Digital United, commonly known as SeedNet, is a Taiwanese Internet service provider based in Taipei. The service offers broadband services, including fiber-optic internet and ADSL connections.
It was first a Project SEED (Software Engineering Environment Development), sponsored by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and operated by the Institute for Information Industry to push-start Taiwan's local Internet market.[citation needed]
Digital United was established in 2000.[1] Its major shareholders were Far Eastern Textile (20%), Asia Cement (20%), Singtel (18%), Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (10%), and China Development Industrial Bank (10%).[2] In November, GigaMedia, a subsidiary of the Koos Group, was said to be interested in acquiring the service.[3]
In 2005, Digital United launched a VoIP telephony service using the SIP-based network of American internet service TelTel.[4] In August 2007, Singtel transferred its 24.5% stake in the provider for a 3.5% share of Far EasTone.[5] Later that year, Digital United launched an online music platform to provide value-added services to its broadband Internet access customers.[6]
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editReferences
edit- ^ Lin, Zongxun 林宗勳 (2009-07-23). "新世紀資通" [New Century Information]. DigiTimes (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Sun, Shirley (2000-02-19). "New Century getting ready for fixed line services". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "GigaMedia said to be interested in acquiring SeedNet - Taipei Times". Taipei Times. 2000-11-20. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Staff (2005-09-19). "Taiwan's Seednet Offers TelTel's SIP Service". Converge Digest. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "SingTel in NCIC/Far EasTone share swap deal". Telegeography. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Taiwan market: SeedNet ISP launches online music service". DigiTimes. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
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