FET to invest NT$300 million in S Mart in three years

Aug 12, 11:48

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will invest a total of NT$300 million (US$9.4 million) in S Mart (formerly called S Marketplace) - the Taiwan-based mobile carrier's online store...

Smartphones to account for 30% of FET handset procurement

Aug 5, 15:39

Smartphones is expected to represent 30% of Far EasTone Telecommunications' (FET) total handset procurement in 2010, up from 25% currently, according to the Taiwan-based carrier....

FET sets up first IDC Farm in Taiwan

Aug 2, 11:52

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has established an IDC (Internet data center) Farm to provide cloud computing services to business users in Taiwan.

CHT to see EPS drop in 3Q10 as rivals TWM and FET head higher

Jul 29, 14:33

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) expects its EPS to drop from NT$1.34 in the second quarter to NT$1.22 in the third, while Taiwan Mobile (TWM) projects an increase from NT$1.13 to NT$1.19 and...

Taiwan market: Motorola to launch Android- and Brew-enabled handsets

Jul 23, 11:08

Motorola will launch two entry-level Android smartphones and a touch-screen handset based on Qualcomm's Brew Mobile Platform in August in cooperation with carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications...

Taiwan market: Smartphones account for 30% of 1H10 handset sales by carrier FET

Jul 14, 15:49

Smartphones represented a 30% share of Far EasTone Telecommunications' (FET's) handset sales in the first half of 2010 with a volume of 200,000 units, according to the Taiwan-based...

Taiwan market: FET, Qualcomm to cooperate in MediaFLO mobile TV service

Jul 14, 11:43

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on July 13 signed an MOU with Qualcomm for cooperation to set up a joint venture to operate mobile TV service based on Qualcomm-developed MediaFLO...

Chunghwa Telecom posts January-June EPS of NT$2.58

Jul 13, 12:35

Chuunghwa Telecom (CHT) on July 9 reported unaudited net profit of NT$4.716 billion (US$146 million) for June 2010, resulting in a January-June net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$2...

Taiwan market: FET opens eBook Town

Jul 9, 14:51

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), on July 8 announced the opening of its e-book store, eBook Town, to provide Chinese-language e-books for download.

FET to acquire 100% stake in Sparq for merger

Jun 28, 11:20

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on June 25 announced it will have its wholly owned subsidiary, Yuan Cing Infocomm...

Taiwan market: Time is not right for merger of WiMAX operators, says FET chairman

Jun 17, 11:36

Taiwan's six WiMAX operators may be willing to merge to expand their geographic coverage, but the market is not yet mature for mergers, according to Far EasTone Telecommunications...

FET online application store hits 200,000 downloads

May 28, 11:39

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has announced that S Mart (formerly termed S Marketplace), its online store for Chinese-language Android applications, has seen 410 applications...

China market: FET cooperates with China Mobile to offer voice roaming

May 28, 09:15

Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has announced the offering of voice roaming service in China through cooperation with China Mobile Communications...

Taiwan mobile telecom carrier FET to set up China subsidiary

Apr 28, 14:35

Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has decided to invest up to NT$1 billion (US$32 million) to establish a subsidiary in China.

FET to sign MOU with China Mobile to set up TD-LTE experimental networks

Newswatch - Apr 7, 15:44

Taiwan-based Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) plans to sign an MOU with China-based 3G carrier China Mobile on April 7 for the joint set-up of a TD-LTE experimental network and...

Taiwan market: FET sets 2010 capex at NT$8.9 billion mainly for 3G, WiMAX infrastructure

Mar 25, 15:58

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has set aside a capex budget of NT$8.9 billion (US$278 million) for 2010 mainly for continued construction of 3G and WiMAX infrastructure, company...

Chunghwa Telecom posts January-February EPS of NT$0.89

Mar 11, 12:06

Chuunghwa Telecom (CHT) on March 10 reported unaudited net profit of NT$4.198 billion (US$131 million) for February 2010, resulting in January-February net earnings per share (EPS)...

Taiwan market: Far EasTone opens iPhone pre-orders

Mar 2, 17:10

Far EasTone (FET) Communications, Taiwan's third-largest telco by revenues, has opened up registration for customers to pre-order Apple's iPhone 3GS along with its services.

Taiwan market: FET signs switch equipment purchasing contract with Ericsson

Stockwatch - Mar 2, 16:11

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has signed a switch equipment pruchasing contract with Ericsson for its 3G service networks, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock...

Taiwan market: FET to invest NT$8.6 billion in data communication infrastructure in 2010

Feb 26, 14:46

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) plans to invest NT$8.6 billion (US$269 million) to expand and upgrade its infrastructure for 3G, HSPA and WiMAX, the company said at an investors...

Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile outsourcing Android phones to Quanta, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 24, 11:43

Taiwan Mobile, a Taiwan-based 3G service provider, will launch on February 24 an own-brand Android-powered smartphone rolled out by Quanta Computer, according to a Chinese-language...

Taiwan to have 28 million mobile subscribers in 2014, says IEMR

Feb 22, 14:53

The number of total mobile subscriber accounts in Taiwan will increase from 26 million in 2009 to 28 million in 2014, according to IE Market Research (IEMR).

Taiwan-market: NCC to reclaim 2G mobile numbers from TWM, FET

Jan 28, 15:21

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to collect back some of the 2G mobile phone numbers allocated to Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET)...

Taiwan market: FET to not offer WiMAX voice services

Jan 27, 13:52

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), which started its WiMAX operations in Taichung, central Taiwan at the end of 2009, has stressed that it will not provide voice communication...

Taiwan market: FET online application store to offer monthly charge for downloads

Jan 26, 12:18

Far EasTone Telecommunication (FET) will offer a fixed monthly fee for downloading applications from its online store for Andriod-based handsets at the end of January 2010.

Taiwan market: Smartphone sales to top over one million units in 2010

Jan 25, 13:00

Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market are expected to top over one million units in 2010 compared to 600,000 units sold in 2009, according to an estimate by market sources.

Taiwan market: FET to team up with Ericsson to upgrade its HSPA networks

Jan 21, 11:58

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) plans to sign a cooperation agreement with Ericsson aiming to extend the coverage of its HSPA networks to all areas in Taiwan within three years,...

AUO acquires FED technology and equipment from Sony affiliate

Jan 21, 10:17

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Field Emission Technologies (FET) and FET Japan (FETJ) to purchase certain assets and to transfer certain...

Taiwan market: 41.4 million text messages sent in 2 hours on new year, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 4, 10:21

Mobile phone users of the three largest mobile carriers in Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), sent 41.4 million text messages,...

Taiwan market: FET begins trial WiMAX operations in central Taiwan

Dec 23, 14:07

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has begun trial operation of its WiMAX network in Taichung, central Taiwan, charging users a monthly fee of NT$599 (US$18.50) with a free WiMAX...

Taiwan NCC grants two more WiMAX operating licenses to carriers

Dec 17, 12:07

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has issued two more WiMAX operating licenses to telecom carriers Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Vmax Telecom. The two carriers...

FET to add Symbian, Windows Mobile to its online application store in 3Q10

Dec 11, 15:35

Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will add Chinese-language Symbian- and Windows Mobile-platform application programs to S Marketplace, its...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom posts net profit of almost NT$4 billion for November

Dec 11, 10:39

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on December 10 reported unaudited net profit of NT$3.807 billion (US$118 million) for November 2009, with January-November net profit of NT$40.606 billion translating...