Compal Communication expects to ship 9.6 million handsets in 2012

Jan 5, 01:25

Compal Communication has announced revenues of NT$10.9 billion (US$359.65 million) for the fourth quarter of 2011 with its handset shipments in the quarter reached 1.5 million units...

China market: November mobile phone users top 975 million

Jan 4, 11:33

There were 975.34 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2011, growing by 1.18% on month and by 14.71% on year, and 118.73 million...

Elpida starts sample shipments of 4Gb mobile RAM

Dec 29, 01:00

Elpida Memory announced December 28 the company has begun sample shipments of 4Gb wide IO mobile RAM and 4Gb DDR3 mobile RAM (LPDDR3) chips targeted at smartphone and tablet PC applications,...

Taiwan market: FET offers mobile website building service for businesses

Dec 27, 01:35

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on December 26 launched service of building smartphone-based websites for use by...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 3 million mobile Internet subscribers in 2012

Dec 22, 11:11

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to increase the number of subscribers to its mobile Internet services from 2.2 million currently to three million in 2012, according to the company.

Monthly production of LCD TVs rises to record high, says DisplaySearch

Dec 16, 14:11

As global LCD TV brands ramp up production for the fourth quarter 2011 holiday period, LCD TV production is nearing a record high. Of the TV brands surveyed by NPD DisplaySearch,...

Chunghwa Telecom to invest over NT$6 billion to expand mobile communication networks in 2012

Dec 7, 14:04

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, will invest more than NT$6 billion (US$199 million) to expand its infrastructure for mobile communications in...

China Mobile to hold global developers conference

Nov 30, 11:32

China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, will hold its 2011 Global Developers Conference in Guangzhou City, southern China, on December 14, according to the compa...

China October mobile phone user base grows to nearly 964 million

Nov 25, 10:44

There were 963.99 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of October 2011, growing 1.23% on month and 14.48% on year. 110.51 million (11.46%) were...

China market: Mobile Internet-access users grow to 396 million in 3Q11, says Analysys

Nov 25, 10:04

There were 396 million subscribers of mobile Internet-access services in China in third-quarter 2011, increasing 7.7% sequentially, according to Analysys International.

China Mobile to add 10,000-20,000 TD-LTE base stations in 2012

Nov 21, 10:22

China Mobile will set up 10,000-20,000 additional TD-LTE base stations around China in 2012, according to company vice chairman Xi Guohua.

Global mobile device sales grow 5.6% in 3Q11; smartphone sales increase 42%, says Gartner

Nov 16, 12:06

Worldwide sales of mobile devices totaled 440.5 million units in the third quarter of 2011, up 5.6% from the same period last year, according to Gartner. Non-smartphone devices performed...

Taiwan market: TWM launches 42Mbps HSPA+ mobile Internet-access service

Nov 16, 10:47

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has announced the launch of HSPA+ mobile Internet-access service at a maximum download speed of 42Mbps in five metropolitan areas in Taiwan.

LTE and 3G driving 30% growth in APAC mobile Internet infrastructure market, says Synergy Research

Nov 11, 11:25

One of the fastest growing technology markets is networking equipment to support mobile Internet access. The second quarter of 2011 saw mobile Internet infrastructure revenues pass...

Google to maintain a well-functioning Android ecosystem

Nov 10, 01:00

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, commenting on concerns about the company's acquisition of Motorola during his visit to Taiwan on November 9, pointed out that the company will...

FET 3Q11 mobile data revenues up 44% on year

Nov 3, 11:39

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) generated NT$3.292 billion (US$114 million) from mobile data communication services in third-quarter 2011, hiking 44% on year and accounting for...

China mobile phone users top 952 million in September

Nov 1, 10:22

There were 952.31 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of September 2011, growing 1.30% on month and 14.28% on year, and 102.46 million, or 10.76%, of...

RF transceiver market for mobile devices to reach 1.5 billion by 2015, says Petrov Group (part 2)

Oct 28, 15:36

RF transceivers are critical components of mobile devices including handsets/smartphones and tablet PCs. By 2015, the total RF transceiver market will reach 1.5 billion units while...

TWM 3Q11 revenue proportion for mobile value-added services rises to 23%

Oct 28, 10:51

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) generated revenues of NT$3.34 billion (US$115 million) from mobile value-added services in the third quarter of 2011, accounting for 23.2% of its total revenues,...

China Mobile to strengthen cooperation with Taiwan partners

Oct 27, 01:20

China Mobile will continue to strengthen its cooperation with Taiwan-based makers for the development of TD-LTE products from chipset solutions to end market devices. MediaTek, HTC...

AUO demonstrates new generation mobile display technologies at FPD International 2011

Oct 21, 16:55

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced its next generation of mobile display technologies, including a 4.29-inch qHD high resolution display using Hyper LCD technology, a 4.46-inch 1mm...

Taiwan market: Handset-based e-payment service may be launched in 2H12

Oct 19, 10:52

Mobile electronic payment service based on smartphones with NFC (near field communication) capability is expected to be launched in Taiwan as early as the second half of 2012, according...

Taiwan market: Government mulling Wi-Fi fees

Oct 18, 09:54

Viewing that mobile telecom carriers have been expanding their Wi-Fi network hot spots to offload increasing traffic on their 3G networks, Taiwan's National Communications Commission...

China market: China Mobile to expand TD-SCDMA network, says report

Oct 14, 10:21

China Mobile will invest an estimated CNY19 billion (US$2.97 billion) to expand its TD-SCDMA network, adding 53,000 base stations around China, according to China-based media D...

Taiwan market: Global Mobile expects to reach break-even in 2H12

Oct 3, 10:35

Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in the northern half of Taiwan, expects the number of subscribers and monthly ARPU (average revenues per user) to increase to 250,000 and NT$600 (US$19.80)...

Acer, Asustek to join new Tizen project

Sep 29, 01:05

Asustek Computer and Acer are both set to add development for the recently announced Tizen operating system project, while High Tech Computer (HTC) is currently evaluating its decision,...

China market: Mobile phone users grow to over 940 million in August

Sep 28, 12:16

There were 940.09 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of August 2011, growing 1.10% on month and 14.22% on year, and 94.12 million, or 10.01%...

Global HDD shipments to grow only 3% sequentially in 3Q11

Sep 27, 01:10

Global hard disc drive (HDD) shipments are expected to grow slightly by 3% in the third quarter, up from 165 million units in the second, while shipments in the fourth quarter are...

Smart grids spur massive demand for lithium ion batteries, says IHS

Sep 26, 14:25

The expected proliferation of electrical smart grids during the next decade will generate nearly US$6 billion worth of demand by 2020 for lithium ion batteries used mainly in energy...

Taiwan market: Nokia, Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan Taxi jointly launch NFC-dispatch taxi service

Sep 16, 15:01

Nokia Taiwan has teamed up with Taiwan Mobile and taxi fleet operator Taiwan Taxi to launch an NFC-dispatch taxi service in Taiwan. Nokia also plans to launch two NFC-enabled Symbian...

Sequans LTE solution receives China approval

Sep 15, 10:24

Sequans Communications has announced that its LTE semiconductor technology has been officially approved by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), a government...

Taipei to have WiMAX buses

Sep 14, 11:07

Global Mobile is installing WiMAX equipment on public buses in the Taipei area to allow passengers to have free mobile Internet-access, according to the company.

FET launches mobile service platforms in China

Sep 13, 10:36

Taiwan-based Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has launched its four mobile value-added service platforms in the China market through partnership with China Mobile and expects...