Taiwan market: Fitel to upgrade PHS network

Feb 7, 18:34

First International Telecom (Fitel), the only low-power PHS mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has obtained approval from the National Communications Commission (NCC) to upgrade its...

Fitel to test TD-LTE in Taiwan through cooperation with China Mobile

Mar 29, 11:54

Taiwan-based WiMAX operator First International Telecom (Fitel) has revealed that it will cooperate with China Mobile to set up 5-10 TD-LTE base stations in the government-planned...

WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm to promote joint purchase of WiMAX base stations

Dec 17, 16:51

Taiwan WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm is talking about joint procurement of base station equipment with fellow operators Vee TIME, Global Mobile, Vmax Telecom and First International...

Taiwan market: Fitel to kick off WiMAX operations

Sep 6, 11:23

First International Telecom (Fitel), one of the six WiMAX licensees in Taiwan, will start operation in Hsinchu City, northern Taiwan on September 9 and then in Taipei in November-December...

Fitel gets approval for restructuring plan

May 28, 14:48

First International Telecom (Fitel), the only operator of low-power PHS mobile communication services and one of the six WiMAX licensees in Taiwan, on May 27 saw its main shareholders,...

Fitel plans to downsize capital by 60%, raise new capital via private placement

May 24, 10:31

First International Telecom (Fitel), the only operator of PHS low-power mobile communication services, and a WiMAX licensee in Taiwan , plans to reduce its current paid-in capital...

Vee Telecom launching WiMAX services, Fitel to follow in July

Apr 15, 16:25

Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Vee Telecom Multimedia will kick off its commercial WiMAX services in the central Taiwan as well as in Kinmen county, Taiwan's offshore islands, on April...

Taiwan market: Fitel receives WiMAX operating license from NCC

Newswatch - Mar 11, 12:04

WiMAX licensee First International Telecom (Fitel) has received an operating license from Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC), making it the last of six licensees to...

Taiwan market: NCC issues WiMAX operating license to Vee Telecom

Mar 4, 15:15

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a WiMAX operating license to Vee Telecom Multimedia. Vee is expected to kick off WiMAX commercial operations in Kinmen...

Taiwan market: Motorola bidding on Global Mobile WiMAX project, sources say

Feb 23, 11:19

Motorola is bidding on a contract for the supply of WiMAX equipment to Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Global Mobile, and the bid results will be announced at the end of February, according...

Fitel signs WiMAX base station orders with Motorola

Dec 30, 12:09

Taiwan WiMAX licensee First International Telecom (Fitel) has signed a contract with Motorola for the purchase of WiMAX base stations and other equipment for its WiMAX infrastructure...

Taiwan market: Vmax, FET and Vee Telecom to start WiMAX services by year-end 2009

Oct 27, 16:11

Taiwan-based WiMAX operators Vmax Telecom, Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Vee Telecom Multimedia will begin commercial operations of their WiMAX services by the end of 2009,...

PHS operator Fitel reports continued losses for 1H09

Sep 1, 14:26

Taiwan-based PHS operator First International Telecom (Fitel) saw a 28% on-year decrease in its first half 2009 revenues falling to NT$1.51 billion (US$45.92 million). However, the...

Taiwan market: Fitel at risk of losing WiMAX license

May 6, 11:46

Taiwan-based carrier First International Telecom (Fitel) is at risk of losing its WiMAX license as the company may not be able to inaugurate its WiMAX services before a deadline set...

Court approves Fitel restructuring plans

Mar 6, 16:03

First International Telecom (Fitel), Taiwan's only operator of low-power PHS (personal handy-phone system) mobile communication services and a WiMAX licensee for the northern region...

Shin Kong may teams up with KDDI to increase its stake in Fitel

Sep 15, 15:56

Taiwan-based Shin Kong Group reportedly may increase its stake in financially-struggling First International Telecom (Fitel) by teaming up with Japan-based mobile telecom carrier...

Fitel secures court protection on its assets

Sep 12, 16:39

First International Telecom (Fitel) has secured approval from the local Taiwan courts to prevent its creditors from seizing assets.

Fitel seeks a corporate restructuring plan to protect assets

Sep 8, 15:51

First International Telecom (Fitel), a PHS mobile telecom service operator, has applied for a court-approved corporate restructuring plan in order to protect its assets while maintaining...

PHS operator Fitel in financial woes

Sep 3, 14:51

First International Telecom (Fitel), a PHS mobile telecom service operator and a WiMAX licensee, failed recently to honor checks worth NT$86 million (US$2.7 million). Its financial...

NCC rejects Fitel WiMAX spin-off application

Jul 4, 16:11

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on July 3 rejected an application by First International Telecom (Fitel) to spin off its WiMAX business to form a new company.

Taiwan financial group Shin Kong reportedly to cooperate with KDDI to invest in APBT

Jun 20, 15:03

Taiwan-based Shin Kong Financial Group plans to cooperate with KDDI, the second largest mobile telecom carrier in Japan, for joint investment in Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT),...

Fitel begins to purchase WiMAX USB dongles

Jun 20, 14:52

First International Telecom (Fitel), a WiMAX licensee for the northern region of Taiwan, has placed orders for 5,000 WiMAX USB dongles from three Taiwan-based companies – D-Link,...

Taiwan WiMAX licensees may delay commercial operations

Jun 5, 01:10

Most of the six licensed WiMAX operators in Taiwan may delay their commercial operations of WiMAX services until 2009, according to sources at the operators.