Huawei Technologies and Australia’s vividwireless announced the launch of what the alliance claims to be world’s first commercial MIMO-based BeamForming WiMAX network in Australia.

The network also makes use of 4T4R (4 transmitter and 4 receiver).

The BeamForming technology helps in maximizing power as well as increasing coverage by upto 20%.

On the launch Martin Mercer, CEO of vividwireless, commented, “Over six short months we have built Australia’s most powerful wireless broadband network and assembled all of the pieces of a leading internet business. This remarkable achievement is a testament to skill, experience, team work, and motivation. Support from Huawei, our supplier of network equipment and terminals, was vital to meeting this tight deadline.”

“The Bbeamforming-enabled vividwireless network provides users with an exceptional wireless broadband experience, even if they are located some distance from a cell site,” said Peter Rossi, CTO of Australia, Huawei. “Huawei’s global leadership position in the development of WiMAX standards allows us to offer operators new and innovative technologies like Beamforming and 4T4R.”