Last update: Friday 18 May 2012 [49 news items]
China Unicom aims at 30% of revenues from e-commerce services in 2014
May 18, 14:48
China Unicom, one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in China, plans to have its existing e-commerce platform become the largest of its retail channels, with a goal of having...
Senao to expand retail chain in China
Feb 7, 11:58
Senao International, a Taiwan-based retail chain of handsets and other consumer electronics, has set up Wo Senao, a joint venture retail chain with China Unicom in the China market...
China market: Top-3 telecom carriers promoting CNY1,000 smartphones
Jan 18, 13:37
While China Unicom has launched smartphones priced at CNY1,000 (US$158) recently, rival carriers China Telecom and China Mobile are also ready to enter the segment soon, according...
China market: China Unicom to launch mid-level smartphones for sale at below CNY1,500
Dec 27, 01:10
China United Network Communications (China Unicom), the only WCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, on December 26 unveiled mid-level Android smartphone models equipped 1GHz processor...
China market: China Unicom launches smartphone MI-ONE
Dec 21, 15:12
China Unicom and xiaomi.com, a China-based smartphone vendor, on December 20 jointly unveiled MI-ONE, a customized 3G smartphone model, for contract deals by the carrier.
China market: China Unicom procures more GPON than EPON
Nov 15, 11:07
China United Network Communications (China Unicom) has finished procurement of PON equipment worth CNY4 billion (US$628 million) for deployment of FTTx networks for 25 million additional...
Sep 27, 10:46
PT/Expo Comm China 2011, an annual ICT exhibition claimed to be the largest in Asia, is taking place in Beijing from September 26-30, with major focuses on TD-LTE, Things of the Internet...
Taiwan gives green light to cross-strait submarine cable
Sep 22, 12:11
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved an application by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for laying a submarine cable between one of its outlying islands and a city...
China Unicom and China Mobile launch own-brand 3.5G smartphones competing with iPhones
Sep 5, 15:56
China Unicom and China Mobile both have launched own-brand 3.5G handsets using chipset solutions from MediaTek, with prices set below CNY1,000 (US$156), or one-quarter the price of...
China Unicom 1H11 net profit slips 5.5% on year
Aug 25, 14:43
China Unicom on August 24 released its financial report for the first half of 2011, with net profits of CNY2.637 billion (US$403 million) 5.5% on year.
China market: China Unicom to launch WoPhone smartphones, says report
Jul 15, 16:50
China Unicom, the only WCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, will launch smartphones based on its self-developed operating system WoPhone for sale in the China market on July 18,...
Taiwan-based Senao to open 22 joint venture chain stores in China by end of July
Jun 14, 01:50
Senao International, a handset and communication device retail chain in Taiwan, in the first quarter of 2011 established Wo Senao, a joint venture in the China market with China United...
CHT, China Unicom in online store deal
May 10, 15:40
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on May 9 announced that it will launch its mobile applications on China Unicom's online store Wo Store, and that the China-based carrier will launch...
China Unicom to procure over one million tablet PCs, develop own-brand smartphones, says president
Apr 12, 11:58
China United Telecommunications (China Unicom), the only WCDMA operator in China, plans to procure more than one million tablet PCs and develop own-brand smartphone series, WoPhone,...
China Unicom sees 2010 revenues up, profit down
Mar 30, 01:20
China Unicom has reported 2010 consolidated revenues of CNY171.30 billion (US$25.3 billion) growing from 2009 by 11.3% but net profits of CNY3.85 billion dropped 59.7% mainly because...
Altek pushes sales of 3.5G Android smartphones to CHT and China Unicom
Mar 10, 01:30
Digital camera maker Altek has managed to push the sale of its 3.5G Android-enabled smartphone, the A14 Leo, into telecom operators in Taiwan and China, including Chunghwa Telecom...
China Unicom to focus support on non-iPhone smartphones in 2011, says president
Feb 17, 01:25
China Unicom will focus its smartphone business on models other than iPhone in 2011 to reduce the unfavorable influence on its overall business operation due to heavy reliance on...
China sees 3G user base grow by over 36 million in 2010, says media
Feb 11, 11:49
The number of 3G subscribers in China increased 36.834 million to 47.052 million at the end of 2010, China-based IT Times cited the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...
