While Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communication Inc. was celebrating its launch of the nation’s first 3G mobile services yesterday, telecom industry analysts said the high-speed mobile Internet service is not expected to become mainstream in the Taiwan market in the short term.

“The migration from current mobile service to advanced 3G services is a global trend,” said Jason Lin, a computer science and information engineering professor at the National Chiao Tung University, “however, the local market may not be ready for it at the moment.” Lin said flatly that the chances of 3G services gaining significant popularity in Taiwan by 2005 are very low. Continue >>

Related posts:

1. Visto Expands Presence in Asia Pacific
2. Mobile Media Partners With Kyocera for Asia Pacific
3. Asia-Pacific Mobile Alliance – Conexus
4. NEC Launches First Overseas WiMAX Trial
5. Mobile IT Asia Conference 2012

Some sage advise when entering new turf; Stop, Look and Listen.. it’s also good to secure a local guide. Japan is the cradle of mobile civilization – we have been dedicated to this space since 2001 – trust our archives here offer some useful material.

Domestic activities continue to set the pace, and sharp players are looking at global markets. We have hard-earned industry expertise and trusted network of contacts with access to advanced intell. and potential deal flow. Need a lift.. Ok, buckle-up!