Mexican telecommunications firm Axtel has selected Motorola as a vendor to provide access points, core network equipment, associated services and customer devices for its initial deployment of WiMAX technology. Axtel will purchase from Motorola equipment to install 802.16e WiMAX radiobase stations, voice and data customer premise equipment and PCMCIA cards. Laptops, PDA's and handsets with WiMAX embedded chipsets are expected to be available by the end of 2008 or beginning 2009. With WiMAX technology, Axtel's residential and business customers will have further availability of virtual private network services and access to high-speed internet in Axtel coverage areas. Deployment of WiMAX technology has begun in Monterrey, Puebla and Guadalajara.
