Last update: Tuesday 14 May 2013 [188 news items]
China Mobile procures 1.5 million Wi-Fi APs
May 14, 11:27
China Mobile has procured 1.5 million Wi-Fi access points (APs) from 10 suppliers through open-bid competition, according to a report from China.
China Mobile to procure equipment of 200,000 TD-LTE base stations through open bid
May 7, 10:19
China Mobile will start an open-bid competition process as early as in mid-May to procure equipment of 200,000 TD-LTE base stations as well as equipment of 110,000 TD-SCDMA base stations...
China Mobile sets 2013 capex of CNY41.7 billion for TD-LTE
Apr 22, 16:09
China Mobile has set aside a capex budget of CNY41.7 billion (US$6.7 billion) for procurement of about 200,000 TD-LTE base stations and related equipment in 2013 to deploy its TD-LTE...
FET inks cooperation framework agreement with China Mobile
Apr 19, 14:15
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on April 18 signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with China Mobile,...
China market: China Mobile upgrading networks from IPv4 to IPv6
Apr 15, 15:56
In line with the China government's network development policies set in the 12th Five-year (2011-2015) Plan, China Mobile has started upgrading its networks from IPv4 to IPv6.
China Mobile to procure 1.24 million TD-LTE terminal devices
Mar 27, 09:52
China Mobile will initially procure 1.24 million TD-LTE terminal devices, consisting of 800,000 wireless Mi-Fi routers, 320,000 home-use CPE units and 120,000 dongles, according to...
China Mobile reports higher 2012 profits than competitors
Mar 25, 10:43
China Mobile, the TD-SCDMA telecom carrier in China, recorded net profit of CNY129.3 billion (US$20.49 billion) for 2012, much higher than those for China Telecom, the CDMA2000 carrier,...
China Mobile to procure TD-LTE devices from Huawei, ZTE, Samsung
Mar 19, 11:22
China Mobile, the only TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, will procure TD-LTE terminal devices from Huawei Technologies, ZTE, and Samsung Electronics, and will offer two own-brand...

