Compal Communications to ship 2 million smartphones in 2Q12

May 10, 16:13

Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments of smartphones, including the Lumia 610 and Lumia 800, grow 20-30% sequentially to two million units in the second quarter,...

Compal Communications posts net profits of over NT$500 million in 1Q12

Newswatch - Apr 30, 14:48

Compal Communications has reported net profits of NT$515.52 million (US$17.58 million) for the first quarter of 2012, increasing 66% from the previous quarter. EPS for the first quarter...

Compal Communications to see strong smartphone shipments to Nokia in 2Q12

Apr 24, 10:40

Taiwan-based Compal Communications is likely to see its smartphone shipments in second-quarter 2012 increase sequentially by 30-40% to 2.5-3.0 million units mainly due to ODM production...

Compal Communications looks to 20% sequential shipment growth in 2Q12

Apr 12, 01:20

Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments of smartphones expand by 20% to over 2.2 million units in the second quarter of 2012, propelled by increasing orders for Android...

Compal Communications and FIH begin generating profits

Mar 29, 01:10

Handset ODMs Compal Communications and Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) have begun generating profits recently after migrating to the production of smartphones from feature phones,...

Compal Communications looks to ship 4 million smartphones in 2Q12, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 12, 14:31

Compal Communications is expected to ship four million smartphones in the second quarter of 2012, with Nokia's Lumia 610 accounting for the bulk of the shipments, according to a Chinese-language...

Compal Communications expects 20% sequential growth in 1Q12 smartphone shipments

Feb 22, 01:20

Compal Communications, in view of increasing orders for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) smartphones from Nokia and orders for Android smartphones from Lenovo and Motorola Mobility, expects...

Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January

Newswatch - Feb 10, 12:16

ODM handset maker Compal Communications has posted strong revenue gains in January thanks to orders from Nokia, while fellow company Arima Communications saw its revenues decline...

Kinpo-Compal Group aims at combined revenues of US$40 billion in 2012

Feb 9, 14:15

Taiwan-based Kinpo-Compal Group has set a challenging goal of increasing combined revenues to US$40 billion for 2012, with three key members Compal Electronics, Compal Communications...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments post 17% sequential decline in 4Q11

Jan 9, 15:09

Shipments of handsets by Taiwan makers totaled 20.29 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, down 17.4% on quarter and 19.7% on year as smartphone shipments by HTC were affected...

FIH, Compal expected to ship over 10 million smartphones in 2012

Jan 4, 01:10

Taiwan-based ODM/JDM makers Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and Compal Communications are expected to ship more than 10 million smartphones in 2012, while fellow maker Arima...

Motorola increasing orders to Taiwan production partners, say sources

Dec 6, 15:00

Motorola Mobility has been strengthening its ties with Taiwan-based handset ODMs and parts and components suppliers with procurements from those production partners to increase 10%...

Japan-based vendors become source of orders for Taiwan-based handset makers

Dec 6, 01:20

Japan-based vendors, including Sony Ericsson, Fujitsu Toshiba, NEC, Sharp and Panasonic, have become a main source of ODM orders for handsets, mainly 3G smartphones, for Taiwan-based...

Compal Communications handset shipments increasing, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 22, 16:31

Buoyed by orders from Nokia, Compal Communications is expected to ship over 600,000 handsets in November compared to 200,000 units shipped in October, according to a Chinese-language...

Taiwan ODMs to land more orders for entry-level and mid-range smartphones

Nov 9, 13:58

With the penetration rate of smartphones now exceeding 30%, demand for entry-level smartphones is expected to increase substantially – a trend which will push branded handset...

Orders from Nokia, Motorola to Taiwan ODMs have highest growth potential in 2012

Nov 2, 16:36

For Taiwan-based handset ODMs including Compal Communications, Arima Communications and Foxconn International Holdings (FIH), orders from Nokia and Motorola Mobility in 2012 will...

Nokia relying on Mango smartphones to maintain global market share

Oct 26, 14:52

Nokia, after giving up Symbian and MeeGo , is expected to unveil 2-3 Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphones at Nokia World 2011 which opens in London on October 26. Nokia apparently...

