The world's major technology firms are ready to display their cutting-edge products in Asia's biggest information technology trade fair here this week and generate multi-billion dollar business opportunities, organisers said Monday.
Among the products on display during the three-day exhibition beginning Tuesday at the Taipei World Trade Centre will be fourth generation (4G) wireless high speed Internet services better known as WiMAX, said Chang Li, an official of the Taipei Computer Association.
WiMAX stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access and is similar to the more familiar WiFi (wireless fidelity) that most laptops are equipped with. WiMAX has a higher capacity and operates across much longer distances and allows for voice, video, Internet and other mobile services. Giant US chip maker Intel and manufacturer Motorola are investing heavily in WiMAX and deployments of the system are taking shape Worldwide.
The Taipei International Information Technology Show will also feature Nintendo's popular family game Wii, Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's much-heralded Windows Vista platform, Chang said. "The so-called 'four i' products are definitely the trendy items," he said.
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the exhibition organiser, estimates a record 100,000 local and 32,000 foreign buyers will plough close to 14.5 billion US dollars into the trade show. "Business opportunities are expected to increase by 10-15 percent to up to 14.5 billion dollars due to the launch of Vista," a TAITRA official forecast. Microsoft in January unveiled its much-delayed new operating system Windows Vista, which company chief Bill Gates claims will revolutionise the use of computers.
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