Regional WiMAX Licenses Sold

Yesterday, the National Communications Regulation Commission (NCRC) sold about 30 WiMAX licenses in the eight largest regions of Ukraine for USD 2.7 mln. The biggest buyers were Comstar-Ukraine (four licenses: Kyiv, Kyiv region, Odessa and Liviv), Ukrcom (Kyiv and Kyiv region) and Golden Telecom (Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions). Alexander Paraschiy: WiMAX is wireless broadband technology which will allow the licensees to provide a wider range of internet and data services. The internet and data market is limited in Ukraine, and therefore only licenses for the largest industrial regions draw interest from potential buyers.