WiMax Spectrum Owners Launch WiSOA

The WiMax Spectrum Owners Alliance (WiSOA), launched last week at an inaugural meeting in Paris, is the first global organization composed exclusively of owners of WiMax spectrum. The founding members are Unwired Australia, Network Plus Mauritius, UK Broadband, Irish Broadband, Austar Australia/Liberty Group, Telecom New Zealand, WiMAX Telecom Group, Enertel and Woosh Telecom. Patrick Cruise O'Brien, the group's secretary general, says the driving concept behind WiSOA is to focus on the issues specific to those who are actually building businesses around WiMax.