Last update: Tuesday 14 May 2013 [188 news items]
China market: China Mobile to offer TD-LTE trial in 7 cities in 2H11, says report
Mar 9, 01:55
China Mobile will offer TD-LTE network interface cards for trial use in seven cities in the second half of 2011, with download speeds more than 10 times available via 3G networks,...
China's wireless carriers double capital spending on 4G in 2011, says IHS iSuppli
Mar 4, 11:13
China's investment in the next-generation 4G wireless technology known as Long Term Evolution (LTE) is set to double in 2011 as the country's major telecom carriers move to upgrade...
China Mobile to procure over 10 million TD-SCDMA handsets
Mar 2, 10:10
China Mobile will procure more than 10 million TD-SCDMA handsets, of which a large portion will be smartphones, with a minimum procurement volume of 500,000 handsets for a single...
Asustek announces 4 TD-SCDMA smartphones
Feb 24, 14:26
Asustek Computer on February 24 announced four new TD-SCDMA smartphones, and the Taiwan-based company noted that it will participate in telecom carrier China Mobile's open bid for...
FET aims to be largest provider of Android Chinese-language applications
Feb 24, 11:54
Taiwan-based Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) aims at becoming the largest provider of Android-based Chinese-language online applications and value-added services through tapping...
Feb 17, 12:04
China Mobile, in order to ease data traffic, will expand its network of Wi-Fi hot spots to one million around China in three years and calls for makers to offer terminal devices with...
TD-LTE commercial use to take off in 2011, says China Mobile chairman
Feb 16, 12:27
The commercial application of TD-LTE developed by China Mobile will take off in 2011, according to company chairman Wang Jianzhou at the LTE TDD/FDD International Summit held on February...
FET poised to launch eBook Town on China Mobile online store
Feb 15, 11:36
Taiwan-based carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) is waiting for approval from the China government for launching eBook Town, its online store of e-books opened in July 2010,...
FET arranging Taiwan-based publishers for launch on China Mobile online store
Feb 14, 10:34
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), a mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, is introducing its Taiwan-based publishing partners for eBook Town, its online e-book store, to China Mobile,...
China sees 3G user base grow by over 36 million in 2010, says media
Feb 11, 11:49
The number of 3G subscribers in China increased 36.834 million to 47.052 million at the end of 2010, China-based IT Times cited the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...
Qualcomm, China Mobile and top-five Taiwan carriers to exchange views on 4G development in seminar
Jan 20, 15:06
High-profile representatives from Qualcomm, China Mobile and the top-five Taiwan-based telecom service providers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM), Far EasTone Telecommunications...
China to kick off large-scale TD-LTE trial run in six cities
Jan 3, 12:16
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has approved a comprehensive plan to undertake large-scale trials of TD-LTE (Time Division-Long Term Evolution) in six...
FET launches Android-based applications on China Mobile online store
Dec 29, 01:20
Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has launched 25 Chinese-language Android applications om Mobile Market, the online store operated by China...
China government sets hard to reach 3G user base target, says report
Dec 24, 13:45
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) aims at 150 million subscribers of 3G communication services in the China market in 2011, a difficult goal viewing that...
Chunghwa Telecom, China Mobile to cooperate in C-RAN R&D and testing
Dec 15, 11:56
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) have announced that its Telecommunication Laboratories and China Mobile's Research Institute signed an MOU for two-year cooperation in R&D...
China Mobile considering launch of TD-LTE services ahead of schedule
Dec 14, 01:10
Viewing that demand for mobile data communications in the China market is growing so fast that expansion of existing mobile Internet-access capacities at any speed is unable to keep...
China market: China Mobile occupies over 72% of 3Q10 handset-based e-mail users
Dec 3, 10:56
In the China market, there were 49.63 million active users of handset-based e-mail services at the end of the third quarter of 2010, with China Mobile accounting for 72.50% of the...
