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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Friday, July 10, 2009
13:19 (GMT+8)
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CMMB market bigger this year than last, says Siano CEO Telecom service | Jul 9, 17:17 | | Alon Ironi, CEO and president of mobile TV chip maker, Siano, has spoken out against recent industry murmurs that the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) market is slowing down, saying that from his view the market is bigger this year than last and is set for another spurt of accelerated growth in the second half of 2009. Read more | | |
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Tatung InfoComm to invest additional NT$10 billion in WiMAX over 5 years Telecom service | Jul 9, 12:07 | | Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm plans to invest an additional NT$10 billion (US$303 million) for the build-up of its WiMAX networks in the next five years, according to company chairperson Lin Kuo Wen-yen, who presided over an opening ceremony on July 8 for the inauguration of WiMAX services in the southern port city of Kaohsiung. Read more | | |
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China market: CMMB mobile TV market shrinking Telecom service | Jul 8, 15:46 | | Policy flip-flops and patent issues pertaining to the implementation of the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile digital TV standard have slowed the development of the CMMB industry in China, according to market sources in Taiwan. Read more | | |
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Chunghwa Telecom completes improvements to communication networks in Palau Telecom service | Jul 8, 11:44 | | Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has completed improvement work on the communication networks in Palau owned and operated by the Palau National Communication Corporation (PNCC). The project included establishment of ground stations for communication satellites and upgrading mobile communication networks, according to CHT. Read more | | |
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Commentary: Nokia says no to Android, but may look to Linux Mobile phone and PDA | Jul 7, 14:07 | | While acknowledging that Nokia has denied that it is working on Android-based smartphone, sources from Taiwan's handset industry still believe that the world's number one handset vendor will not sit idle and let Android-powered models further erode its market share. Read more | | |
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HTC revenues up over 20% on year in June Mobile phone and PDA | Jul 6, 15:31 | | Taiwan-based handset vendor HTC (High Tech Computer) has posted revenues of NT$14.31 billion (US$434.95 million) for June, up 14.7% on month and 20.9% on year, according to a company press release. Read more | | |
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Handset PCB makers 3Q revenues to grow 10-15% Mobile phone and PDA | Jul 2, 15:38 | | Compeq Manufacturing, Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Unimicron Technology are expected to enjoy revenue growth of 10-15% sequentially in the third quarter, according to market watchers. The three handset PCB specialists are likely to enjoy monthly revenue increases through September, thanks to seasonality. Read more | | |
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Nokia Siemens Networks in a bid to promote LTE in Taiwan Telecom service | Jul 1, 11:48 | | Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), although providing WiMAX solutions for Taiwan operators, plans to launch commercialized LTE (Long Term Evolution) solutions in 2010, Mike Wang, NSN's general manager for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Read more | | |
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Taiwan market: WiMAX services tilting toward Southern Taiwan region Telecom service | Jun 30, 11:57 | | Taiwan-based WiMAX players are worried about the lag in service introductions between the northern and southern Taiwan regions will become an obstacle to a major take-off in the adoption of WiMAX services, according to market sources. Read more | | |
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Vibo Telecom to issue convertible bonds Telecom service | Jun 29, 09:48 | | Vibo Telecom, one of five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will issue five-year convertible bonds to raise an estimated NT$3.49 billion (US$107 million) for private placement, with existing shareholders to be target subscribers, according to the company. Read more | | |
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Nokia to launch first TD-SCDMA smartphone for China market by year-end 2009 Mobile phone and PDA | Jun 29
Nokia plans to launch its first TD-SCDMA-enabled smartphone targeting the high-end segment of China's handset market by the end of 2009, according to David Tang, vice president, sales, Nokia China. Read more |
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HTC to focus marketing efforts on US and China in 2H09 Mobile phone and PDA | Jun 26, 14:33 | | HTC (High Tech Computer) will focus its marketing on expanding its market share in the US and China in the second half of the year, according to company president and CEO Peter Chou. Read more | | |
