127 news items tagged Compal Communications
Chinese firms gaining significant ground in Apple devices assembly chain
Tuesday 30 June 2020In order to cut costs, diversify production risks and better tap the Chinese market, Apple has allowed Chinese partners to play an increasingly important role in assembling diverse...
Sony Mobile to roll out more waterproof smartphones, say sources
Monday 25 August 2014Sony Mobile Communications is enhancing the competitiveness of its the mid-range smartphones by rolling-out more water-resistant models and is likely to make waterproof a standard...
Sony Mobile may release ODM orders for 20-25 million smartphones to Taiwan makers
Monday 19 May 2014Japan-based vendor Sony Mobile Communications has set target shipments of 50 million smartphones for fiscal year 2014 (April 2014-March 2015) and the vendor is likely to release orders...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments to grow over 40% in 2Q14
Monday 28 April 2014Taiwan-based handset ODMs and brand vendors are expected to see their combined handset shipments grow over 40% on quarter and also on year to a total of 23.4 million units in the...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments drop 1.6% sequentially in 1Q14
Tuesday 15 April 2014Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS) saw a significant increase in handset shipments in first-quarter 2014, because of Nokia's joint design manufacturing (JDM) orders for feature...
More handset makers joining WP camp
Monday 10 March 2014Microsoft has successfully lured a number of China- and India-based handset vendors to join the Windows Phone (WP) camp, which may help ramp up the ratio of the WP8 phones in the...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODM handset shipments flat in 4Q13
Wednesday 22 January 2014Handsets shipped by Taiwan-based ODMs stayed flat in the fourth quarter of 2013, with Compal Communications and Arima Communications seeing their shipments decline significantly on...
Compal expects tablet shipments to double in 2014
Friday 10 January 2014Compal Electronics expects its tablet shipments to double in 2014 to 14 million units, while shipments of its notebooks will grow only slightly to 40 million units. The company shipped...
Sony Mobile to launch WP8 phones, say sources
Monday 6 January 2014Sony Mobile Communications has decided to launch ODM models of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones, while concentrating its R&D efforts on Android and Firefox models, according...
Motorola, LG to release new ODM smartphone orders to Taiwan-based suppliers
Monday 6 January 2014Motorola Mobility and LG Electronics reportedly will release new ODM smartphone orders to Taiwan-based handset makers, a move which help Taiwan handset suppliers ease their over reliance...
Compal Electronics completes merger with subsidiary Compal Communications
Thursday 28 November 2013Notebook ODM Compal Electronics has announced its merger with Compal Communications after completing its tender offer to purchase a majority stake in the handset subsidiary.
More handset ODMs likely to become targets for acquisition
Tuesday 1 October 2013Taiwan-based handset ODMs including Arima Communications, Wistron NeWeb and FIH Mobile are likely to be the targets for acquisition after Compal Electronics announced its plans to...
Compal Electronics to absorb Compal Communications
Monday 30 September 2013Taiwan-based notebook ODM Compal Electronics will acquire as much as 100% of the circulating shares of smartphone ODM Compal Communications at NT$50.80 (US$1.71) per share and then...
Sony Mobile aims to ship 65 million smartphones in fiscal 2014
Monday 30 September 2013Sony Mobile Communications aims to ship 65 million smartphones in its fiscal year 2014 (April 2014-March 2015), up 55% from the 42 million units projected for the current fiscal year,...
Taiwan smartphone ODMs turn proactive instead of waiting for orders
Wednesday 28 August 2013Taiwan-based smartphone ODMs Arima Communications and Compal Communications have landed greater-than-expected orders for large-size entry-level models thanks to their aggressive marketing...
Taiwan major handset ODMs to generate profits in 3Q13, say sources
Monday 12 August 2013Taiwan-based handset ODMs Compal Communications and Arima Communications have posted mixed results for July, but the two companies both are expected to generate profits in the third...
Foxconn refutes reports of lost orders
Thursday 1 August 2013Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) recent announcements about the sale of two batches of equipment from its China-based subsidiaries to Apple have drawn the attention...
China-based BYD strengthening presence in global OEM/EMS smartphone, tablet markets
Wednesday 10 July 2013China-based BYD Electronic has strengthened its presence in the global OEM/EMS smartphone and tablet markets, posing increased competition to Taiwan-based handset ODMs and component...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan mobile phone shipments rise over 40% sequentially in 2Q13
Monday 1 July 2013Shipments of mobile phones by Taiwan-based handset vendors and ODMs grew over 40% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, according to Digitimes Research.
Compal Communications to ship Nokia Windows Phone 8 smartphones in 3Q13
Thursday 27 June 2013Nokia may launch the new Lumia 1020 smartphone in New York, US, in July 2013. The product has a 41-megapixel camera. Nokia also plans to introduce entry-level and mid-range Lumia...
Compal Communications 2013 smartphone shipment goal remains unchanged
Tuesday 25 June 2013Compal Communications' goal of shipping 10 million smartphones in 2013 remains unchanged although shipments in the first half of the year were lower than expected, according to company...
Acer, Asustek adopt different approaches to shore up their fragile smartphone businesses
Friday 7 June 2013Acer and Asustek Computer are still struggling with their fragile smartphone businesses and the two firms appear to have adopted different approaches to improve their penetration...
Compal Communications 1Q13 sales dismal, but outlook promising
Thursday 11 April 2013Smartphone ODM maker Compal Communications has reported dismal performance for the first quarter of 2013 but its business outlook for the rest of the year is still promising.
Arima, Compal Communications to benefit from Sony Mobile orders
Wednesday 10 April 2013Taiwan-based smartphone ODM firms Compal Communications and Arima Communications are likely to see on-quarter revenue growth in the second quarter due to new smartphones from Sony...
Compal Communications adopts Broadcom smartphone reference design
Wednesday 3 April 2013Compal Communications has for the first time adopted a reference design platform offered by Broadcom to develop entry-level Android smartphones with the first wave of such models...