Articles tagged with: Chunghwa Telecom and Taiwan Mobile
Taiwan Debates Renewing GSM Licenses in 2012
There is a dispute amongst Taiwan's mobile network operators over the fate of the existing GSM licenses which are due to expire in 2012. The incumbent holders want them renewed, while the 3G and WiMAX license holders want the licenses terminated and the radio spectrum refarmed to all the companies. more
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Chunghwa Telecom: Mulling Android Phone Launch End-08
TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Chunghwa Telecom is considering introducing the G1 smartphone, which uses the new Android platform, to the Taiwan market as soon as the end of 2008, an official at Taiwan's largest phone services provider by revenue said Wednesday. more
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Taiwan Expected to Pass 11 Million 3G Subscribers by Year-End
Taiwan is expected to exceed 11 million 3G subscribers by the end of this year, based on faster than expected sales by the local network operators. The China Economic News Service reports that Far EasTone has already signed up 2.2 million 3G subscribers, exceeding its original goal of having two million subscribers by the end of this year. more
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Chunghwa and Taiwan Mobile Q1 2008 Results
TaiwanÃ's two largest mobile companies, Chunghwa Telecom and Taiwan Mobile, both released first quarter results this week. In fact, the results show that whilst Chunghwa maintains a clear premium over the competition of 2.5m customers at the top of the market, Taiwan CellularÃ's lead over its nearest rival, third-placed FarEasTone, fell to just 2,070 customers at the end of March. The operator suffered its first negative net additions since Q1 06, losing 6,500 customers to finish the quarter on 6.228m, just ahead of FarEasTone with 6.226m. more
Taiwan Mobile Upgrades its RAN Backhaul Platform
Axerra Networks has announced that Taiwan Mobile has deployed its Pseudo-Wire solutions in its radio access network (RAN) for the backhaul of UMTS and GSM voice and data traffic. Axerra's sytems enable Taiwan Mobile to utilize the power, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of Carrier Ethernet as a full-service alternative to TDM backhaul in the mobile wireless RAN. more
Related Tags: ethernet, ran, radio-access-network, backhaul, umts, opex, Taiwan
Taiwan Fixed Network to Sell 6% Stake in Taiwan Mobile
TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Taiwan Fixed Network is selling 300 million shares, or a 6% stake, in parent Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan Mobile said Friday. more
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Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom Aims for 3.6 Million 3G Subscribers by 2009
Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) expects that its 3G subscriber base will grow to 3.6 million by the end of 2008, according to reports in the local DigiTimes publication. CHT had 800,000 3G subscribers at the end of 2006 and projects it will have 2.20 million subscribers at the end of 2007 says the newspaper. more
Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom To Focus On Mobile Internet In 2nd Half
TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest phone company by revenue, will focus on mobile Internet services in the second half of the year to grow its revenue, President Lu Shyue-Ching said Thursday. more
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Taiwan Government May Up Foreign Invest Cap In Chunghwa Telecom
TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- The Taiwan government may raise the limit on direct foreign investment in Chunghwa Telecom to 49% from the current limit of 40%, a government official said Friday. more
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Taiwan Mobile Plans To Sell 2% Stake In Chunghwa Telecom
TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Taiwan Mobile plans to sell its entire 2% stake of 200 million shares in Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile's Chief Financial Officer Hui-Ming Cheng said Monday. more
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