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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
19:23 (GMT+8)
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Subject: Systems > Networking |
STB makers expect weak demand to last till at least 1Q09 Oct 8, 01:15 Set-top box (STB) makers are bracing for a weak fourth quarter, which is a traditionally high season for the sector, due to the economic woes hitting the US and Europe, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Tecom shipping WiMAX remote radio head components to Samsung Oct 7, 16:40 Telecom equipment maker Tecom has begun to ship remote radio heads for use in WiMAX base stations to Samsung Electronics, with shipments to continue until the end of this year, according to the company. Read more |
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Visibility is low for retail networking device sales in 4Q08, says D-Link executive Oct 1, 15:49 Visibility for sales of networking devices in retail channels worldwide remains vague, while the markets for the SMB and telecoms sector look somewhat clear, according to John Lee, chairman and CEO of D-Link. Read more |
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WiMAX maker AWB joins Alvarion's Open WiMAX ecosystem Oct 1, 14:33 Taiwan-based network-equipment maker Accton Wireless Broadband (AWB) has joined the Open WiMAX ecosystem being established by Alvarion. The company is expected to see its shipments of WiMAX products gain a boost starting this quarter, according to sources at Taiwan network-equipment makers. Read more |
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Zyxel debuts WiMAX residential Gateway with Sprint's Xohm service Oct 1, 12:36 ZyXEL Communications will debut its WiMAX MAX-206M2 WiMAX MIMO residential gateway with the launch of Sprint's Xohm service this week in Baltimore and the company is showcasing its complete line of WiMAX solutions this week during WiMAX World in Chicago. Read more |
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Does GSMA need "Intel Inside" type of marketing strategy? Oct 1, 12:11 This week, the GSMA announced a new mobile broadband service mark which, like 'Intel Inside', will be placed on devices to help customers identify laptops and other devices which are mobile broadband (essentially HSPA) ready. Additionally, the initial sixteen companies involved have earmarked global marketing spend of more than US$1 billion to promote the service mark. Read more |
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Chunghwa Telecom to start using TPE submarine cable network Oct 1, 11:50 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on September 30 announced the completion of Trans-Pacific Express (TPE), a submarine optical communication cable network linking Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan and the US, in the first phase. This can increase the capacity and reliability of direct Internet and voice traffic between Taiwan and the US and enables CHT to relay voice and data communications between Southeast Asian region and the US, according to CHT. Read more |
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2008 top 10 Taiwan global brands valued at US$7.537 billion Oct 1, 11:28 The 10 largest Taiwan-based global brands in 2008 have a total appraised value of US$7.537 billion, a rise of 11.8% from 2007, according to the results of the 2008 top Taiwan global brands survey. Read more |
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Sprint Xohm rings in WiMAX era in US Sep 30, 12:22 Sprint has officially launched its Xohm mobile WiMAX technology service in Baltimore, making its the first major mobile broadband commercial service available in the US. Xohm noted that the new WiMAX service will differ from current wireless services in that there are no long-term commitments or contracts required, freeing customers from restrictive long-term subsidized plans. Monthly home, on-the-go and day-pass Internet plans will be offered to provide service choices, while a single monthly charge covers service for multiple WiMAX access devices. Read more |
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Tecom revenues to hit two-year high in September on shipments of WiMAX products and UMA gateways Sep 26, 16:13 Taiwan-based telecom equipment maker Tecom expects its revenues to reach a two-year high, at NT$1 billion (US$31.3 million), in September on rising shipments of WiMAX products and convergence network devices, according to company president Wesley Huang. Read more |
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Worldwide IPTV service revenues to reach US$19 billion in 2012, says Gartner Sep 26, 12:02 Worldwide subscriptions to internet Protocol television (IPTV) services are on pace to reach 19.6 million subscribers in 2008, a 64.1% increase from 12 million subscribers in 2007, according to Gartner. Worldwide IPTV revenues are projected to total US$4.5 billion in 2008, a 93.5% increase from 2007 revenues of US$2.3 billion. Read more |
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Femtocell race heats up, but only slowly, says Ovum Sep 25, 14:50 As with all technologies, some operators seek to optimize first-mover advantage and get to market early. Softbank now joins Sprint in this camp. However, in general operators would be advised to hold back on deploying femtocells until standards-based equipment becomes available, unless the need to be particularly disruptive in the market is their overarching market strategy, according to a comment from Steven Hartley, senior analyst at global advisory and consulting firm Ovum. Read more |
