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Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson unveils Android-powered Xperia X10 smartphone Nov 20, 14:59 Sony Ericsson has unveiled its first Android-powered smartphone, the Xperia X10, in the Taiwan market and plans to start deliveries in the first quarter of 2010, according to Steve Yeh, president of Sony Ericsson Taiwan. Read more |
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Handset market turns corner in 3Q09; more gains expected in 4Q09, says IDC Nov 3, 10:22 The worldwide handset market saw mild sequential growth in third-quarter 2009, according to IDC. On-year growth remained negative, but improved from the first half of 2009. Handset shipments totaled 287.1 million units worldwide in the third quarter, down 6% from a year earlier, but up 5.6% from the second quarter. Read more |
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FIH to consolidate handset R&D units within Foxconn Group Oct 29, 14:38 Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) plans to consolidate a total of eight handset R&D units belonging to member companies within the Foxconn Group, including Foxconn Electronics, FIH, Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS) and Mobinnova, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Asustek plans to establish joint venture with Garmin in 2010 Oct 29, 11:33 Asustek Computer plans to establish a joint venture with Garmin in 2010, aiming to push sales of Garmin-Asus dual-brand smartphones, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson to heat up competition for handset market share in 4Q09 Sep 30, 14:26 Competition for market share in the Taiwan handset market will heat up again in the last quarter of 2009 as most vendors, especially Sony Ericsson, are gearing to launch new models, according to sources at Taiwan retail channels. Read more |
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Flextronics to form handset ODM team in Taiwan, say sources Sep 24, 12:07 Flextronics International plans to set up a handset ODM team in Taiwan in order to compete effectively with local handset makers for ODM orders from brand vendors such as Sony Ericsson and LG Electronics (LGE), according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Handset sales down over 4% sequentially in June Jul 22, 13:46 Sales of handsets in the Taiwan market totaled 536,700 units in June, declining 4.1% from the previous month, according to data compiled by retail channels in Taiwan. Read more |
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Arima Communications to ship 3.5-3.9 million handsets in 3Q09 Jul 20, 11:40 Buoyed by increasing orders from LG Electronics (LGE) and an easing in component supplies, Taiwan-based handset maker Arima Communications is expected to see its handset shipments for 2009 peak in the third quarter, reaching 3.5-3.9 million units and representing a 10-20% growth from the previous quarter, according to an estimate by industry sources. Read more |
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Sony Ericsson places 2010 handset orders with Taiwan makers Jul 16, 10:17 Sony Ericsson has placed ODM handset orders for 2010 with Taiwan handset makers after the company released orders for only two models to its production partners in Taiwan in 2009, according to market sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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GaAs wafer supplier VPEC reports record revenues in June Jul 10, 16:30 Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has reported record revenues of NT$177 million (US$5.35 million) for June 2009, up 25% on month mainly due to strong orders from TriQuint Semiconductor, the WCDMA power amplifier (PA) supplier for Apple's iPhone 3GS. Read more |
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Arima Communications to ship 13 million handsets in 2009 Jun 11, 12:31 Despite the global slowdown, Arima Communications expects its handset shipments to reach 13 million units in 2009 as did in 2008, thanks to growing orders from LG Electronics (LGE), according to company chairman Stephen Lee. Read more |
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Sony Ericsson prepping Android 2.0 smartphones May 22, 11:35 Sony Ericsson is preparing to launch Google phones running on Android 2.0 operating system (OS), according to Peter Ang, vice president of marketing, Asia Pacific at Sony Ericsson. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Handset sales drop in April May 21, 11:43 Sales of handsets in the Taiwan market dropped 4.4% sequentially to 519,000 units in April, the lowest level since 2007, according to data compiled by local retail channels. Read more |
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China market: Handset sales up over 11% in March, CCID says May 12, 14:36 Sales of handsets in the China market grew 11.6% sequentially to 13.04 million units in March, according to data released recently by China-based market research firm CCID Consulting. Read more |
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Handset market stays afloat with 258 million shipped in 1Q09, says ABI Research Apr 28, 11:07 Despite tough corporate and unemployment news making the headlines, the mobile handset-buying public did not head to the hills during the first quarter of 2009. Handset vendors had shipped 258 million handsets by the end of the quarter. Although that represents an 11% year-over-year decline, the result significantly exceeded the previous forecast of 253.5 million. Read more |
