Last update: Tuesday 14 May 2013 [188 news items]
China market: China Mobile to finish phase-2 TD-LTE trial
May 14, 16:29
China Mobile will complete second-phase trials of its TD-LTE network in mid-May, according to industry sources.
China wireless infrastructure investment to peak in 2014, says IHS
Apr 26, 01:00
Increasing expenditures on equipment intended to support the rollout of 4G LTE wireless services are expected to cause China's total spending on mobile infrastructure gear to peak...
China Mobile to operate FDD LTE in Hong Kong
Apr 20, 15:02
The Hong Kong branch of China Mobile on April 19 announced that the mobile telecom carrier will launch FDD LTE mobile communication services with a maximum data download speed of...
China market: TD-LTE development likely to slow down
Apr 18, 11:29
China Mobile's development of the locally-developed TD-LTE may be forced to slow down as China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) may wait another two to three...
MediaTek to face tough competition in China smartphone market
Mar 29, 01:20
China's domestic smartphone market is expected to flourish in 2012. Taiwan-based mobile chip maker MediaTek is expected to meet strong competition from firms such as Qualcomm, Broadcom...

China Mobile nets CNY6.27 per share for 2011
Mar 16, 15:35
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, on March 15 released its 2011 financial report, posting basic EPS of CNY6.27 (US$0.97).
TD-LTE adoption is growing fast, says China Mobile CEO
Feb 29, 10:38
While LTE (long Term Evolution) FDD (frequency division duplexing) has been commercialized for two years in the US and Europe, and has gained an upper hand over China-developed TD-LTE...

China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
Feb 10, 11:35
The China government reportedly will issue 4G licenses earlier than originally expected in December 2012 and China Mobile may be the first to obtain a license and adopt TD-LTE (Time...
China Mobile to set up TD-LTE network in Hong Kong
Feb 8, 10:09
The Hong Kong subsidiary of China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, has acquired 15-year licensed use of 30MHz-bandwidth radio frequency band 2,330-2,360MHz from...
China market: Top-3 telecom carriers promoting CNY1,000 smartphones
Jan 18, 13:37
While China Unicom has launched smartphones priced at CNY1,000 (US$158) recently, rival carriers China Telecom and China Mobile are also ready to enter the segment soon, according...
China Mobile to hold global developers conference
Nov 30, 11:32
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, will hold its 2011 Global Developers Conference in Guangzhou City, southern China, on December 14, according to the compa...
China Mobile to add 10,000-20,000 TD-LTE base stations in 2012
Nov 21, 10:22
China Mobile will set up 10,000-20,000 additional TD-LTE base stations around China in 2012, according to company vice chairman Xi Guohua.
China Mobile to strengthen cooperation with Taiwan partners
Oct 27, 01:20
China Mobile will continue to strengthen its cooperation with Taiwan-based makers for the development of TD-LTE products from chipset solutions to end market devices. MediaTek, HTC...
China market: China Mobile to expand TD-SCDMA network, says report
Oct 14, 10:21
China Mobile will invest an estimated CNY19 billion (US$2.97 billion) to expand its TD-SCDMA network, adding 53,000 base stations around China, according to China-based media D...
Sep 27, 10:46
PT/Expo Comm China 2011, an annual ICT exhibition claimed to be the largest in Asia, is taking place in Beijing from September 26-30, with major focuses on TD-LTE, Things of the Internet...
Taiwan gives green light to cross-strait submarine cable
Sep 22, 12:11
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved an application by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for laying a submarine cable between one of its outlying islands and a city...
FET launches mobile service platforms in China
Sep 13, 10:36
Taiwan-based Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has launched its four mobile value-added service platforms in the China market through partnership with China Mobile and expects...
China Unicom and China Mobile launch own-brand 3.5G smartphones competing with iPhones
Sep 5, 15:56
China Unicom and China Mobile both have launched own-brand 3.5G handsets using chipset solutions from MediaTek, with prices set below CNY1,000 (US$156), or one-quarter the price of...
