China market: April mobile phone users reach 1.03 billion

May 24, 11:25

There were 1,030.05 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of April 2012, growing by 1.10% on month and by 14.40% on year, and 158.97 million (15.43%) of them were 3G users, according to statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...

Taiwan market: Four operators to begin selling HTC WiMAX smartphones

May 24, 11:02

Taiwan-based WiMAX operators Vee TIME, Global Mobile, Vmax Telecom and Tatung InfoComm will begin contract-bundled sale of the WiMAX/WCDMA dual-mode HTC EVO Design smartphone in the Taiwan market in June 2012, according to Vee.

Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan

May 22, 11:25

Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in northern Taiwan, on May 21 announced that it has obtained a 5-year syndicated loan of NT$640 million (US$21.7 million) from seven local banks, with the fund to be used to establish its WiMAX network.

Faraday tapes out 40nm ASICs for 4G LTE base stations, says paper

Newswatch - May 21, 15:33

IC design service provider Faraday Technology has completed the tape-out of ASICs for 4G LTE base stations, utilizing a 40nm process at United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

China Unicom aims at 30% of revenues from e-commerce services in 2014

May 18, 14:48

China Unicom, one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in China, plans to have its existing e-commerce platform become the largest of its retail channels, with a goal of having 30% of its total revenues derived from e-commerce services, according to the company.

China Telecom procures PON equipment in large volume

May 18, 11:19

China Telecom has finished 2012 open-bid procurement of PON equipment, with China-based vendors ZTE and FiberHome Technologies as well as Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell being major suppliers, according to industry sources.

China Mobile to expand TD-LTE trial run

May 17, 10:09

China Mobile will expand trial operation of TD-LTE by setting up trial networks in four more cities in China, tech.sina.com has cited company CEO Li Yue as telling a shareholders meeting.

Taiwan market: Global Mobile to launch HTC WiMAX smartphone

May 15, 16:40

Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in the northern Taiwan region, has revealed it will launch the HTC EVO Shift, a WiMAX smartphone customized for the carrier, in late May.

Taiwan market: FET, TWM selling new iPad bundled with contracts

May 11, 16:23

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Taiwan Mobile (TWM), two mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on May 11 began contract-bundled sale of the new iPad through retail outlets.

Chunghwa Telecom posts January-April net EPS of NT$1.72

May 11, 01:00

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on May 10 reported net profit of NT$3.83 billion (US$130 million) for April 2012, resulting in January-April net EPS of NT$1.72.

Mobile telecom carriers tend to support WP8, say Taiwan makers

May 10, 12:25

The support for Microsoft Windows Phone 8 (WP8) by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel is likely to spread to other mobile telecom carriers due to concerns over the growing dominance of the Android and iOS platforms, according to Taiwan-based smartphone supply chain makers.

China aims at 250 million fixed-line broadband Internet-access subscribers in 2015

May 10, 10:48

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has set forth plans to establish broadband Internet-access infrastructure around China under the 12th Five-year (2011-2015) National Development Plan, with goals of 250 million subscribers of fixed-line broadband Internet-access service...

Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches Xperia ion LT28i

May 9, 10:13

Sony Mobile Communications on May 8 unveiled Xperia ion LT28i, its latest smartphone model, for launch in the Taiwan market in late May exclusively through Taiwan Mobile's (TWM) contract-bundled sale.

China March mobile phone user base growing to over 1.018 billion

May 4, 10:39

There were 1.01882 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2012, growing 1.18% on month and 14.44% on year. 152.06 million (14.93%) were 3G users, according to statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

Chunghwa Telecom working with Intel for green cloud computing

May 3, 11:48

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Intel will cooperate to promote green cloud computing by integrating the chipmaker's cloud server technology and the carrier's cloud computing R&D and testing centers to develop a power-saving management system for virtualized infrastructure resources, according to the...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom expects mobile Internet-access users to grow to 2.35 million at end of 2012

May 2, 16:28

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) expects the number of its mobile Internet-access subscribers to increase from 1.801 million at the end of March 2012 to 2.35 million at the end of the year, according to the company at an April 30 investor conference.

