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Wednesday 4 March 2009
Commentary: Is there a place for LTE in Taiwan?
Although a number of the leading telecom equipment providers, including Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent, are urging the Taiwan government to look at the development of Long Term Evolution...
Friday 27 February 2009
Global Mobile hedging its bets; to pick WiMAX equipment supplier with LTE expertise
Taiwan WiMAX licensee Global Mobile is likely to select Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) or Huawei Technologies as the equipment supplier for its WiMAX network by the end of February,...
Friday 27 February 2009
Alcatel-Lucent to bridge Taiwan CPE makers into WiMAX network in Cambodia
Alcatel-Lucent will enlist WiMAX CPE products as well as netbooks and EDGE/WiMAX dual-mode handsets made by Taiwan makers into the supply chain of the planned WiMAX network which...
Thursday 26 February 2009
Taiwan research lab ITRI enrolled as a director of WiMAX Forum
Taiwan's government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) was recently enlisted as one of the 17-member directors of the WiMAX Forum, allowing Taiwan to participate...
Thursday 26 February 2009
Vmax gets approval to install WiMAX base stations
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC), on February 25, issued a green light for WiMAX licensee Vmax Telecom to begin installation of its WiMAX base stations and related...
Thursday 26 February 2009
Gemtek expects revenues to stay flat in 2009
Network equipment maker Gemtek Technology expects its revenues to stay flat at NT$21.3 billion (US$612 million) in 2009 with revenues in the first quarter to be lowest for the year,...
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Taiwan market: Nationwide WiMAX license unlikely in 2009
When the Taiwan government issued six regional WiMAX licenses in the second half of 2007, it hoped the licensees could set up infrastructure and kick off operations in two years....
Tuesday 17 February 2009
LTE deployments to peak in 2010-2011, says Nokia Siemens Networks executive
The global deployment of LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks is expected to enter a peak period in 2010-2011 as many service providers in Europe, Asia and North America have made commitments...
Tuesday 17 February 2009
Intel reaffirms commitment to Moorestown and WiMAX
While some of Intel's Taiwan partners in Taiwan have quietly raised concerns about Intel's future commitment to Moorestown and WiMAX, Intel has reiterated its long-term support for...
Friday 13 February 2009
Early growth in mobile WiMAX market not enough to satisfy WiMAX equipment vendors, says In-Stat
Broadband communications have become a crucial communications tool, so demand for mobile WiMAX technology remains strong, reports In-Stat. Unfortunately for many vendors, success...
Thursday 12 February 2009
Network equipment makers eye more WiMAX orders from Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung
With more branded telecom equipment makers disclosing plans to switch from WiMAX to LTE (Long Term Evolution), Taiwan-based network equipment makers are now targeting Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent...
Tuesday 10 February 2009
HSPA and LTE technologies to dominate mobile telecom services by 2012, says Ericsson CTO
By 2012, HSPA (high speed packet access)- and LTE (long term evolution)-enabled technologies will account for 80% of mobile broadband services, while WiMAX related services will account...
Monday 9 February 2009
Taiwan network equipment makers positive over WiMAX CPE shipments in 1Q09
A number of Taiwan-based network equipment makers are still positive about the shipment prospects of WiMAX CPE (customer premise equipment) products in the first quarter of 2009.
Thursday 5 February 2009
WiMAX deployments hit by economic downturn as subscription rates and service revenues lose pace, says Maravedis
WiMAX subscribers worldwide reached 2.68 million in the third quarter of 2008 – a modest 13% growth over the first quarter and a 91% increase from the same period one year earlier,...
Tuesday 3 February 2009
AWB and Tecom to benefit from Nortel exit from mobile WiMAX business
Nortel Networks' recent decision to end its mobile WiMAX business as well as to repudiate its joint WiMAX cooperation agreement with Alvarion and transfer its mobile WiMAX customers...