businesses and home users will benefit from being able to send contents such as e-mail attachments and large files at the same speed as typical broadband downloads.

"Wi-Max is an exciting opportunity for Pipex and we are delighted that the tests have been completed and successfully shown the technology's potential," said Mike Read, CEO, Pipex. "In next stage, we will undertake commercial trials delivering end-to-end Wi-Max services with a number of local authorities and live customers."

Alastair Westgarth, CTO, Airspan commented, "We are pleased to have our Wi-Max platform solution as part of the Pipex Wi-Max trial. It has given us the opportunity to prove that our Software Defined Radio base
station and indoor self
install CPE fit the needs of a solid Wi-Max service provider such as Pipex. The combination of range and output demonstrated recently are very encouraging and provide an added baseline for our continuing product development of this platform."

Pipex Wireless was created in April 2006 by Pipex and Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's venture arm, to develop unique fixed and portable broadband wireless services for consumers and business customers in the UK. The company intends to announce additional trial deployments in 2006 and roll out new services in several major metro areas in 2007.

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