Compal Communications posts losses for January-September

Newswatch - Oct 25, 16:34

Compal Communications has reported net losses of NT$199 million (US$6.6 million), or NT$0.33 per share, for the third quarter of 2011. For the January-September period, net losses...

Taiwan handset ODMs shifting to smartphones

Oct 5, 11:47

Taiwan-based handset ODMs will be forced to focus on the development and production of smartphones as now more branded handset vendors such as Sony Ericsson and Motorola Mobility...

Compal Communications reports strong sequential gains in August revenues

Newswatch - Sep 13, 16:20

Compal Communications has reported revenues of NT$738.04 million (US$25.35 million) for August, up 61.7% on month but down 19.8% on year. For the January-August period, revenues amounted...

Taiwan handset ODMs bracing for structural upheaval

Aug 23, 12:25

Taiwan-based handset ODMs are bracing for repercussions of structural upheaval to be brought by Google's intention to buy Motorola Mobility and Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) plan to stop...

HP WebOS hardware production partners set for uncertainty

Aug 22, 16:19

Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it will stop selling WebOS-based smartphones and tablet PCs is expected to have a strong impact on its hardware production partners in Taiwan,...

Google acquisition of Motorola likely to benefit Taiwan production partners, but potential uncertain

Aug 17, 16:24

Share prices of Taiwan-based companies known to have strong business relations with Motorola staged a rally on August 16, one day after Google announced its plans to acquire Motorola...

Compal Communications smartphone shipments to be boosted by Nokia orders

Jun 28, 10:25

Taiwan-based ODM maker Compal Communications shipped only 3.91 million smartphones in 2010 and has downward adjusted 2011 target shipment volume from 6.0 million smartphones to 4.5...

Compal Communications lowers 2011 handset shipments target; signs WP7 licensing agreement with Microsoft

Jun 24, 15:51

Compal Communications has lowered its handset shipments target for 2011 to 4.5 million units from six million projected earlier due to adjustments in product strategies by its clients,...

Arima Communications expected to ship 5 million handsets in 2Q11

Apr 11, 10:38

Taiwan-based handset ODM maker Arima Communications shipped 1.48 million handsets in March 2011 and 3.94 million units in January-March, and is expected to ship five million units...

Compal Communications debuts first smart robot for sale under own brand UrRobot

Jan 26, 14:11

Taiwan-based handset ODM Compal Communications on January 25 unveiled Robii, its first smart robot designed to accompany children aged 5-10, for sale under its own brand UrRobot,...

Smartphones to represent 90% of Compal Communications 2011 shipments

Jan 26, 10:57

Handset maker Compal Communications expects smartphones to account for 90% of 2011 shipments, the company said, adding that smartphone shipments will begin to take off in the second...

Compal sends employees to support component makers in China due to labor shortage

Jan 26, 01:15

Compal Electronics has sent 4,000 employees to support its suppliers of notebook casings in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, due to short supply of labor there, according to company...

Compal Communications to launch smart robots for UrRobot own-brand sale

Jan 18, 01:35

Taiwan-based handset ODM maker Compal Communications (Compal Comm) will initially launch its first smart robot model under its own brand UrRobot in the Taiwan market before the 2011...

Compal Communications to undertake ODM production of ARM tablet PCs

Jan 18, 01:05

Compal Communications (Compal Comm), a Taiwan-based ODM maker of handsets, will begin shipments of ARM-architecture tablet PCs to ODM clients in the first half of 2011, according...

Arima Communications and Compal Communications post mixed November revenues

Dec 10, 01:40

Arima Communications has posted November consolidated revenues of NT$2.81 billion (US$93.12 million), up 3.3% sequentially and 143% on year. For the first 11 months of 2010, revenues...

Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom to offer own-brand smartphones, tablet PCs

Nov 2, 01:15

Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to offer own-brand smartphones and tablet PCs beginning November 2010, with Taiwan-based ODM maker Compal...

Compal Communications and KYE showcase robots at Taipei exhibition

Oct 21, 12:15

Handset maker Compal Communications is exhibiting two types of home-use interactive robots at the 2010 Taipei International Robot Show (TIROS) taking place during October 19-22, with...