Taipei Times
Date: Mar 21, 2018
By: Lisa Wang / Staff reporter
Taiwan Mobile Co (台灣大哥大) yesterday said it is teaming up with 50 partners to create
Executives of Taiwan Mobile Co and its 50 partners in an Internet of Things ecosystem project hold their company logos for a group photograph in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Wang I-hung, Taipei Times
the nation’s biggest Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, with an ultimate goal of seeking new revenue streams by offering services like data analysis.
The first step in tapping into the market is to expand the scale of IoT devices, although it could make slim profits by offering Internet connections in the initial stage, Taiwan Mobile said.
The company is collaborating with Asian telecom alliance Bridge Alliance, Nokia, light-emitting diodes manufacturers Everlight Electronics Co (億光) and Lite-On Technology Corp (光寶), and “smart” meter module supplier Glory Technology Service Inc (皇輝科技) to explore IoT business opportunities.
The automative, “smart” home, wearable devices and utilities segments are the fastest-growing areas in the vast IoT market, the nation’s No. 2 telecom operator said.
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