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...

Taiwan market: APBT handset purchases to top 800,000 units in 2009

Oct 7, 14:59

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), Taiwan's only 3G mobile telecom carrier that adopts the CDMA 2000 standard, expects its handset purchases, including CDMA and dual-mode CDMA-GSM...

Inventec Appliances lands CDMA and WCDMA handset orders from China-based carriers

Sep 24, 12:09

Inventec Appliances has recently landed orders for its OKWAP-branded CDMA handsets from China Telecom as well as WCDMA handsets from China Unicom, according to the company.

China Telecom willing to strengthen partnership with Taiwan companies

Sep 11, 15:22

China Telecom chairman Wang Xiaochu has said he is willing to visit Taiwan to build further cooperation with Taiwan-based companies in the 3G segment.

China-based ZTE ships 27 million handsets in 1H09

Newswatch - Sep 4, 15:41

China-based ZTE shipped a total of 27 million handsets in the first half of 2009, increasing 36% from a year earlier, according to a Chinese-based sina.com report, citing data released...

China Telecom to cooperate with HTC and VIA Telecom to develop CDMA 2000-enable devices, says paper

Newswatch - Aug 28, 16:11

China Telecom will team up with Taiwan-based chipset solution provider VIA Telecom, terminal-end device vendor HTC (High Tech Computer) and other Taiwan-based companies to establish...

China market: CDMA handset sales up 345% on year in 1H09, says report

Newswatch - Aug 25, 16:01

Sales of CDMA-enabled handsets in the China market topped 13 million units in the first half of 2009, increasing 345% from a year earlier period, according to a China-based Sina.com...

Taiwan 3G operator APBT plans for IPO

Aug 17, 11:58

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan that adopts the CDMA2000 standard, will file an application for IPO (initial public offering) in...

Thailand-based Cal-Comp reports strong sales for 2Q09

Aug 5, 15:28

Cal-Comp Electronics, the Thailand-based EMS/ODM subsidiary of Taiwan's Kinpo Group, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$26.64 billion (US$814.68 million), net profits of NT$443...

HTC to launch at least three Android handsets in China in 2009

Aug 5, 11:35

HTC (High Tech Computer) and its China marketing partner Dopod will launch at least three Android-powered handsets in the China market in 2009, including WCDMA-enabled HTC Hero and...

Inventec Appliances responds to media reports on Motorola CDMA handset order

Stockwatch - Jul 22, 14:04

Inventec Appliances stands a good chance of grabbing an order for five million CDMA handsets from Motorola, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report...

China market: Slow 3G handsets sales push vendors to focus again on 2G models

Jul 21, 13:46

Sales of 3G handsets in the China market have been slower than expected recently, pushing some handset vendors to reinforce sales in the 2G segment in order to maintain their market...

Consumer, wireless MEMS market set to grow amid downturn, says iSuppli

Jul 16, 09:51

Defying the downturn in the overall electronics industry, the market for micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) used in consumer electronics and wireless products is expected to generate...

CDMA subscriber base nearly half a billion, says CDG

Jun 26, 14:48

The CDMA Development Group (CDG) has announced that high-growth markets such as Africa, China and India are raising the number of CDMA subscribers worldwide closer to half a billion...

China market: Nokia unveils 11 new handsets for emerging 3G segment

Jun 26, 14:18

Nokia unveiled a total of 11 new handsets in the China market recently. The new lineup includes nine WCDMA-enabled models and one CDMA EVDO-enabled handset, cashing in on the increasing...

APBT expects to break even in 2009

Jun 26, 12:08

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only one of Taiwan's five 3G mobile telecom carriers that adopts CDMA 2000 standard, expects to break even in 2009, company chairwoman Sophia...

Base station market contracting, says In-Stat

Jun 24, 14:06

After many years of rapid growth, the worldwide cellular base station market revenues will decline 22% in 2009, with shipments falling from the high levels of the 3G rollout frenzy...

