SerComm sees large sequential growth in 2Q12 profit

Sep 5, 15:06

Taiwan-based networking/communication device maker SerComm saw net profits of NT$233 million (US$7.78 million) for the second quarter of 2012 hiking 45.63% on quarter, the company...

Taiwan femtocell makers see steady growth in shipment

Jul 12, 11:54

While ABI Research indicates that global shipments of femtocells have decreased in the first half of 2012, Gemtek Technology and SerComm, two Taiwan-based makers of networking/communication...

Global shipments of small cells to reach 62.4 million units in 2016, says chairman of Small Cell Forum

Mar 27, 11:36

Global shipments of small cells are projected at 3.2 million units in 2012, and will keep growing to 62.4 million units in 2016, according to chairman Simon Saunders for the Small...

SoftBank, SFR offer free femotocells made by Taiwan-based SerComm, say Taiwan makers

Sep 27, 01:30

SoftBank Mobile has offered free femtocells for its subscribers in the Japan market and French mobile communication operator SFR will follow suit in the France market, with both adopting...

Picochip tapping China femtocell market

Sep 14, 10:47

UK-based Picochip has been tapping the China market by providing TD-SCDMA femtocell chips for 20 local device makers, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

SerComm femtocell devices under trial in China

Aug 24, 10:47

Taiwan-based networking/communication equipment maker SerComm has announced it is working with Suzhou FemTel Communications, a China-based provider of telecom system integration services,...

Top-3 China mobile telecom carriers deploying femtocell networks

Jul 27, 01:20

China Unicom, China Telecom and China Mobile, the three largest mobile telecom carriers in China, have begun deploying femtocell networks in the China market, according to industry...

Gemtek teams with Ubiquisys for intelligent femtocell and small cell products

Jul 15, 01:15

Ubiquisys and Gemtek have jointly announced that Gemtek will design and manufacture a new range of intelligent femtocell and small cell products using the Ubiquisys Femto-Engine sy...

SerComm delivers 1,000 femtocells to earthquake-hit areas in Japan

Mar 25, 11:35

SerComm, a Taiwan-based maker of broadband and wireless networking equipment, has delivered about 1,000 femtocells to earthquake-hit areas in northeastern Japan, including Fukushima...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to offer free femtocells

Mar 7, 13:42

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has finished its initial procurement of femtocells and will provide the devices for free use by business users and individual heavy users of data communications...

Arcadyan to launch 3G femtocell and LTE routers in 1H11

Dec 30, 15:29

Taiwan-based networking/communication equipment maker Arcadyan Technology expects to begin shipments of 3G femtocells and LTE routers, mainly to telecom carriers in Europe, in the...

CHT, TWM, FET to offer femtocell services in 2011

Dec 10, 16:29

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plan to offer femtocell services in the...

Oscillator vendor Taitien cuts into supply chain for femtocells

Dec 10, 11:29

Taitien Electronics reportedly will supply crystal oscillators to major Taiwan-based network equipment makers, including Gemtek Technology and Sercomm, for their femtocells, according...

Femtocell expanding into enterprise market, supply chain changing

Dec 3, 14:33

With T-Mobile's launch of Femtocell services targeting enterprises in Britain, Femtocell is now not only a service for the consumer and household market. Along with the expansion...

Taiwan market: NCC to examine femtocell installation

Nov 4, 11:41

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on November 3 indicated it is set to examine femtocells to be installed by local mobile telecom carriers on an application basis.

Alpha Networks rolls out 3G femtocell base stations

Oct 14, 01:25

Alpha Networks, following the lead of fellow companies Gemtek Technology and Sercomm, has come out with 3G femtocell base stations with volume shipments likely to begin in early 20...

Taiwan market: FET setting up femtocell trial network

Oct 6, 14:16

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) is establishing a network of more than 100 femtocells around Taiwan for trial use, according to company CSO and CTO Jeffrey Gee.

