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Wednesday 22 July 2009
Intel, CHT WiMAX joint venture plans stalled
A long-awaited WiMAX joint venture between Intel, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and the Taiwan government-operated National Development Fund may be put on hold due to unfavorable market...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
LTE and China infrastructure deployment to drive RF power amplifier and device markets
While markets for RF power amplifiers continue their slow decline in developed regions, two new developments – the massive wireless infrastructure rollout in China and the approaching...
Friday 17 July 2009
Kyocera announces two SAW filters
Kyocera has announced two types of compact surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters (for reception and transmission) that improve the prevention of radio wave interference in next-generation...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
FET to kick off WiMAX operations in central Taiwan at year-end 2009
Taiwan-based WiMAX licensee Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will start commercial WiMAX operations initially in Taichung, central Taiwan, at the end of 2009, according to company...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
WiMAX subscribers increase 75% on year in 1Q, says Maravedis
Approximately 400,000 BWA/WiMAX subscribers and 50 million new active 3G subscribers were added in the first quarter of 2009, according to market research firm Maravedis.
Thursday 9 July 2009
Taiwan DMS provider USI aims to ship over 600,000 WiMAX devices in 2009
Taiwan DMS provider Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) is making efforts to tap emerging markets in the Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and Russia for its WiMAX...
Thursday 9 July 2009
Tatung InfoComm to invest additional NT$10 billion in WiMAX over 5 years
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm plans to invest an additional NT$10 billion (US$303 million) for the build-up of its WiMAX networks in the next five years, according to...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Taiwan market: WiMAX operator to offer mobile TV service, says paper
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm will team up with Era Digital Media, an affiliate of Taiwan Land Development Corporation, to step into Internet and mobile TV segments...
Friday 3 July 2009
Gemtek expects strong shipments of IP STBs and WiMAX CPE in 2H09
Gemtek Technology expects its shipments of IP set-top boxes (STBs) to top 600,000 units in the second half of 2009 compared to 300,000 units shipped in the first, while its full-year...
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Nokia Siemens Networks in a bid to promote LTE in Taiwan
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), although providing WiMAX solutions for Taiwan operators, plans to launch commercialized LTE (Long Term Evolution) solutions in 2010, Mike Wang, NSN's...
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Taiwan market: WiMAX services tilting toward Southern Taiwan region
Taiwan-based WiMAX players are worried about the lag in service introductions between the northern and southern Taiwan regions will become an obstacle to a major take-off in the adoption...
Wednesday 24 June 2009
Base station market contracting, says In-Stat
After many years of rapid growth, the worldwide cellular base station market revenues will decline 22% in 2009, with shipments falling from the high levels of the 3G rollout frenzy...
Wednesday 24 June 2009
Taiwan network equipment makers eyeing WiMAX orders from Japan retail chains
Taiwan-based network equipment makers plan to compete for ODM orders from retail channels in Japan as Japan-based UQ Communications will start operating WiMAX services in July and...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Open Patent Alliance issues call for WiMAX patents
The Open Patent Alliance (OPA), a group dedicated to offering intellectual property rights (IPR) solutions that support the development and widespread adoption of WiMAX, has announced...
Friday 19 June 2009
Tecom and AWB expected to land WiMAX CPE orders from Alvarion
Israel-based WiMAX solutions provider Alvarion has won a project from US-based Open Range Communications for deployment of WiMAX mobile communication systems in 546 rural communities...