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The fibre of Taiwan.

The article reports on the contribution of entrepreneur Shih-Tein King towards the local area networks (LANS) companies of Taiwan. He started his first venture at marketing for the telecommunication industry. However, King later on left telecoms for the LANS industry and started founding companies....

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Published in:Economist Vol. 355; no. 8170; p. 61
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 5/13/2000
Subjects:
King, Shih-Tein
Local area networks industry
Distributed computing
Telecommunication
Taiwan
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article reports on the contribution of entrepreneur Shih-Tein King towards the local area networks (LANS) companies of Taiwan. He started his first venture at marketing for the telecommunication industry. However, King later on left telecoms for the LANS industry and started founding companies. In King's lifetime, Taiwan has transformed itself to high-tech manufacturer of electronics and computer hardware. The article highlights Taiwan's current role in the global high-tech industry.