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Friday 6 June 2008
FET to postpone its WiMAX service to 2H09
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), a WiMAX licensee for the southern region of Taiwan, now plans to kick off its WiMAX service in the second half of 2009, according to company...
Friday 6 June 2008
AWB to begin volume WiMAX shipments in 3Q
Accton Wireless Broadband (AWB) will start volume shipments of WiMAX CPE products in the third quarter of this year, but it will not be until next year that the WiMAX market begins...
Friday 6 June 2008
Taiwan has real opportunity to drive WiMAX development worldwide, says Acer chairman JT Wang
Acer chairman JT Wang has been making efforts to promote WiMAX, and revealed his motivation in a Digitimes interview by emphasizing that Taiwan really has opportunities of leading...
Thursday 5 June 2008
WiMAX is an opportunity for Taiwan to become leading total solutions provider: Interview with John Hsuan, vice chairman of UMC
John Hsuan, vice chairman of United Microelectronic Corporation (UMC) and concurrently chairman of Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), is a 30-year veteran of the Taiwan IT industry...
Thursday 5 June 2008
Global Mobile signs WiMAX MOU with NextWave Wireless
Taiwan WiMAX licensee Global Mobile, on June 4, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for cooperation in the WiMAX field with US-based NextWave Wireless.
Thursday 5 June 2008
Global Mobile aims to play role as WiMAX application services provider
Global Mobile, a WiMAX licensee for the northern region of Taiwan, has been able to generate a lot of attention ever since its establishment in mid-2007 in part due to the fact the...
Thursday 5 June 2008
Taiwan WiMAX licensees may delay commercial operations
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.
Wednesday 4 June 2008
Computex 2008: FET showcases WiMAX applications with SKS
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), a mobile communication service provider in Taiwan, is exhibiting daily-life WiMAX applications in cooperation with Taiwan Shin Kong Security...
Wednesday 4 June 2008
Qisda likely to team up with MediaTek for production of EDGE/WiMAX handsets, say sources
Qisda is expected to join hands with MediaTek for the future production of EDGE/WiMAX dual-mode handsets, according to market sources.
Wednesday 4 June 2008
Vmax aims to become first WiMAX service provider in Taiwan
Vmax Telecom, a WiMAX licensee for the northern region of Taiwan, aims to roll out its WiMAX service in the third or fourth quarter of 2008, making the company the first official...
Wednesday 4 June 2008
Computex 2008: Acer and Asustek launch new netbooks
Taiwan-based first-tier notebook vendors Acer and Asustek Computer both launched new low-cost PCs (netbooks) yesterday (June 3). three new Eee PCs – the 8.9-inch 901, and 10.2-inch...
Tuesday 3 June 2008
Motorola to set up first global WiMAX IOT in Taiwan
Motorola will soon set up its first WiMAX IOT (interoperability testing) center worldwide in Taiwan, fulfilling the commitment of an MOU it signed with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 3 June 2008
ExpressCards, USB dongles, embedded modules and base stations featured at WiMAX Expo
While WiMAX routers and gateways were the main items of WiMAX-related exhibitions held in Taipei last year, WiMAX-enabled ExpressCards, USB dongles and embedded WiMAX modules are...
Tuesday 3 June 2008
Taiwan aims to become top wireless region in the world, says premier
The Taiwan government has listed the development of wireless infrastructure as one of the 12 new construction projects aimed at stimulating the economy in Taiwan, according to newly...
Tuesday 3 June 2008
Global WiMAX applications to reach 133 million users in 2012, says WiMAX Forum
There will an estimated 133 million subscribers of WiMAX services around the world in 2012, with 60 million in Asia and 22 million in North America, according to Ron Resnick, president...