CHT picks Ericsson for LTE trial
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s leading operator by subscribers has signed an MOU with Ericson to set up a small-scale Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband trial network in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan.
The basic network infrastructure including the base stations and network management systems for the 4G network will be provided by Ericsson.
The companies have set their target and are confident to complete their first testing phase by mid-2010. According to the reports of CommsUpdate, Chunghwa is looking forward to launch LTE services in 2011.
The company is also functioning with six firms including the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), HTC, HT mMobile, Asustek Computer, Coiler and the Institute for Information Industry (III) to develop LTE products in preparation for a commercial launch.
Chunghwa Telecom & Ericsson join hands for LTE trial
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.
Chunghwa Telecom and Vodafone join hands in Taiwan
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vodafone and Taiwan based Chunghwa Telecom entered into partnership for roaming and communications services according to which Chunghwa will have exclusive rights to offer a range of Vodafone
services and devices in Taiwan.
Vodafone on the other hand will use Chunghwa’s network to extend its enterprise offerings in Taiwan, introducing services such as mobile broadband and BlackBerry support.
Chunghwa Telecom is Taiwan’s biggest mobile operator, with a market share of around 38%. According to Chunghwa Telecom chairman Lu Shyue-Ching, the deal will allow Vodafone to extend its superior service quality and besides providing added support to the overseas operations of Taiwanese businesses.
The two parties are also planning to extend their partnership to cover joint technology procurement and sharing in the future.
Vodafone owns 2.5% stake in mainland carrier China Mobile and also has a marketing agreement with Hong Kong operator SmarTone.
Alcatel wins contract from Taiwan’s Chunghwa for digital video delivery system
PARIS (AFX) – Alcatel said it has won a contract from Chunghwa Telecom of Taiwan to supply a system for delivering digital video services. The value of the contract was not disclosed
Source- http://www.forbes.com
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