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Taiwan market: Vmax, FET and Vee Telecom to start WiMAX services by year-end 2009
Irene Chen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 27 October 2009]
Taiwan-based WiMAX operators Vmax Telecom, Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Vee Telecom Multimedia will begin commercial operations of their WiMAX services by the end of 2009, while Global Mobile plans to start operations in the beginning of 2010, according to the companies. First International Telecom (Fitel) has also restarted procurement for WiMAX deployment, and expects to complete its WiMAX infrastructure in Hsinchu City by the end of February 2010, market sources noted. | Taiwan WiMAX operators: Current operating status, Oct 2009 | | Company | Service starting date | Service location | Number of base stations | Services and plans | | Tatung InfoComm | Apr 09 | Penghu Islands | 221 | 15,000 subscribers already paying NT$699 (US$21.6) a month; average consumption of bandwith by users at 5GB currently | | Jul 09 | Kaohsiung City | | Vmax Telecom | Year-end 09 | Taipei City | 250 | Aiming to attract 160k-180k consumer clients and 30,000 business clients initially | | FET | Year-end 09 | Taichung City | >100 | Targeting broadband and notebook users | | Vee Telecom | Year-end 09 | Kinmen Island | 17 | Targeting IPTV clients when commencing operations in Greater Taichung | | Global Mobile | 1Q10 | Greater Hsinchu | 100 | To expand capital in 2010 | | Fitel | End-March 2010 | Hsinchu City | 50-60 | Still constructing WiMAX networks | Sources: Companies, compiled by Digitimes, October 2009
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