Award highlights WiMAX investment

Aperto Networks has been named as the Top WiMAX Company in India by VOICE&DATA magazine in its latest annual survey of multiple technology sectors in India. The announcement highlights the continued growth in Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, more commonly referred to by its acronym, WiMAX. The technology is being used widely throughout the developing world as a lower-cost and easier-to-deploy alternative for providing business-class Internet access. "WiMAX could do for Internet connectivity what mobile phones did for voice, though WiMAX is currently less about mobility than about rapid deployment and penetration," said Prasanto K. Roy, chief editor at CyberMedia Publications, publisher of VOICE&DATA magazine. "With the growing demand for broadband connectivity from urban homes and small/midsize businesses, WiMAX deployment is beginning to take off in India. The country could become one of the largest WiMAX markets in the world and we expect more investments in the sector." Much of Asia remains hobbled by poor or very expensive Internet infrastructure and access. Aperto, based in Milpitas, California, competes with other companies in this space, most notably Alvarion, and is a member of the industry-led WiMAX Forum, a non-profit corporation formed to help promote and certify the interoperability of broadband wireless products. Other notable companies in the forum include Airspan Networks, Nokia Siemens Networks, Proxim Wireless, and Wavesat Inc.