Vibo to launch HSPA+ network in 2011(Taiwan)
Taiwanese wireless operator Vibo Telecom has indicated that it is expecting to launch its long-mooted HSPA+ network in 2011, after missing its previous rollout target of December 2010.
The company has promised to invest a further US$68.9 million in expanding its infrastructure. According to Vibo President Chang Feng-Hsiung, last year’s delay in capacity expansion and network upgrades greatly impacted the company’s ability to expand its customer base, because of insufficient capacity, they did not launch an extensive marketing campaign to increase the number of subscribers, which affected the company’s financial performance. Vibo will be able to break even this year, if they can expand their network and customers as planned.
Taiwan launches 3G network using Chinese technology
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: China lauded the successful launch of 3G mobile network using Chinese TD-SCDMA technology in Taiwan. It considered it as a successful display of the technological partnership of the two countries.
After several trips made by officials from China to Taiwan, the launch of the network was possible. Chairman of the world’s largest mobile network operator, China Mobile, spent several days in Taipei to promote TD-SCDMA.
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile operator in Taiwan launched the TD-SCDMA trial network on Tuesday in Taipei and became one of the few companies running a TD-SCDMA trial outside of China.
According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, by the trial of TD-SCDMA network in Taiwan, local handset makers and network equipment developers will get a good place to test TD-SCDMA devices. The ministry also said that Taiwanese and Chinese companies can research ways to install WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) technology alongside TD-SCDMA technology thus gaining experience in dual-network compatibility.
