VIA Telecom ships 18 million CDMA handset solutions in 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 30, 14:00

VIA Telecom shipped 18 million units of CDMA chipset solutions in 2011, including 10 million units for entry-level CMDA handsets, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted...

Standalone transceiver chips to dominate the smartphone market, says Petrov Group (part 1)

Oct 21, 16:36

Transceivers are essential to the performance of mobile devices. They are designed to detect weak signals at a specific frequency when receiving and to send signals at a specific...

Taiwan market: HTC launches CDMA smartphones

Sep 14, 14:19

HTC has launched the HTC Wildfire S CDMA-enabled smartphone in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Asia Pacific Telecom (APT). HTC said it will also strengthen its cooperation with...

Samsung drops Qualcomm in favor of VIA for Droid Charge handset, says ABI Research

Jul 15, 01:00

In what ABI Research sees as a significant shift in component sourcing strategy, Samsung has chosen VIA Telecom to supply the CDMA chipset for its new Droid Charge handset that it...

Pegatron receives orders for 15 million iPhone 5s from Apple

Jul 5, 01:10

Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology is estimated to have landed orders for 15 million iPhone 5s (iPhone 4S) from Apple and is set to start shipping in September of 2011,...

Pegatron expected to see losses in 2Q11, to start recovering in 3Q11

Jun 24, 12:02

Pegatron Technology is expected to continue to see losses in its second-quarter results after suffering from a net loss of NT$559 million (US$19.39 million), or NT$0.25 per share,...

China Telecom procures 39.9 million CDMA handsets, says report

Jun 20, 10:34

China Telecom, the only CDMA 2000 mobile telecom carrier in China, on June 17 signed for procurement of 39.9 million CDMA handsets, according to China-based tech.163.com.

Foxconn reportedly lays off CDMA R&D staff in Korea

May 27, 14:44

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly has laid off over 80% of its 280 employees from its CDMA handset design subsidiary Foxconn International Holdings Technology...

Motherboard players see mixed result in April

May 10, 01:25

Taiwan-based motherboard players including Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have reported mixed result for their April...

Baseband processors still essential, says Petrov Group

May 3, 17:02

With the proliferation of tablets and smartphones application processors are in the limelight, but another group of mobile processors, basebands, deserve attention too, according...

Pegatron sees net losses in 1Q11

Apr 28, 01:20

Pegatron Technology has announced net losses of NT$559 million (US$19.38 million) for the first quarter of 2011 with EPS of negative NT$0.25 and gross margin of only 1.8%, all historical...

Integrated mobile processors to challenge standalone application processors, says Petrov Group (part 2)

Mar 16, 12:19

Recently several handset IC companies have announced integrated mobile processors – products that integrate baseband processor and application processor together with graphics...

China Telecom awaits SIM card CDMA iPhone 4, says APT executive

Mar 10, 10:34

With the introduction of the CDMA iPhone 4, industry observers had expected China Telecom to become China's second telecom company to carry the Apple smartphone, but no official launch...

Standalone application processors are wining in mobility markets, says Petrov Group (part 1)

Mar 8, 15:40

Several years ago there was a widely accepted expectation that application mobile processors would be fully integrated with baseband processors on a single chip. However, today we...

Pegatron to see strong 2011

Jan 25, 01:45

Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology is confident about its sales performance in 2011 thanks to the CDMA-based and the new-generation iPhone orders, which should total...

Pegatron is expected to ship 12-15 million CDMA iPhones in 2011

Jan 18, 01:40

Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology has recently started shipping its Apple CDMA iPhones orders with total volume is estimated to be around 12-15 million units in 2011,...

CDMA iPhone to contribute strong sales to Foxconn and Pegatron in 2011

Jan 13, 01:15

Apple's CDMA iPhone orders could contribute about NT$1.9-2.1 billion (US$65.39-72.28 million) to each of its assembly partners, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and...

Apple prepares three versions of iPad 2 for 2011, says sources

Dec 28, 14:08

Apple is expected to release three versions of iPad 2, supporting either or a combination of Wi-Fi, UMTS and CDMA, for 2011 with mass production to start as early as the later half...

