Samsung Enters Taiwanese and Kuwaiti Mobile WiMAX Market
Samsung Mobile WiMAX equipment, WiMAX licens, WiMAX service Taiwan, WiMAX service Kuwait
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading provider of telecom systems and mobile phones, announced today its provision of Mobile WiMAX equipments to two qualified WiMAX service providers, VMAX Telecom and MADA, based in Taiwan and Kuwait respectively. VMAX Telecom is a joint venture between Taiwan’s two leading telecom corporations, Tecom and Vibo Telecom. Last year, the joint venture acquired the National Communications Commission (NCC) certified WiMAX license for the northern region of Taiwan. According to VMAX Telecom, the initial installation and trial service will first be launched in Taipei City and will be expanded to six other major regions. In 2009, VMAX Telecom plans to provide commercial mobile WiMAX service. For this, Samsung is providing mobile WiMAX total solution including base stations, access service network gateways and all the related equipments as well as services. Taiwan government is working on the ‘M-Taiwan’ initiative, a project which aims to enhance Taiwan’s leadership position in WiMAX developments. Also Taiwan government shows positive movements such as preparing a meeting between Taiwanese vendors and global telecom operators who already has a mobile WiMAX silence and encouraging many Taiwanese device providers to develop and launch various types of mobile WiMAX terminals. MADA is one of the Kuwait’s foremost telecom service providers. It supplies communication solutions and system integration services. MADA obtained license for Mobile WiMAX service in Jordan, Sudan and Kuwait.
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