China market: China Telecom to add 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots in 2011

Mar 2, 11:35

China Telecom, the only CDMA 2000 mobile telecom carrier in China, will expand its Wi-Fi network around China by adding at least one million hotspots and plans to invest CNY100 billion...

CeBIT 2011: ECS to showcase tablet PCs

Feb 22, 01:15

Taiwan-based motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) is set to showcase its latest 10.1-inch Windows 7- and Android-based tablet PCs at CeBIT 2011, which will be hosted...

China market: China Mobile to expand Wi-Fi network to 1 million hot spots in three years, says report

Feb 17, 12:04

China Mobile, in order to ease data traffic, will expand its network of Wi-Fi hot spots to one million around China in three years and calls for makers to offer terminal devices with...

Taiwan market: CHT, FET hope Wi-Fi can offload 10% of mobile Internet traffic 2011

Jan 7, 10:26

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) expect the rapid increase in smartphones and tablet PCs to put more burden on their mobile Internet-access capacities...

CES 2011: Lenovo showcasing new all-in-one PCs

Jan 6, 02:05

Lenovo will showcase four new IdeaCentre all-in-one PCs, targeting the home-use market, at CES 2011.

CES 2011: Ralink to demonstrate next-generation wireless solutions

Jan 5, 14:58

Ralink Technology will demonstrate its latest wireless technologies, connectivity devices and applications at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Taiwan market: 7-Eleven launches own-brand Wi-Fi services

Jan 5, 14:05

President Chain Store, the Taiwan operator of the 7-Eleven retail chain, has launched Wi-Fi services under its own brand 7WiFi around Taiwan, according to the company.

Apple prepares three versions of iPad 2 for 2011, says sources

Dec 28, 14:08

Apple is expected to release three versions of iPad 2, supporting either or a combination of Wi-Fi, UMTS and CDMA, for 2011 with mass production to start as early as the later half...

Taiwan market: FET to reach 25,000 Wi-Fi hot spots in 2011

Dec 10, 10:46

Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) plans to complete a Wi-Fi network of 25,000 hot spots around Taiwan in 2011 mainly for promoting 3G business, according...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to set up Wi-Fi hot spots at 7-Eleven stores

Dec 8, 16:19

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on December 7 announced it will set up Wi-Fi hot spots at each of about 4,700 7-Eleven convenience stores run by President Chain Store around Taiwan.

Ralink launches mobile Wi-Fi devices for handsets and portable consumer electronics products

Dec 1, 12:05

Ralink Technology has announced its entry into the mobile Wi-Fi market with the introduction of the RT8180 for cellular phones and the RT3180 and RT3680 for portable consumer electronics...

Built-in car Wi-Fi shipments to rise to 7.2 million units in 2017, says iSuppli

Nov 23, 14:02

Global shipments of built-in car Wi-Fi systems are set to soar by more than forty-fold by 2017, as automakers increasingly view wireless connectivity as a key competitive differentiator,...

Realtek reportedly ramping up orders at TSMC, UMC

Nov 22, 15:23

IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has recently raised wafer starts at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), due to...

Internet-connected TV market to reach 40 million units, says WitsView

Oct 13, 16:06

Shipments of Internet-connected TVs are expected to reach 40 million units in 2010, accounting for 20% of the global LCD TV market, according to WitsView.

Onkyo launches tablet PCs made by Inventec in Japan

Sep 30, 01:10

Japan-based speaker maker Onkyo has recently launched three Windows 7-based tablet PCs, the 10.1-inch TW317A5 and TW217A5, and 11.6-inch TW117A4.

Taiwan market: CHT, FET to add Wi-Fi access points to reduce 3G/3.5G traffic

Sep 23, 11:26

Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will add Wi-Fi access points to lighten the traffic through their 3G/3.5G broadband mobile Internet-access...

Chunghwa Telecom aims to set up 5,000 Wi-Fi APs around Taiwan at year end

Aug 30, 10:34

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will expand its Wi-Fi network from 1,300-1,500 access points (APs) currently to 5,000 around Taiwan at the end of 2010, according to the company.

Taiwan market: Lenovo launches WiDi notebook

Aug 5, 16:09

Lenovo recently launched the ThinkPad X201i featuring Intel's Wireless Display (WiDi) technology, which can transmit image signals from a notebook to a larger-size display such as...

Ralink sees clear order visibility for 3Q10

Jun 2, 16:53

Ralink Technology will be able to reach its business target for the second quarter of 2010 and has also seen clear order visibility for the third quarter, according to company CEO...

Taiwan market: Vee Telecom aims to attract 100,000 WiMAX subscribers in one year

Apr 16, 14:38

Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Vee Telecom Multimedia aims to solicit 100,000 subscribers within one year after commencing its commercial WiMAX services on April 15. The company expects...

Wireless ICs expected to exceed 2 billion units in 2010, says ABI Research

Feb 24, 16:09

Global shipments of short range wireless ICs (Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4, Wi-Fi) are expected to surpass two billion units this year, increasing approximately 20% compared to 2009...

Taiwan market: CHT to triple Wi-Fi access points in 2010 to meet increasing wireless traffic

Feb 5, 15:17

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to expand the number of its Wi-Fi access points to 5,000 by the end of 2010 compared to 1,300 units currently, according to company president Shiao-tung...

Realtek expects to post high revenues in January 2010

Feb 3, 15:51

Realtek Semiconductor expects its January 2010 revenues to surpass NT$2.15 billion (US$67.09 million) hitting a company record, thanks to increased adoption of 802.11n Wi-Fi chips...

AcSiP Technology to ramp Wi-Fi SiP module output in 1Q10

Jan 28, 14:04

AcSiP Technology, a SiP module subsidiary of NAND flash device backend service company Aptos Technology, is expected to ramp up its output of Wi-Fi SiP modules for handsets to 300,000...

Shipments of Wi-Fi ICs grows 28% in 2009, says ABI Research

Jan 27, 12:16

In 2009, worldwide shipments of Wi-Fi ICs increased approximately 28% compared to 2008, according to ABI Research. Total revenues achieved an estimated compound annual growth rate...

Consumer 802.11n Wi-Fi access point shipments to exceed 32 million in 2010, says ABI Research

Jan 20, 17:10

Shipments of 802.11n WLAN access point shipments into SOHO and consumer markets are expected to reach 32.2 million in 2010, according to ABI Research industry analyst Serene Fong.

802.11n to feature in 87% of Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones in 2014, says ABI Research

Jan 13, 16:32

Although 802.11n Wi-Fi technology was found in less than 1% of Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones last year, in 2014 at least 87% of Wi-Fi-capable smartphones will feature this latest of the...

AzureWave unveils 11n/Bluetooth combo solution for mobile devices

Dec 30, 14:59

Taiwan-based wireless module maker AzureWave Technologies has announced the 11n, Bluetooth 3.0 and high speed (HS) wireless module IC. This wireless module is to enhance the wireless...

Global Internet connected cars to boom, says iSuppli

Dec 18, 17:06

An estimated 62.3 million global consumers will have Internet access in their cars by 2016, up from 970,000 at the end of 2009, according to iSuppli.

GPS chip vendors eyeing integrated platforms or portable mobile device segments, say Taiwan makers

Dec 9, 14:20

Global and Taiwan-based providers of GPS chipset solutions vendors, which are facing increasing price competition in the GPS PND segment, are either shifting their focus to the development...