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Taiwan market: NCC conditionally renews two foreign-invested cable TV licensees Sep 25, 14:48 Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on September 24 approved license renewals for two local cable TV service operators, Gaho Cable TV and Yangmingshan Cable TV. On condition of the renewals, the two companies should reduced self-endorsed lending by 20% within two years, according to NCC. Read more |
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DesignArt Networks claims SoC to deliver sub-US$100 femtocells Sep 24, 17:15 DesignArt Networks (DAN), a fabless semiconductor company, has unveiled its DAN2200 WiMAX femtocell SoC, which the company claims is the industry's only complete single-chip femtocell SoC. Read more |
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Motorola introduces WiMAX USB adaptor for notebooks Sep 24, 16:59 Motorola has unveiled its first WiMAX USB adaptor, the USBw 100. This thumb-drive-sized device is available in three versions to connect to WiMAX networks in each of the three bands approved for use around the world - 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz. Read more |
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Ovum reports optical component revenues grew 5% sequentially in 2Q, up 23% on year Sep 23, 12:19 Preliminary results from Ovum's quarterly optical components market tracking indicate that the optical components market posted its fourth consecutive quarter of single-digit growth with an increase of 5% sequentially. Read more |
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Fear of spending cutbacks rises as Nortel cuts revenues forecasts Sep 22, 10:54 Hopes of Taiwan network-equipment makers continuing to sustain revenues growth on rising sales of networking devices to telecom operators in the near term have been dealt a blow after Nortel Networks, on September 18, cut its revenues forecasts due to the weak economy and cutbacks in spending by telecom companies, according to market watchers in Taiwan. Read more |
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Chunghwa Telecom to cooperate with SingTel to launch communications satellite in 2010 Sep 19, 11:58 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), on September 18, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Chunghwa Telecom Singapore (CHT Singapore) and Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) will establish a joint venture, ST-2 Satellite Venture Private Limited, specifically to build a communications satellite, ST-2. The satellite is planned to launch in the fourth quarter of 2010 to replace existing satellite ST-1 which was launched in 1998 by CHT and SingTel on a joint venture basis and is scheduled to go out of commission in 2011. Read more |
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Lanner releases pair of dual-Xeon network appliance platforms Sep 18, 15:03 Lanner Electronics has announced the release of two new appliances supporting dual Intel Xeon multi-core processors and the Intel 5100 chipset. Read more |
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Huawei rises as Alcatel-Lucent declines in mobile infrastructure market Sep 18, 11:30 Ericsson leads the world's mobile infrastructure market, but it faces stiff competition from Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent as well as from some Asian vendors, especially a buoyant Huawei. Read more |
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Universal edge QAM market poised for takeoff Sep 17, 10:17 The market for Universal Edge Quadrature Amplitude Modulators (u-edgeQAMs) will start to take off in earnest in 2009, and will achieve strong growth over the following four years, reaching a market size of about 1.5 million channels in 2013. That represents a seven-fold increase over 2007 shipments. ("Channels" are used as the industry's standard unit of measurement because each QAM may provide variable numbers of them.) Read more |
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Gemtek sales unaffected by weak demand for 11n notebook WLAN modules Sep 17, 01:15 Gemtek Technology has seen little affect from the weak demand for notebook-use 802.11n WLAN modules, as its sales this year have been driven by other networking products, such as IP STB (set-top box), IAD (integrated access device), and WiMAX applications, according to Kevin Yang, managing director of the company. Read more |
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Taiwan WLAN sector – 2Q 2008 Sep 16, 18:50
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RMI announces solution to extend capabilities of digital photo frames Sep 15, 17:14 RMI, a provider of high performance processors for communication and media, has announced a complete product solution for Home Media Players (HMP), extending new features and capabilities to the digital photo frame market. RMI's turnkey HMP application solution drives advanced product capabilities such as video streaming, wireless connectivity, increased on-demand content, home connectivity and enhancing the overall consumer experience. Read more |
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D-Link August revenues lower than market expectations Sep 12, 15:39 D-Link saw its revenues slide 7.1% on year at NT$2.86 billion (US$89.1 million) in August, falling short of market expectations of NT$3.3-3.5 billion, according to company data. Read more |
