Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) is in talks with local companies to supply customers with telecom equipment that enables wireless connections to utilize next-generation WiMAX and LTE technologies, a company executive said in Taipei yesterday.
That will extend the partnership between NSN and local electronics makers to handsets and telecom equipment that use 3G technology.
“We have been talking with Taiwanese companies about making telecom equipment for us, or jointly supplying equipment to our customers,” Mike Wang (王建亞), head of NSN Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, told reporters.
Taiwanese firms may supply a wide range of items, from WiMAX mobile phones and data cards used in notebook computers using WiMAX to small base stations, Wang said. He declined to reveal the names of any potential local partners.
NSN bought 5 billion euros (US$7.37 billion) in electronic products from Taiwan last year, including mobile phones, and the figure may go up this year, the company said in May.
Tecom Co Ltd (東訊) and Zyxel Communications Corp (合勤科技) are the major base station makers in Taiwan, giving them an upper-hand position in winning the partnership.
Wistron NeWeb Corp (啟碁) is one of the nation’s handset makers that makes Wi-Fi handsets for other companies.
Local handset makers are having their WiMAX phones evaluated in NSN’s local testing center and they are doing quite well, paving the way for sales in the second half of next year, Wang said.
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