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Arima Communications to start shipping S312 to Sony Ericsson in 2Q09 Apr 23, 12:14 Arima Communications is expected to start shipping the S312 EDGE-enabled handset to Sony Ericsson later this quarter, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Samsung and LGE see handset market shares increase in March Apr 22, 14:27 Both Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics saw their shares in the Taiwan market strengthen further in March 2009 although total handsets sold dropped 17% sequentially to about 540,000 units, according to the latest data compiled by retail channels in Taiwan. Read more |
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Sony Ericsson likely to outsource Android-powered handsets to Foxconn, says paper Newswatch - Apr 21, 15:28 Sony Ericsson is likely to outsource production of its Android-powered handsets to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) although the company has declined to say when its "Google phone" will be available, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Ericsson rumored withdrawal from Sony Ericsson may affect partnerships with Taiwan handset makers Mar 20, 14:36 Market reports are circulating again that Ericsson is planning to withdraw from its 50/50 joint venture Sony Ericsson with Sony – a move that may cause a drastic change in partnerships between the handset vendor and Taiwan ODM makers, according to sources with the Taiwan handset industry. Read more |
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Arima Communications setting up handset plant in Brazil Feb 26, 11:44 Taiwan-based handset maker Arima Communications is setting up a handset-manufacturing plant in Jundiai in the Brazilian state of San Paulo, with commercial production slated for April 2009 at an initial capacity of 100,000 units per month, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Handsets sales up over 16% sequentially in January Feb 24, 11:30 Handset sales in the Taiwan market climbed 16.3% sequentially to 635,500 units in January, thanks to the buying spree ignited by Taiwan government's distribution of consumer coupons to all citizens, according to data compiled by retail channels in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Samsung and Sony Ericsson both look to unseat Nokia as top handset vendor in 2009 Feb 17, 14:31 Handset vendors Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson are introducing new product lines and both companies are confident they can wrestle the handset crown from Nokia in the local Taiwan market this year. Read more |
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Taiwan ODM handset makers to see share decline in orders from Motorola and Sony Ericsson in 2009, says paper Newswatch - Feb 13, 15:18 Taiwan ODM handset makers are expected to see their orders from Motorola and Sony Ericsson drop sharply in 2009 due to a shifting of product emphasis at the two branded vendors, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Sony Ericsson evaluating TD-SCDMA handset production, says Ericsson CEO Feb 9, 15:16 Sony Ericsson is still evaluating the possibility of venturing into the production of TD-SCDMA handsets, according to Carl-Henric Svanberg, president and CEO of Ericsson. Svanberg also serves a director at Sony Ericsson. Read more |
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Handset market declines 12.6% in 4Q08, more challenges to come, says IDC Feb 5, 11:40 The worldwide mobile phone market experienced an unusual downturn in the normally robust fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08). According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 289 million units, 12.6% lower than the 330.8 million units shipped during 4Q07. Read more |
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2009 the year of smartphones, says ABI Research Feb 3, 14:56 Mobile handset shipments in the first half of 2008 had a 14% increase on year while slowed to 8% in the third quarter before crashing into a 10% decline in the fourth quarter. As a result, 2008 signed out the year with 1.21 billion handsets shipped for an annual growth of 5.4%, down from 16% in 2007, according to ABI Research. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Apple takes up handset sixth ranking with 2.2% share in December Jan 21, 14:11 Sales of Apple's iPhone 3G handsets totaled 12,000 units in the Taiwan market in December, taking up the sixth ranked position with a 2.2% share in terms of sales for the month, according to the latest data provided by retail channels in Taiwan. Read more |
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LGE ships 100 million handsets in 2008, ranking third worldwide, says South Korea paper Jan 20, 11:45 LG Electronics (LGE) shipped over 100 million handsets in 2008, surpassing the amounts shipped by Motorola and Sony Ericsson, respectively, to capture, for the first time, third place in the global handset market, the South Korea-based JoongAng Daily quoted sources at LGE as indicating. Read more |
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Sony Ericsson market shift may hit Taiwan ODM partners, says paper Newswatch - Jan 12, 12:23 Sony Ericsson's plan to shift its focus on higher margin products rather than less profitable devices could deal a serious blow to its two Taiwan-based ODM handset partners – Arima Communications and Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS), according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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FIH and Pegatron eyeing Sony Ericsson new smartphone orders Dec 26, 10:46 While an earlier Digitimes report indicated that Sony Ericsson planned to outsource its second Windows Mobile-based smartphone to another Taiwan-based handset maker Mobinnova instead of its current partner High Tech Computer (HTC), industry sources have disclosed that two other makers, one of them being Pegatron Technology, are also trying to grab the smartphone order from Sony Ericsson. Read more |
