Specifications - APBW 3G CDMA Network, Taiwan

Key Data
Order year	2001
Installation started	June 2002
Project type	3G mobile network using CDMA2000 and 1xEV-DO technology
Location	Taiwan
Estimated investment	$276 million (further investment in 2006 amounts to $150 million to increase the number of 3G base stations to 2,600 by the end of the year)
Completion	End-2003 - second phase 2006
Service commenced	Early 2004 network still being expanded in 2006
Data rates	2.4Mbps (top speed), 400kbps to 500kbps (average)
Subscribers	830,000 at the start of 2006 with a target of 1.25 million
Key Players
Sponsors	Asia Pacific Broadband and Wireless Communication Inc, China Rebar Co Ltd
Lead contractors and engineers	Nortel Networks, Bovis Lend Lease, Hewlett Packard, Commverge Solutions, uAngel, Tektronix, Intec Telecom Systems, ZTE, Huawei Technologies, Qualcomm
Financing	Asia Pacific Broadband and Wireless Communication Inc, China Rebar Co Ltd
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