MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources

May 21, 14:38

MediaTek reportedly has landed orders for 2.5G handset solutions from Nokia with shipments to begin in the third quarter of 2012, according to industry sources. MediaTek declined to comment.

Apple wages new legal battle against HTC

May 18, 01:25

Apple has submitted a motion to the US International Trade Commission suggesting that HTC does not have legitimacy over the five patents pertaining to wireless technologies which it purchased from Google, 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.

MTI lands second order for IP-based radio used in LTE, small cell backhaul

May 16, 15:02

Microelectronics Technology (MTI), a Taiwan-based maker of satellite and microwave communication devices, on May 15 signed with an international networking solution vendor for the supply of next-generation outdoor IP-based radio equipment used in LTE and small cell backhaul solutions, with shipments...

China market: China Mobile to finish phase-2 TD-LTE trial

May 14, 16:29

China Mobile will complete second-phase trials of its TD-LTE network in mid-May, according to industry sources.

Taiwan market: Sony Mobile to focus on high-end smartphone segment

May 9, 15:56

Sony Mobile Communications has no plans to launch sub-NT$5,000 (US$170) smartphone models in the Taiwan market, and models with a suggested retail price of over NT$15,000 will account for 50% of the company's total shipments in the local market in 2012, according to Jonathan Lin, president of Sony...

SerComm April revenues hit record

May 9, 10:09

SerComm, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication devices, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.664 billion (US$56.4 million) for April, hitting monthly record for the third consecutive time.

MitraStar says business taking off

May 3, 11:39

MitraStar Technology, a Taiwan-based EMS provider of wireless/wired networking and communication devices/equipment founded in January 2011, has seen business taking off in 2012 with shipments to new clients to begin in the second quarter of 2012, according to the company.

Alpha Networks 1Q12 net profit down sequentially, up on year

May 2, 16:18

Alpha Networks, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication devices/equipment, has released its first-quarter 2012 financial results, with net profit dropping 57.62% on quarter but hiking 75.38% on year.

D-Link to begin volume shipments of cloud-computing products

Apr 30, 15:05

D-Link has been developing cloud computing-based consumer products and will start volume shipments at the end of May 2012, company president AP Chen said at an April 27 investors conference.

SerComm nets NT$0.86 per share in 1Q12

Apr 27, 16:45

SerComm, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication devices, on April 26 released its financial report for the first quarter of 2012, recording consolidated revenues of NT$4.144 billion (US$140 million), gross margin of 15.54%, net operating profit of NT$208 million, net profit of NT$160 million...

Huawei 2011 revenues up, profits down

Apr 25, 12:09

Huawei Technologies, a China-based provider of information and communication solutions and equipment, has published its 2011 financial report showing revenues grew 11.7% from 2010 but net operating profit dropped 39.4%.

MTI lands orders for IP-based radio used in LTE, small cell backhaul

Apr 24, 11:30

Microelectronics Technology (MTI), a Taiwan-based maker of satellite and microwave communication devices, has signed with a US-based vendor of microwave networking solutions for supply of next-generation outdoor IP-based radio equipment used in LTE backhaul solutions, with shipments to begin in third-quarter...

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.

JEDEC to standardize non-volatile wireless memory

Apr 16, 16:09

The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has announced that its JC-64 Committee for embedded memory storage and removable memory cards has formed a subcommittee focused on the standardisation of non-volatile wireless memory.

D-Link launches MovieNite STB for own-brand sale in North America

Apr 16, 11:09

D-link has launched MovieNite, an OTT (over the top) STB (set-top box) for delivering streaming video/audio over the Internet, for own-brand sale exclusively at Wal-Mart at US$48.

Epson procurement from Taiwan in 2012 to grow 30%

Apr 13, 12:07

Japan-based Seiko Epson' planned procurement from Taiwan-based suppliers in 2012 is expected to reach NT$6-6.5 billion (US$203-220 million), growing by about 30% from 2011, according to Epson Taiwan Technology & Trading.

