Foxlink is looking to expand into the software service market and in addition to establishing data centers to create services with added value, the company will also invest in the development of digital content, according to Foxlink chairman Guo Tai-qiang.
Guo expects the digital content business to achieve some results within three years and will work to become a content provider in the future as its main goal.
As for its existing product lines, with Apple ready to launch new products in the third quarter, some market watchers expect Foxlink's revenue ratio for the first and second halves of 2014 to reach 35:65, while gross margins in the second half will also be higher than the first.
In addition to investments in movies, Foxlink is also cooperating with China's TV content players to enter China's over the top (OTT) market.
Meanwhile, Foxlink's subsidiary Glory Science is planning to shift most of its high-end production back to Taiwan and is establishing new plants in central Taiwan for 8- and 13-megapixel products. For the long term, Foxlink and its subsidiaries are aiming to make similar moves and have been contacting related government units in Taiwan to find suitable locations, Guo added.
Article translated by Joseph Tsai
