MediaTek may invest in C-Media

Apr 10, 11:00

Realtek Semiconductor is rumored to be selling its shareholding in C-Media Electronics and resigning a seat from the company's board of directors, with MediaTek the likely buyer,...

Taiwan market: Initial iPhone 3G sales fall slightly short of target; CHT to continue pushing sales

Apr 7, 15:10

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will continue to push sales of the iPhone 3G in the Taiwan market although initial sales fell slightly short of its target, according to company sources.

FPGA orders to UMC and TSMC increase 10% in 2Q09

Newswatch - Apr 3, 14:53

FPGA chip makers Altera and Xilinx have both increase second-quarter orders to Taiwan-based foundries United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Mobile broadband user growth to outpace revenue growth through 2014, says Ovum

Mar 26, 15:30

Newly released mobile broadband forecasts by global advisory and consulting firm Ovum show that users accessing the Internet via mobile broadband enabled notebooks and handsets will...

Government ministry hopes Chunghwa Telecom can take over failing 3G service provider

Mar 26, 11:35

Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), the largest shareholder in Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), hopes CHT can take over the operation of Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom...

Kinsus expects strong substrate shipment growth in March due to China 3G deployment

Mar 20, 17:11

IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology estimates that March revenues will top NT$700 million (US$20.74 million) because China handset makers have expanded deployment of...

In-Stat forecasts 3G-4G to account for 30% of global wireless subscriptions by 2013

Mar 20, 10:30

At the end of 2008, only 11% of worldwide wireless subscriptions were 3G. By the end of 2013, the percentage of 3G and 4G subscriptions will reach 30%, according to In-Stat.

HTC relying on 3G handsets for business growth in China in 2009, says CEO

Mar 18, 11:25

HTC (High Tech Computer) has regarded 2009 as crucial to the promotion of its 3G handsets in the China market, and the company expects its handset sales in China to double this year...

Wintek not ready to resume operation of fab 2

Mar 17, 15:23

Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has said that there is no time table for resumption of operations at its second 3G plant, fab 2, despite an improvement in the...

IC distributor Chip Hope steps into developing Android 3G IC solutions

Mar 17, 14:40

Chip Hope, a Taiwan-based IC distributor, has stepped into development of Android-platform IC turn-key solutions for use in WCDMA- and TD-SCDMA-based solutions together with an international...

Taiwan market: 3G service operators to boost sales bundled with netbooks

Mar 17, 14:05

Most Taiwan 3G service operators, including Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Vibo Telecom, all have decided to boost sales of their...

China Telecom starting purchase of CDMA handsets for 2009

Mar 12, 11:33

China Telecom has recently launched its initial purchase of CDMA 3G handsets for 2009 with about 40 models coming from overseas and domestic vendors, including Samsung Electronics,...

ASE maintains 1Q09 guidance, despite rising China demand

Mar 11, 14:05

Wafer packaging and testing firm Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has not followed fellow industry players in revising its guidance for the first quarter of 2009 despite rising...

Altera guidance revision to spur growth for Taiwan suppliers

Mar 4, 16:22

Altera's recently-revised guidance for the first quarter of 2009 is good news for its contract suppliers in Taiwan, which include foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

China 3G buildout to drive telecom capex increase in Asia Pacific, says Pyramid Research

Feb 26, 11:50

Despite an overall economic contraction, network operator spending on telecom equipment in the Asia-Pacific region will rise slightly over the next 24 months, driven primarily by...

Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom sets 3G subscriber goal at 1.5 million for 2009

Feb 25, 16:52

Vibo Telecom, one of the five operators of 3G mobile communication service in Taiwan, sets a goal of increasing the number of its subscribers to 1.5 million for this year so that...

Nvidia announces US$99 MID platform

Feb 17, 17:12

Nvidia has introduced a new platform, based on the Nvidia Tegra 600-series computer-on-a-chip, that enables a US$99, always-on, always-connected HD mobile Internet device (MID) that...

Freescale expands its netbook ecosystem

Feb 17, 17:03

Freescale Semiconductor has collaborated with a lineup of companies to enable 3G connectivity and additional operating system options for netbooks based on its new i.MX515 processo...

VIA Telecom receives 3G handset chip orders from Tianyu, Dopod and Lenovo, paper says

Newswatch - Feb 10, 12:30

VIA Telecom, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies, has received orders for baseband chips for use in CDMA2000 handsets from China vendors Beijing Tianyu Communications Equipment, Dopod...

China 3G deployment to benefit TSMC and UMC, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 4, 14:49

China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have begun their deployment of 3G networks and expect to begin operations before June. The China government forecasts to see 50 million...

Handset vendors and makers readying to compete for CDMA handset orders from China Telecom

Feb 4, 14:13

International branded vendors, domestic handset vendors in China, and Taiwan-based handset makers are readying to compete for CDMA handset orders to be released by China Telecom,...

China handset market expansion continues in 2009, says iSuppli

Jan 23, 14:50

Defying an expected 10.7% decline in global handset shipments, China's domestic wireless handset market is set to maintain its growth in 2009, with a 7.7% increase for the year, according...

APAC to see 564 million 3G subscribers by 2013, says Frost & Sullivan

Jan 20, 12:07

APAC was home to some 121 million 3G subscribers in 2007 and an estimated 158.4 million in 2008. By 2013, the region's 3G subscriber base is expected to top 564 million, accounting...

MediaTek forms strategic alliance with China-based CTTL, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 19, 11:44

MediaTek has signed strategic alliance agreement with China Telecommunication Technology Labs (CTTL), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), to promote TD-SCDMA,...

HP to add more members to its Mini-note family

Jan 16, 01:20

Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to launch new members in its Mini-note family including the Mini-note 2150 with built-in a 3G module at the beginning of June this year, according to sources...

Taiwan 3G telecom carrier APBT saw annual profitability for first time in 2008

Jan 14, 16:34

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), one of the five operators of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, has estimated its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation,...

Taiwan market: Vibo partners with Sim2Travel for roaming

Jan 13, 16:57

Vibo Telecom, one of the five operators of 3G services in Taiwan, has announced the cooperation with Sim2Travel, an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) registered in the British...

China's State Council issues green light to release 3G licenses, says paper

Jan 5, 16:17

China's State Council has given the nod for its administrative branch to issue the long-awaited 3G licenses to the country's telecom service operators, paving the way for a take-off...

Taiwan market: 3G operators APBT, Vibo aim at revenue growth in 2009

Newswatch - Jan 5, 11:21

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT) and Vibo Telecom, two comparatively small operators of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, expect their 2009 revenues to increase 18.9%...

Qualcomm and China-based Tianyu sign 3G subscriber unit and modem card/module license agreement

Dec 24, 14:07

Qualcomm and China handset maker Beijing Tianyu Communications Equipment have entered into a subscriber unit and modem card/module license agreement (including PCB assemblies). Under...

Taiwan market: Mobile Internet-access increases by over 186% in January-November 2008

Dec 22, 16:41

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on December 19 released latest statistics on the number of 3G and 3.5G data cards being used for mobile access to the Internet. As...