www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A new trial network using new-generation LTE wireless technology will be set up by Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom and Ericsson under a new agreement jointly signed by them. The testing of the network would be started in northern Taiwan by the Chunghwa Telecommunication Laboratories under Chunghwa Telecom and the results would be released mid-2010.

Meanwhile, 25 networks worldwide based on Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology by China’s Huawei technologies are under construction. The huge area covered by Huawei, can help it to overtake Ericsson to become the world’s top telecommunications equipment maker.

Chunghwa Telecom has also announced a plan to set up a 30 million yuan ($4.4 million) call-center venture with an investment firm in Xiamen, China with the aim to expand overseas.