US-based Communications solutions provider Harris Stratex and ICOMM which caters to telecom, power transmission as well as distribution EPC, solar and infrastructure announced that the two will jointly set-up a mobile WiMAX network for public enterprise, BSNL in the Southern State of Kerala.

"We are excited to work with Harris Stratex as a part of BSNL''s landmark WiMAX network deployment. By combining ICOMM's infrastructure build-out expertise with Harris Stratex' sophisticated end-to-end 802.16e WiMAX solutions and top-tier customer focus, we will enable BSNL to provide its broadband users highly-reliable high-speed mobile broadband services," said C.S. Rao, chairman, ICOMM.

Under the deal, Harris Stratex will supply its StarMAX WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) IEEE 802.16e-2005 base stations, along with solutions for access services network (ASN) gateway; home agent; authentication, authorization and accounting; and network management system. ICOMM will be responsible for supplying Customer Premises Equipment and subscriber units as well as deployment and project management services.

"We greatly appreciate BSNL's strategic leadership in India and its efforts to help the government reach its target of 20 million broadband subscribers by 2010, and are extremely proud to be a part of this very important undertaking," said Harald Braun, president and CEO, Harris Stratex. "We are thrilled to work with ICOMM to deploy one of the world's largest, most sophisticated 4G WiMAX networks for BSNL."

The tie-up claims that the network will be first of its kind urban mobile WiMAX network in India.