Vee TIME and Vmax Telecom, two WiMAX mobile Internet-access operators in southern and northern Taiwan, respectively, are expanding their WiMAX networks to a target covering 70% of the population in service areas, according to Vee TIME which holds a 72.43% stake in Vmax.
In addition to Vmax, Vee TIME has acquired a 100% stake in Tatung InfoComm, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, to operate WiMAX around the whole island of Taiwan, Vee TIME indicated. Tatung InfoComm has attained 70% coverage, a minimum ratio required by the National Communications Commission (NCC), Vee TIME noted.
Tatung InfoComm, Vee TIME and Vmax together have set up more than 2,000 WiMAX base stations around Taiwan, with about 50% that can be upgraded to WiMAX 2.1 through a software upgrade, Vee TIME pointed out. In order to reach a coverage of 70%, Vee TIME and Vmax have to add about 500 base stations in total by the end of 2013.
Vee TIME, Tatung InfoComm and Vmax as well as Global Mobile, another WiMAX operator in northern Taiwan, plan to apply to the NCC for an upgrade to WiMAX 2.1 after attaining 70% coverage, paving the way for a shift to TD-LTE (Time Division-Long Term Evolution) in view of China Mobile's active promotion of the standard, according to industry sources.
source: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20131125PD219.html
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