Apple hikes 1Q11 iPhone shipment target to 20-21 million units, say sources

Dec 27, 11:14

Apple has raised the global shipment goal for its iPhones for first-quarter 2011 from 19 million units originally to 20-21 million units, according to sources with Taiwan-based component...

VIA Telecom cooperating with Wind River to tap China market with Android CDMA smartphones

Dec 22, 01:25

VIA Telecom has been working on Kunlun, a technological cooperation with US-based Wind River, in an attempt to help ODMs produce entry-level and mid-range Android CDMA smartphones...

Handset testing becomes increasingly more complicated, says CGC executive

Nov 11, 13:53

With smartphones becoming functionally more powerful and supporting a growing list of communications standards, testing certification is increasingly more complicated, said Chen Hengzhong,...

VIA to offer non-customized CDMA EV-DO 3G chips in China, says report

Nov 4, 01:05

VIA Technologies will offer a non-customized CDMA EV-DO 3G single-chip at US$25 for use by China-based 3G handset players, with the price lower than US$33 for Qualcomm's 6085 single...

Pegatron expects to ship 10 million CDMA iPhones in 2011, say sources

Oct 28, 01:40

Pegatron Technology internally expects its Apple CDMA iPhone shipments to reach 10 million units in 2011 and the company has recently started to gear up and is installing new equipment...

Pegatron to begin volume production of CDMA iPhone 4 in November

Sep 24, 01:25

Pegatron Technology is expected to begin volume production of a CDMA-version iPhone 4 in November with total shipments likely to reach 3-4 million units in the first three months,...

Pegatron lands Acer notebook orders for 2011

Jun 17, 15:20

Pegatron Technology has landed notebook orders from Acer for 2011 and with the reports its has also received CDMA iPhone orders, the company is expected to see growth in revenues...

Pegatron receives orders for CDMA iPhone, say sources

May 13, 11:56

Pegatron Technology has received orders for an iPhone based on CDMA from Apple with annual shipments expected to reach 10 million units. The orders should start contributing to the...

Taiwan market: APBT announces February performance

Mar 12, 14:19

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only 3G mobile telecom carrier adopting the CDMA 2000 standard in Taiwan, generated an unaudited EBITDA of NT$465 million (US$14.5 million)...

China Telecom forms alliance to promote mid-range CDMA 2000 handsets, say sources

Mar 9, 12:07

China Telecom, in an attempt to promote mid-range CDMA 2000 handsets priced at 700-2,000 yuan (US$103-293), has formed an industry alliance to integrate design, development, production...

Worldwide WCDMA handset semiconductor revenues to exceed US$30 billion by 2014, says In-Stat

Mar 3, 16:12

WCDMA handset semiconductor revenues will see a CAGR of over 10% between 2009 and 2014, exceeding US$30 billion by 2014. Overall handset semiconductor revenues will see a more moderate...

China market: China Telecom to purchase five million 3G CDMA handsets, paper says

Newswatch - Mar 1, 11:22

China Telecom will purchase up to five million 3G CDMA-enabled handsets through an open bid that will close on March 8, 2010, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News...

Taiwan market: APBT ties up with China-based Yulong to expand CDMA handset sales

Feb 3, 14:49

Taiwan-based CDMA operator Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT) has signed a strategic alliance with China-based handset maker Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific (Shenzhen),...

China-based vendors prefer TD-SCDMA, CDMA to WCDMA due to cost concerns

Jan 6, 14:44

China-based 3G handset vendors have generally offered more TD-SCDMA and CDMA2000 products than WCDMA in the China market, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Taiwan market: More competition expected in CDMA handset segment in 2010

Dec 24, 15:45

A number of handset vendors plan to strengthen their deployments of CDMA handsets in the Taiwan market in 2010 even though sales of CDMA handsets currently account for only a 15%...

China Telecom to procure 50-80 million CDMA handsets in 2010, says VIA Telecom CEO

Nov 4, 11:35

China Telecom plans to procure 50-80 million CDMA handsets in 2010, of which 70% will be inexpensive models with average sales prices of 200 yuan (US$29), to meet expected demand...

China market: STB provider Coship steps into 3G handset market, to enter netbook segment in 2010

Oct 20, 14:16

China-based set-top box (STB) provider Shenzhen Coship Electronics has stepped into the production of 3G CDMA handsets and also plans to enter the netbook segment in 2010, according...