Motorola launches WiMAX 4G service for Far EasTone

Wireless and broadband communications company Motorola Inc (NYSE: MOT) announced on Monday that Far EasTone Telecom (FET), a Taiwanese telecom operator, has launched its WiMAX 4G service in Taichung city with Motorola Home & Networks Mobility's end-to-end WiMAX solutions. Financial details of the deployment were not available.

Motorola said that the new WiMAX network covers most of Taichung city, and the network coverage and capacity will be further expanded as usage grows.

Motorola had signed deployment and expansion contracts with FET in 2007 and 2009 respectively, and has deployed end-to-end solutions, including high-performance WAP 400 and WAP 450 base stations and Connectivity Service Network (CSN) Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA)/Home Agent (HA) solutions for FET.

The new WiMAX 4G service extends FET's existing mobile service offerings based on 2G, 3G and 3.5G technologies. The WiMAX network with customer premises equipment reportedly allows FET to offer a low-cost alternative to home DSL service in the market, enabling a new home entertainment experience for users.

The new services also support nomadic usage by business users and consumers. The high-speed mobile connection is especially useful for heavy mobile Internet users.

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