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Vol.35- No.4
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Sponsor: Alcatel

~Broaden your life~

Alcatel entered the Taiwan market in 1973. Today, Alcatel Taiwan comprises the following business units: Alcatel TAISEL (Taiwan International Standard Electronics Ltd.), Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), and Genesys. As the major branch of Alcatel Group in Taiwan, Alcatel TAISEL is a joint venture between Alcatel (60%) and Chunghwa Telecom (40%).

Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services to help its partners and customers to build a user-centric broadband world. With sales of EURO 12.3 billion in 2004, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries.

To show the determination of continuous investment in Taiwan, Alcatel on June 25, 2004 kicked off the Interoperability Testing (IOT) Phase in the development of the Alcatel ICT Applications R&D Center with funding support from the Taiwan government.

In October 2004, Alcatel announced its new vision: User-Centric Broadband. UCBB architecture offers opportunities for subscriber personalization and revenue generation associated with new services. Alcatel will continue to enhance or develop solutions and invest in end-user research to usher in a new era of user-centric broadband services.

 


 



Editorial: Telecom Needs an Effective Regulator PDF Print E-mail

The telecommunications sector, the subject of this issue's Industry Focus, in recent years has been among the most rapidly changing segments of Taiwan's economy. What was once a rather static industry has being shaken up by the introduction of new global technologies - mobile phones, wireless, Multi-media on Demand, and others - that have been producing a stream of fresh business opportunities. At the same time, the one-time monopoly position of the state-owned Chunghua Telecom Co. (CHT) has been replaced by a competitive market (although the incumbent's residual advantages have kept the playing field from being entirely level). In addition, the traditional boundaries between broadcasting and telecom are being eroded, as cable becomes an attractive option for providing the larger bandwidth needed to accommodate new telecom services.

 

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BY LUCIEN CROWDER

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HARD TO FIGURE

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BY ALEXANDER B. PEVZNER

 

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