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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On October 18 2017, further to the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team issuing a warning in response to the key reinstallation attack that takes advantage of vulnerabilities in WiFi security to let attackers eavesdrop on traffic between computers and wireless access points, the National Communications Commission (NCC) issued a warning …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The National Communications Commission (NCC) has announced its timetable for the third round of Taiwan’s 4G spectrum auction – between July 19 2017 and September 1 2017 potential bidders can submit applications and qualification for review. On October 18 2017 the NCC will confirm the qualified bidders and the auction …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu In May 2017 the National Communications Commission (NCC) once again issued a public alert to encourage mobile users of 2G and 3G global system for mobile communications (GSM) services to transfer to a 4G mobile broadband service. The NCC has been coordinating the process with existing 4G mobile broadband service …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu At the end of November 2016 the Executive Yuan released its digital state project, aiming for a total investment of no less than $5.31 billion in the innovative economy between 2017 and 2025 for fast integration into next-generation broadband development. The National Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that the broadband …

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In October 2016 the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) and the National Communications Commission (NCC) will finalise the spectrum re-farming proposal for review and approval by the Executive Yuan. The authorities are eyeing full deployment of 5G infrastructure and further mobile and wireless application. Closer consultation is underway with the incumbent mobile operators looking …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On August 1 2016 six new commissioners were inaugurated into the National Communications Commission (NCC). Pursuant to the NCC’s Organic Law, the commissioners are nominated by the premier and approved by the Legislative Yuan. The new commissioners’ tenure is expected to run from August 1 2016 to July 31 2020. …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The National Communications Commission (NCC) and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications are looking into a request for a dedicated bandwidth allocation in the 865 megahertz (MHz) band that was filed by the Taiwan Power Company (TPC), the state-owned monopoly in the Taiwan power supply market. In April 2016 the …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On April 1 2016 all five of the 4G long-term evolution (LTE) operators in Taiwan launched a public warning system via the cell broadcasting centre for sending instant emergency and disaster alerts to 4G mobile users. In May 2016 Taiwan experienced several earthquakes and the public warning system immediately captured …

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Artist : Ms. Viola Liang On April 22 2016 the National Communications Commission (NCC) concluded its review on the spectrum assignment plan regarding uses of low-tier radio frequency equipment and has released further spectrum for the Internet of Things. It is a follow-up to a previous invitation for public consultation – mainly from manufacturers of …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is coordinating with the National Communications Commission (NCC) for re-farming the 3G spectrum in the 2,100 megahertz (MHz) band and 800MHz band, together with the release of the 2,300MHz band further to the Spectrum Provision Plan for 2015 and beyond, which was announced on …

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