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Tuesday 25 March 2008
WiMAX licensee Global Mobile boosts capital to NT$1 billion
Taiwan-based WiMAX licensee Global Mobile will receive an additional investment of NT$41 million (US$1.34 million) from its chairman Rosemary Ho to boost its paid-in capital to NT$1...
Friday 21 March 2008
Taiwan NCC rejects CHT investment in licensed WiMAX operator Global Mobile
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has rejected Chunghwa Telecom's (CHT's) application to invest over NT$160 million (US$5.21 million) in WiMAX licensee Global Mobil...
Wednesday 19 March 2008
WiMAX licensee Fitel raises NT$810 million additional capital
First International Telecom (Fitel), a licensed WiMAX operator for the northern region of Taiwan, has raised an additional capital of NT$810 million (US$26.3 million) with an issuance...
Wednesday 19 March 2008
Last great spectrum land grab to catalyze wireless development in US, says iSuppli
The auction of frequency by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the 700MHz band represents the wireless world's last great spectrum land grab, and will catalyze the...
Friday 14 March 2008
Vmax Telecom plans to kick off service in 2Q-3Q08
Vmax Telecom, a WiMAX licensee for the northern region of Taiwan, plans to kick off its WiMAX service at the end of the second quarter or early in the third quarter this year, according...
Friday 14 March 2008
Tecom lands US$60 million in orders for WiMAX base stations and related products
Taiwan-based telecom equipment maker Tecom has so far received orders worth US$60 million for WiMAX base stations and base station-related products, including remote radio heads and...
Thursday 13 March 2008
Taiwan government body and Intel may jointly set up WiMAX testing center, says paper
The Development Fund under Taiwan's Executive Yuan reportedly will cooperate with Intel to set up a WiMAX testing center in Taiwan, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily...
Tuesday 26 February 2008
Nortel starts deployment in LTE technology, to develop LTE CPE products with Taiwan makers
Nortel Networks has started deployment in 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology and will continue to cooperate with Taiwan makers to develop LTE CPE products, according to Jackson...
Friday 22 February 2008
Zyxel begins shipping WiMAX routers to Sprint Nextel
Zyxel Communications has begun shipping its WiMAX routers exclusively designed for US-based Sprint Nextel for the implementation of its WiMAX-based XHOM services, according to market...
Friday 22 February 2008
Alcatel-Lucent officially opens its WiMAX IOT center in Taiwan
Alcatel-Lucent on February 21 officially established its WiMAX application and interoperability testing (IOT) center in Taiwan and also announced its WiMAX partners in Taiwan, including...
Friday 22 February 2008
Taiwan WiMAX industry does not necessarily need Intel support, says Minister
With Intel having apparently gone back on its commitment to make investment in Taiwan-based WiMAX operators, instead deciding to invest in Japan's KDDI, Economic Affairs Minister...
Tuesday 5 February 2008
WiMAX Forum assigns second certification testing lab in Taiwan
Taiwan's government-backed Telecom Technology Center (TTC) and Compliant Certification Services (CCS) have announced that the TTC-CCS lab, a joint lab of the two companies, has been...
Tuesday 22 January 2008
Taiwan planned WiMAX equipment purchases could be delayed
The planned purchase of WiMAX equipment by Taiwan's licensed WiMAX operators could be postponed due to a delay in the establishment of standards and guidelines relating to the monitoring...
Tuesday 22 January 2008
Network-equipment makers experience pick-up in WiMAX orders in 1Q08
Taiwan-based WiMAX equipment makers, including the Accton Technology Group, Gemtek Technology and Quanta Microsystems, have received more WiMAX orders from telecom operators in the...
Monday 21 January 2008
Intel backs off plan to invest in Taiwan-based WiMAX operators, says paper
Intel reportedly has backed away from a commitment to...