Google and Facebook get involved in another new APAC subsea cable
A new subsea cable that will ensure Taiwan stays connected to the rest of the reason is being championed by US internet giants Google and Facebook.
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Quarterly season haunted by chip shortage
A common theme in analyst calls this earnings season has been cautious pessimism about the knock-on effects of the global chip shortage.
Foxconn gets into the chip-making game
The world’s biggest electronic device manufacturer is forming a new venture designed to cater to the lower end of the chip market.
Mediatek goes all in with request to supply chips to Huawei
Taiwanese chip-maker Mediatek reportedly thinks it can supply Huawei without getting put on the US naughty step, but is double-checking just to make sure.
Taiwan officially picks team US in 5G security dispute
A joint declaration has removed any doubt about where the island nation, which China thinks it owns, stands on the matter of 5G security.
Taiwanese gadget manufacturers reportedly considering Mexico move
As antagonism between China and the West becomes entrenched, Foxconn and Pegatron are apparently thinking of opening branches in Mexico.
Nokia wins exclusive Taiwan Mobile 5G gig
Nokia’s rally continued this week, with the news that Nokia will be the sole 5G RAN, core and IMS vendor partner for Taiwan Mobile.
China throws money at domestic chip firm as TSMC stops taking orders from Huawei
The US move to impose a ban on any US tech being used in the production of Huawei chips has sent shockwaves through the semiconductor industry.
Ericsson and Nokia 5G duel moves to Taiwan
Both Ericsson and Nokia have won 5G RAN work with Taiwanese telco Chungwa Telecom, which they’re happy about.
Qualcomm finally gets a legal win in Taiwan
The Qualcomm lawyers are building a reputation as the hardest working in the industry, though at least they no-longer have to battle the Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission.
Taiwan fines Qualcomm $773 million for antitrust violations
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has been the recipient of yet another fine for claimed anticompetitive business practices.
Taiwan goes in big on the AI craze
The Taiwanese Ministry of Science and Technology has put its money where its mouth is to make a mark on the world of artificial intelligence with a NT$16 billion (£410 million) investment.
Ericsson shows off its NB-IoT credentials in Taiwan
Ericsson has built IoT trial system for Chunghwa Telecom based on NB-IoT LPWAN technology to let it try out a bunch of IoT devices and applications.
FarEasTone claims world first APT700 Launch
Taiwanese operator FarEasTone (FET) has become the first operator in the world to launch commercial LTE services in the APT700 band, according to Swedish vendor Ericsson, which supplied the network equipment for the launch. FET won both APT700 and 1800Mhz spectrum in the market’s October 2013 auction.
NSN signs carrier aggregation and CDN deals in Asia
Network infrastructure vendor Nokia Solutions and Networks has announced two deals in the Asia-Pacific region. It has delivered multi-band carrier aggregation technology to Taiwan Mobile and signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese content and application delivery solutions provider ChinaCache.
Chunghwa Telecom invests $13bn in cloud datacentre
Taiwanese telo Chunghwa Telecom has begun construction on its state of the art Tier 4 cloud computing datacentre in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan.
Cisco CTO takes aim at Taiwan broadband
Taiwan’s broadband infrastructure needs improving and is limiting the country’s business opportunities, according to the chief technology and strategy officer of networking giant Cisco.
Ditch WIMAX for LTE GSMA tells Taiwan
The GSM Association (GSMA) has suggested to the government of Taiwan that the country should move away from WiMAX and focus instead on LTE, in order to take advantage of the economies of scale provided by the now mainstream next generation mobile standard.
Taiwan to ban Huawei kit
Taiwan has become the lastest market to voice concerns over the use of network equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei, with the regulator—the National Communications Commission—ruling that core network kit may not be cleared for use by Taiwanese operators because of national security worries. Huawei has met with similar objections recently in India and the US.
Chunghwa trials LTE in Taiwan
Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Telecom has demonstrated LTE in a field trial enabled by Alcatel-Lucent’s equipment, supporting a wide variety of LTE devices from various Taiwanese terminal manufacturers.
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