Last update: Thursday 11 April 2013 [219 news items]
Taiwan market: NCC gives CHT green light to ADSL, FTTx price cuts
Apr 11, 13:57
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on April 10 approved the reduction in pricing for ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT),...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom talking about cooperation with TV vendors for MOD
Mar 25, 14:12
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest fixed-line telecom carrier in Taiwan, is talking with local LCD TV vendors including Sampo, Tatung and Amtran Technology about cooperation to build...
Taiwan market: New HTC One pre-sale orders hit record high, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 19, 13:55
Pre-sale orders received by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for the new HTC One have hit a new record in Taiwan, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted Jack...
Taiwan market: CHT, TWM, FET set contract-bundled prices for 3G iPad mini, iPad 4
Jan 7, 10:27
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have announced their respective prices for...
Taiwan market: Telecom carriers see decreased New Year text message traffic
Newswatch - Jan 3, 12:18
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone Telecommunications saw declines in New Year mobile text message traffic due to growing use of free instant messenger applications...
Taiwan market: CHT, TWM, FET set 2013 targets
Dec 14, 15:33
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have set respective handset procurement...
Taiwan market: Telecom carriers offer contract iPhone 5 deals
Dec 12, 16:05
Taiwan's mobile telecom carriers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have announced the pricing for their respective contract iPhone...
CHT to invest in visual effects cloud computing service
Nov 22, 21:34
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on November 21 signed a memorandum of understanding with US-based visual effects producer Rhythm & Hues Studios (R&H) to establish a Cloud for Animation...
Nov 9, 15:59
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and kbro, an MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV) in Taiwan, on November 8 respectively announced contract-bundled sales of a 60-inch LED-backlit Full HD...
Taiwan market: CatchPlay to cooperate with TWM, CHT, kbro
Oct 23, 15:10
CatchPlay, an operator of online digital entertainment services in Taiwan, will expand the utilization of its licensed movies to increase revenues through cooperation with telecom...
CHT expected to increase 2013 capex
Oct 5, 15:42
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expected to expand its capital expenditure (capex) in 2013 from a budget of NT$33.1 billion (US$1.12 billion) in 2012 because the company will...
Chunghwa Telecom, Baidu market mobile applications for each other
Sep 25, 11:33
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a cooperation plan with Baidu, the largest search engine in China, to market each other's mobile applications, with CHT offering five Baidu applications...
Taiwan market: Top-3 mobile telecom carriers on track to 2012 user-base targets
Sep 12, 01:35
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, are on track to hit their subscriber targets...
Taiwan market: Nexus 7 pricing announced
Sep 4, 15:17
Asustek Computer on September 3 announced the availability of the 16GB Wi-Fi version of Nexus 7 for pre-order in the Taiwan market through retail channels and mobile telecom carriers...
Taiwan market: NCC consents to CHT 100Mbps symmetrical FTTx price
Jul 12, 11:57
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has tentatively approved a fixed monthly rate of NT$1,699 (US$57) for 100Mpbs symmetrical (the same download and upload speeds) FTTx...
CHT to procure broadband network equipment worth over NT$3.0 billion in 2H12, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 9, 15:58
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has raised its target coverage ratio for its 100Mbps asymmetrical broadband Internet-access service from 30% originally to 70% in 2012, and therefore has to...
Taiwan market: Mobile telecom carriers to procure 330,000 tablets for contract-bundle sale in 2012
Jul 4, 11:10
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM), Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will procure 100,000, 120,000 and 110,000 tablet...
Taiwan market: CHT Hami Apps to reach 6,000 applications at end of 2012
Jul 3, 01:45
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has continued expanding Hami Apps, its self-operated online store for mobile applications, and expects the number...
Taiwan market: CHT chairman objects to spinning off last-mile business
Jun 22, 16:31
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) chairman Lu Shyue-ching, in response to questions at the company's 2012 shareholders meeting on June 22, emphasized his objection to spinning off the company's...
Taiwan market: CHT to raise FTTx upload speeds
Jun 14, 14:12
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will upward adjust upload speeds for its FTTx (fiber to the home/building) broadband Internet-access services without raising monthly charges as soon as mid-July...
Taiwan market: CHT, TWM, FET set 2012 sales goals for tablet PCs, says report
Newswatch - May 14, 11:21
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have set targets for contract-bundled sales...
Chunghwa Telecom posts January-April net EPS of NT$1.72
May 11, 01:00
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on May 10 reported net profit of NT$3.83 billion (US$130 million) for April 2012, resulting in January-April net EPS of NT$1.72.
Taiwan market: Cable TV operator to launch 100Mbps Internet-access service
Jan 31, 11:05
As Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to launch 100Mbps FTTx access to the Internet in the Taiwan market in March-April 2012, kbro, a local MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV), is capable...
Taiwan market: Telecoms start selling iPhone 4S
Dec 16, 16:07
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on December 16 kicked off sale of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions of iPhone 4S bundled...
Taiwan market: CHT, real estate developer in cloud-enabled building project
Oct 20, 12:12
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will team up with a local real estate developer to offer customized cloud-computing services for office buildings, according to industry sources...
Taiwan market: CHT to launch HTC Mango phones in November
Oct 13, 11:40
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will begin to market HTC's two Mango phones, the HTC Titan and HTC Radar, in the Taiwan market from November 1. CHT will also launch a value-added service center,...
HwaCom wins CHT contract for VDSL2 equipment
Stockwatch - Sep 26, 10:05
Taiwan-based HwaCom Systems has won an open bid held by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for procurement of VDSL2 equipment worth NT$718 million (US$24.1 million), according to CHT.
Chunghwa Telecom posts July profit
Aug 11, 11:48
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$4.408 billion (US$152.5 million) for July 2011, resulting in January-July net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.76.
Taiwan market: CHT to invest NT$200 billion in broadband infrastructure
Jul 6, 11:16
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), in order for its ambitious goal of creating a digital rain forest around Taiwan to mark its 15th anniversary of privatization, plans to make a 10-year investment...
Taiwan market: NCC approves price cut for fixed-line Internet
Jun 9, 16:39
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on June 8 gave the green light to reduce charge rates for ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services as well as increased download/upload...
Taiwan market: Social network phone HTC Salsa launched
Jun 9, 11:35
HTC has launched its mid-range Android phone, the HTC Salsa, in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). The device carries a suggested retail price of NT$12,900...
Taiwan market: Samsung launches Galaxy S II smartphone in cooperation with CHT, TWM
Jun 8, 13:38
Samsung Electronics on June 7 launched its Android-based Galaxy S II smartphone in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Taiwan Mobile (TWM).
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom's Hami Apps operation breaks even
May 24, 10:53
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has seen Hami Apps, its online store of mobile applications, reach the break-even point by generating revenues of NT$5-10 million monthly.
Taiwan market: HTC to launch Flyer, Wildfire S through CHT, TWM, FET
May 11, 01:15
HTC and Taiwan's three largest mobile telecom carriers, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), have jointly unveiled HTC Flyer, a tablet...

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...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- 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
- 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
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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

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Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.



