AzureWave sees growing shipments of Wi-Fi SiP modules due to Xiaomi smartphones

Apr 12, 12:05

AzureWave Technologies, a Taiwan-based provider of wireless networking and image processing solutions, has seen increasing shipments of Wi-Fi SiP (system in package) modules built in handsets, boosted mainly by supply for China-based smartphone vendor Beijing Xiaomi Telecom Technology, according to...

D-Link posts March global own-brand sales of US$101 million

Apr 11, 14:58

D-Link, a Taiwan-based vendor of networking/communication devices/equipment, brought in global own-brand sales value of US$101 million in March, according to the company.

Most networking device makers see growth in March revenues

Apr 10, 11:23

Taiwan-based makers of networking/communication devices/equipment, Accton Technology, Gemtek Technology, SerComm and Prime Electronics & Satellitics (PESI), saw March consolidated revenues increase on month, while fellow maker Arcadyan Technology's decreased 6.83%.

Alpha Networks see increased March revenues

Apr 9, 16:36

Alpha Networks, which makes networking/communication devices/equipment, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.544 billion (US$86.1 million) for March, rising 30.79% on month and 14.93% on year.

Hitron sees increased March revenues

Apr 6, 11:33

Hitron Technologies, a Taiwan-based maker of DOCSIS-based customer premises equipment used by multi-system cable TV operators, saw revenues of NT$664 million (US$22.5 million) for March, up 10.66% on month and 45.72%. January-March revenues were NT$1.827 billion up 38.73% on year, according to the...

Wistron spins off cloud computing business unit for data center solution orders

Apr 6, 01:00

Wistron, in order to avoid a conflict of interest with ODM clients such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) in its competition for orders for data center solutions, has spun off its cloud computing business unit as a wholly-owned subsidiary capitalized at NT$300 million (US$10.2 million), according to...

WiGig Alliance opens office in Taiwan

Apr 5, 13:56

The Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance on April 3 announced the opening of its branch office in Taipei, the alliance's fourth one around the world following two in the US and one in Beijing, China.

Accton posts 2011 net EPS of NT$1.66

Mar 30, 11:14

Accton Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of networking equipment, on March 29 released its 2011 financial report, recording net EPS of NT$1.66.

Lantiq launches ADSL2/2+ SoC for broadband home gateways

Mar 30, 11:06

Lantiq has introduced its XWAY ARX300 device family for ADSL2/2+ customer premise equipment (CPE) designs. The Lantiq XWAY ARX300 family includes four system-on-chip (SoC) derivatives which address different system configurations, ranging from cost-optimized fast Ethernet to feature-rich, high-performance...

MTI looks to rising gross margin to 15-20% in 2H12

Mar 29, 15:47

Microelectronics Technology (MTI), a Taiwan-based maker of satellite and microwave communication devices, has seen its overall gross margin on the rise in the first quarter of 2012 and hopes for further hike to 10% in the second quarter and 15-20% in the second half of the year, company CEO Allen Yen...

ZTE revenues rise, profit falls in 2011 operation

Mar 29, 15:00

ZTE, a China-based maker of telecommunication equipment for own brand sale, had revenues of CNY86.254 billion (US$13.34 billion) for 2011 growing 23.39% from 2010 but net operating profit of CNY429.5 million and net profit of CNY2.635 billion slipping 83.41% and 39.56% respectively, according to the...

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.

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: Vee TIME to acquire WiMAX competitor Tatung InfoComm

Mar 26, 16:20

Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, has revealed that it will fully acquire competitor Tatung InfoComm for NT$150 million (US$5.08 million).

MTI to issue new shares

Mar 23, 11:54

Microelectronics Technology (MTI), a Taiwan-based maker of microwave and satellite communication devices, will issue up to 200 million new shares to raise additional capital through direct sale on the stock market, private placement or issuance of convertible bonds, according to the company.