China market: China Unicom makes five million inexpensive 3G handsets available
Jan 18, 01:45
China United Telecommunications (China Unicom), the only WCDMA 3G operator in China, on January 15 made available as many as five million inexpensive WCDMA handsets for contract-bundled...
Taiwan, China telecom carriers to build cross-strait undersea cable
Jan 14, 11:53
Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications, Taiwan International Gateway and China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) on January 13 signed an MOU for joint...
Jan 13, 01:50
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has cooperated with China Telecom to undertake trial runs of iEN (intelligent energy networks) in several cities of China and is talking about cooperation with...
China government sets hard to reach 3G user base target, says report
Dec 24, 13:45
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) aims at 150 million subscribers of 3G communication services in the China market in 2011, a difficult goal viewing that...
China market: Altek teams up with China Unicom to sell 3.5G smartphones
Dec 23, 01:35
DSC maker Altek has announced a cooperation agreement with China Unicom to sell its 3.5G smartphone, the Altek Leo, in the China market. Leo will be customized for China Unicom and...
China market: China Unicom to SIM-lock iPhone 4
Dec 7, 15:19
China Unicom, currently the only sales agent of iPhone 4 in the China market, plans to lock iPhone 4s to its SIM cards in a bid to prevent contract-bundled purchasers' reselling iPhone...
Chunghwa Telecom reportedly cooperating with China Unicom
Nov 26, 11:28
Taiwan telecom carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is in cooperation with China Unicom to tap the China market, according to industry sources. However, CHT declined to confirm the coope...
China market: China Unicom to offer Android-based Uphone smartphones
Oct 28, 14:15
China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) will offer Uphone, an Android-based open platform for application development, customized smartphones in December 2010, with ZTE, Huawei...
China market: China Mobile sees 3G user base top 15 million
Oct 26, 14:03
Telecom carrier Chine Mobile now has 15.279 million 3G mobile communication subscribers, the largest total among the three 3G operators in China, while China United Telecommunications...
China market: 3G connections to grow at CAGR of 160% from 2010-14, says Ovum
Jun 4, 15:56
According to a new report from consulting firm Ovum, to continue the strong mobile revenue growth seen in China, operators are driving 2G to 3G migrations in saturating urban markets...
TWM offers fixed-rate data roaming service in China via China Unicom
May 10, 12:06
Taiwan Mobile (TWM)'s 3G subscribers will be able to have access to fixed-rate data roaming service in China via China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) under a freshly reached...
China market: China Mobile sees strong 3G user growth in March
Apr 22, 12:18
China Mobile Communications, one of the three 3G mobile telecom carriers in China, saw the number of its 3G subscribers increase by 3.41 million in March 2010, the highest-ever monthly...
China market: 3G user base in steady growth
Mar 29, 14:44
The user base of 3G mobile communication service in China has been steadily growing, with the number of subscribers increasing by 1.52 million in February 2010 to 16.06 million, according...
Top mobile telecom carriers in China, Taiwan making efforts to set up own online application stores
Feb 11, 14:45
China Mobile China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, the three largest mobile telecom carriers in China, as well as Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone...
China wireless data service market to nearly double by 2013, says iSuppli
Jan 5, 12:39
The release of 3G licenses in China is spurring a wireless data boom, with national revenues from such services rising by 18.95% in 2009 and nearly doubling from 2008 to 2013, according...
China market: 3G network investments total over 102 billion yuan in January-October 2009
Dec 17, 10:43
China Mobile Communications, China Telecom and China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) invested a total of 102.3 billion yuan (US$14.97 billion) in establishing their 3G infrastructure...
Acer and Asustek to launch customized 3G handsets for China market in 2010
Dec 11, 12:09
Acer and Asustek Computer both plan to launch customized 3G smartphones in cooperation with China-based 3G carriers, including China Mobile and China Unicom, in 2010, according to...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 10min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 23min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 58min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 1h 16min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 1h 26min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 1h 57min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 3h 5min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 1h 24min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 1h 52min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 2h 36min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 2h 37min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 3h 2min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 3h 19min ago
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
- Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
22-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7274.89 | +82.66 | +1.15% |
| TSE electronic | 277.63 | +3.99 | +1.46% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 104.57 | +2.00 | +1.95% |
| OTC electronic | 134.14 | +2.91 | +2.22% |
- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.