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Sony Ericsson to swtich smartphone production partner from HTC to Mobinnova, says paper Newswatch - Dec 23, 11:59 Sony Ericsson plans to outsource its second Windows Mobile-based smartphone to Taiwan-based Mobinnova, a handset maker under Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), instead of cooperating with its current production partner High Tech Computer (HTC), according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Taiwan market: LGE squeezes Motorola out of handset top-5 Oct 22, 14:32 According to retail channels, total handset shipment volumes in September in Taiwan were 610,000 units, and LG Electronics (LGE) surpassed Motorola to take fifth ranking in terms of sales. Read more |
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Falling handset vendor performance to pressure Taiwan OEMs Oct 20, 12:25 Fierce price competition in the global handset market has caused handset vendors such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson to see a drop in average selling prices (ASPs) and profits. Market watchers also expect Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics (LGE) and Motorola to report an decline in ASPs for the third quarter. Handset vendors are working to negotiate more favorable prices with their suppliers putting pressure on Taiwan-based handset OEMs. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson to launch 8-megapixel C905 handset in October Oct 2, 16:18 Sony Ericsson plans to launch its first 8-megapixel cameraphone, the C905, in the Taiwan market in October, making it the first branded vendor to introduce such a high-profile multimedia model in the local market, according to Steve Yeh, president of Sony Ericsson Taiwan. Read more |
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Arima handset shipments to LGE to jump to 10 million units in 2009 Aug 27, 01:15 LG Electronics (LGE), ambitiously eyeing the emerging markets, has placed orders with Arima Communications for at least 12 new 2.5G handsets, with shipments to reach as many as 10 million units in 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Motorola and Sony Ericsson to launch low-cost handsets for back-to-school demand Aug 22, 14:52 Motorola and Sony Ericsson both plan to introduce new entry-level handsets in the Taiwan market in September to cash in on back-to-school demand, according to sources at Taiwan's retail channels. Read more |
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Mobile handset shipments still on course for 1.3 billion shipments in 2008, says ABI Research Aug 1, 10:14 In the second quarter of 2008, tier one handset vendors enjoyed year-over-year unit shipment growth of between 15-22%. ABI Research estimates that 301 million units were shipped during the quarter and therefore reaffirms its forecast that the mobile device market will deliver 13% growth to take 2008 annual shipments to 1.3 billion units. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson tops Nokia in handset sales value in June, says paper Newswatch - Jul 23, 12:00 Sony Ericsson outperformed Nokia and was ranked as the largest handset vendor in terms of sales value with a 31.6% share of the Taiwan handset market in June, compared to Nokia's 30.8%, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted sources in Taiwan's retail channel as saying. Read more |
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Handset component suppliers upbeat about 3Q08 Jul 23, 01:15 Taiwan-based handset component suppliers remain optimistic about demand in the third quarter although international handset vendors have given mixed outlooks for the period. Read more |
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Motorola to fall to fifth place in 2Q handset ranking Jul 10, 12:26 Shipments of handsets from Motorola in the second quarter of this year might lag behind those from LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson, which will push down the global ranking of the US handset vendor to the fifth place, according to sources in the Taiwan handset industry. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Handset sales up 3.6% sequentially in May Jun 24, 15:39 Sales of handsets in Taiwan topped 560,000 units in May, up 3.6% sequentially from April, according to preliminary data compiled from players in the retail channel in Taiwan. Read more |
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HTC unveils HTC Touch Pro business handset Jun 4, 17:36 High Tech Computer (HTC), on June 4, unveiled its advanced next-generation business phone, the HTC Touch Pro, which utilizes similar styling and functionality to its Touch Diamond and introduces a variety of business-focused enhancements that make getting work done on the go quick and easy, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Handset sales down 8.5% on month in April May 26, 11:48 Sales of handsets in Taiwan totaled slightly over 540,000 units in April 2008, compared to 590,000 units sold in March, according to preliminary data compiled by retail channels in Taiwan. Read more |
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