Mainland, Taiwan firms seek tie-ups

Companies in Taiwan province are seeking opportunities to team up with their counterparts in the Chinese mainland in 4G-plus technologies, especially voice over long term evolution (LTE), or VoLTE, to find a profitable business model.

The VoLTE technology allows traditional voice services to be transmitted along with other internet data. Supporting simultaneous voice and data use, it allows users to have better voice calls and high-definition video calls under 4G LTE network coverage.

Cliff Lai, general manager at Taiwan Star Telecom Corp, a mobile network operator, said in a recent interview with China Daily that most telecom carriers in the province have launched VoLTE.