Communication¡EInformation¡ESeamless Integration

As time goes by, mobile phones have infinitely extended and gone beyond the boundary to integrate communication, information, and internet into one.

Multimedia tools that combine sound, image, text, graphics, and music are now reachable, fulfilling people¡¦s vision, and allowing for a splendid lifestyle enriched with mobile communications.

Communication, learning, lifestyle, entertainment, discovery, fashion, variety, and
creativity¡Ðthe trend of mobile communication networks, provides infinite possibilities, and is sweeping the world.

Over the years, First International Telecom (FITEL) has always believed in prospectivity and innovation by making contributions and creating business opportunities in the already overcrowded telecommunications market of Taiwan.



Honor¡EReputation¡EUtmost Glory

Apr. 1997
FITEL incorporated

Dec. 1997
¡EBecame the first to obtain the Island-Wide Paging Service license
¡EBecame the first to launched the Chinese Operator-Assisted Paging service

Dec. 1998
Became the first private telecommunications company receiving ISO9002 certification

Feb. 1999
Obtained approval for establishing Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) service

Jul. 1999
Became the first to pass the base station inspections of the Directorate General of Telecommunications

Aug. 1999
Launched the ¡§TelePDA¡¨ banking and stock PDA

Oct. 1999
Launched VOIP international call business

Feb. 2000
Obtained the approval to establish and operate the low tier mobile phone (PHS) system

Apr. 2000
Obtained the satellite fixed communications business charter license Launched the Satellite Frame Relay (VSAT Frame Relay) service

May 2000
Obtained the Class II Telecommunications Enterprise approval certificate

Jun. 2000
Obtained the ISP license

Aug. 2000
Worked with Sagatek on the Modern e Board service

Oct. 2000
Directorate General of Telecommunications approved 0968 prefix number; Worked with Besta Co. to launched the eNews banking and stock PDA

Jan. 2001
Common Wealth Magazine (e TechVantage) survey: nominated in the Top 100 most valuable companies
Obtained digital low tier mobile phone business charter license

May 2001
Launched the low tier digital mobile phone (PHS) business

Oct. 2001
Worked with SeedNet to launched ¡§PHS123 EZ ON¡¨ wireless Internet access service
Launched Corporate M-Business service

Dec. 2001
Launched the MiMi Thumb (including location tracking, and location searching) service

Jan. 2002
Officially listed and traded on the emerging stock counter
Launched ¡§Avant J95 3G-like Color handset¡¨
Launched 3G-to-be video value-added service of ¡§MiMi Thumb Video Zone¡¨
  May 2002
Worked with Japan DDI Pocket to launch Japan Roaming service
  Jul. 2002
Hosted the PHS MoU International Annual Conference with the ¡§PHS MoU Association¡¨
  Aug. 2002
Launched the WiWi Card
  Nov. 2002
Worked with HiNet of Chunghwa Telecom to launch the ¡§111 Anytime On¡¨ wireless Internet access service
  Dec. 2002
Launched the J89 double-screen handset
Jan. 2003
Worked with ¡§China Mobile¡¨ of Mainland China to complete short message interconnection
  Apr. 2003
Worked with the largest telecommunications company in Japan, namely DDI POCKET, to provide Japanese tourist roaming service in Taiwan.
  Jun. 2003
Worked with Arcoa Communication on PHS handset maintenance and PHS bill collection business
  Jul. 2003
Launched the PHS ¡§Mobile city phone¡¨
  Aug. 2003
Launched J100 Double-Screen Color handset
  Sep. 2003
Succeeded in the application to increase 4MHz bandwidth
  Oct. 2003
Launched J66 Kyocera handset
Feb. 2004
¡ELaunched U32 UT Starcom handset
¡EPassed and released 200 thousands of phone numbers with prefix 09688 and 09689, adding to a total of one million phone numbers released.
 

Apr. 2004
¡ELaunched G1000 PHS/GSM 2-in-1 handset
¡EServices commenced in Kaohsiung, and extended to other Kaohsiung areas
¡ELaunched the Personal Ring Back Tone service

 

May 2004
¡EServices commenced in the Kaohsiung region
¡ESuccessfully obtained Taishin International (DGT ) Bank ¡¥s NT$ 30 billion syndicated loan

 

Nov. 2004
Services commenced in the Taichung area

Feb. 2005
Services commenced in Changhua

 

Mar. 2005
Directorate General of Telecommunications approved 0966 prefix number

 

May 2005
Directorate General of Telecommunications approved a 3MHz bandwidth increase

  Jul. 2005
Launched PG900 PHS+GSM 2-in-1 handse
Sep . 2005
Total Subscriber number reaching one million
 

Solidarity¡EProfession¡EInfinite Energy

FITEL is supported by a strong and influential lineup of shareholders, consisting of FIC Group, Shin Kong Group, Taiwan Secom, etc. to develop a specialized organization and form a solid management team. As always, FITEL has positioned itself as a comprehensive telecommunications company which aims to provide diversified services, excellent communications quality, advanced communications technology, and professional human resource, while working step by step to build up its No. 1 reputation.

Technology¡EHumanity¡EInfinite Entertainment

PHS (Personal Handyphone System)
PHS offers three major features, consisting of super low rates, ultra low electromagnetic waves, and high-speed wireless Internet connection. In comparison with GSM, PHS calling rates are on average 50% lower, and its electromagnetic waves are 1% lower, while providing 64K high-speed wireless Internet connection. PHS¡¦s unique advantages make it outperform all competitors.

