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    ICON COMMUNICATIONS PLANS TO COVER ARMENIA WITH ITS WIMAX NETWORK IN 2010

    Noyan Tapan
    Oct 21, 2008

    YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. iCon Communications company, which
    was registered in Armenia in late 2007, plans to start operating in
    January 2009 and provide Internet services by WiMAX technology in
    Yerevan starting from April of the same year and througout Armenia
    starting from 2010. Through its network, the company will offer
    broadband wireless Internet services, Internet phone connection
    services, as well as services on construction and operation of separate
    corporate virtual networks. Aram Kablanian - the CEO of the company,
    the founder of Virage Logic company (U.S), which has an Armenian
    subsidiary - stated this at the October 20 press conference.

    He said that 4 million dollars has already been invested for the
    construction of a wireless network in Yerevan with equipment of
    Alcatel-Lucent and Siemens, which will also be used for ensuring a
    connection with a speed of up to 20 megabits/sec between the network
    and ultimate users. The total amount of investments for the network's
    installation will make about 10 million dollars.

    In response to questions of NT correspondent, A. Kablanian said iCON
    Communications will use international channels of ArmenTel and Fibernet
    as an international access communication line. According to him,
    the prices of iCON Communications' services will be announced after
    some additional studies necessary for the determination of the speed
    of services to be included in various packages. The company envisages
    having 10 thousand users at the end of the first year after starting
    the provision of Internet access services. It intends to operate for
    all groups of users, also rendering Internet access services by a
    prepayment/limitless use scheme and for resale.

    Studies conducted by iCON Communications show that although the number
    of Internet users in Armenia grew in 2007 by 909% as compared with
    2003 and made 172.8 thousand users, the index of users per capita
    makes 5.8%, whereas the same index makes 9.8% in Azerbaijan, 7.8%
    in Georgia and 21.9% worldwide.

    According to the studies, 80% of about 700 private users surveyed use
    a dial-up connection when receiving Internet services. 50% of them
    use the Internet every day, 60% - at home, 16% - at work, another 16%
    - at Internet clubs. They would like the speed of Internet access
    services to increase, while connection interruptions and prices
    to decline. 24% of about 200 corporate users of the Internet said
    that the availability of a second (independent) Internet connection
    line is preferable for their organization, while 46% considered it
    necessary. The share of organizations having a reserve connection line
    does not exceed 30%. Corporate users expect positive changes related
    to Internet speed, interruptions of the connection, and prices. In
    the opinion of 41% of corporate users, today the prices are not in
    line with the quality of services provided.
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