Computex 2009: Huawei pushing sales of 3G modules

Jun 5, 09:36

China-based Huawei Technologies is exhibiting its 3G modules at the ongoing Computex 2009 with an aim to boost sales in cooperation with Taiwan-based netbook makers.

Qualcomm expands Snapdragon platform with 45nm chipset for smarter smartphones and smartbooks

Jun 4, 15:03

Qualcomm has announced it is expanding the Snapdragon platform with a next-generation chipset that uses 45nm process technology to provide faster processing, significant battery life...

Qualcomm and Gionee sign 3G CDMA subscriber unit and module/modem card license agreement

May 26, 10:56

Qualcomm and Gionee Communications Equipment, a China-based provider of mobile phone solutions, have entered into a 3G subscriber unit and module/modem card (including PCB assemblies)...

3G rollouts in China drive big growth in WCDMA and CDMA base station deployments in 1Q09, says Dell'Oro Group

May 22, 16:09

According to Dell'Oro Group, worldwide mobile infrastructure market revenues contracted 9% on year in the first quarter of 2009 despite a record number of 3G base station shipments...

ZTE ships 48,000 CDMA base stations in January-April 2009

May 19, 11:25

ZTE has announced that it shipped 48,000 CDMA base station units worldwide in the first four months of 2009, almost reaching the 2008 total shipment volume. CDMA SDR-based base stations...

China market: China Telecom signs CDMA chipset cooperation agreement with VIA Group, says paper

Newswatch - May 12, 15:06

China Telecom has signed a cooperation pact with the VIA Technologies Group, aiming to develop CDMA 2000 handsets using chipset solutions from VIA's subsidiary, VIA Telecom, according...

China market: Handset sales up over 11% in March, CCID says

May 12, 14:36

Sales of handsets in the China market grew 11.6% sequentially to 13.04 million units in March, according to data released recently by China-based market research firm CCID Consulti...

China market: Handset shipments up 9.2% in 1Q09, says EJL

May 6, 11:35

Production of GSM and CDMA handsets in China in first-quarter 2009 dropped back to first-quarter 2007 levels at 102.3 million units, according to EJL Wireless Research. Shipments...

Palm Pre aims at the iPhone, iSuppli cost analysis reveals

Apr 30, 15:51

Palm is aiming high with its new Pre, a smartphone that rival's Apple's iPhone in terms of slickness and hardware features, according to iSuppli.

Inventec Appliances to push sales of CDMA handsets in China

Mar 26, 12:22

Inventec Appliances aims to push sales of its own-brand CDMA handsets in China in order to make up losses caused by declining PHS subscribers resulting from the launch of 3G services,...

MTI sees increasing shipments of LNB devices and power amplifiers as growth drivers for 2009, says CEO

Mar 20, 15:30

Telecom and network equipment maker Microelectronics Technology (MTI) expects shipments of its LNB (low noise block) devices and power amplifiers (PAs) will continue to play the role...

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...

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,...

HSPA drives mobile infrastructure market growth in 2008, says Dell'Oro Group

Mar 11, 14:00

Worldwide total mobile infrastructure market revenues grew 5% in 2008, driven by the nearly doubling and quadrupling of revenues of the WCDMA and WiMAX markets, respectively, according...

ZTE and Huawei Technologies strengthening presence in global smartphone market

Feb 23, 11:40

Taiwan-based smartphones makers are facing increasing competition from China-based ZTE and Huawei Technologies as the two leading China telecom equipment and handset makers have gradually...

Qualcomm and Linktop sign CDMA2000 agreement

Feb 11, 09:54

Qualcomm and Linktop Technology, a company specialized in developing and manufacturing communication terminal products in China, have announced that they have entered into a subscriber...

HSPA and LTE technologies to dominate mobile telecom services by 2012, says Ericsson CTO

Feb 10, 16:38

By 2012, HSPA (high speed packet access)- and LTE (long term evolution)-enabled technologies will account for 80% of mobile broadband services, while WiMAX related services will account...