Leading up to the 2008 COMPUTEX show, the "2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei" is being held. Co-organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council, Taipei Computer Association (TCA), the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), M-Taiwan Office, and WiMAX Forum, the expo will be held in Taipei Show Hall two. It is planned to run for five consecutive days commencing on June 2. In addition, the 2008 WiMAX Forum Operator Summit will be also held at Far Eastern Plaza Hotel on June 2 & 3.
According to the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), there will be sixty networking companies and manufacturers participating in this show. Their aim, to demonstrate the telecommunications technology in Taiwan. About seventy world-class operators from the networking industry will be invited to join the Forum Summit.
—John Hsuan, Vice Chairman and CEO of United Microelectronics CorporationFollowing the Ministry of Economic Affairs signing an extended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Intel on April 21, both will work together to promote the WiMAX industry in Taiwan. Intel, participating in both COMPUTEX and the WiMAX expo has a number of WiMAX Segways to demonstrate the technology. Their involvement will also include acting as hosts for the 2008 e21FORUM where Mobile Web 2.0 will be discussed.
A bus promoting the WiMAX expo will also be in service with Far EasTone Telecommunications and First International Telecom doing live demonstrations of their enterprise offerings.
The Show Briefing during the Pre-Exhibition Press Conference.Image: Rico Shen.
WiMAX Experience Bus by Far EasTone Telecommunications.Image: Rico Shen.
WiMAX Experience Bus by First International Telecom.Image: Rico Shen.
Intel WiMAX Segway.Image: Rico Shen.
Intel WiMAX Segway, in the left is Lonnie McAlister, APAC Product Manager, Intel Corporation.Image: Rico Shen.
Intel will participate in the COMPUTEX Taipei and WiMAX Expo Taipei with their main theme slogan - "Intel Inside, WiMAX Outside".Image: Rico Shen.

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