DigiTimes | August 23, 2011 | Adam Hwang
Huawei Device, a China-based vendor and subsidiary of Huawei Technologies, and Taiwan mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on August 22 jointly unveiled IDEOS X1, the former’s smartphone model, for launch in the Taiwan market later in August through the latter’s retail network at a contract-free price of NT$4,990 (US$172) or zero price bundled with a 24-month contract, according to FET.