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to-Multipoint (PTMP) solutions,
mainly to connect their corporate
customers and premium residential
customers with high bandwidth
needs. Working directly with the
InfiNet team, Connect deployed in
excess of 30 base stations and 250
subscriber terminals across Lebanon
in just a few months.
Discussing some of the benefits of
deploying the InfiNet solution, El Avan
said: “With InfiNet, we are now able
to serve customers more efficiently.
“With our Wi-Fi based PTP links we
had to connect all our customers
in a Point-to-Point topology,
which is not only cumbersome
to manage but also expensive to
procure and deploy.
“This is no longer the case thanks
to the InfiMAN 2x2 platform. All we
need to do now is set up a sector in
a specific area and we can provide,
almost instantly, a large number
of customers with high bandwidth
connectivity, all achieved without
disrupting any other customer or
our wider network.
the most suitable solution for their
business model.
An InfiNet customer since 2012,
Mada has heavily relied on InfiNet’s
range of 3.5GHz solutions to provide
its own customers across Kuwait
with a reliable, high-bandwidth and
always-on connectivity.
For a number of their most critical
and strategic locations, Connect
opted to deploy the InfiLINK XG
which is capable of reaching a peak
net throughput of 500 Mbps in 40
MHz of spectrum and more than
130 Mbps in only 10 MHz.
Once the complete backbone of the
network was in place, Connect then
started to deploy the InfiMAN 2x2,
InfiNet’s range of wireless Point-
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“The most noticeable benefit of the
InfiNet solution though, has been
the reliability of the network. We
routinely had network outages with
our previous platform which was a
drain on our financial and human
resources and had a noticeable
negative effect on our business
growth and reputation.
“With the InfiNet solution, we
no longer have any downtime or
performance loss, ultimately giving
us the confidence that we can
provide our customers with the best-
in-class wireless network. InfiNet
has truly saved our business and
reputation in the marketplace.”
Kamal Mokrani, Global Vice
President, InfiNet Wireless, said:
“Service providers across the
Middle East are coming under
immense pressure to provide
customers, both residential and
Service
providers across
the Middle East
are coming
under immense
pressure
to provide
customers, both
residential and
commercial,
with higher
bandwidth
and reliable
connectivity.
commercial, with higher bandwidth
and reliable connectivity. These
service providers account for a large
portion of our customer base and
over the last couple of years, we
have made significant investments
in developing solutions, like the
InfiLINK XG and InfiLINK XG-1000,
to cater to this sector.
“Having worked closely with Mada
in Kuwait, it is gratifying that
their sister company in Lebanon,
Connect, have also selected
InfiNet’s solutions to improve
service to their customers. I look
forward to supporting them over the
years to come as they achieve their
growth ambitions in the region.”
Below we talk in depth to Jubran El
Ayan of Connect about the upgrade.
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