MiMi (Mobile Information Mobile Internet) Information Value-Added Services

At the time when the voice telecommunications market was becoming overcrowded and data transmission services had become a major battlefield, FITEL successfully launched online value-added services. Taking advantage of its high transmission speed and a low rate of NT$0.95 per minute to sweep the market, PHS reached an incredible subscription rate of 65%, becoming the No. 1 brand among Taiwan¡¦s mobile phone service providers.

MiMi Thumb Information: With internet connection, a mobile phone can provide a variety of services such as: performing data transmission combined with audio/video, location search, information, games, downloading, reading services. etc., allowing for complete integration of mobile information. MiMi Thumb Information encompasses nearly 300 services under 18 major categories which includes Thumb Video Service, location search, warm-hearted mobile location tracking service, banking service, etc.

MiMi Thumb Email: Provides e-mail reception and transmission service by sending attachments via mobile phones in the form of graphics, ring-tones, Karaoke audio/video, etc...

WiWi (Wireless Information Wireless Internet)
FITEL uses PHS¡¦s relevant modes and components. By combining various terminal equipment such as Notebooks, PDAs, etc., users are able to surf Internet pages wirelessly through ISPs (HiNet, Seednet, etc.) at a speed of 64K. FITEL also introduced speed dial code 111 and 123, which requires no complicated account password to get online.

FITEL offers various terminal equipment for online services. This includes U-cable and PCMCIA Cards which integrates a PHS phone with a Notebook, P-Tail package which integrates a PHS phone with a PDA, and WiWi cards which uses a built-in number to surf the Internet and requires no connection to a mobile phone or a transmission line .
Japan Roaming Service
FITEL cooperates with the largest PHS telecommunications provider in Japan, DDI Pocket. The service not only allows Taiwanese PHS users to roam with their own mobile phones while visiting Japan for business or sightseeing, but also allows Japanese business people or tourists to enjoy roaming service with their own mobile phones and phone numbers while visiting Taiwan. This was the first service introduced and provided by FITEL.

VPN (Virtual Private Network)
With our unique CENTREX SERVICE, FITEL can be highly integrated with existing enterprise communications equipment to build out a wireless telecommunication environment. SMS (Short Messaging Service), phone extensions, and PHS phones offer services like wireless extension, short number dialing, corporate SMS, wireless Internet and location search, etc., providing a complete integrated solution for VPN and upgrading corporate competitiveness. The additional feature of the ultra low electromagnetic waves (which is interference-free to all dedicated equipment) have made PHS¡¦s VPN the best VPN solution for hi-tech industries and hospitals. Organizations such as AU Optronics Corp., VIA Technologies, NTU Hospital, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, etc. have all begun to adopt this service and occupy approximately 80% of the market share. The result is quite outstanding.

PHS Mobile Office (DIMOS)
FITEL integrates the strengths of a fixed network and PHS to keep corporate extensions available 24 hours a day, providing 64K wireless Internet connection anytime. FITEL adopts PHS¡¦s two-way mobile-to-mobile local calling service, where all intranet calls are charged at the rate of NT$1.9 per every 3 minutes, saving 92% in phone rates. Additionally, FITEL has cost-saving functions, where making outbound local calls and outbound mobile calls can save 20% and 50% respectively. Making domestic distance calls and international calls can save 30% and 40% respectively. Making intranet calls can even save up to 92%. All the aforementioned calls adopt the One-Call One-Bill method to avoid any inconvenience caused by changing calling habits, and prevent against any unauthorized use.

Value-Added Voice Service
Provides ¡§520 Talk Too Sweet,¡¨ ¡§Life 543,¡¨ ¡§588 Mobile Stock Vendor,¡¨ and ¡§1688 Motor Vehicle Transportation Service¡¨ by way of IVR voice dialing. This service allows users to conduct meeting with friends on air, request songs, find out their horoscope and fortunes, listen to headline news, make reservations, get motor vehicle transportation information, play interactive games, listen to stock quotations and purchase stocks through the mobile phone.

SMS Application Service
FITEL provides general and corporate users with SMS service. When using the corporate SMS service to send messages, users can immediately send messages or reserve them to send later, either as single or groups of messages

Personal Ring Back Tone Service
With database management developed out of J2EE technology, plus a direct connection between service creation tools and telecom exchangers, FITEL provide users various ring-tones, including songs, interesting dialogues, and music to replace the traditionally boring ring back tone.

Foresight¡EVision¡EInnovative Century

Doubled Speed Exceeds the Limit
Initially, FITEL PHS targeted the greater Taipei area as the major scope of communications, followed by Taoyuan, and Hsinchu. Now the Company is gradually extending its service to Kaohsiung, Taichung and Tainan areas. In the future, the Company will further provide a 384K transmission speed to march towards 3G service, so that it can continue to provide better performance in the glamorous domain of existing mobile data services.

Ultimate Excellence in Advanced Handsets
FITEL has continuously devoted itself to providing advanced, user-friendly communications handsets from its first handy J88 handset, to the J95 color handset on worldwide premier sale, to the J89 double-screen shell set, the Kyocera J66, the J100 double-screen camera handset with built-in flash light, and the world's first G1000 PHS and GSM 2-in-1handset. The Company will further work with domestic and foreign companies such as Sanyo, Kyocera, UT Starcom, etc., to develop different models of handset and promote continuous innovation.

Global Perspective with an Unlimited Future
With its superb system, PHS is expanding throughout the world to places such as the Mid-East, Asia, and South America. As the market scale expands, related industries will fully develop, and the future is expected to be unlimited. Given the prosperous future of operating PHS value-added services, FITEL is proactively planning to introduce related technology and roaming services to Mainland China and the world, and is looking forward to working with local suppliers to expand the business for a prosperous future.