China Mobile aims to sell 100-120 million TD-SCDMA handsets in 2013
Mar 15, 14:30
China Mobile, the only TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, aims to sell 100-120 million TD-SCDMA handsets in 2013, 80% of which will be smartphones, according to company president...
China Mobile 2013 capex increases 49% on year
Mar 14, 21:56
China Mobile, one of the biggest telecom carriers in China, reported 2012 total revenues of CNY560.4 billion (US$90 billion, up 6.1% on year. Net profits were CNY129.3 billion, representing...
MWC 2013: China Mobile unveils multi-mode, multi-band TD-LTE devices
Mar 1, 16:12
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, unveiled multi-mode, multi-band TD-LTE terminal device models at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 in Barcelona, Spain...
China Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, KT to cooperate in EAP-SIM roaming
Feb 27, 14:19
China-based mobile telecom carrier China Mobile, Japan-based NTT DoCoMo and South Korea-based KT, at the 2013 Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona, Spain, signed cooperation...
MWC 2013: China Mobile unveils 4 TD-LTE smartphones
Feb 26, 21:31
China Mobile has unveiled four TD-LTE smartphones at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013. The four models are manufactured by HTC, LG Electronics, ZTE and Huawei, respecti...
China Mobile aims to sell 1.2 million TD-SCDMA mobile terminal devices in 2013
Jan 24, 14:09
China Mobile has set a goal of selling 120 million TD-SCDMA mobile terminal devices in 2013, with 50% to be customized models and reference design-based models each and 80-90% to...
China Mobile to promote coexistence of FDD/TDD-LTE, says CEO
Jan 18, 15:55
While China Mobile is establishing TD-LTE (Time Division-Long Term Evolution) trial networks around China, the company will still promote the coexistence of FDD (Frequency Division...
Taiwan makers look to global TD-LTE market beyond China Mobile demand
Jan 15, 21:37
While China Mobile CEO Li Yue will visit Taiwan to seek supply chain partners for TD-LTE, Taiwan-based terminal device makers and related IC design houses indicated that they will...
China Mobile aims to sell over 100 million TD-LTE end devices in 2013
Dec 13, 21:41
China-based telecom service provider, China Mobile, has stated that its 2013 sales target for TD-LTE end devices is to exceed 100 million units and believes smartphones will account...
China Mobile setting up TD-LTE trial network in western China, says report
Dec 12, 13:47
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, is establishing a TD-LTE trial network in Chengdu City, western China, with 1,200 TD-LTE base stations to be deployed by...
Nokia increasing competition in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Dec 7, 14:02
Nokia is strengthening its deployment in the entry-level to mid-range smartphone market with the launch of Lumia 620, a move which will affect the sale of Windows Phone 8 handsets...
Sequans powers devices for China Mobile's TD-LTE network expansion
Dec 3, 11:18
Sequans Communications has announced that its chips are powering a significant portion of the LTE devices to be used in the next phase of China Mobile's large-scale trial of TD-LTE...
China market: Coolpad hopes to regain mid-range, high-end smartphone share
Nov 7, 21:48
China-based handset maker Coolpad hopes to re-enter the mid-range and high-end smartphone market in China by introducing smartphone products with China Mobile that will be priced...
M.gear to supply antennas used in TD-LTE base stations to China Mobile
Oct 23, 14:22
M.gear (Wha Yu Industrial) has entered the supply chain of China Mobile and will begin shipments of antennas for use in TD-LTE devices in late October, according to the company.
China Mobile sees increased 3Q12 revenues
Oct 23, 10:35
China Mobile had revenues of CNY142.1 billion (US$22.37 billion) for the third quarter of 2012 growing 2.2% on quarter and 6.2% on year, according to China-based it.sohu.com
China market: China Mobile aims to sell over 100 million TD-SCDMA devices in 2013
Oct 1, 16:39
China-based telecom carrier China Mobile has set a goal of selling more than 100 million TD-SCDMA terminal devices in 2013, with 80% of them to be smart devices, according to the...
Qualcomm to offer TD-SCDMA/TD-LTE reference design to enter China Mobile supply chain
Sep 28, 01:00
Qualcomm will offer a TD-SCDMA/TD-LTE-based Qualcomm reference design (QRD) in a bid to enter China Mobile's supply chain in the first quarter of 2013.
China market: China Mobile hopes China Telecom will adopt TD-LTE, says report
Sep 4, 15:56
China Mobile, while having been promoting TD-LTE in overseas markets and preparing to start operations in the China market, hopes that China Telecom, the only CDMA 2000 mobile telecom...
China market: China Mobile testing 100Gbps backbone networks
Aug 20, 14:50
China Mobile, a TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, is undertaking trials of 100Gbps backbone networks in a bid to meet growing demand for IPTV, HDTV, VoD and P2P services.
China market: China Mobile promoting mobile games
Aug 17, 15:46
China Mobile, a TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, has launched more than 7,000 handset-based mobile games available for its subscribers and aims to raise the number of games...
China Mobile 1H12 revenues up 6.6% on year
Aug 17, 13:50
China Mobile, a TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, on August 16 released its financial report for the first half of 2012, with operating revenues of CNY266.530 billion (US$42.19...
China Mobile to expand TD-LTE trial, says reports
Aug 8, 15:27
China Mobile plans to expand trial operation of TD-LTE networks from 10 cities to 13, adding Ningbo in eastern China, Chengdu in western China and Fuzhou in southeastern China, according...
China Mobile to procure TD-LTE devices
Jul 19, 11:16
China-based telecom carrier China Mobile will procure TD-LTE terminal devices based on open bid in late July 2012, according to tech.sina.com.
China market: China Mobile begins trial operation of OTT service
Jun 28, 11:29
Mobile carrier China Mobile has started trial operation of OTT (over the top) service in a number of provinces in China through cooperation with several OTT licensees including China...
China market: China Mobile to begin purchasing TD-LTE terminal devices
Jun 22, 01:25
China Mobile will begin to initiate the purchase of TD-LTE terminal products such as TD-LTE data cards and MiFi hotspot devices soon and push the commercial use of TD-LTE smartphones...

China Mobile picks handset suppliers by price, says report
May 29, 16:11
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, has selected suppliers of TD-SCDMA handsets through open-bids, with all of the winners being local vendors bidding the lowest...
China Mobile to expand TD-LTE trial run
May 17, 10:09
China Mobile will expand trial operation of TD-LTE by setting up trial networks in four more cities in China, tech.sina.com has cited company CEO Li Yue as telling a shareholders...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 10h 8min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 10h 20min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 10h 35min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 10h 37min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 10h 39min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 11h 21min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 11h 32min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 11h 38min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 11h 40min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 11h 42min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 11h 45min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 12h 5min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 12h 18min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:59
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
22-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8398.84 | +15.79 | +0.19% |

| TSE electronic | 317.55 | +0.70 | +0.22% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 120.71 | +0.33 | +0.27% |

| OTC electronic | 145.64 | +1.03 | +0.71% |

- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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