Netia takes it to the WiMax

"Our target WiMax coverage within the next five years would be 60 percent of the Polish population. At the time of the launch the coverage will not be large. However, by the end of this year it will be possible to use Netia's WiMax in over 30 cities," said Marek Trznadel, director of Netia's product development and management department.

According to Trznadel, how far the service will develop is dependent on Netia's negotiations with Telekomunikacja Polska on bitstream internet access via the infrastructure of the leading Polish telecom.

"Bitstream is much more cost-effective [than WiMax] and when we get bitstream access, WiMax development will surely slow down but I wouldn't expect this to happen earlier than by the end of this year," Trznadel said.

The company has also announced the launch of new broadband internet packages. Thanks to this new offer, it wants to increase the number of its ADSL users from the current 46,000 to 58,000.

"This year, we have already managed to acquire 9,000 new customers. This offer will enable us to boost the number of customers to 58,000 of both individuals and small businesses," said Netia's sales director, Wojciech Folejewski.