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Monday 17 September 2012
Taiwan government yet to decide on inclusion of WiMAX bands in new mobile Internet licenses
As the Taiwan government is expected to approve release of two total bandwidth allocations of 135MHz (one for upload, one for download) for operating mobile access to the Internet...
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Japan market: WiMAX operator UQ covers a population of 10 million, says company CTO
UQ Communications, a WiMAX operator in Japan, has expanded its network to more than 20,000 base stations to cover a population of 10 million, according to company CTO Fumio Watanabe...
Wednesday 6 June 2012
Taiwan market: Vee TIME to procure 2,000 WiMAX base stations
Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in the southern half of Taiwan, will procure 2,000 base stations to expand its WiMAX network, as well as the networks of Tatung InfoComm and Vmax Telecom,...
Thursday 24 May 2012
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin selling HTC WiMAX smartphones
Taiwan-based WiMAX operators Vee TIME, Global Mobile, Vmax Telecom and Tatung InfoComm will begin contract-bundled sale of the WiMAX/WCDMA dual-mode HTC EVO Design smartphone in the...
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in northern Taiwan, on May 21 announced that it has obtained a 5-year syndicated loan of NT$640 million (US$21.7 million) from seven local banks, with...
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Taiwan market: Global Mobile to launch HTC WiMAX smartphone
Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in the northern Taiwan region, has revealed it will launch the HTC EVO Shift, a WiMAX smartphone customized for the carrier, in late May.
Monday 26 March 2012
Taiwan market: Vee TIME to acquire WiMAX competitor Tatung InfoComm
Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, has revealed that it will fully acquire competitor Tatung InfoComm for NT$150 million (US$5.08 million).
Thursday 15 March 2012
HTC likely to lose top rank in US 4G market
Competition for the 4G smartphone market in the US is expected to heat up soon as AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless all have adopted new strategies for the purchase of...
Thursday 23 February 2012
Taiwan market: Global Mobile unveils dual-mode smartphone
Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in Taiwan, has launched 7G Miracle, a 3G/WiMAX dual-mode smartphone, in the Taiwan market for contract sale through carrier Vibo Telecom.
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Global demand for WiMAX chips to drop in 2012, says Sequans
Because many operators of WiMAX networks have shifted to LTE, global demand for WiMAX chips in 2012 is expected to decrease from 2011, according to France-based Sequans Communicati...
Friday 3 February 2012
Vee TIME obtains 72.43% stake in Vmax
Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in the southern half of Taiwan, on February 2 announced the acquisition of a 72.43% stake in Vmax Telecom, a WiMAX operator in the northern half of Taiwan,...
Thursday 2 February 2012
Gemtek to ship over 300,000 LTE devices in 2012
Network equipment maker Gemtek Technology expects its shipments of LTE devices to top over 300,000 units in 2012. The company will also begin volume shipments of set-top boxes (STBs)...
Monday 30 January 2012
Taiwan government continues support of WiMAX
The Taiwan government will step up the development of WiMAX applications and help local operators expand coverage of their networks, according to Industrial Development Bureau (IDB)...
Friday 13 January 2012
Taiwan market: Tatung InfoComm under pressure to expand WiMAX network
Tatung InfoComm, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, has set up fewer than 600 base stations and therefore is under the pressure of expanding its network to meet the required minimum...
Thursday 12 January 2012
Taiwan WiMAX device shipments to decrease in 2012
Taiwan-based makers of WiMAX terminal devices, including Quanta Computer, Accton Wireless Broadband, Unizyx Holding and Prime Electronics & Satellitics, are expected to see their...