TECHNOLOGY

By Oystein Bergmann, Correspondent Scandinavia Ericsson and Taiwanese communications service provider Far EasTone (FET) have built a dedicated network for chipset vendor MediaTek, enabling commercial device testing to accelerate chipset production. Ericsson and FET provide MediaTek with a private network solution that uses FET's commercial 3.5GHz and 28GHz spectrum. MediaTek's three manufacturing partner sites and its headquarter campus in HsinChu Science Park will all benefit. Dedicated Networks is Ericsson's private network solution. The private network enables MediaTek to fully utilize FET's band mix in low-, mid- and high-bands, allowing MediaTek...

By Ron Chen, Correspondent ASEAN Region Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek Wednesday launched the MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset based on a 7nm fabrication process for mid-tier 5G smartphones. MediaTek, which is globally the fourth largest fabless semiconductor maker, during the India Mobile Congress 2020, said it will collaborate with smartphone brands to launch Dimensity 800U powered smartphones in India. The first such smartphones will be launched in the Indian smartphone maker in January 2021 and will be one of the first MediaTek 5G powered smartphones available in India, it said....