Fitel begins to purchase WiMAX USB dongles
First International Telecom (Fitel), a WiMAX licensee for the northern region of Taiwan, has placed orders for 5,000 WiMAX USB dongles from three Taiwan-based companies – D-Link, Quanta Microsystems and Asustek Computer – in preparation for its WiMAX service rollout, according to company president Charlie Wu.
The company plans to offer the USB dongles to its WiMAX subscribers at NT$4,900 (US$161), while allowing access to its WiMAX networks free of charge until the official launch of its commercialized service slated to begin in the second half of 2009, Wu said.
As a participant of Taiwan's government initiated Mobile Taiwan (M-Taiwan) program, Fitel is required to solicit a total of 40,000 WiMAX subscribers by mid-2009, Wu noted.
Fitel has completed a central hub that can accommodate 200,000 WiMAX users in Hsinchuang, Taipei County as well as the installation of 88 WiMAX base stations that cover 70% of Taipei City, Wu stated, noting that the company will begin to test the base stations soon.
In other news, Fitel posted a net loss of NT$790 million on revenues of NT$5.19 billion in 2007, and the company expects its operation to break even in 2008, Wu said.
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The company plans to offer the USB dongles to its WiMAX subscribers at NT$4,900 (US$161), while allowing access to its WiMAX networks free of charge until the official launch of its commercialized service slated to begin in the second half of 2009, Wu said.
As a participant of Taiwan's government initiated Mobile Taiwan (M-Taiwan) program, Fitel is required to solicit a total of 40,000 WiMAX subscribers by mid-2009, Wu noted.
Fitel has completed a central hub that can accommodate 200,000 WiMAX users in Hsinchuang, Taipei County as well as the installation of 88 WiMAX base stations that cover 70% of Taipei City, Wu stated, noting that the company will begin to test the base stations soon.
In other news, Fitel posted a net loss of NT$790 million on revenues of NT$5.19 billion in 2007, and the company expects its operation to break even in 2008, Wu said.
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