3G coming to Taiwan

NTT DoCoMo and Far EasTone announced the signing of a consulting agreement under which Far EasTone will launch a WCDMA based 3G commercial service in Taiwan with technical support from NTT DoCoMo.

Far EasTone is one of Taiwan's largest mobile operators and is aiming to introduce its WCDMA 3G service this year. Under the consulting agreement, which will be in effect from 23 March through 22 September 2004, Far EasTone will conduct a 3G network field test and coverage optimization with the technical assistance of NTT DoCoMo engineers dispatched from Japan.