SK announces Taiwan app store launch
South Korean operator SK Telecom said it will partner with East Power, a Taiwanese mobile device supplier, to launch a mobile application store called T Store in Taiwan.
China Telecom set for Taiwanese tie-up
China Telecom is mulling “cooperating with Taiwanese telecommunications operators to launch applications for mobile phones and may purchase Code Division Multiple Access-based smartphones from Taiwanese handset vendors,” Dow Jones Newswires reports.
China Mobile allowed to set up Taiwan subsidiary
China Mobile has been given approval to open a subsidiary in Taiwan, according to AFP, a move that will raise hopes the world’s largest operator will one day be given the go ahead to buy into Taiwanese operator Far EasTone.
Taiwan eyes major e-book investment
Taiwan plans to invest more than TWD2 billion (US$62.1 million) over the next five years to develop its electronic-books industry, the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Industrial Development Bureau said today, reports Dow Jones Newswires.
Vibo deploys trial TD-SCDMA network
Taiwanese operator Vibo Telecom has launched a trial TD-SCDMA network in Taipei City, notes TeleGeography, citing a DigiTimes report.
HTC boosts mobile phone design team
Cellular News reports that Taiwan’s HTC has acquired US-based ‘lifestyle design’ firm One & Company Design (One & Co).