Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom to Open Vietnam Unit
MSN Philippines News
Taiwan’s leading telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom Co said Wednesday it will invest 160 million Taiwan dollars (5 million US) to set up a subsidiary in Vietnam. The unit is expected to start operating in the third quarter of 2010 to cater to Taiwanese businessmen there and tap into local information communication business opportunities, [...]
Samsung 1Q Net Profit Surges to Record High
eTaiwanNews
Samsung Electronics said net profit surged more than six-fold in the first quarter to a record high on strong demand and higher prices for memory chips as well as increased sales of mobile phones and flat screen televisions. Samsung earned 3.99 trillion won ($3.59 billion) in the three months ended March 31, the company said [...]
Taiwan Mobile Telecom Carrier FET to Set Up China Subsidiary
Digitimes
Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has decided to invest up to NT$1 billion (US$32 million) to establish a subsidiary in China. FET’s board of directors also decided to distribute a dividend per share of NT$2.8 in cash for 2009 and issue 444.341 million new shares at a tentative price of NT$40 per [...]
Taiwan May Share Same 4G Bands as U.S.
Electronista
The Taiwanese government will assign the same 700MHz frequency band for the LTE 4G wireless as its American counterparts, according to sources in the industry, a report claimed on Monday.
Topics: networking, launch, WiMax, Hong Kong, LTE, Taiwan, wireless
Taiwan and China Mobile Telecom Associations Sign Five Cooperation MOUs
Digitimes
The Taiwan Telecommunication Industry Development Association (TTIDA) formed by the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, and its China counterpart, the Association of Communications Across the Taiwan Strait (ACATS), on April 23 signed five memorandums of understanding (MOUs) for comprehensive cooperation in five aspects, according to TTIDA.
Topics: China, China Mobile, Hong Kong, telecom, [...]
Taiwan May Assign 700MHz Band For LTE Operation
Digitimes
Viewing that LTE (Long Term Evolution) is developing toward a global mainstream 4G standard for mobile communications, the Taiwan government is likely to assign the frequency band between 698MHz and 806MHz – the so-called 700MHz band section – for LTE operation in the future, industry sources quoted officials of the National Communications Commission (NCC) as [...]
McAfee Antivirus Program Goes Berserk, Reboots PCs Repeatedly
eTaiwanNews
Computers in companies, hospitals and schools around the world got stuck repeatedly rebooting themselves Wednesday after an antivirus program identified a normal Windows file as a virus. Antivirus vendor McAfee Inc. confirmed that a software update posted at 9 a.m. Eastern time caused its antivirus program for corporate customers to misidentify a harmless file. It [...]
Vee Telecom Aims to Attract 100,000 WiMAX Subscribers in Taiwan
Digitimes
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Vee Telecom Multimedia aims to solicit 100,000 subscribers within one year after commencing its commercial WiMAX services on April 15. The company expects its capex for 2010 to reach NT$1 billion (US$31.85 million).
Topics: WiMax, Motorola, Taiwan, launch, Hong Kong, broadband, wireless, telecom
APBT Turns Profitable in 2009
Digitimes
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only 3G mobile telecom carrier adopting CDMA2000 in Taiwan, saw its 2009 operation swing to net operating profit of NT$1.6 billion (US$48.8 million) and net profit of NT$3.5 billion from continued losses for a few years, according to the company.
Topics: telecom, CDMA, carrier, Taiwan, Hong Kong, 3G, broadband, [...]
Chunghwa Telecom Net Beats Forecast on Cost Controls
BusinessWeek
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Taiwan’s largest phone operator, posted an 12 percent rise in first- quarter profit as it boosted revenue in its fiber-optic and mobile Internet businesses and cut costs.
Topics: Chunghwa, Hong Kong, telecom, Taiwan
Chinese Telecom Giants to Visit Taiwan for Discussions
China Post
Some of China’s biggest telecom operators are expected to visit their Taiwan peers this month to discuss cooperation and partnership opportunities.
Topics: telecom, Asia, Far EasTone, Hong Kong, China, WiMax, China Mobile, wireless, Taiwan, LTE
iPhone: Made In the USA?
Khabrein.info
Reports have emerged that Apple is getting its latest CDMA iPhone manufactured in Taiwan. This has started a raging debate on the issue. Many people who have been awaiting the arrival of iPhone on Verizon network are clearly overjoyed over the news, but many other people are wondering why the gadget is being manufactured in [...]
Taiwan’s WiMAX Providers Set to Launch Services This Year
The Taiwan Economic News
With First International Telecom Co., Ltd. recently awarded a franchise license to offer worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) mobile service, Taiwan`s six WiMAX providers officially enter into the stage of launching the service.
Topics: telecom, telecommunications, LTE, Hong Kong, WiMax, Taiwan, launch
First International Telecom Granted WiMAX License
NASDAQ
Taiwan’s telecommunications regulator said Wednesday it granted a WiMAX service license to First International Telecom Inc., which will launch the service in northern Taiwan in six months.
Topics: wireless, WiMax, telecom, Taiwan, broadband, Hong Kong
WiMAX Operator Tatung InfoComm to Expand Taiwan Coverage
Digitimes
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm will expand its WiMAX coverage to also include Hualien and Pingtung counties soon, in addition to the current coverage in Kaohsiung and Penghu counties, according to the company.
Topics: telecom, Far EasTone, WiMax, telecommunications, Hong Kong, Tatung InfoComm, Taiwan, Taichung City