Broadcom launches first 100Gbps full duplex network processor

Apr 28, 07:02

Broadcom recently announced the industry's first 100Gbps full duplex network processor unit (NPU). Targeting the next wave of 100GbE switches and routers for service provider networks, the programmable BCM88030 family features 64 custom processors running at 1GHz, according to Broadcom.

Taiwan Mobile sees net profits move higher in 1Q12

Apr 27, 16:48

Taiwan Mobile has posted net profits of NT$3.36 billion (US$113.84 million) for the first quarter of 2012, edging up 2% from a year earlier. First-quarter EPS stood at NT$1.25 compared to NT$1.10 a year ago.

China wireless infrastructure investment to peak in 2014, says IHS

Apr 26, 01:00

Increasing expenditures on equipment intended to support the rollout of 4G LTE wireless services are expected to cause China's total spending on mobile infrastructure gear to peak at US$11.2 billion in 2014, according to IHS iSuppli.

FET to deal out 2011 dividend nearly 10% excess of net EPS

Apr 23, 12:11

Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will distribute a cash dividend of NT$3 per share for 2011, 9.89% in excess of the corresponding net EPS of NT$2.73, according to the company.

China market: TD-LTE development likely to slow down

Apr 18, 11:29

China Mobile's development of the locally-developed TD-LTE may be forced to slow down as China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) may wait another two to three years before considering issuing 4G licenses, according to industry sources.

CHT posts January-March net EPS of NT$1.22

Apr 11, 01:05

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on April 10 reported net profits of NT$3.25 billion (US$110 million) for March 2012, resulting in January-March net EPS of NT$1.22.

Taiwan market: Channel operator Cyber 3C+ begins trial operations

Apr 10, 16:26

Cyber 3C+, a new chain store for the sale of IT products established by retail channel operator Cybermart of the Foxconn Group in Taiwan, has begun trial operation of its first shopping mall in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan.

China February mobile phone users grow 1.04%

Apr 2, 10:50

There were 1,006.92 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2012, growing by 1.04% on month and by 14.58% on year, and 143.92 million (14.29%) of them were 3G users, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to hike 50Mbps user base to nearly 1 million in 2012

Mar 29, 16:24

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has focused promotions of its FTTx broadband Internet-access services on download speeds of 50Mbps in 2012 and aims to increase the number of 50Mbps FTTx subscribers from 497,000 currently to 980,000 by the end of 2012, according to CHT.

FET launches communication private cloud service

Mar 28, 16:19

Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunication (FET) has launched communication private cloud service, customized cloud computing-based service through integration of voice communications and conferencing for use by enterprises of medium to large sizes, and expects to have 20-30...

Arcadyan scores points in tapping telecom carrier market

Mar 28, 15:13

Arcadyan Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of networking equipment, has been transforming its focus from OEM production to Direct Account, a model to directly supply products to telecom carriers, and has become a supplier for Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, BT (UK-based), Vodafone and Telefonica (Spain-based),...

Chunghwa Telecom to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$5.4608

Mar 28, 11:29

Chunghwa Telecom has decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$5.4608 for 2011, accounting for 90.26% of the corresponding net EPS of NT$6.05, according to the Taiwan-based carrier.

Hynix changes name, looks to diversify

Mar 27, 14:50

Hynix Semiconductor has officially introduced its new name, SK Hynix, reflecting its new membership to the SK Group. The memory chip vendor held a ceremony on March 26 to celebrate its new start.

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 Cell Forum at a conference in Taipei during March 26-27.

Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom to launch CDMA2000 EV-DO service in 4Q12

Mar 26, 15:20

Asia Pacific Telecom, the only CDMA2000 mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, will begin to offer CDMA2000 EV-DO mobile Internet-access services in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to company chairwoman Sophia Chiu.

