Tatung Telecom Corporation (TTC) is an affiliate of Tatung Company of Taiwan, a US$7 billion strong corporation that is one of the most prominent manufacturers in Asia. With headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley, USA, and manufacturing facilities in Asia, TTC is defining, designing, manufacturing and marketing superior quality advanced telecommunications products.
Tatung InfoComm was formerly the Tatung Company’s WiMAX Business Unit, which charged with the “M-Taiwan (Mobile Taiwan)” project by the Industrial Development Bureau. The Taiwan Government issued an open call for WiMAX application proposals in 2007 and Tatung InfoComm was granted a WiMAX operation license to service the southern region of Taiwan, along with other Telecom companies including Global Mobile and FET, on November 19th, 2008.
TTC focuses on design and manufacturing of latest generation wireless local loop terminal equipments, wireless telemetry network systems, network management system used by service providers worldwide, intelligent PSTN and wireless payphones, VOIP products, public and private Internet access devices, and electronic payment solutions. TTC provides private label manufacturing to telecom authorities, major telecom equipment suppliers, telephone service providers and agents. By integrating with Tatung Group’s ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities, TTC capitalizes on an over 80-year tradition of manufacturing expertise and exacting quality control standards to maintain the precision and superior quality of its telecommunications products.
Tatung InfoComm recently announced its aim to solicit up to one million WiMAX subscribers in five years. The company will officially launch its commercial WiMAX service later this month starting in Penghu, a group of small islands west of Taiwan according to company chairman WS Lin. Tatung will then expand its service areas to include Kaohsiung area in July and to cover Hualien and Tatung areas in August, according to company president Peter Yen. Tatung will also continue to increase its investment in related WiMAX infrastructure with capex likely to exceed NT$5 billion (US$147.5 million) over the next three years. In addition to commercial WiMAX services in the Penghu islands, Tatung on April 21 also started official operation of a WiMAX network on the campus of Tatung University, an affiliate of the Tatung Group. Tatung’s WiMAX equipment partner Alcatel-Lucent helped set up the WiMAX network, the first to be established on a Taiwan campus. The network is intended to serve as a platform for R&D, like the one from Clearwire in Silicon Valley, and is accessible by more than 4,000 students and professors.
Milestones
2006
- Implemented the Project of WiFi Network Application, E-Taiwan Program
- Implemented the E-Taiwan Program
- Involved in M-Taiwan Project by IDB, MOEA
2007
- Set up TATUNG InfoComm Co., Ltd.
- Participated in “2007 Taipei WiMAX Summit”
- Acquired the WiMAX Operator License for the southern region of Taiwan
- Organized “WiMAX Forum Operator Summit, South Bay”
- Exhibited at “2007 Taipei WiMAX Forum.”
- Organized “1st WiMAX-Application Competition.”
2008
- Attended “2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei.”
- The first operator permitted by NCC for the establishment of the WiMAX infrastructure
- Plan to launch the WiMAX Service by the end of 2008 with the government’s official permission
2009
- Contributed to the Tatung University campus’s wimax Network
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Executives
Chairman and President – W. S. Lin
EVP – W. Y. Lin
President, Tatung Science and Technology – Kam Chan
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Quick Facts
Company Type: Public – Taiwan: 2371
Headquarters: Taiwan
Employees: 30,000 (in 2008)
Year Of Founding or Change In Control: 1950
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