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Zyxel-HwaCom team wins CHT VDSL2 contract worth NT$1.2 billion Sep 12, 14:48 Network-equipment maker Zyxel Communications and system integrator HwaCom Systems have jointly won a contract to supply 400,000 units of VDSL2 equipment to Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) worth NT$1.2 billion (US$37.4 million), according to CHT and HwaCom. Read more |
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Taiwan cable TV digitization generate business opportunities worth NT$375 billion, says CBIT Sep 11, 14:51 As Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has decided to digitize cable TV systems in Taiwan in a few phases with the last phase to be completed in 2013, the digitization will bring about various business opportunities worth an estimated NT$375 billion (US$11.8 billion) in total, according to the Cable Broadband Institute in Taiwan (CBIT) at a September 10 press conference to celebrate its sixth anniversary. Read more |
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European sales of networking devices remain in the doldrums, say market sources Sep 10, 14:05 Sales of consumer networking devices in the European market have remained in the doldrums, while the market in North America seems to have begun picking up in line with back-to-school demand, according to sources at Taiwan network-equipment makers. Read more |
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Tecom revenues up in August on WiMAX shipments Sep 10, 14:02 Telecom equipment maker Tecom saw its revenues grow 30% on year to NT$905 million (US$28.4 million) in August, buoyed by shipments of WiMAX base stations and related products to Europe, according to the company. Read more |
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Alpha Networks revenues hit record high in August Sep 10, 01:10 Alpha Networks saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$2.56 billion (US$80.5 million) in August, up 20% sequentially and also up 21% on year, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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Taiwan market: CHT may fall short of 2008 target for MOD user base Sep 9, 12:20 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) early this year set a goal of increasing the number of its MOD (multimedia on demand) subscribers from 400,000 at the end of 2007 to one million by the end of 2008, but may miss the target, according to industry sources. Read more |
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D-Link sees revenues growing 10-15% sequentially as expected in 3Q08 Sep 5, 15:47 While most industry watchers are still skeptical about the strength of this year's back-to-school demand, D-Link has stated that it remains positive over business outlook for the third quarter with revenues expected to grow 10-15% sequentially, in line with previous forecasts, according to sources at D-Link. Read more |
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Zyxel-HwaCom team negotiating with CHT for VDSL2 orders Sep 4, 14:09 A team composed of network-equipment maker Zyxel Communications and system integrator HwaCom Systems has beaten D-Link to win priority rights to negotiate with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for the supply of 480,000 units of VDSL2 equipment to the carrier, according to sources at CHT. Read more |
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Accton sees order visibility remaining high Sep 4, 12:32 Order visibility for Accton Technology remained sound in the third quarter, and the company expects strong order growth in the coming quarter, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: NCC approves Chunghwa Telecom VoIP pricing Sep 4, 11:31 Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on September 3 approved a price scheme proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for voice calls from its fixed-line telephone numbers to E.164-format VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) numbers, according to NCC. Read more |
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MTI teams up with CovergEX to explore WiMAX market in Africa Sep 3, 14:54 Taiwan-based telecom equipment maker Microelectronics Technology (MTI) has teamed up with South Africa-based CovergEX Technologies to jointly develop the WiMAX market in Africa, according to MTI. Read more |
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Accton appoints new chairman Sep 3, 13:59 The board of directors of network-equipment maker Accton Technology has appointed its CEO AJ Huang as new chairman, replacing incumbent Yi-min Doo, who has decided to step down, the company said after a recent board meeting. Read more |
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More companies to conduct IOT for WiMAX products with Huawei, say sources Sep 1, 17:18 Efforts by China-based Huawei Technologies to push the development of WiMAX industry worldwide have attracted more companies to conduct interoperability testing (IOT) with Huawei, with an aim to join the WiMAX ecosystem established by the China telecom network solutions provider, according to sources at Taiwan network-equipment makers. Read more |
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Bureau Veritas ADT completes certification testing of mobile WiMAX devices for NEC Sep 1, 16:14 Bureau Veritas ADT (Advanced Data Technology) has completed certification testing of a batch of 2.5GHz mobile WiMAX (802.16e Wave 2) devices from NEC, helping the Japan-based vendor get related certificates from the WiMAX Forum, according to Tim Hung, vice president of the WiMAX Forum's assigned certification testing lab. Read more |