China market: 3G users top 38 million at end of October, says MIIT
Nov 25, 01:05
There were a total of 38.64 million subscribers of 3G mobile communication services in the China market as of the end of October 2010, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Nov 15, 11:14
China Mobile has offered an open tender to procure six million TD-SCDMA handsets equipped with CMMB mobile TV functionality and has selected seven China-based vendors, with no international...
FET launches S Mart on China Mobile online platform
Nov 5, 10:21
Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on November 3 launched S Mart, its online Chinese-language Android applications store, on Mobile Market, China...
China market: China Mobile to set up TD-LTE trial networks in six cities, says media
Nov 2, 01:05
China Mobile will invest 1.5 billion yuan (US$225 million) to establish trial networks of its self-developed version of LTE, TD-LTE (time division-Long Term Evolution), covering a...
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...
China Mobile touts Taiwan-based device makers to boost TD-LTE
Oct 21, 14:01
China Mobile will seek supporting terminal devices from Taiwan-based makers to facilitate its promotion of TD-LTE, according to company chairman Wang Jianzhou at a 4G summit forum...
China Mobile invites Taiwan businesses to attend TDD 4G Forum in Shanghai
Oct 14, 14:07
Chairman Wang Jianzhou for China Mobile has invited top-level executives of Taiwan-based enterprises in Taiwan's WiMAX industry to attend the TDD (time division duplexing) 4G Forum...
China Mobile to procure 6 million TD-SCMA handsets, says Chinese media
Oct 8, 15:24
Telecom carrier China Mobile has notified handset suppliers that it will begin a new round of handset procurement, which will include six million TD-SCMA handsets, according to Chinese...
Delta Electronics lands orders for e-book readers from China Mobile, says paper
Newswatch - Oct 1, 12:06
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has obtained orders for 8.2-inch color e-book readers equipped with 3G or Wi-Fi from China Mobile Telecommunications, the largest mobile telecom carrier...
China Mobile to talk to Taiwan companies for 4G development
Sep 23, 11:09
Chairman Wang Jian-zhou for China Mobile Communications, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, has invited Taiwan-based enterprises in the WiMAX supply chain to attend conferences...
China Mobile to set up device sourcing company
Sep 17, 01:40
China Mobile plans to set up a new company to handle outsourcing of TD-SCDMA end market devices, mainly handsets, in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to industry sources.
China market: Sony Ericsson unveils first TD-SCDMA smartphone
Sep 2, 10:26
Sony Ericsson has unveiled its first TD-SCDMA smartphone, the A8i, in China. The handset vendor will start marketing the device in October in cooperation with carrier China Mobile...
Huawei tops equipment suppliers for China Mobile phase 4 TD-SCDMA networks, says report
Jul 28, 17:03
China Mobile Communications has held an open bid to procure 102,000 base stations to set up its TD-SCDMA networks in the fourth phase, and China-based Huawei Technologies has won...
China Mobile to expand 4G network trial operations
Jul 16, 10:40
China Mobile Communications will expand the trial operation of its 4G networks in the fourth quarter of 2010 and a successful run of the trials may push China Mobile to start rolling...
China Mobile rated as 2010 most valuable Chinese brand, says Hurun
Jul 8, 12:48
China Mobile, a brand owned by China Mobile Communications which is the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, is the most valuable Chinese brand with a brand value of 267 billion...
China Mobile may adopt CMMB for mobile TV in Hong Kong
Jul 7, 12:28
China Mobile Communications' subsidiary China Mobile Hong Kong has won the only mobile TV operating license in Hong Kong through a HK$175 million (US$22.5 million) bid, and is likely...
China Mobile emphasizes TD-LTE technology in latest equipment procurement, say Taiwan makers
Jun 24, 15:07
China Mobile Communications, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, has invited open bids for supply of equipment for fourth-phase expansion of its TD-SCDMA network, according...
Taiwan-based III to cooperate with China Mobile to develop OPhone
Jun 10, 15:18
The Taiwan government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III) has signed with China Mobile Communications, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, for cooperation...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- 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
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- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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