104 news items tagged white-box handset
Chip demand for white-box handset chargers to grow robustly
Monday 4 January 2021Chip demand from China's white-box handset charger market will be rising robustly in 2021, according to industry sources.
Arima Communications shifting focus to white-box handset market in North America
Tuesday 23 June 2020Handset ODM Arima Communications has revamped its strategy to focus on the white-box handset market in North America, according to company president Chou Chao-cheng.
MCP product vendor ESMT landing more orders from white-box handset makers, says paper
Friday 15 July 2016Memory product provider Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) has received more orders for MCP (multi-chip-package) memory products from China-based white-box handset makers...
China market: Component orders from China white-box handset makers to decline
Wednesday 4 May 2016While parts and component makers in Taiwan's handset supply chain are still receiving substantial orders from China-based white-box handset makers, orders are likely to reduce gradually...
China market: Intel to strengthen presence in mobile CPU market via ODMs and white-box vendors
Thursday 16 April 2015Intel reportedly will step up its cooperation with ODMs and white-box makers in China to strengthen its presence in China's handset market. Some vendors will launch 3G smartphones...
Digitimes Research: Microsoft Mobile exit from feature phone market to benefit white-box makers and Samsung
Tuesday 9 December 2014Samsung Electronics and China-based white-box handset makers will benefit from Microsoft Mobile's decision to phase out its feature phone business within one and a half years, Digitimes...
China market: White-box handset makers using inferior parts and components for 3G smartphones
Wednesday 14 May 2014China-based white-box handset vendors, which have been forced to stay in the 3G sector amid rising popularity of 4G LTE smartphones, reportedly are using inferior parts and components...
China white-box handsets less popular in emerging markets
Monday 26 August 2013China white-box handsets have seen declined popularity in emerging markets where mobile telecom carriers and retail channels are eager to look for products of better quality, according...
MediaTek April sales hit 39-month high
Wednesday 8 May 2013Consolidated revenues at MediaTek, whose wireless chips are mainly targeted at white-box handsets including smartphones, climbed to a 39-month high of NT$12.57 billion (US$426.5 million)...
Approximately 100 firms competing in China smartphone market
Wednesday 18 July 2012China's smartphone market has been seen as a market with great potential for growth. Many firms from different industries have been eager to obtain market share. There are currently...
MIPS focused on growing Android market, partnerships in Asia
Monday 16 July 2012With Google adding MIPS into its Android NDK, application developers are now able to bring their natively-developed Android applications to MIPS-based products, according to Mark...
China market: White-box handset makers to shine in smartphone segment
Thursday 14 June 2012White-box handset makers are expected to take the main scene of China's handset market again by rolling out sub-CNY500 (US$79) smartphones in the second half of 2012, optimizing chipset...
Chilisin expected to see May revenues hit record for second time
Tuesday 5 June 2012Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics is expected to see its consolidated revenues for May hit a record for the second consecutive month, mainly due to booming orders from China-based...
China-based white-box handset players may face bankruptcy
Thursday 29 March 2012China-based white-box handset players are suffering as larger local players ZTE, Lenovo and Huawei are aggressively entering the CNY1,000 (US$159) smartphone segment, while first-tier...
China market: 2.5G handset chipset prices falling
Thursday 24 November 2011Prices for 2.5G handset chipsets have slipped more than 10% in the fourth quarter of 2011, and will continue to fall at the same rate in first-quarter 2012 due to continued oversupply...
MediaTek August sales likely to grow over 10% sequentially
Friday 2 September 2011MediaTek's consolidated revenues will likely rebound to over NT$8 billion (US$276 million) in August, up more than 10% on month, according to market watchers. The fabless IC firm...
China market: White-box handset makers takes 4-layer PCBs for 2G handset production
Monday 30 May 2011White-box handset makers in China have recently consumed a large volume of 4-layer PCBs in through-hole structure instead of using HDI boards for their entry-level 2G handset production,...
MediaTek 1Q11 revenues down 12% sequentially
Monday 11 April 2011Fabless IC firm MediaTek has announced NT$7.81 billion (US$270 million) in March 2011 revenues. The figure comes below market watcher estimates of over NT$8 billion. MediaTek's revenues...
MediaTek sees orders bounce back from white-box handset sector, say sources
Tuesday 22 March 2011MediaTek has seen a pick-up in orders for its handset solutions, including those for smartphones and 3G models, from the white-box handset sector in China despite growing concerns...
MediaTek posts lowest monthly sales in four years
Monday 7 March 2011MediaTek has announced that consolidated revenues for February 2011 totaled NT$4.53 billion (US$154 million), down 39.8% sequentially and hitting the lowest level since February 2007,...
MediaTek reportedly to secure new orders from Nokia and Samsung for 2011
Thursday 17 February 2011IC design house MediaTek will likely attract new orders for entry-level and mid-range handsets from Nokia and Samsung Electronics in 2011, in addition to its existing ones from Motorola...
China-based white-box vendors to offer below US$100 Android smartphones for emerging markets
Wednesday 9 February 2011China-based vendors are poised to offer Android smartphones priced at below US$100 for sale in China and other emerging markets including India, Indonesia and Brazil in 2011, according...
White-box handset makers profiting CNY200 per knock-off iPhone 4
Thursday 20 January 2011Knock-off Apple iPhone 4 generates CNY200 (US$30.37) in per unit profit, according to a China Business News report.
Nokia represents half of mobile game downloads on Djuzz gaming portal, says BuzzCity executive
Thursday 20 January 2011Although local white-box devices made an impact in the last quarter of 2010, Nokia still accounted for 49% of the mobile game downloads from Djuzz, a gaming portal under mobile media...
White-box handset makers gearing up smartphone and 3G handset production, MediaTek to benefit
Friday 3 December 2010White-box handset makers in China are gearing up their production of in-house designed smartphones and 3G handsets, a trend which will benefit Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek...