Chunghwa Telecom posts January EPS of NT$0.43

Feb 13, 11:30

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$3.34 billion (US$113 million) for January 2012, equivalent to net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.43.

Soft-World, Gamania January revenues hit records

Feb 13, 11:27

Online game developers/operators Soft-World International and Gamania Digital Entertainment have reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$795 million (US$26.9 million) and consolidated revenues of NT$813 million respectively for January, both hitting monthly records.

Acer to launch CloudMobile smartphone in 3Q12

Feb 13, 11:20

Acer will debut CloudMobile, its first smartphone equipped with its cloud computing service, Acer Cloud, at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, during February 27-March 1 for launch globally in the third quarter of 2012, according to the company.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service

Feb 10, 16:18

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has filed an application with the National Communications Commission (NCC) for approval for operating mobile satellite-based communication service in the Taiwan market through cooperation with Dubai-based Thuraya Telecommunications, according to CHT.

China Mobile to set up TD-LTE network in Hong Kong

Feb 8, 10:09

The Hong Kong subsidiary of China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, has acquired 15-year licensed use of 30MHz-bandwidth radio frequency band 2,330-2,360MHz from the Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong for HK$170 million (US$21.9 million), and the parent company...

Taiwan Mobile plans to set up retail network in China

Feb 4, 15:11

Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to extend its self-operated retail network in Taiwan myfone, into China, with 30-50 stores to be initially setup in eastern or southeastern coastal areas, according to company chairman Richard Tsai.

Vee TIME obtains 72.43% stake in Vmax

Feb 3, 10:49

Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in the southern half of Taiwan, on February 2 announced the acquisition of a 72.43% stake in Vmax Telecom, a WiMAX operator in the northern half of Taiwan, to pave the way for a merger.

Taiwan market: FET expects sharp growth in revenues from online stores

Feb 2, 14:09

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) aims at sharp increases in revenues from its four value-added online stores for mobile applications, e-books, music and video content, hiking the proportion of consolidated revenues for non-voice services to 25-30% in 2012, according to the Taiwan-based carrier.

China Internet user base tops 513 million at end of 2011, says CNNIC

Feb 2, 13:48

The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 513.1 million as of the end of 2011, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).

Taiwan market: Cable TV operator to launch 100Mbps Internet-access service

Jan 31, 11:05

As Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to launch 100Mbps FTTx access to the Internet in the Taiwan market in March-April 2012, kbro, a local MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV), is capable of offering 100Mbps Internet-access service through its HFC (hybrid fiber coaxial) cable networks and plans to set...

Taiwan government continues support of WiMAX

Jan 30, 12:16

The Taiwan government will step up the development of WiMAX applications and help local operators expand coverage of their networks, according to Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).

China market: 2011 online gaming revenues over CNY41 billion

Jan 30, 12:08

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY41.38 billion (US$6.40 billion) in 2011, rising by 17.5% from 2010, according to China-based iResearch Consulting Group.

China market: 2011 online search revenues over CNY18 billion

Jan 30, 11:52

Online search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY18.78 billion (US$2.90 billion) in 2011, increasing by 70.2% from 2010, according to iResearch Consulting Group.

China market: Online advertising revenues over CNY51 billion in 2011

Jan 30, 11:29

Operators of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY51.19 (US$7.92 billion) in 2011, growing 57.3% from 2010, according to China-based iResearch Consulting Group.

Taiwan 4Q11 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 579Gbps

Jan 30, 11:21

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 579.309Gbps as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2011, increasing 4.43% on quarter and 17.43% on year, according to the latest quarterly survey conducted by the government-sponsored...

China market: Online shopping trade value over CNY773 billion in 2011

Jan 20, 16:14

Online shopping services in the China market generated total sales transactions of CNY773.56 billion (US$119.6 billion) in 2011, growing 67.8% from 2010 and accounting for 4.3% of total retail sales in China, according to China-based iResearch Consulting Group.

China market: Third-party e-payment services generate over CNY2.203 trillion in 2011

Jan 20, 15:29

In the China market, third-party e-payment services generated total sales transactions of CNY2.2038 trillion (US$340.76 billion) in 2011, hiking 118.1% from 2010, according to China-based iResearch Consulting Group.

Taiwan Mobile aims at net EPS of NT$5.34 for 2012

Jan 20, 14:33

Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, has set a target net EPS of NT$5.34 for 2012, increasing by 13.62% from 2011, according to the company at a January 19 investors conference.

Taiwan market: Symantec records largest 2011 market share for consumer information security software

Jan 19, 16:35

Symantec's Norton series products occupied 34% of the sales value for consumer information security software in the Taiwan market in 2011, followed by Trend Micro with 28% and Kaspersky with 21%, according to Symantec Taiwan.

Qisda, Chimei develop medicare equipment

Jan 18, 16:45

Taiwan-based EMS provider Qisda and branded LCD TV vendor Chimei both plan to strengthen their deployments in the health-care industry, according to industry sources.

Cloud server market set to double from 2010 to 2012, says IHS

Jan 17, 10:43

Spurred by the rising use of online storage and infrastructure systems to support services like Apple's iCloud, cloud servers will enjoy robust prospects in 2012 and then move on to become the fastest-growing segment of the server industry within three years, according to IHS iSuppli.

Notebook connector maker Aces inaugurates new product center

Jan 12, 15:16

Notebook connector maker Aces Electronics will inaugurate its new precision product center in Chungli, northern Taiwan soon, and the company will dedicate its R&D efforts to the development of car-use electronics devices and cloud computing applications.

Chunghwa Telecom posts 2011 net EPS of NT$6.05

Jan 11, 01:05

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on January 10 reported net profits of NT$2.18 billion (US$71.9 million) for December 2011, resulting in 2011 net EPS of NT$6.05.

XPEC Entertainment to cooperate with US-based See Games

Jan 10, 00:42

XPEC Entertainment, a Taiwan-based developer of console, online, web games, on January 9 signed an agreement with California-based See Games LLC, a publisher of digital entertainment content based on Hollywood intellectual properties, for XPEC to develop downloadable online games based on big Hollywood...

TCloud Computing to tap Southeast Asia market

Jan 9, 12:06

TCloud Computing, a cloud computing application R&D company wholly owned by Taiwan-based information security software solution and service provider Trend Micro, has scored points in tapping the China market and will tap markets in Southeast Asia and other Asian countries, according to Trend Micro...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom plans trial run of 1Gbps FTTx

Jan 6, 12:26

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to start trial operation of 1Gbps FTTx Internet-access service in five metropolitan areas around Taiwan in the first quarter of 2012, according to the company.

Taiwan market: NCC approves cuts in ADSL circuit lease price

Jan 5, 11:24

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the reduction in leased ADSL circuit wholesale price proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT).

Taipei to deploy citywide fiber-optic network

Jan 4, 16:10

The Taipei City government has announced it has signed a 25-year contract with a consortium of 15 local and foreign companies led by Tai Tung Communication, a Taiwan-based maker of fiber-optic cable, for construction and operation of a citywide fiber-optic network to provide 100Mbps access to the Internet...

Digitimes Research: Traditional PC applications to be advantage of Windows 8 tablet

Jan 4, 11:59

Judging from the architecture of the Windows 8 revealed at BUILD 2011, Digitimes Research believes that Microsoft, in the face of the competition from smartphones and tablet PCs - especially iPad - does not plan to launch an operating system that is designed specifically for tablet PCs, but instead...

China market: November mobile phone users top 975 million

Jan 4, 11:33

There were 975.34 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2011, growing by 1.18% on month and by 14.71% on year, and 118.73 million (12.17%) of them were 3G users, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

Taiwan market: Taipei city government to expand Wi-Fi network of free access to Internet

Jan 4, 01:00

The Taipei City Government will enlarge the coverage of Taipei Free, its free 512Kbps wireless Internet-access service via Wi-Fi hot spots at selected public places, through expanding the Wi-Fi network from over 2,000 hot spots to 4,500 ones and hiking backhaul capacity to at least 10Mbps, according...

