Samsung says that it has won additional mobile WiMAX supply contracts from Japan based UQ Communications, for delivery early next year.

As UQ Communications' primary Mobile WiMAX equipment vendor, Samsung has already successfully deployed Mobile WiMAX networks in the major metropolitan centers of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. UQ Communications launched commercial Mobile WiMAX service in July 2009.

UQ Communications is invested by six independent companies in Japan, including KDDI Corp, Intel Capital Corporation, East Japan Railway Company, Kyocera, and others.

In related news, Samsung also announced that it joined the WiMAX Innovation Network in Malaysia, led by YTL Communications. Other global companies in the WiMAX industry such as Clearwire, Cisco, and GCT Semiconductor also participate in the program.

YTL Communications is preparing to launch commercial Mobile WiMAX services in late 2010.

For this, Samsung will provide a comprehensive WiMAX network solution including mobile WiMAX base stations, end-to-end IP Multimedia Service (IMS) solutions, and a range of Mobile Internet Devices (MID).