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Wednesday 15 September 2010
Taiwan government supports WiMAX, but will take LTE potential into account, says economics minister
The Taiwan government has been boosting establishment of a WiMAX supply chain and applications in Taiwan, but has considered the development potential of LTE and will also promote...
Friday 10 September 2010
MOEA sets aside over NT$6.6 billion for WiMAX development in Taiwan
Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) has approved a draft plan to promote the development of the WiMAX industry and applications in Taiwan proposed by the...
Tuesday 7 September 2010
Global Mobile to procure 1,000 WiMAX base stations from Nokia Siemens Networks
Global Mobile, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, will procure 1,000 WiMAX base stations from Nokia Siemens Networks to expand its networks in northern Taiwan to reach a coverage...
Monday 6 September 2010
Taiwan market: Fitel to kick off WiMAX operations
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...
Friday 3 September 2010
Taiwan WiMAX operators can be in parallel operation of LTE, says Rohde & Schwarz Taiwan
As several WiMAX operators and developers of WiMAX chip solutions have stepped into LTE, it has increasing potential to become a dominant global 4G standard and therefore WiMAX operators...
Thursday 19 August 2010
Taiwan market: Global Mobile may launch WiMAX voice service in October
Global Mobile, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, is poised to offer voice communication service through its WiMAX network as early as October 2010, according to the company...
Thursday 19 August 2010
Taiwan market: Three WiMAX operators provide trial roaming services
Global Mobile, Tatung InfoComm and Vee TIME have jointly announced the provision of free WiMAX roaming services on a trial basis in Taiwan until the end of 2010, while two other operators,...
Friday 13 August 2010
Huawei demos 50Mbps LTE FDD on Shanghai Maglev Train
China-based Huawei Technologies has successfully demonstrated an LTE FDD network operating at speeds up to 50Mbps on a Shanghai Maglev train traveling at about 430km/h.
Thursday 5 August 2010
Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile offering pre-sale of iPad
Although the Apple iPad has not yet been officially launched in the Taiwan market, Global Mobile, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, on August 4 launched a promotional pre-sale...
Thursday 5 August 2010
Intel Taiwan says CEO visit yet to be confirmed
Clarifying comments by Acer chairman JT Wang that Intel CEO Paul Otellini will visit Taiwan in October to explain the company's actions in closing its WiMAX office, country manager...
Thursday 5 August 2010
Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Vmax aims at 40,000 subscribers by year-end 2010
Vmax Telecom, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, will expand its network to 400-500 base stations and expects the number of its subscribers to increase to 40,000 by the end...
Wednesday 28 July 2010
MediaTek signs LTE licensing agreement with NTT DoCoMo
MediaTek has announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with NTT DoCoMo regarding "LTE-PF," a mobile-terminal platform based on Long Term Evolution (LTE). Upon...
Monday 26 July 2010
Taiwan government touts WiMAX investment from 3 Japan-based firms
Taiwan's minister without portfolio Yiin Chii-ming, former Minister of Economic Affairs, on July 25 led a delegation of government officials to visit 11 enterprises in Japan for business...
Friday 23 July 2010
ECS reportedly to step out of WiMAX business
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), which has investments in WiMAX, is reportedly planning to quit its WiMAX business, according to sources from WiMAX players. ECS' decision is believed...
Wednesday 21 July 2010
Taiwan government affirms support of WiMAX development
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), in response to a call for continued development of WiMAX by local WiMAX operators and terminal equipment makers at a press conference...