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Tuesday 8 April 2014
Taiwan market: CHT to offer faster fiber-optic Internet access
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has revealed it will launch 300Mbps/100Mbps fiber-optic Internet-access services in Taiwan at a monthly charge of below NT$2,000 (US$66) in May 2014.
Friday 10 January 2014
Taifo fiber-optic network covers 23% of Taipei
Taiwan Intelligent Fiber Optic Network Consortium (Taifo), a joint venture established in 2012 specifically for constructing a fiber-optic network around Taipei City, has attained...
Tuesday 20 August 2013
Fiber-optic broadband to represent 19% of global fixed broadband subscriptions by year-end 2013, says ABI Research
Worldwide fixed-line broadband subscriptions continue to grow at a healthy pace in 2013. According to ABI Research's Broadband Subscribers Market Data, fiber-optic broadband market...
Friday 12 July 2013
Asia Pacific Telecom highlights strength of fiber-optic backbone network
Asia Pacific Telecom, the only CDMA 2000 mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has a fiber-optic backbone network of nearly 100,000 core-km covering Taiwan, representing its most valuable...
Monday 8 July 2013
Taiwan 100Mbps Internet-access deployment, cable TV digitization in 2013 short of targets, says NCC
The Taiwan government originally aimed to have all households covered by a 100Mbps fiber-optic broadband Internet-access network, and to digitize cable TV networks to cover 50% of...
Monday 13 May 2013
Foxconn to become major investor in fiber-optic venture
Taiwan-based fiber-optic cable maker Tai Tung Communication, the major shareholder of The Taiwan Intelligent Fiber Optic Network Consortium (Taifo), has announced it is giving purchasing...
Thursday 9 May 2013
Taifo starts establishing fiber-optic network in Taipei
The Taiwan Intelligent Fiber Optic Network Consortium (Taifo), a joint venture established in 2012 specifically for setting up a fiber-optic communications network around Taipei City,...
Monday 14 January 2013
Taifo planning citywide fiber-optic network in Taipei
Taiwan Intelligent Fiber Optic Network Consortium (Taifo), a joint venture established in 2012 specifically for setting up a fiber-optic network around Taipei City, has finished planning...
Thursday 31 May 2012
Fiber-optic chip maker TrueLight looks to strong revenue gains in 2012
TrueLight Corporation, a Taiwan-based maker of chips and active devices used in fiber-optic communication equipment including EPON and GPON, is expected to see its revenues for 2012...
Monday 28 May 2012
China operators to invest CNY370 billion in fiber-optic infrastructure in 2012
China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile, the three largest telecom carriers in China, will invest a total of CNY370 billion (US$58.6 billion) in fiber-optic infrastructure in...
Wednesday 4 January 2012
Taipei to deploy citywide fiber-optic network
The Taipei City government has announced it has signed a 25-year contract with a consortium of 15 local and foreign companies led by Tai Tung Communication, a Taiwan-based maker of...
Monday 3 October 2011
With a head start in cloud computing, the optical communication industry is taking off!
TM Technology's fiber-optic communication ICs has made great strides in reaching 4.25Gbps, meeting cloud computing business opportunities' demand for high bandwidth connectivity.
Tuesday 22 March 2011
China-based makers of fiber-optic cable foresee impact from Japan earthquake, say Taiwan makers
China-based makers of fiber-optic cable used to lay FTTx networks are worried about short supply of optical fiber perform, a prefabricated material, from Japan due to the earthquake...
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Fiber-optic chips maker TrueLight to list on Taiwan OTC market
TrueLigth Corporation, which makes III-V family semiconductor chips used in fiber-optic communication equipment, will be listed on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) bourse at an initial...
Tuesday 8 February 2011
Corning says China market presents large opportunity
The greater China market represents a US$2 billion opportunity for Corning, according to Eric Musser, CEO of Corning Greater China region.