EBIN Student studies WIMAX roll-out in Pakistan
In 2007 EBIN student Ammar Waheed spent a few months in Pakistan to investigate business and technology aspects of WIMAX wireless broadband technology. This research was part of his EBIN Industry Consultancy Project in preparation for his MSc dissertation.
Ammar just now informed me that he got hired by Telenor, one of the firms he worked with during his dissertation. His role at Telenor is Innovation Project Manager with a focus on mobile telephony, 3G implementations and WiMAX solutions.
When Ammar came to me in 2007 to ask if I was willing to supervise him, he had already made contacts to firms in Pakistan and drafted a project plan (only few EBIN students define their own industrial project and dissertation topic; most pick one of the project we offer).
As part of the project Ammar interviewed managers to identify business opportunities and business drivers, and observed the construction of transmission towers and installation of networking equipment. His dissertation is a rare example of academic research to focus on the opportunities of broadband wireless technologies in emerging and developing countries.
Ammar Waheed (left) and myself (right)
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