Chunghwa Telecom, Chinesegamer cooperate in cloud computing game

Mar 22, 16:09

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Chinesegamer International, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, have signed a memorandum of understanding for the latter to develop a cloud computing-based game for CHT's cloud computing application services, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

China Telecom sees 3G user base nearly triple in 2011

Mar 21, 16:10

China Telecom, the only CDMA2000 mobile telecom carrier in China, had 36.29 million 3G subscribers as of the end of 2011, hiking 195.3% from a year ago and accounting for 28.5% of all 3G subscribers in the China market, according to the company's annual report released on March 20.

China market: Nokia to launch Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones

Mar 16, 16:30

Nokia will launch Windows Phone 7.5 (Tango) Lumia series smartphones in the China market on March 28 through cooperation with China Unicom, China Telecom and China Mobile. WCDMA, CDMA and TD-SCDMA versions will all be available matching the specifications of each carrier's network, according to industry...

China Mobile nets CNY6.27 per share for 2011

Mar 16, 15:35

China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, on March 15 released its 2011 financial report, posting basic EPS of CNY6.27 (US$0.97).

China January mobile phone user-base tops 996 million

Mar 15, 16:35

There were 996.6 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2012, growing 1.08% on month and 14.59% on year. 136.6 million (13.71%) subscribers were 3G users, according to statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MII...

HTC likely to lose top rank in US 4G market

Mar 15, 01:25

Competition for the 4G smartphone market in the US is expected to heat up soon as AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless all have adopted new strategies for the purchase of 4G models, and there is a possibility that HTC will be dethroned from the top vendor ranking in both LTE and WiMAX sectors...

Chunghwa Telecom posts January-February net EPS of NT$0.8

Mar 13, 01:15

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on March 12 reported net profit of NT$2.89 billion (US$97.5 million) for February 2012, resulting in January-February net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.8.

Passive component providers looking to increasing demand from telecom, server and STB sectors

Mar 9, 15:13

Passive components providers including TXC, Lelon Electronics, Chilisin Electronics and Nichidenbo are likely to benefit from the recent rebound in demand from the set-top box (STB), server and telecommunications segments, according to industry sources.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom fined over 50Mbps ads

Mar 8, 11:29

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) NT$5 million (US$169,000) for exaggerating the download speed in advertising its 50Mbps fixed-line broadband Internet-access service.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom reportedly sets 100Mbps prices

Mar 5, 12:09

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reportedly set a fixed monthly rate of NT$1,899 (US$64.4) for its 100Mbps symmetrical broadband Internet-access service and NT$1,699 and NT$1,499 for 100Mbps asymmetrical service at upload speeds of 40Mbps and 10Mbps respectively, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Quanta aims to ship over 3 million LTE devices in 2012

Mar 1, 11:22

Quanta Computer has set a goal of shipping three million LTE (Long Term Evolution) devices in 2012, including wireless modules, mobile data cards, routers, hot spots and tablet PCs, according to industry sources.

China market: HTC to launch new smartphones with top-3 carriers in 2Q12

Mar 1, 01:40

HTC plans to launch a complete lineup of new smartphones in the China market in cooperation with the top-3 local telecom carriers starting the second quarter of 2012, targeting the CNY1,500-2,000 (US$238-317) segment, according to Ren Weiguang, president of HTC China.

Taiwan market: Global Mobile unveils dual-mode smartphone

Feb 23, 11:52

Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in Taiwan, has launched 7G Miracle, a 3G/WiMAX dual-mode smartphone, in the Taiwan market for contract sale through carrier Vibo Telecom.

Chunghwa Telecom to deal out 2011 cash dividend of NT$5.45 per share

Feb 23, 11:08

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expected to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$5.45 for 2011 operation, accounting for 90.1% of the corresponding net earnings per share of NT$6.05, according to industry sources.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom foresees sales decrease in 2012

Feb 22, 14:45

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has published its 2012 financial forecast, with all figures dropping from 2011 due to lowering of prices for many items of services.

Taiwan market: Vibo introduces smartphone from SK Telesys

Feb 22, 14:09

Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has unveiled W S150, a smartphone model provided by South Korea-based vendor SK Telesys, for contract sale, according to Vibo.