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Friday 18 January 2008
Intel aiming to almost double notebook CPU shipments by 2011
Intel plans to agrresively expand its shipments of notebook CPUs aiming to almost double its total of 2007 within the next few years, according to sources close to the company.
Friday 18 January 2008
Fitel to initially purchase 88 WiMAX base stations from Motorola
First International Telecom (Fitel), a WiMAX licensee for the northern region of Taiwan, has decided to initially purchase 88 WiMAX base stations from Motorola for the establishment...
Thursday 17 January 2008
Taiwan networking equipment suppliers eager to bid for Japan WiMAX orders
Following Japan's announcement that Wilcom and KDDI have won 2.5GHz next-generation wireless communications services license, the substantial potential investment is drawing Taiwan...
Tuesday 15 January 2008
Alcatel-Lucent opens WiMAX interoperability testing center in Taiwan
Alcatel-Lucent on January 14 announced the establishment of its WiMAX application and interoperability testing (IOT) center in Taiwan in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 31 December 2007
Fitel likely to purchase WiMAX base stations and end-to-end networks from Motorola
First International Telecom (Fitel), a WiMAX licensee fro the northern region of Taiwan, is likely to purchase WiMAX base stations and WiMAX end-to-end network solutions from Motorola,...
Monday 31 December 2007
Taiwan market: Co-location of WiMAX and 3G/2G base stations may not be easy
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has encouraged operators of 3G and/or 2G mobile communication services to set up base stations in common structures where possible,...
Thursday 27 December 2007
Taiwan WiMAX licensee Global Mobile raises initial paid-in capital of over NT$1 billion
Global Mobile, a WiMAX licensee for the northern region of Taiwan, on December 26 announced it has raised an initial paid-in capital of NT$1.127 billion (US$34.7 million), higher...
Tuesday 25 December 2007
Taiwan WiMAX CPE makers feel certification fee may be too high
Taiwan WiMAX equipment makers feel that the fee for mobile WiMAX product certification testing being charged by the WiMAX Forum may be too high, with some market sources estimating...
Monday 24 December 2007
Chunghwa Telecom to release over 60% of annual capex to Taiwan-based makers over next 5-6 years
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will spend an estimated NT$30 billion (US$922.8 million) on capital investment in 2007 and plans to set aside an annual capital expenditure (capex) budget of...
Thursday 20 December 2007
WBPK and Willcom recommended for next-generation wireless broadband service licenses in Japan, says paper
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has officially recommended Wireless Broadband Planning KK (WBPK) and Willcom as the two companies to be awarded licenses to...
Thursday 13 December 2007
AboCom to ramp shipments of digital photo frames and WiMAX products in 2008
Taiwan-based network-equipment maker AboCom Systems expects its shipments of digital photo frames and fixed WiMAX products, in addition to wireless networking devices, to gain momentum...
Wednesday 5 December 2007
Taiwan makers voice concerns over Sprint Nextel WiMAX unit
Taiwan-based WiMAX equipment makers have expressed concerns about a potential spin off of Sprint Nextel's WiMAX unit. The makers stated that the uncertainty over the unit's future...
Tuesday 4 December 2007
Fujitsu and Taiwan government agency to establish joint venture for WiMAX application platforms
Fujitsu and the Taiwan government sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III) have announced their agreement to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish...
Friday 30 November 2007
Tecom boosts its equity holdings in Vmax Telecom to over 44%
Taiwan-based telecom equipment maker Tecom has increased its equity investment in Vmax Telecom, a licensed WiMAX operator, to a total of NT$436 million (US$13.5 million). The company...
Wednesday 28 November 2007
Potential shift by AT&T and Verizon to LTE or UMB could be a setback for Taiwan WiMAX makers
The potential focus shift in the development of next-generation mobile wireless broadband technology from WiMAX to LTE (Long Term Evolution) or UMB (ultra mobile broadband) by AT&T...