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Development of Android-powered G1 a boost to HTC revenues and brand value, says CEO Mobile phone and PDA | Jun 26, 13:45 | | HTC's development and rollout of the Android-powered G1 (HTC Dream) smartphone in cooperation with Google has brought in at least NT$20-30 billion (US$607.9 million) in revenues and brand value for HTC, company president and CEO Peter Chou has claimed. Read more | | |
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HTC to ship Hero Android-powered smartphones to T-Mobile and Orange Mobile phone and PDA | Jun 25
HTC (High Tech Computer) has landed orders for its latest Android-powered smartphone, the HTC Hero, from T-Mobile and Orange with shipments to begin soon, according to company president and CEO Peter Chou. Read more |
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Taiwan makers to benefit from large demand for WLAN APs from telecom carriers in China Telecom service | Jun 24, 11:30 | | China-based mobile 3G operators China Telecom and China Mobile both plan to purchase large volume of WLAN access points (APs) for their respective deployments of WLAN hot-spot networks - a move which is likely to benefit Taiwan-based network equipment suppliers, according to Taiwan industry sources. Read more | | |
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VPEC cuts into Apple supply chain Mobile phone and PDA | Jun 24, 11:53 | | Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) will benefit from the popularity of Apple's iPhone 3GS as it is a major GaAs wafer supplier for TriQuint Semiconductor, which supplies WCDMA power amplifiers (PAs) for the new Apple device, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
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Notes and corrections |
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A July 8 article regarding the CMMB market has been updated with comments from mobile TV solution provider Siano. Siano has pointed out that a recent licensing dispute referenced in the article between it and TiMi was a temporary mistake, which was quickly resolved. Siano also expressed its view that the CMMB market is seeing an increase, not a decline as claimed by the sources in the article. |
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Apple proposes HTTP streaming feature as protocol standard (Jul 8) - Ars Technica Apple has touted new HTTP Live Streaming features of the iPhone OS 3.0 and the upcoming Snow Leopard version of Mac OS X¡Xand it has submitted the spec to the IETF. Will it be enough to supplant Flash as the de facto standard for delivering live or on-demand streaming online?
| Opinion: In 'phoney war' Intel attacks ARM at home (Jul 8) - EETimesUK Nokia's strategic relationship with Intel, announced last month, may be very forward-looking and not about to worry any incumbent wireless chipset suppliers, but it is nonetheless threatening to Europe's local hero, ARM Holdings.
| Google names Chrome OS compatriots, Dell noticeably absent (Jul 8) - engadget Google names Acer, Adobe, Asustek, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments as initial partners on Chrome OS.
| Samsung faces challenges in App Store race (Jul 9) - The Korea Herald "Contents and services drive sales of devices ... Our No. 1 mission is to raise the software value of our devices," Lee of Samsung's Media Solution Center, said at a conference in Seoul.
| Clearwire to launch WiMax in Las Vegas on July 21 (Jul 7) - PC World | Telefonica lands prize Palm Pre deal (Jul 8) - Finacial Times | Analysts say Nokia really is doomed by 2013, Apple to pass it in 2011 (Jul 7) - Gizmodo | NEC looks to resume overseas cellphone sales (Jul 6) - Reuters | China Unicom invests 20 billion yuan in Shanghai to expand network (Jul 7) - China Daily Telecom operator China Unicom is investing 20 billion yuan (US$2.93 billion) in Shanghai over the next three years to expand and upgrade its network in the city.
| Is voice over LTE a conundrum? (Jul 6) - Fierce Wireless |
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Taiwan handsets – 1Q 2009 (May 27) |
Taiwan saw its biggest handset shipment decline ever in the first quarter of 2009 because of significant drops in orders from major clients Motorola and Sony Ericsson. |
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Taiwan handset industry overview (Jun 9) |
The use of handsets continues to grow around the world, both in mature and emerging markets, as the communication devices become ever more ingrained in people's everyday lives. Global handset shipments topped 1.166 billion units in 2007, according to DIGITIMES Research, with Taiwan-based handset makers accounting for 9.3% of the market by shipping 108 million units. |
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Taiwan handset overview (Jun 18) |
Global handset shipments topped 977 million units in 2006, according to Digitimes Research, with Taiwan-based handset makers accounting for 14% of the market on shipments of 137 million units. |
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Handset vendor descriptions (Jun 18) |
The leading handheld device manufacturers in Taiwan come from many areas of the IT industry, ranging from companies focused solely on handsets and PDAs, such as High Tech Computer (HTC) and Compal Communications, to Taiwan’s largest privately held manufacturer Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry), which is currently ranked as the largest EMS provider worldwide. |
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