Taiwan

Earlier this quarter, we looked at Sri Lanka and its roadmap to become a prime 5G candidate.

Taiwan’s finance authority issued internet-only banking licences to affiliates of messaging company Line, internet giant Rakuten and operator Chunghwa Telecom.

A 4G price war in Taiwan could impair mobile operators’ ability to invest in and develop new services, including 5G networks and applications, needed to sustain the long-term development of the telecoms industry.

Chunghwa Telecom, the largest mobile operator in Taiwan, is the first operator to join the Taiwan 5G Alliance, with more than 40 technology companies; research institutes and government agencies, as the government pushes for the launch of a pre-commercial 5G…

Just six months after Taiwan’s last 2G networks were closed, the National Communications Commission (NCC) announced mobile operators have until the end of the year to move 6. 43 million 3G subscribers to their 4G networks, Taipei Times reported.

Didi Chuxing, the most popular taxi-booking platform in China, announced plans to expand its service into neighbouring Taiwan using a franchising model.

Taiwan’s Investment Commission approved a deal for search giant Google to acquire HTC’s R&D team, which develops the Pixel smartphones, for $1. 1 billion.