- Taiwanese WiMAX licensee Global Mobile began
trial service in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, on October 5 and became the second
Taiwanese WiMAX carrier to launch service, after Tatung Telecom in Penghu
County and Kaohsiung City earlier this year, United Daily News of Taiwan
reported. Global Mobile has achieved 71.94% population coverage in Hsinchu at present
and plans to boost the ratio to 95% in the future. The company expects
commercial service to commence in January 2010 at the latest.
- Wi-tribe, a Qatar Telecom subsidiary, and
Packet One International of Malaysia have signed a HOA (Heads of Agreement) for
collaborative partnership to boost WiMAX development in Asia, according to a
September 29 press release by Wi-tribe. Wi-tribe currently has operating
presence in Pakistan and Jordan, while Packet One boasts one of the largest 802.16e
2.3GHz WiMAX networks worldwide. It is expected that through the HOA, the two
companies will share information on the WiMAX industry and best practices, further
enriching each other's knowledge resource pool.