Editing IEEE 802.20 (section)

== Commercial use ==
Various options are already commercially available using:
* Desktop modem with [[USB]] and Ethernet ports (with external power supply)
* Portable [[USB]] modem (using USB power supply)
* Laptop modem ([[PC card]])
* Wireless Residential Gateway
* Mobile Broadband Router

iBurst was commercially available in twelve countries in 2011 including [[Azerbaijan]], [[Lebanon]], and [[United States]].<ref name="slides"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elcell.az/en/index.html |title=iBurst in Azerbaijan |access-date=2016-03-27 |archive-date=2016-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330014350/http://www.elcell.az/en/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://mobi.tm iBurst in Lebanon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323052102/http://mobi.tm/ |date=2016-03-23 }}</ref>

iBurst (Pty) Ltd started operation in [[South Africa]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title= About iBurst: The iBurst way |work= Provider web site |url= http://www.iburst.co.za/neuvo.aspx?link=company_company |access-date= August 21, 2011 |archive-date= September 2, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110902025824/http://www.iburst.co.za/neuvo.aspx?link=company_company |url-status= dead }}</ref>

iBurst Africa International provided the service in [[Ghana]] in 2007, and then later in [[Mozambique]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and [[Kenya]].<ref>{{cite web |title= iBurst Africa: Wireless Internet Service Provider (ISP) in DRC |work= Provider web site |url= http://www.iburstafrica.com/index.php?c=cd&lang=English&content=ourcompany |access-date= August 21, 2011 }}</ref>

MoBif Wireless Broadband Sdn Bhd, started service in [[Malaysia]] in 2007, changing its name to iZZinet.<ref>{{cite news |title= iBurst now available in Malaysia |author= Rudolph Muller |work= MyBroadband |location= South Africa |url= http://mybroadband.co.za/news/wireless/1054-iburst-now-available-in-malaysia.html |access-date= August 21, 2011}}</ref> The provider ceased operations in March 2011.

In [[Australia]], Veritel and Personal Broadband Australia (a subsidiary of Commander Australia Limited), offered iBurst services however both have since been shut down after the increase of 3.5G and 4G mobile data services. [[BigAir]] acquired Veritel's iBurst customers in 2006,<ref>{{cite news |title= BigAir acquires iBurst customers |work= Computerworld |date= June 8, 2006  |url= http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/158687/bigair_acquires_iburst_customers |access-date= August 21, 2011 }}</ref> and shut down the service in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=BigAir touts wireless market opportunities |author= Tim Lohman |work= Computerworld |date= March 16, 2010 |url= http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/158687/bigair_acquires_iburst_customers |access-date= August 21, 2011 }}</ref>
Personal Broadband Australia's iBurst service was shut down in December 2008.

iBurst [[South Africa]] officially shut down on August 31, 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title= RIP iBurst |work= MyBroadband |date= August 31, 2017 |url= https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/226461-rip-iburst.html |access-date= May 3, 2018 }}</ref> Users were given a choice to keep their @iburst.co.za or @wbs.co.za. iBurst still keeps support staff available, however this is also expected to be shut down by the end of 2017 (no information about support remaining for the email addresses from iBurst has been given).