Samsung to export WiBro technology to Taiwan, Kuwait

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday that it has signed deals with partners in Taiwan and Kuwait to provide them with wireless broadband (WiBro) Internet technology.

The electronics giant said the deal with Taiwanese carrier VMAX Telecom Co. calls
for the setting-up of infrastructure that will allow commercial WiBro services to
begin next year. Financial terms were not revealed.
WiBro, one of the major 4G communications standards, is an improved version of
WiMax that enables high-speed Internet connectivity even when a user is in
motion. WiMax refers to a wireless Internet technology developed by the world's
largest chipmaker, Intel Corp.
Samsung Electronics also formed another deal with MADA Communications Co. of
Kuwait to provide WiBro service-related equipment and launch commercial service
there in 2010.
With the latest deals, Samsung Electronics has sealed export agreements for WiBro
technology with firms in 10 countries, including the United States, Russia and
Brazil, it said.