(30 July 2008 5:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Redline Communications Group which provides Wimax and broadband wireless infrastructure products, and Sify Technologies have announced that Sify has selected Redline’s WimaxX Forum Certified Redmax products for its multi-city Wimax network.

Sify has deployed Redline’s RedMAX products in Delhi and Mumbai with the capacity to deliver business-class Internet services to enterprise users. Sify has also begun its WiMAX network expansion to Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. The initial Wimax network deployment in these regions is scheduled for completion in 2008.

Sify Technologies chief architect Arvind Mathur says, “The launch of our Wimax services in these five cities will further our mission of being an enabler and catalyst of the Internet for positive change in India.

“Redline’s proven Wimax technologies and reliable high-speed connections with the ability to support hundreds of users per base station will ensure we deliver reliable, standards-driven, managed last mile solutions to enterprise customers that support business critical applications over Sify’s IP-MPLS network. Redline’s solutions meet the stringent requirements of our customers who include major banks, retailers, manufacturers and other enterprises that require the highest levels of performance, reliability and security for their communications networks.”

Redline Communications VP marketing and business development Kevin Suitor says, “Sify is recognised as a pioneer in wireless and corporate networking in India, with an innovative and successful model for offering communications services. With its professional approach to its network and business models, Sify is well positioned to meet its expansion targets with Redmax.”