China market: Government allows licensees to dominate connected TV services

Jan 3, 11:41

China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SART) has issued an administrative order banning cooperation between video websites and makers of smart TVs, connected TVs or set-top boxes (STBs) to deliver video content via the Internet.

China market: 3Q11 online gaming revenues top CNY9.5 billion

Jan 2, 15:56

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated revenues of CNY9.51 billion (US$1.48 billion) during third-quarter 2011, rising 8.6% sequentially and 22.6% on year, according to Analysys International.

China market: B2C transactions to reach CNY450 billion in 2012, says Analysys

Jan 2, 15:52

In the China market, B2C online shopping operators will generate total transaction of CNY450 billion (US$71.1 billion) in 2012, according to Analysys International.

Rhythm & Hues Studios to invest in Taiwan

Jan 2, 10:31

Rhythm & Hues Studios (R&H), a US-based visual effects studio serving movie studios in Hollywood, on December 30 signed a letter of intent with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to establish an R&H VFX (visual effects) Studio, a Cloud Animation Visual Effects (CAVE) center and...

Reallusion promoting iClone5

Dec 30, 10:19

Reallusion, a Taiwan-based developer of animation production software tools, has been promoting sales of iClone5, its real-time 3D animation editing software developed through cooperation with Microsoft Kinect, in the global market segment of education, according to the company.

TWM expects high EPS for 2011

Dec 29, 15:06

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) expects its 2011 net earnings per share (EPS) to be higher than the target of NT$4.57, according to mobile telecom carrier.

Apple suppliers to start preparing materials for iTV in 1Q12, say sources

Dec 27, 10:55

The supply chain of Apple will start preparing materials for iTV sets in the first quarter of 2012 in order to meet Apple's schedule to launch the new display products in the second or the third quarter of 2012, according to industry sources.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to trial 1G Internet service in 2012

Dec 27, 10:46

Chunghaw Telecom (CHT) will undertake trial operation of 1,024Mbps (1G) fixed-line Internet-access service in some selected areas in 2012, according to company chairman Lu Shyue-ching.

Taiwan market: FET offers mobile website building service for businesses

Dec 27, 01:35

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on December 26 launched service of building smartphone-based websites for use by enterprises on lease at a monthly rent of NT$750 (US$24.8), according to the company.

Smartphone makers optimistic about differentiation in Android camp

Dec 26, 13:46

Smartphone makers, commenting on Samsung Electronics' recent announcement that its Galaxy S smartphone and Galaxy Tab tablet PC will have difficulties supporting Android 4.0, have pointed out that product differentiation within Android camp is inevitable as vendors and telecom carriers create their...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 3 million mobile Internet subscribers in 2012

Dec 22, 11:11

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to increase the number of subscribers to its mobile Internet services from 2.2 million currently to three million in 2012, according to the company.

Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom aims at over 300,000 smartphone-using subscriber in 2012

Dec 21, 01:30

Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, has set a goal of more than 300,000 subscribers using smartphones in 2012, according to company CEO George Chou.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom mobile application downloads reach 2 million, paper says

Newswatch - Dec 20, 14:36

Chunghwa Telecom has indicated Hami Apps, its online mobile applications store launched in late May 2010, has more than 500,000 members and over 3,000 applications currently and has attained two million downloads cumulatively, according to Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (

Taiwan government may establish second Internet exchange center

Dec 19, 15:00

The Taiwan government, in response to call from ISPs, is considering establishing a second Internet exchange center (IX) to better the environment for ISP market competition, according to he Cabinet-level Digital Convergence Office.

Foxconn, Nvidia to set up joint venture R&D center in China

Dec 16, 16:54

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Nvidia, under coordination with the Tianjin City Government in northern China, signed for establishing a joint venture R&D center specifically for mobile terminal devices and cloud computing-based applications on December 16.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to lower ADSL charges

Dec 15, 10:50

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced reductions in charge rates for its ADSL broadband Internet-access service by an average of 20%.

China to start phase-2 TD-LTE trial

Dec 13, 12:04

China will undertake second-phase trial operation of TD-LTE (Time Division-Long Term Evolution) from late December to June 2012, testing the compatibility of terminal devices based on different technology standards with TD-LTE, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).