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Taiwan network-equipment makers to benefit from femtocell build-up Aug 29, 16:37 Telecom operators around the globe have sped up the installation of femtocell networking equipment in order to expand their FMC (fixed mobile convergence) services – a move that is expected to generate a great deal of business opportunities for Taiwan networking device makers, Digitimes Research said in a recently held technology seminar. Read more |
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China supports nearly 1.71 million IPTV users at end of 2Q Aug 29, 10:03 There were 1.708 million subscribers of IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) service in the China market at the end of the second quarter of 2008, growing by 396,000 or 30.2% on quarter and by 132.1% on year, according to China-based consulting company Analysys International. Read more |
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China's mobile phone user base increases to 608.38 million in July Aug 28, 11:58 There were 608.38 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of July 2008, growing by 1.27% on month and by 19.63% on year, according to statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT, renamed from Ministry of Information Industry) on its Chinese-language web site on August 26. Read more |
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Cameo expects 802.11n shipments to expand 30-40% sequentially in 2H08 Aug 28, 11:52 Cameo Communications expects its shipments of 802.11n devices to grow 30-40% in the second half of this year compared to the volume shipped in the first half, company general manager Victor Lee said at an investors conference. Read more |
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Taiwan government to use up current budget allocated for WiMAX industry in 2009 Aug 27, 15:08 The Taiwan government's current budget appropriated for the development of the WiMAX industry will be completely used up in 2009, according to Chen Chao-yi, director general of the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Read more |
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Accton swings to profits in 1H08 Aug 27, 12:59 Network-equipment maker Accton Technology has reported that it posted pre-tax profits of NT$201 million (US$6.36 million) on revenues of NT$7.72 billion in the first half of 2008. The first-half pre-tax EPS (earnings per share) stood at NT$0.37. Read more |
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CHT to largely expand capital of Singapore subsidiary, possibly for satellite cooperation with SingTel Aug 27, 10:09 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on August 26 announced it will add investment of NT$3.3 billion (US$105 million) in Chunghwa Teleocm Singapore Pte., its wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore, to expand the latter's paid-in capital from NT$200 million currently to NT$3.5 million. According to industry sources, CHT's large additional investment in the subsidiary is possibly for cooperation with Singapore Telecom (SingTel) to launch a communication satellite on a joint venture basis for the second time. Read more |
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Commentary: Will Intel be the last resolve for Taiwan's WiMAX industry? Aug 27, 01:10 Intel, the Taiwan government and network-equipment makers all still seem to be positive about the business outlook for the WiMAX industry. Undoubtedly, Taiwan is Intel's closest ally regarding the development of WiMAX products. But is it wise for Taiwan to count solely on Intel for the development of 4G telecom technology at a time when more telecom operators around the globe have stated that they will throw their weight behind the development of LTE (Long Term Evolution)? Read more |
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Wistron NeWeb sees net profits down 42% sequentially in 2Q08, says paper Newswatch - Aug 25, 14:15 Wistron NeWeb saw its after-tax profits decline 42% sequentially to NT$138 million (US$4.4 million) in the second quarter of 2008 due in part to rising operating costs, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted company data as reporting. Read more |
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Production value of communications equipment to increase over 29% on year in 3Q08, says paper Newswatch - Aug 21, 14:13 Buoyed by shipments of 802.11n products, the production value of communications equipment and networking devices by Taiwan makers is expected to expand by 29.5% on year to NT$225.9 billion (S$7.19 billion) in the third quarter, the Chinese-language Commercial Times recently quoted data from the IEK (Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center) as saying. Read more |
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Zinwell to ship less than two million ATSC-compatible STBs to US in 2008, says paper Newswatch - Aug 21, 12:14 Zinwell Communications' shipments of ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee)-compatible set-top boxes (STBs) for the coupon-eligible converter box (CECB) market in the US will total less than two million units in 2008, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted company sources as saying. Read more |
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