VMA-- said it would spend up to NT$3~4 billion over next two years on the network (1200~1500 BTS), which will be available in northern Taiwan. This network will be the first to deliver DSL-like, VoIP services and then other new mobile services like LBS, VOD, Gaming, etc., after it goes into service in Taipei City by the end of 2008.

"This will be broadband on the go, or simply personal broadband," said Teddy Huang, VMA-- CEO, at WiMA-- Forum Operator Summit. VMA--'s WiMA-- network will allow users to gain access to the Internet while they are on the move. And it can also be considered as a viable alternative to existing ADSL.

During the WiMA-- Forum Operator Summit, VMA-- is teamed up with ITRI (Industrial Technologies Research Institute), a non-profit research institute that engages in research and development of the highest level of industrial technology in Taiwan, to expand its experimental mobile WiMA-- network with additional 4 BTS for its Mobile-Taiwan WiMA-- Applications Lab (MTWAL) project. It can provide seamless coverage for a high-tech corridor between ITRI and Science Park in Hsinchu. Participants to the Summit will be invited to visit the MTWAL so that they can witness and experience various mobile WiMA-- applications on the go. The joint MTWAL's experimental network will be expanded gradually to cover the entire Hsinchu Science Park, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in the coming months. And it will eventually become part of VMA--'s mobile WiMA-- commercial network in Hsinchu area when VMA-- launches its service in Hsinchu area in early 2009. The MTWAL can also become the Test Bed as well as the WiMA-- Applications Lab for mobile WiMA-- service development and testing for VMA-- in the future.

VMA-- Telecom is aiming to be the leading WiMA-- service provider in Taiwan by offering customers at anytime, anywhere or with any device High Speed Internet Access, Video On Demand, LBS, VoIP, as well as a variety of new and innovative value added services/applications. VMA-- Telecom commits to the continuing deployment of innovative products and services for providing people in Taiwan with better and new personal wireless broadband experience.

VMA-- Telecom is composed of an influential lineup of shareholders, containing Teco Electric & Machinery (having mass consumer distribution), Tecom (a renowned wireless and broadband CPE vendor) and Vibo Telecom (the only pure 3G WCDMA operator in Taiwan) to form a technically strong and financially solid team. And most importantly, its bid of 5.2 percent in special permit percentage represents an insurmountable advantage for VMA-- to become a leading service provider in Taiwan.