Recently, China's Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom (Chunghwa Telecom) has with the Internet search giant Google signed a cooperation agreement, the companies plan for the future launch of mobile users to the platform-based mobile search emome value-added services.
The two companies said, is expected before the January 2007, China Telecom will integrate Google's Internet search engine to emome value-added services, the current, Chunghwa Telecom has over 840 million registered mobile users and 400 million HiNet (ADSL) users, the future of theseJanuary next year, users will start using the Google's mobile search services.
Chunghwa Telecom Chairman Ho Chen Tan said the collaboration with Google is the first time the two companies together, the next two companies will also have further cooperation.Chunghwa Telecom, the preparations are in full swing now, "the media Chunghwa Telecom Yellow Pages" service, is expected to be available early next year, Chunghwa Telecom may join forces once again Google, launched an online keyword search advertising.
Google vice president and Greater China president Kai-fu Lee said in a statement, and Taiwan's largest telecommunications carriers, to accelerate the Google companies to enter the Taiwan market pace.He also believes the company's cooperation with China Telecom the opportunity is still increasing.
According to sources, at present, China Telecom 3G number of registered users is 85 million, is expected to end in 2007, Chunghwa Telecom's 3G users will grow to 150 million, and only 40 million users currently use a 3G mobile phone, therefore,China Telecom's 3G mobile phones in 2007, a gap roughly 110 million.In addition to Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson and other companies, the Taiwan's HTC, Asustek and BenQ and other mobile phone manufacturers, will be supplied next year, Chunghwa Telecom 3G phones to potential partners.