IPSTAR first broadband satellite to provide backhaul for WiMAX

摘要

Thatcom has announced that its IPSTAR satellite had set another world first when it became the first broadband satellite to provide commercial WiMAX backhaul services in Japan. After several months of systems testing, Japan's UQ Communications has installed WiMAX Base Stations using backhaul via the IPSTAR broadband satellite and is offering a commercial WiMAX service in several areas of Japan as one cost-effective method of extending coverage to underserved areas.