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Monday 26 December 2016
China November mobile communication user base grows to 1.32 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.32 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2016, increasing 0.13% on month and 1.23% on year, and 182.73 million (13.85%)...
Monday 26 December 2016
Foxconn appoints CMO, says report
Foxconn Electronics has named Freddie Yuan as the first person to hold the title of chief marketing officer (CMO) for the company, with the appointment becoming effective in December,...
Friday 23 December 2016
China Mobile brings forward schedule for developing 5G
The largest China-based mobile telecom carrier, China Mobile, will undertake large-scale testing of 5G networks in 2017, testing in 2018, and begin commercial operations of 5G networks...
Friday 23 December 2016
FET finishes first 5G testing in Taiwan in cooperation with Ericsson
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has completed the first 5G tests in Taiwan, both indoors and outdoors, on 15GHz frequency bands in cooperation with Ericsson...
Thursday 22 December 2016
Lenovo lands datacenter server orders from TSMC with help from Compal
Lenovo is cooperating with Compal Electronics to land orders from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for datacenter servers with orders reportedly lasting through July...
Thursday 22 December 2016
Taiwan market: Asustek officially launches Zenbo home service robots
Asustek Computer has officially launched its home service robot, the Zenbo, in the Taiwan market. The company will begin to take the first round of pre-orders for the robots on January...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
HTC sends out invitations for product event on January 12
HTC has sent out invitations for a product event to be held on January 12, 2017. New products to be presented at the event may include smartphones, VR devices or other types of wearable...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Huami to ship over 16 million wearable devices in 2016, says report
Huami, a subsidiary of Xiaomi Technology, has shipped over 16 million wearable devices, including Xiaomi Mi Band, so far in 2016 with shipment value reaching CNY1.5 billion (US$215.83...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Positioning as a supplier of intelligent client solutions to strengthen strategic planning for overseas market expansion
Clientron has accumulated extensive experience in developing embedded systems and is expanding the success to deliver impressive results in thin clients, point of sale (POS) systems...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments to reach 8-8.5 million units in 2017
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market in 2017 are expected to be flat on year, totaling about at 8-8.5 million units, according to sources from local retail channels.
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Acer recognizes intangible asset impairment of NT$6.34 billion
Acer on December 20 announced the recognition of intangible asset impairment of NT$6.34 billion (US$199 million), equivalent to net loss per share NT$2.06, for 2016 in accordance...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Shuttle steps into care service management systems
Shuttle has introduced an in-house-developed smart home service solution, that utilizes a cloud-based operational management system to provide long-term care services for the elderly...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Digitimes Research: MVNOs growing fast in Japan, may face mergers due to price competition
MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) services have seen fast growing demand in Japan mainly due to the government asking mobile telecom carriers to unlock SIM cards and stop offering...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Taiwan Mobile to reduce capex for 2017
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) expects its capex for 2017 to be significantly lower than the amount it spent in 2016 due to decreased spending on establishing network infrastructure, according...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile, Samsung to launch mobile e-payment services
Mobile electronic payment (e-payment) services will gain a boost in the Taiwan market in 2017 as Sony Mobile Communications and Samsung Electronics will launch related services soon,...