Taiwan market: APBT already reaches 3G mobile user base target for 2010

Nov 11, 12:13

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only 3G mobile telecom carrier adopting CDMA 2000 in Taiwan, attained the goal of 2.78 million subscribers for 2010 in October, according...

Wintek to convert 3G line for AMOLED production

Nov 10, 02:00

Wintek plans to transfer its 3G production lines for AMOLED and LTPS panel production and will start preparing for mass production in 2011.

Taiwan market: NCC voices national security concerns over China-made 3G base stations

Nov 4, 12:19

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has said it will closely examine 3G base station equipment produced by China-based makers because of national security concerns.

VIA to offer non-customized CDMA EV-DO 3G chips in China, says report

Nov 4, 01:05

VIA Technologies will offer a non-customized CDMA EV-DO 3G single-chip at US$25 for use by China-based 3G handset players, with the price lower than US$33 for Qualcomm's 6085 single...

MediaTek unable to replicate success in 3G, smartphone chip market

Nov 2, 15:08

Although the white-box handset market has continued to grow, MediaTek is facing market share decline and margin erosion. Taiwan-based handset makers indicated that MediaTek's plan...

China 3G handset market to reach 33 million units in 2010, says Digitimes Research

Oct 28, 14:18

China's 3G handset market is projected to expand to 33-39 million units in 2010 versus 5-7 million units in 2009, according to Roger Huang, senior analyst at Digitimes Research. With...

China market: China Mobile sees 3G user base top 15 million

Oct 26, 14:03

Telecom carrier Chine Mobile now has 15.279 million 3G mobile communication subscribers, the largest total among the three 3G operators in China, while China United Telecommunications...

Alpha Networks rolls out 3G femtocell base stations

Oct 14, 01:25

Alpha Networks, following the lead of fellow companies Gemtek Technology and Sercomm, has come out with 3G femtocell base stations with volume shipments likely to begin in early 20...

MediaTek fails to ramp up 3G solution shipments; profits may decline in 1Q11

Sep 27, 10:50

Although MediaTek expects to see its revenues grow 10% sequentially to NT$11 billion (US$350.26 million) in September and its order visibility for fourth- quarter 2010 is also sound,...

Taiwan market: CHT, FET to add Wi-Fi access points to reduce 3G/3.5G traffic

Sep 23, 11:26

Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will add Wi-Fi access points to lighten the traffic through their 3G/3.5G broadband mobile Internet-access...

China market: 3G subscribers to top 45 million by year-end 2010, says Digitimes Research

Newswatch - Sep 16, 13:45

The number of 3G service subscribers in the China market is expected to top 44.8 million by the end of 2010, an increase of 339% from the 10.2 million recorded at the end of 2009,...

BYD posts near 100% increase in 1H10 revenues

Aug 24, 14:37

China-based handset battery maker and ODM BYD posted 7.468 billion yuan (US$1.098 billion) in revenues for the first half of 2010, up 96.47% on year, according to the China-based...

Taiwan market: Vibo to upgrade 3G to 3.75G

Aug 2, 12:01

Vibo Telecom will upgrade its data communication service in Taiwan from 3G to 3.75G, with the highest download speed to increase from 7.2Mbps to 21Mbps, according to the company.

TPK to start running 3G projected capacitive touch panels in 4Q10

Jul 21, 15:51

TPK Touch Solutions, a supplier of touch panels used in the Apple iPad and iPhone 4, is installing equipment at its 3G production line for glass-based projected capacitive touch panels...

Baseband chip sales growth driven by 2.5G solutions in 1Q10, says iSuppli

Jul 8, 12:39

Momentarily defying the conventional wisdom that 3G technology is driving growth in the cell phone business, it turns out that suppliers focusing on 2.5G were the best performers...

EU investigation of China-made 3G data cards may benefit Taiwan makers

Jul 6, 11:59

The undertaking by the European Union (EU) of an anti-dumping investigation of 3G data cards produced by China-based makers, especially from Huawei Technologies and ZTE, may push...

China market: 3G connections to grow at CAGR of 160% from 2010-14, says Ovum

Jun 4, 15:56

According to a new report from consulting firm Ovum, to continue the strong mobile revenue growth seen in China, operators are driving 2G to 3G migrations in saturating urban markets...

