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Tuesday 24 August 2010
Mistrust in US and India may limit China telecom gear suppliers growth, says iSuppli
Concerns are rising in the US and India over perceived security risks associated with using China-made telecommunications equipment, potentially slowing global sales growth for China's...
Tuesday 20 July 2010
CRT TV's last bastion falling as India embraces LCDs, says iSuppli
CRT TV revenues in India in 2011 will decline to US$1.6 billion, down 32.3% from US$2.3 billion in 2010. In contrast, LCD TV revenues will rise to US$3.5 billion in 2011, up a stunning...
Monday 12 July 2010
Entrance of first-tier notebook brands in emerging markets hurting second-tier makers
As first-tier notebook brands Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer have both recently turned their sales focus to emerging markets such as China and Brazil, and are competing mainly over...
Tuesday 29 June 2010
European Commission approves Foxconn acquisition of Sony TV plants in Slovakia and Mexico
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by the Taiwan-based company Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) of Sony entities...
Thursday 24 June 2010
International handset vendors align with Taiwan and China makers to take on local competition in emerging markets
International handset brand vendors will likely step up cooperation with manufacturers in Taiwan and China to compete more effectively with local vendors in emerging markets that...
Wednesday 9 June 2010
IC design house ALi lowers 2Q10 revenue guidance
Consumer IC design house ALi has revised downward its guidance for the second quarter of 2010 expecting its consolidated revenues to decline 15-20% sequentially compared to a decrease...
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Intel quietly phasing out its branded motherboard business in China
Intel has been phasing out its branded motherboard business in China over the past six months, and has switched its focus to India and other emerging markets, according to sources...
Thursday 15 April 2010
India market: BSNL to count on WiMAX, expects 60 million subscribers in 2015
Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), the largest telecom service provider in India, has chosen WiMAX as its mainstream wireless broadband Internet-access technology, and expects the number...
Wednesday 7 April 2010
Commentary: Sony-Foxconn relationship may affect Wistron's LCD TV orders
Wistron's LCD TV business may be affected by its major client Sony's stronger relationship with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), which has agreed to buy another LCD...
Thursday 1 April 2010
Sony announces deal to sell Europe LCD TV plant to Foxconn
Sony has announced an agreement to sell an LCD TV manufacturing plant in Europe to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), which last year already acquired the Japanese...
Wednesday 31 March 2010
Network equipment maker Sercomm sees order visibility extend to June
Network equipment maker Sercomm has seen its order visibility extend to the end of June 2010, and the company also expects its revenues for 2010 to grow 20-30% from the level it recorded...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
MediaTek may raise 1Q10 guidance again, says paper
A Chinese-language United Daily News (UDN) report has claimed that Mediatek may again raise its revenue guidance for the first quarter of 2010, but the company has responded...
Friday 26 March 2010
Foxconn reportedly to buy Sony Slovakia LCD TV factory
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is reportedly to purchase Sony's LCD TV assembly factory in Slovakia in order to enter the European market and further expand its...
Monday 22 March 2010
A-Data partners with Ingram Micro for India
Memory module maker A-Data Technology has entered into a distribution deal with Ingram Micro for the India market, according to the Taiwan-based memory module maker. Ingram Micro...
Monday 15 March 2010
Lenovo acquisition plan may hurt second-tier notebook makers, say observers
Commenting on Lenovo's plan to acquire local PC brands in emerging markets to expand its global notebook market share, industry observers said such a plan may benefit first-tier notebook...