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Smart Link Communication (SLC) is an Algeria
n communications company founded in 2001. It made the first commercial deployment of WiMax
in the Arab world
, in the 3.5 GHz and 5.8 GHz bands, aiming to establish a wireless broadband network across the countryhttp://www.menareport.com/en/business/197136. As of mid-2005, their network covered most of greater Algiers
and much of Eastern Algeria. In addition to wireless broadband, they offer network solutions and VoIP. Their main office is in Hydra, Algiers
.
SLC's vice president is Lotfi Nezzar
, Gen. Khaled Nezzar
's son.
SLC has launched a joint venture with the French company Telemedia
, under the brand name "Numidia".
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n communications company founded in 2001. It made the first commercial deployment of WiMax
WiMAX
WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
in the Arab world
Arab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
, in the 3.5 GHz and 5.8 GHz bands, aiming to establish a wireless broadband network across the countryhttp://www.menareport.com/en/business/197136. As of mid-2005, their network covered most of greater Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
and much of Eastern Algeria. In addition to wireless broadband, they offer network solutions and VoIP. Their main office is in Hydra, Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
.
SLC's vice president is Lotfi Nezzar
Lotfi Nezzar
Lotfi Nezzar is an Algerian businessman, son of Major-General Khaled Nezzar. He is vice-president of the Algerian wireless internet provider Smart Link Communication.-External links:* , *...
, Gen. Khaled Nezzar
Khaled Nezzar
Major-General Khaled Nezzar is an Algerian general and former member of the High Council of State of Algeria. He was born in the douar of Thlet, in Seriana in the Batna region. His father, Rahal Nezzar, was a former non-commissioned officer in the French army who had turned to farming after...
's son.
SLC has launched a joint venture with the French company Telemedia
Telemedia
Telemedia was a Canadian media company, which had holdings in radio, television and magazine publishing.The company was launched in 1968 by Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien.Telemedia was held privately until it became publicly traded in the late 1980s....
, under the brand name "Numidia".