A global independent mobile analytics company has rated Taiwan relatively high in gaming and download speed in its latest report on the mobile experience offered by 5G networks worldwide.
Taiwan tied for seventh place in the 5G mobile gaming experience category with Japan and tied for 15th in 5G download speed with Lithuania in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the latest “5G Impact on the Global Mobile Network Experience” report by UK-based Opensignal.
On gaming, the report considered the top 20 global markets for real-time multiplayer mobile gaming that are 5G network compatible.
South Korea ranked first with 88.5 points
Taiwan Mobile Co (台灣大哥大), the nation’s second-largest telecom, yesterday said it would acquire Taiwan Star Telecom Corp (台灣之星), the nation’s fourth-largest carrier, as the company aims to expand its customer base, and boost efficiency and competitiveness in the local market.
Taiwan Mobile aims to enlarge its spectrum of resources for greater economies of scale, the telecom said.
It also looks to achieve earnings and net-worth growth, as well as better customer satisfaction, the company said.
Taiwan Mobile, which had 7.11 million users as of the end of September, and Taiwan Star, which had 2.65 million users, would have a combined customer base
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Far EasTone Telecommunications Co (遠傳電信) yesterday called on its local peers to set “rational” 5G flat rates, as the low rates in the market are harmful to the industry.
Far EasTone said that a monthly rate of NT$1,399 for unlimited data is too low to make a decent profit after deducting a handset subsidy of about NT$400.
The market situation contributed to poor financial performances by the nation’s smaller telecoms such as Taiwan Star Corp (台灣之星) and Asia Pacific Telecom Co (亞太電信), the company said.
Telecoms registered a surge in data traffic when many Taiwanese worked from home during a level 3
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