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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On April 1 2016 all five of the 4G long-term evolution (LTE) operators in Taiwan launched a public warning system via the cell broadcasting centre for sending instant emergency and disaster alerts to 4G mobile users. In May 2016 Taiwan experienced several earthquakes and the public warning system immediately captured …

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Artist : Ms. Viola Liang On April 22 2016 the National Communications Commission (NCC) concluded its review on the spectrum assignment plan regarding uses of low-tier radio frequency equipment and has released further spectrum for the Internet of Things. It is a follow-up to a previous invitation for public consultation – mainly from manufacturers of …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is coordinating with the National Communications Commission (NCC) for re-farming the 3G spectrum in the 2,100 megahertz (MHz) band and 800MHz band, together with the release of the 2,300MHz band further to the Spectrum Provision Plan for 2015 and beyond, which was announced on …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On December 31 2015, after a long run of ambitious regulatory reform (for further details please see “NCC invites comment on proposed Communications Convergence Act”), the National Communications Commission (NCC) officially released its legislative proposal on five new laws to replace the existing Telecommunications Act, Terrestrial Radio and Television Act, …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) recently announced the five winners of the 2,600 megahertz (MHz) spectrum licence auction, which ended on December 7 2015. The government will receive a total of NT$27.925 billion (approximately US$8.72 billion) from the five awarded winners. This amounts to 193.9% of the base price of …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The National Communications Commission (NCC) is about to remove the final barrier to its upcoming auction of mobile broadband communication licences for fourth generation (4G) long-term evolution. The auction is expected to be conducted no later than November 2015 and the spectrum will be awarded by the end of 2015 …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Following the Executive Yuan’s confirmation on the spectrum provision plan for 2015 and beyond prepared by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, on August 16 2015 the National Communications Commission (NCC) gave the green light for industry to harness the benefits of innovative new wireless technology (for further details please …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu In June 2015 the National Communications Commission (NCC) completed its plan for the band which is currently used for wireless broadband access (WBA) services and its adjacent band – that is, 2,500 megahertz (MHz) to 2,690MHz. This will now be used to offer mobile broadband communication licences for fourth-generation (4G) …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest carrier of both wireless and fixed networks, is planning to launch its own-brand over-the-top content (OTT) service in the latter half of 2015. Chunghwa Telecom is the latest domestic telecoms carrier to adopt the idea of offering OTT video (ie, content delivered over an internet connection …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On May 4 2015 the Ministry of Transportation and Communications released its spectrum provision plan for 2015 and beyond, based on the public consultation in September 2014. The ministry has updated its analysis of existing spectrum use and a plan for future use is in consideration. Spectrum use plan 2015 …

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