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Tuesday 8 March 2011
Taiwan makers begin shipments of LTE devices to Russia-based Yota
Taiwan-based makers have started shipments of LTE (Long Term Evolution) terminal devices to Russia-based mobile telecom carrier Yota and have also sent such products for certification...
Tuesday 1 March 2011
KDDI subsidiary UQ Communications to carry HTC WiMAX smartphone
Smartphone vendor HTC and Japan-based telecom carrier KDDI jointly announced on February 28 that UQ Communications, a KDDI subsidiary in WiMAX services, will distribute the HTC EVO...
Wednesday 9 February 2011
LTE to overcome WiMAX and dominate 4G shipments, says IHS iSuppli
Driven by widespread mobile network operator (MNO) adoption, the next-generation wireless technology known as long-term evolution (LTE) by 2014 will have more than nine times as many...
Thursday 20 January 2011
Qualcomm, China Mobile and top-five Taiwan carriers to exchange views on 4G development in seminar
High-profile representatives from Qualcomm, China Mobile and the top-five Taiwan-based telecom service providers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM), Far EasTone Telecommunications...
Friday 14 January 2011
Taiwan WiMAX operator Vee TIME cooperates with Clearwire to offer roaming services
Vee TIME, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, has entered cooperation with Clearwire to provide roaming services for its subscribers and is talking about the same cooperation...
Thursday 6 January 2011
HTC to ship 10 million 4G smartphones in 2011
HTC's shipments of 4G-enabled smartphones supporting either LTE or WiMAX are expected to top over 10 million units in 2011, accounting for 20% of its shipments, according to an estimate...
Tuesday 4 January 2011
Taiwan market: Global Mobile to launch WiMAX phone numbers
Global Mobile has obtained 100,000 WiMAX phone numbers from the National Communications Commission (NCC), the first among the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, and will launch such numbers...
Friday 17 December 2010
WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm to promote joint purchase of WiMAX base stations
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...
Thursday 2 December 2010
Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile optimistic about 2011
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Global Mobile holds an optimistic outlook for its 2011 business operation aiming for a net addition of 160,000 subscribers and monthly revenues of over...
Friday 19 November 2010
RIM PlayBook in North America market in 1Q11, worldwide in 2Q11
Research in Motion (RIM) is scheduled to introduce its tablet PC, the PlayBook, in the North America market in the first quarter of 2011 and then worldwide in the second quarter,...
Monday 15 November 2010
NEC to continue supporting WiMAX development in Taiwan, says NEC China president
NEC has been helping Tatung InfoComm with its WiMAX operation, and will continue its support for WiMAX development in Taiwan, including additional investment in line with Taiwan government's...
Thursday 11 November 2010
Handset testing becomes increasingly more complicated, says CGC executive
With smartphones becoming functionally more powerful and supporting a growing list of communications standards, testing certification is increasingly more complicated, said Chen Hengzhong,...
Friday 29 October 2010
Taiwan concerned about Intel possibly changing mind on WiMAX, says President Ma
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, in meeting with Intel CEO Paul Otellini on October 28, indicated that Intel's dismissal of its WiMAX Program Office (WPO) and investment to set up a...
Wednesday 27 October 2010
Taiwan market: Vee TIME adopts Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0
Vee TIME, an operator of fixed-line Internet-access, cable TV and WiMAX services in central Taiwan, on October 26 announced the adoption of Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0 for providing Vee...
Wednesday 27 October 2010
Uncertainty surrounds Otellini visit in Taiwan due to dissatisfaction with Intel over WiMAX
While Taiwan's government and business sectors think that Intel CEO Paul Otellini's visit to Taiwan on October 28 has something to do with WiMAX, Intel Taiwan on October 25 indicated...