SerComm lands femtocell orders

Aug 25, 11:21

SerComm, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication equipment, has obtained orders for femtocell base stations from mobile telecom carriers in the US, Japan and France, with...

Taiwan market: NCC paving legal way for using femtocells

Jul 8, 12:26

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on July 7 came up with a draft new regulation on setting up and operating mobile communication base stations which adds provisions...

Taiwan makers partner with picoChip to develop femtocell products

Mar 19, 16:15

UK-based picoChip Design has teamed up with a number of Taiwan-based network equipment makers, including Askey Computer (a subsidiary of Asustek Computer), Zyxel Communications and...

Taiwan makers rushing to femtocell production, expect unit prices to fall below US$100

Nov 27, 14:17

Nearly all major Taiwan-based network equipment makers have ventured into the production of indoor-use femtocells, and some industry sources expect FOB prices of femtocells are likely...

Femtocell shipments much lower than expected in 2009, says ABI Research

Nov 13, 16:22

ABI Research has scaled down its estimation of femtocell shipments to only about 350,000 in 2009, compared to shipments of 790,000 that it forecast in April.

Telecom providers in Asia gear up for LTE services

Sep 9, 15:23

A number of telecom service providers in Asia are gearing up to establish LTE networks, with plans to launch LTE-enabled services in 2010-2012, according to market sources.

Taiwan network equipment makers looking at femto equipment orders from US carriers

Jul 16, 10:59

Taiwan-based network equipment makers are looking at securing equipment and device orders for femto services to be launched by US carriers, including AT&T, Verizon Wireless and...

Femtocell equipment market to expand significantly in 2010, says Alcatel-Lucent executive

May 21, 13:46

The market for femtocell equipment is expected to record breakneck growth in 2010 with sales of femtocell CPE (customer premise equipment) products likely to top 5-10 million units,...

D-Link to focus on 3G product development, says CEO

Apr 30, 12:37

Network equipment maker D-Link plans to shift its focus to the development of 3G related devices such as network data cards, and other products supporting EV-DO and WCDMA technologies,...

Femtocells to dominate market for indoor cell coverage, says In-Stat

Apr 16, 14:18

While femtocells were virtually non-existent in 2006, and deployed by one operator in 2007, they will make up 61% of small cellular base station revenues by 2013, reports In-Stat...

Recession slows femtocell deployments, but only temporarily, says ABI Research

Mar 20, 16:27

The global recession is one of the factors that has put a brake on expected large-scale femtocell deployments by major mobile operators. However, according to a new study from ABI...

Alcatel-Lucent wins Chunghwa Telecom femtocell bid

Dec 11, 11:53

Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it has been awarded a femtocell bid from Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest telecommunications provider, to deploy Taiwan's first femtocell network,...

Picocells have limited window of opportunity, says ABI Research

Dec 4, 12:24

Much attention has been devoted to femtocells' potential to improve indoor cellular coverage. But an older technology, the picocell, has existed for about a decade. Picocells provide...

Femtocell race heats up, but only slowly, says Ovum

Sep 25, 14:50

As with all technologies, some operators seek to optimize first-mover advantage and get to market early. Softbank now joins Sprint in this camp. However, in general operators would...

DesignArt Networks claims SoC to deliver sub-US$100 femtocells

Sep 24, 17:15

DesignArt Networks (DAN), a fabless semiconductor company, has unveiled its DAN2200 WiMAX femtocell SoC, which the company claims is the industry's only complete single-chip femtocell...

Picocells and femtocells to be part of initial LTE architecture

Sep 22, 11:36

It is likely that femtocells and picocells will form an integrated part of the initial rollouts of LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks, say analysts at ABI Research.

Taiwan network-equipment makers to benefit from femtocell build-up

Aug 29, 16:37

Telecom operators around the globe have sped up the installation of femtocell networking equipment in order to expand their FMC (fixed mobile convergence) services – a move...