Taiwan 3.5G mobile Internet-access could grow to 2 million users in 2009, says Vibo Telecom

Irene Chen, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Thursday 9 October 2008] Mobile access to the Internet through a notebook PC together with an HSDPA data card is becoming increasingly popular in the Taiwan market. The number of 3.5G Internet surfers, of which a large portion will be shifting from fixed-line ADSL, is likely to reach two million in 2009, according to president Feng-hsiung Chang for Vibo Telecom (one of the five 3G telecom carriers in Taiwan). Download speeds for 3.5G access to the Internet are likely to increase from the current 3.6Mbps or... [read full story]