The Commercial Times is reporting that Microsoft is close to a deal with Chunghwa Telecom, the leading Taiwanese mobile phone company, for a deal to cloud computing-based applications. Details were not announced, although a formal presentation is likely to take place in November when Steve Ballmer meets with and Chunghwa’s Chairman Shyue-Ching Lu in Taiwan.

Most likely, this means Microsoft has convinced Chunghwa to distribute Windows Mobile on its handsets.