subject: Frbiz.com Reports Asus 3g Push E-book Sights On European Market [print this page] According to Taiwan media reports, Asustek will offer support for 3G and WIMAX e-book products, available to Taiwan before the end of charity next year, its own brand or two brands means rush into 3G telecom operators in Europe and the United States.
Recently, a foreign wire service reports, Asustek will start mass production of electronic products in the fourth quarter, the price is only 5,300 yuan NT, using dual-color screen.
Asustek Computer network and wireless devices division, said Deputy Director Tang Lung days recently are actively developing e-books, this report is not entirely correct. DENG Tian-Long said that the current e-books can support 3G, WiFi and WiMAX, the current plan before the end of a trial in Taiwan to provide charitable organizations and is actively negotiating with the global telecommunications operators, but the development of e-books has just started, difficult to forecast shipments.
DENG Tian-Long said that the ASUS e-books will be taken to the development of two models, one is an open platform, one based on its own brand or co-branded models and carriers. In March next year, currently planned to ship books to Europe and the United States 3G telecommunications customers. Industry estimates, the Asus is not a small chance to break into Verizon.
It is understood that ASUS book size will work with market segmentation, Main 9-inch screen, although the market speculation that Asustek may launch low-cost e-books, but in fact the expected pricing of Asus will not be higher than the current Sony and Amazon e-book low - .
DENG Tian-Long said that the future WiMAX operators to observe the status of networks is the introduction of e-books to support WiMAX.
ASUS has also been actively developing WiMAX products, DENG Tian-Long said that the ASUS for the future 4G technology is not involved in the absence, at present has launched WiMAX, has also started to look into LTE plans.
ASUS WiMAX products have been shipped the Russian Yota, Australia, Central and South America and Europe, WiMAX operators, and in the U.S. market with Clearwire to launch WiMAX Notebook
