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Continuing to spread its wings, Axtel, S.A.B (News - Alert). de C.V., a fixed-line integrated telecommunications company in Mexico, has initiated operations in Mazatlan, in the state of Sinaloa.

 

AXTEL is the second-largest fixed-telecommunications services company in Mexico. The Company reported a total of 965 thousand lines in service and 111 thousand Internet subscribers at the end of the first quarter of 2008.

 

Mazatlan is AXTEL's 4th new city during 2008, reaching a total of 31 cities throughout Mexico, offering telephony, Internet, data and advanced telecommunications solutions.

Earlier this month, the Company commenced operations in the cities of Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Culiacan.

 

AXTEL has one of the largest global fixed-wireless access networks and expects to invest approximately $20 million in the Mazatlan network over the next 5 years.

Jorge Gerhardus, AXTEL's Western Region Director, in a statement said that AXTEL's initial network deployment covers 85 percent of greater Mazatlan.

 

Additionally, Gerhardus mentioned that the Company offers integrated telecommunications services using WiMAX, among other technologies, to residential and business customers, as well as financial institutions and government entities.

 

“The initiation of operations in Mazatlan, combined with the recent penetration into Culiacan, represents an important achievement towards increasing AXTEL's presence in the Pacific region. The Company is confident that its focus on customer service will contribute to the consolidation of AXTEL's presence in this important Mexican region," stated Gerhardus.

 

AXTEL is a telecommunications company that provides local and long distance telephony, broadband Internet, data and built-to-suit communications solutions in 31 cities and long distance telephone services to business and residential customers in over 200 cities.

 

AXTEL provides telecommunications services using a suite of technologies including FWA, WiMAX, copper, fiber optic, point to multipoint radios and traditional point to point microwave access, among others.

 

It may be mentioned here that earlier this month, Axtel (News - Alert), had launched its operations in Culiacan, Sinaloa.

 

This was AXTEL's 30th city of coverage, offering telephony, Internet, data and advanced telecommunications solutions, using WiMAX (News - Alert), among other up-to-the-minute technologies.

During the inaugural ceremony, Jorge Gerhardus, AXTEL's Western Regional Director, announced that the Company will invest approximately $30 million in Culiacan over the next 5 years.

 

AXTEL's initial network deployment covers 90 percent of Culiacan's population, offering integrated telecommunications services to residential and business customers, as well as financial institutions and government entities.