Taiwan market: Skype launches 3G VoIP for iPhones

Jun 3, 14:22

PChome Online, the Taiwan operating agent of Skype, on June 2 announced that iPhone users in the Taiwan market are now able to use Skype VoIP services, consisting of Skype to Skype...

PNDs to stay connected via Bluetooth handsets

Jun 2, 14:16

Connected PND makers are planning to replace built-in SIM card communication modules with Bluetooth to enable them to connect via handsets that support GPRS and 3G, according to industry...

Chip industry posts record month, says SIA

Jun 2, 11:50

Worldwide semiconductor sales reached US$23.6 billion in April 2010, an increase of 2.2% from March when sales were US$23.1 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...

MediaTek declines to comment on reported 3G-chip orders

Stockwatch - Jun 1, 17:17

MediaTek has cited customer confidentiality and declined to comment on a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report that claims Motorola and LG Electronics (LGE) have...

AboCom to start production of own-brand 3G handsets in China, says paper

Newswatch - May 28, 10:31

AboCom Systems, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication equipment, is setting up a handset factory in northern China with an initial investment of US$10 million, and will...

MediaTek to volume produce low-cost 3G chipsets for Android smartphones in 4Q10, says paper

Newswatch - May 25, 14:17

MediaTek has delivered samples of its Android-based 3G chipset solutions for design-in to its clients with plans to begin volume production of the chipsets in the fourth quarter of...

MediaTek shipments for TD-SCDMA handsets to soar, says paper

Stockwatch - May 20, 16:34

MediaTek is expected to see its shipments of 3G TD-SCDMA chipsets top two million units a month around the end of the third quarter, compared to about one million shipped monthly...

China market: China Mobile sees strong 3G user growth in March

Apr 22, 12:18

China Mobile Communications, one of the three 3G mobile telecom carriers in China, saw the number of its 3G subscribers increase by 3.41 million in March 2010, the highest-ever monthly...

Shipments of 3G/4G mobile broadband devices by Taiwan makers to pick up in 2010, say sources

Apr 1, 16:18

Shipments of 3G/4G mobile broadband devices by Taiwan-based networking/telecom equipment makers are expected to start gaining momentum in 2010, according to industry sources.

China market: 3G user base in steady growth

Mar 29, 14:44

The user base of 3G mobile communication service in China has been steadily growing, with the number of subscribers increasing by 1.52 million in February 2010 to 16.06 million, according...

Taiwan market: FET sets 2010 capex at NT$8.9 billion mainly for 3G, WiMAX infrastructure

Mar 25, 15:58

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has set aside a capex budget of NT$8.9 billion (US$278 million) for 2010 mainly for continued construction of 3G and WiMAX infrastructure, company...

HTC expects to extend its advantages in 3G to 4G; to unveil HTC Smart in Taipei soon

Newswatch - Mar 23, 10:46

HTC, while having made much investment in 4G technology, expects to capitalize on its existing advantages in the global 3G mobile telecom market to become a leader as well when the...

Global sales of built-in 3G modules to exceed plug-type data cards in three years, say sources

Newswatch - Mar 19, 10:31

Global sales of built-in 3G modules are expected to grow by an annual rate of over 30% in the next three years with their sales volume to surpass those of plug-type 3G data cards...

Cellular installed base grows in 2009 despite recession, says IMS Research

Mar 11, 16:04

Despite the financial pressures caused by the recession, the global cellular installed base, comprised of all active devices on cellular networks, grew 14.1% on year in 2009, according...

China market: 3G handsets sale to top 35-43 million units in 2010

Mar 11, 12:15

Sales of 3G handsets in the China market are expected to top 35-43 million units in 2010, accounting for 12-15% of total handset sales compared to a ratio of 6-8% in 2009, according...

China market: China Telecom to purchase five million 3G CDMA handsets, paper says

Newswatch - Mar 1, 11:22

China Telecom will purchase up to five million 3G CDMA-enabled handsets through an open bid that will close on March 8, 2010, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News...

3G handset chip shipments to see strong growth in March

Newswatch - Feb 25, 10:47

Global 3G handset chip shipments are expected to increase significantly in March as China-based Huawei Technologies and ZTE have released substantial orders for 3G chips, and some...