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Irene Chen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Thursday 14 May 2009]

Acer has become a member of the WiMAX Open Patent Alliance (OPA), making it the first among the leading branded PC vendors to join the OPA. Acer's move will help advance the development of the WiMAX industry, according to market sources.

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Revenues: WiMAX companies (NT$m)
Company	April 1	1Q - 4Q	2012

Accton Technology (2345)	1,984	6,659	27,027

Alpha Networks (3380)	1,997	5,536	24,907

Cameo Communications (6142)	787	2,617	11,638

D-Link (2332)	2,616	8,156	32,467

First International Telecom (3065)	/	/	/

Far Eastone Telecommunications (4904)	7,219	22,389	86,745

Gemtek Technology (4906)	2,008	6,102	26,421

Vee Telecom Multimedia (8307)	48	/	/

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