Last update: Wednesday 22 May 2013 [329 news items]
Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
May 22, 14:23
Asustek Computer on May 21 signed an MoU with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for cooperation to set up a supply chain for cloud computing services in Taiwan and overseas markets, with the...
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$1.66 per share for January-April
May 13, 10:54
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on May 10 reported net profits of NT$3.67 billion (US$124 million) for April 2013, leading to net EPS of NT$1.66 for January-April.
Chunghwa Telecom, IBM cooperate to launch Smart PaaS in Taiwan
May 10, 15:54
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest fixed-line and mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, on May 9 announced cooperation with IBM Taiwan to launch Smart PaaS (platform as a service), a...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to have smartphones take up 90% of handset sales by end of 2013
May 6, 22:43
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is promoting contract-bundled sale of smartphones as part of its efforts to boost mobile access to the Internet and aims to increase the proportion of total...
Chunghwa Telecom sees large on-year growth in 1Q13 mobile Internet-access revenues
May 3, 14:44
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) had revenues of NT$4.987 billion (NT$167 million) from mobile Internet-access services in the first quarter of 2013 hiking 67.98% on year, the company said...
Chunghwa Telecom cooperates with Thuraya to launch satellite communication services
May 2, 11:21
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on April 30 formally launched international satellite communication services through cooperation with Thuraya Telecommunications, a mobile satellite service...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom expands EAP-SIM off-loading of 3G traffic
Apr 23, 13:58
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on April 22 expanded off-loading of 3G mobile Internet traffic onto its Wi-Fi hot-spot network using EAP-SIM (extensible authentication protocol-SIM) capabilities...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom offers App mobile push services
Apr 17, 15:40
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has stepped into mobile advertising by offering App mobile push services for use by businesses in Taiwan, according to the company.
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to hike 50Mbps, 100Mbps FTTx user bases
Apr 12, 10:32
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to increase the number of its 50Mbps/20Mbps FTTx subscribers from about one million currently to 1.44 million by the end of 2013 and that of 100Mbps FTTx...
Taiwan market: NCC gives CHT green light to ADSL, FTTx price cuts
Apr 11, 13:57
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on April 10 approved the reduction in pricing for ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT),...
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$1.18 per share for January-March
Apr 10, 19:04
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on April 10 reported net profits of NT$2.92 billion (US$97.7 million) for March 2013, leading to net EPS of NT$1.18 for January-March.
Taiwan market: CHT offers HTC Desire P
Apr 2, 10:26
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and HTC on April 1 jointly unveiled the HTC Desire P smartphone for the carrier's exclusive contract-bundled sale in the Taiwan market.

NCC approves xDSL, FTTx pricing cuts proposed by CHT
Mar 28, 14:44
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on March 27 approved reductions in monthly circuit-lease fee for subscribers of xDSL and FTTx services proposed by Chunghwa Telecom...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom talking about cooperation with TV vendors for MOD
Mar 25, 14:12
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest fixed-line telecom carrier in Taiwan, is talking with local LCD TV vendors including Sampo, Tatung and Amtran Technology about cooperation to build...
Chunghwa Telecom, HTC sign 2013 cooperation agreement
Mar 18, 22:28
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, and Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on March 18 signed a 2013 cooperation agreement covering...
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$0.80 per share for January-February
Mar 12, 10:52
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$3.74 billion (US$126 million) for February, leading to net EPS of NT$0.80 for January-February. CHT said it had 2.761 million...
Taiwan market: January 3G revenues up on year, says NCC
Mar 11, 15:03
There were 5.852 million 2G mobile communication subscribers with total revenues of NT$1.728 billion (US$58.2 million) in Taiwan in January 2013, decreasing on year by 17.1% and 35.6%...
Chunghwa Telecom aims to hike non-voice revenue proportion to over 50% in 2 years, says chairman
Feb 22, 11:35
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been increasingly strengthening its Internet-access and value-added services operations, with a goal of increasing the proportion of consolidated revenues...
Taiwan market: Three largest mobile telecom carriers to expand retail chains in 2013
Feb 18, 22:58
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will expand their retail chains by adding...
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$0.32 per share for January
Feb 18, 10:24
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profits of NT$2.48 billion (US$84.1 million) for January, equivalent to a net EPS of NT$0.32.
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom launches 3G HD Voice services
Feb 5, 14:54
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on February 4 announced the launch of HD (high-definition) Voice for its 3G subscribers.
Chunghwa Telecom plans to deal out 90% of 2012 net EPS as dividend
Jan 31, 11:28
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to distribute a cash dividend for 2012 equivalent to 90% of net earnings per share (EPS) for that year, company chairman Lu Shyue-ching told...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom sets aside record capex budget for 2013
Jan 30, 11:39
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has set aside a copmpany record capital expenditure (capex) budget of NT$37.15 billion (US$1.26 billion) for 2013, increasing 11.7% from 2012.
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom under pressure to make last-mile operation transparent
Jan 28, 16:12
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) is pushing Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to clearly indicate sales from its last-mile connection - on which all other local IPS providers...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom launches HTC Desire U
Jan 25, 11:21
Taiwan-based Chughwa Telecom (CHT) and HTC have jointly launched the smartphone vendor's entry-level Desire U for contract sale.
Chunghwa Telecom to invest NT$8.9 billion in 3G network in 2013
Jan 21, 22:33
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, has set aside a capital budget of NT$8.9 billion (US$306 million) specifically for expanding and...
Taiwan market: NCC gives CHT green light to operate Thuraya satellite communications service
Jan 17, 16:09
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on January approved operational rules, exemplar service contracts, and pricing proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for the operation...
Chunghwa Telecom aims at 3.5 million mobile Internet users for 2013
Jan 16, 14:50
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to increase its number of mobile Internet-access subscribers from 2.5 million currently to 3.5 million by the end of 2013, according to company president...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom begins EAP-SIM off-loading of 3G traffic onto Wi-Fi
Jan 15, 14:25
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on January 15 started using EAP-SIM (extensible authentication protocol-SIM) technology to automatically off-load 3G mobile Internet traffic onto its Wi-Fi...
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$5.16 per share for 2012
Jan 10, 19:52
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on January 10 reported net profit of NT$1.71 billion (US$58.7 million) for December, resulting in a net EPS of NT$5.16 for 2012.
Chunghwa Telecom to cooperate with Wiwynn to launch Cloud Appliance
Jan 10, 16:15
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on January 9 signed an MoU with Wiwynn, a wholly-owned subsidiary of notebook ODM Wistron providing system integration services for cloud computing applications,...
Chunghwa Telecom launches digital publishing platform
Jan 9, 15:34
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest telecom carrier in Taiwan, on January 8 launched Hami Publisher, a platform that offers an easy to use interface to facilitate publishers in compiling...
Taiwan market: CHT, TWM, FET set contract-bundled prices for 3G iPad mini, iPad 4
Jan 7, 10:27
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have announced their respective prices for...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom cooperates with Dreamland to offer Fanily on MOD
Dec 28, 10:23
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on December 27 announced cooperation with Dreamland Image, a Taiwan-based soap opera producer, to launch the latter's Fanily (fans + families) service on CHT's...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to add 100 service centers in 2013-2014
Dec 19, 10:21
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will set up 50 additional service centers around Taiwan in 2013 and another 50 in 2014, according to the company.
- 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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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- 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 and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.





