Unizyx posts 2011 net EPS of NT$2.61

Mar 21, 13:49

Unizyx Holding on March 20 released its 2011 financial report, recording consolidated revenues of NT$17.038 billion (US$559 million), gross margin of 31.8%, net operating profit of NT$1.358 billion, net profit of NT$1.254 billion and net EPS of NT$2.61.

MTI lands orders for K-band TRIAs from ViaSat

Mar 16, 12:38

Microelectronics Technology (MTI), a Taiwan-based maker of microwave and satellite communications devices, on March 15 announced that its production base in Wuxi, eastern China, has obtained certification for new-generation K-band TRIAs (transmit receive integrated assemblies) from ViaSat, a California-based...

New iPad may push up global sales of LTE smartphones to 45-50 million units in 2012, say Taiwan makers

Mar 12, 16:03

As the new iPad supports LTE and a new version of iPhone to be launched in the second half of 2012 is very likely to support LTE as well, other vendors are expected to equip their new flagship smartphones with LTE functionality and this is likely to drive up global sales of LTE-enabled smartphones...

Taiwan market: TBC to deliver free STBs to promote digitization of cable TV, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 12, 11:01

Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC), a multi-system operator of cable TV in Taiwan, will provide 650,000 free set-top boxes (STBs) for use by its subscribers to hike its proportion of subscribers receiving digital cable TV channels from 13% currently to 25% at the end of 2012, according to a Chinese-language...

Networking device firms post mixed sequential growth in February revenues

Stockwatch - Mar 12, 10:38

Networking device makers D-Link, Gemtek Technology and Arcadyan Technology had consolidated revenues for February rising by 25.17%, 22.08% and dropping by 1.39% respectively on month, according to the companies.

SerComm expects to hit record revenues in 1Q12

Mar 12, 10:22

SerComm, a Taiwan-based maker of broadband and wireless networking devices/equipment, has obtained orders to book up its production capacity until May 2012 and expects to hit record consolidated revenues in the first quarter of 2012 and possibly in the second quarter, company president James Wang said...

Networking device makers see sequential growth in February revenue

Mar 9, 11:04

Taiwan-based networking device maker SerComm had consolidated revenues of NT$1.408 billion (US$47.5 million) for February hitting a monthly record, while fellow makers Accton Technology and Prime Electronics & Satellitics (PESI) saw their February consolidated revenues increase significantly on...

Alpha Networks expanding capacity in eastern China

Mar 8, 11:32

Alpha Networks, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication devices/equipment, is expanding capacity at its factory in Changshu, eastern China, to account for 30-40% of its total capacity in 2012, company president Harrison Chang told an investors conference on March 7.

Alpha Networks revenues increase in February

Stockwatch - Mar 7, 11:39

Alpha Networks, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication devices/equipment, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.945 billion (US$65.6 million) for February, growing 6.08% sequentially and 60.76% on year. Consolidated revenues for January-February reached NT$3.778 billion, rising 9.42%...

D-Link expects slight sequential drop in 1Q12 revenues

Mar 3, 16:01

D-Link expects its consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2012 to decrease slightly on quarter while corresponding gross margin will remain unchanged, company president AP Chen said at a March 2 investors conference.

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.

AzureWave to showcase LTE, WiGig modules at MWC

Feb 24, 14:15

AzureWave Technologies, a Taiwan-based provider of wireless networking and image processing solutions, will showcase its LTE/HSPA+ mobile broadband solution and 60GHz WiGig mobile computing solution at the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, during February 27-March 1, according to...

Lantiq/Altair solution adopted by IPWireless for LTE end-user devices

Feb 22, 16:13

Lantiq has announced that IPWireless, which develops and designs 3G and 4G wireless broadband and broadcast solutions, has selected the solution that combines its XWAY GRX168 network processor with Altair Semiconductor's FourGee LTE chipset for next-genertion LTE end-user devices.