Tecom lands US$60 million in orders for WiMAX base stations and related products

14 March 2008
Taiwan-based telecom equipment maker Tecom has so far received orders worth US$60 million for WiMAX base stations and base station-related products, including remote radio heads and outdoor modems, according to company chairman CK Liu.
In addition, Tecom will supply about 50% of the 200-500 WiMAX base stations to be installed by Taiwan-based WiMAX licensed operator, WiMAX Telecom, in 2008, Liu noted. Tecom is a major shareholder of WiMAX Telecom, holding a 44.3% stake in the operator.
Tecom will also continue to develop WiMAX CPE products, including WiMAX and WLAN/WiMAX dual-mode handsets, Liu indicated.
With more than 200 WiMAX operators around the globe already beginning to offer WiMAX services, the WiMAX-related industry is expected to experience robust growth in 2008, Liu asserted.

Tecom boosts its equity holdings in WiMAX Telecom to over 44%

30 Nov, 2007,

Taiwan-based telecom equipment maker Tecom has increased its equity investment in WiMAX Telecom, a licensed WiMAX operator, to a total of NT$436 million (US$13.5 million). The company now holds a 44.25% stake in the WiMAX operator, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Additionally, Tecom's parent company, Teco Electric & Machinery also holds a 10% stake in WiMAX Telecom, making the Teco Group the majority shareholder of the WiMAX operator, according to sources at Tecom.
Tecom, in addition to starting deliveries of WiMAX base stations to WiMAX Telecom by the end of this year, will also venture into the production of WiMAX CPE (consumer premises equipment) products, said the sources.