RemOpt and WiMAX 20|20 Team Up for End-to-End WiMAX Deployment Planning Process

Jan. 26, 2009 - PRLog -- Belo Horizonte, Brazil -- Remopt (www.remopt.com), provider of Radio Frequency (RF) planning and optimization tools and engineering services to the wireless industry, has selected WiMAX 20|20, LLC‘s (www.wimax2020.com) WiROI™ Business Case Tool to further enhance their WiMAX™ service offerings. The agreement will enable Remopt to deliver a comprehensive suite of business planning, network design, optimization, rollout and management solutions to accelerate WiMAX deployments throughout the South American region.  

Remopt provides a suite of WiMAX™ tools, such as Atoll (by Forsk™) and XCAL-XCAP (by WirelessLogix™) to help operators with for planning, optimizing and maintaining telecom networks. Several  operators in South America trust Remopt to assist in the development of their telecom networks. For network operators planning a WiMAX™ deployment or evaluating an investment in a WiMAX™ network, the services and expertise of Remopt coupled with the WiROI™ Tool will provide all the necessary means to build accurate and convincing business cases and complete the network development cycle - from planning to a successful build out.

The WiROI™ Business Case Tool has been designed specifically for WiMAX™ operators and allows them to customize a business case analysis for their target markets. The tool accepts a wide range of market data, technical parameters, and financial and service planning inputs that can be tailored to a particular geography. The WiROI™ Tool can simulate a WiMAX™ network deployment and operation using a variety of service plans and produces a detailed 10 year income statement, financial output graphs, and key financial metrics. In addition, the WiROI™ Tool has an easy-to-use, interactive, dashboard-style Graphical User Interface (GUI) to enable the user to perform sensitivity analysis in real-time and view the results in an animated format instantly.

“We are extremely impressed with the capabilities of the WiROI™ Tool,” said Giancarlo Carvalho, Managin Director, RemOpt. “Immediately we could see the added benefits that we could bring to our customers. Our business is focused on developing true, end-to-end solutions for our customers. Using the WiROI™ Tool enables us to engage with WiMAX™ operators early in the business planning process. Coupled with our experience in WiMAX™ network planning, the WiROI™ Tool greatly expand the range of planning services that we can offer our clients.”  

“Working with a leading company such as RemOpt extends the benefits of our WiROI™ Tool financial modeling, strategic planning and business case development to a wider set of emerging operators,” said Randall Schwartz, Principal Consultant at WiMAX 20|20.

The WiROI™ Business Case Tool supports over 280 input variables, allowing operators to view customized models of their own particular market deployment, services strategy, and financial constraints. The assumption inputs for a model cover all critical aspects that an operator must consider, including Market Data, Access Network Systems Parameters, Financials, Network Deployment and Operating Expenses, Service Assumptions, Marketing Assumptions, and Customer Premise Equipment.

A free online demonstration version of the WiROI™ Business Case Analysis Tool can be test driven at the RemOpt website (www.remopt.com) and the WiMAX 20|20 website (www.wimax2020.com).

About Remopt
Remopt is a leading provider of Radio Frequency (RF) planning and optimization tools and engineering services to the wireless industry. RemOpt provides WiMAX™ operators with a full range of services as RF planning and optimization, Drive Testing and Benchmarking, KPI monitoring, project management, vendor evaluation, RFQ support and handset testing. RemOpt also distributes planning and optimization tools that are market leaders in WiMAX™ as Atoll™ (by Forsk™) and XCAL/XCAP (by WirelessLogix™)   For more information please visit: www.remopt.com.

About WiMAX 20|20, LLC
WiMAX 20|20 is an independent market research and consulting company focused solely on the emerging broadband wireless market. Our principals have been engaged in the WiMAX™ industry since its inception and have gained a thorough understanding of the technical, business and product issues surrounding the development of WiMAX™ devices, equipments, networks, and services. For more information please visit: www.wimax2020.com.

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