Kaohsiung to complete WiMax network by 2008

The program, aimed at building a WiMax network covering the city to facilitate wireless data transmission, was formed in August 2006, with the Industrial Development Bureau under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Chunghwa TelecomCo. offering financial subsidies, according to the city officials.

Under the program, which is assessed to require NT$600 million (US$18.47 million) in construction costs, 25 base transceiver stations will be built in city districts surrounding the main venue for the World Games to turn the city into a barrier-free environment for data transmission, the officials said.

So far, five base stations have been completed, mostly of which are located along the Love River flowing through the port city, the officials said.

In addition, the “M-Kaohsiung” program will also weave a security network by enrolling 1,000 Internet-equipped yellow cabs and installing mobile camera devices on 300 police vehicles in a drive to safeguard all of the athletes and participants in the 2009 games, which will be the largest international sporting event the city has ever hosted, according to the city government.

WiMax, the abbreviation for the “Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access,” is a telecommunications technology aimed at providing wireless connectivity over long distances in a variety of ways, from point-to-point links to full mobile cellular-type access.

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