Quanta, Wistron, Taiwan Mobile announce cloud computing cooperation
Aug 30, 01:20
Taiwan-based PC makers Quanta Computer and Wistron, and telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile have jointly announced cooperation over cloud computing service with the two PC makers to also...
China Mobile sees 1H11 revenues up almost 9% on year
Aug 22, 14:57
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, brought in revenues of CNY250.080 billion (US$38.2 billion) for the first half of 2011, increasing 8.82% on year, according...
Top-3 China mobile telecom carriers deploying femtocell networks
Jul 27, 01:20
China Unicom, China Telecom and China Mobile, the three largest mobile telecom carriers in China, have begun deploying femtocell networks in the China market, according to industry...
ZTE, Huawei, Lenovo monopolize China Mobile procurement of 10 million 3G handsets, says report
Jul 8, 15:44
China-based vendors ZTE, Huawei Device and Lenovo have won China Mobile's latest procurement open bid to share the total supply volume of 10 million TD-SCDMA 3G handsets priced at...
Malaysia WiMAX operator P1 to develop TD-LTE with China Mobile
Jul 1, 15:29
Packet One Networks (P1), a WiMAX mobile telecom carrier in Malaysia, has signed for technological cooperation with China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, to develop...
Global Unichip, Alchip developing ASIC solutions for TD-LTE networks
Jun 20, 11:30
Taiwan-based fabless IC design service companies Global Unichip and Alchip Technologies have both reportedly received orders for TD-LTE ASIC solutions from system players in China,...
China Mobile to accelerate TD-LTE commercialization
Jun 10, 13:55
China Mobile reportedly has decided to accelerate its investment in TD-LTE technology aiming to push the commercialization of TD-LTE networks one year ahead of its original schedule,...
China market: China Mobile chairman claims company is developing TD-LTE iPhone, reports paper
May 23, 10:44
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, and Apple have reached a consensus that will enable China Mobile to develop an iPhone model based on TD-LTE which will be...
China-version iPhones to adopt China Mobile TD-LTE technology, says paper
Newswatch - May 20, 16:03
China Mobile Communications has reached a consensus with Apple under which the next-generation of iPhones to be sold in China will adopt TD-LTE technology developed by China Mobile,...
China market: China Mobile occupies nearly 70% of 1Q11 handset-based e-mail users
May 13, 16:17
In the China market, there were 57.34 million active users of handset-based e-mail services at the end of the first quarter of 2011, with China Mobile accounting for 69.8%, according...
FET in close cooperation with China Mobile on mobile applications
May 13, 14:35
Taiwan mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has been closely cooperating with China Mobile to promote its mobile application programs in the China market to...
FET to help China Mobile set up wireless network for public services in Chengdu
Apr 8, 16:39
Taiwan carrier Far Eastone Telecommunications (FET) will help China Mobile establish a TD-SCDMA+Wi-Fi wireless network in Chengdu, western China, to provide public services for tourism,...
Fitel to test TD-LTE in Taiwan through cooperation with China Mobile
Mar 29, 11:54
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator First International Telecom (Fitel) has revealed that it will cooperate with China Mobile to set up 5-10 TD-LTE base stations in the government-planned...
Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens chosen for TD-LTE trial in two cities in China
Mar 29, 01:00
China Mobile is responsible for setting up TD-LTE, a China-developed version of LTE (Long Term Evolution), trial networks in seven main cities around China, and has selected Alcatel-Lucent...
China Mobile posts 2010 EBITDA margin of 49.33%
Mar 17, 17:05
China Mobile Limited, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, recorded a an EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization) margin of 49.34% for its operation...
China market: China Mobile expected to invest CNY1.5 billion to set up TD-LTE trial networks
Mar 14, 10:06
China Mobile will invest an estimated CNY1.5 billion (US$228 million) in 2011 to set up TD-LTE trial networks in seven cities around China, according to industry sources.
China market: China Mobile occupies over 70% of 4Q10 handset-based e-mail users, says Analysys
Mar 11, 15:56
In the China market, there were 54.22 million active users of handset-based e-mail services at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010, with China Mobile accounting for 70.75% of the...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.


















