Last update: Friday 12 April 2013 [42 news items]
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),...
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 aims at one million 50Mbps users at end of 2012
Jul 16, 11:29
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to increase the number of its subscribers of 50Mbps fixed-line FTTx Internet-access service from 683,000 currently to over one million at the end of 2012,...
Taiwan market: NCC consents to CHT 100Mbps symmetrical FTTx price
Jul 12, 11:57
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has tentatively approved a fixed monthly rate of NT$1,699 (US$57) for 100Mpbs symmetrical (the same download and upload speeds) FTTx...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 70% coverage for 100Mbps FTTx
Jun 20, 14:22
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been upgrading its fiber-optic broadband Internet infrastructure, with a goal of hiking coverage for its 100Mbps FTTx service to 70% of the population at...
Taiwan market: CHT to raise FTTx upload speeds
Jun 14, 14:12
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will upward adjust upload speeds for its FTTx (fiber to the home/building) broadband Internet-access services without raising monthly charges as soon as mid-July...
China operators to invest CNY370 billion in fiber-optic infrastructure in 2012
May 28, 14:49
China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile, the three largest telecom carriers in China, will invest a total of CNY370 billion (US$58.6 billion) in fiber-optic infrastructure in...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to hike 50Mbps user base to nearly 1 million in 2012
Mar 29, 16:24
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has focused promotions of its FTTx broadband Internet-access services on download speeds of 50Mbps in 2012 and aims to increase the number of 50Mbps FTTx subscribers...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom plans trial run of 1Gbps FTTx
Jan 6, 12:26
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to start trial operation of 1Gbps FTTx Internet-access service in five metropolitan areas around Taiwan in the first quarter of 2012, according to the...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to trial 1G Internet service in 2012
Dec 27, 10:46
Chunghaw Telecom (CHT) will undertake trial operation of 1,024Mbps (1G) fixed-line Internet-access service in some selected areas in 2012, according to company chairman Lu Shyue-ch...
Taiwan market: NCC approves price cut for fixed-line Internet
Jun 9, 16:39
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on June 8 gave the green light to reduce charge rates for ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services as well as increased download/upload...
China-based makers of fiber-optic cable foresee impact from Japan earthquake, say Taiwan makers
Mar 22, 02:15
China-based makers of fiber-optic cable used to lay FTTx networks are worried about short supply of optical fiber perform, a prefabricated material, from Japan due to the earthquake...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to offer 50Mbps FTTx service in 2Q11
Jan 12, 01:55
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to launch FTTx service at a download speed of 50Mbps in the second quarter of 2011, with monthly fixed rate limited to NT$2,000 (US$67), according to...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 2 million FTTx users
Nov 17, 01:50
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has 1.78 million FTTx subscribers currently and aims to increase the number to two million as soon as possible, according to the company.
Chunghwa Telecom posts January-September EPS of NT$3.81
Oct 12, 09:50
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on October 11 reported unaudited net profit of NT$3.586 billion (US$113 million) for September 2010, resulting in January-September net earnings per share (EPS)...
Taiwan aims at 76% FTTx penetration of households in 2015
Jul 9, 15:53
The Taiwan government on July 8 passed the Digital Convergence Development Initiative, with one of the five targets being to increase the number of households using FTTx (fiber to...
Chunghwa Telecom aims at FTTx coverage of 85% in 2014
May 3, 10:19
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expanding its fiber-optic network around Taiwan and expects the number of its FTTx subscribers to exceed that of its ADSL subscribers in 2011 and its FTTx...
China aims at over 80 million FTTx users in 2011, says MIIT
Apr 20, 10:08
The China government plans to invest more than 150 billion yuan (US$22.0 billion) in 2010-2011 to establish fiber-optic networks around the country, with aims to increase the number...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to invest NT$13.5 billion in fiber-optic infrastructure in 2010
Mar 2, 11:41
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will continue setting up its fiber-optic network by investing NT$13.5 billion (US$422 million) in 2010, according to the company.
Taiwan market: 3.5G data card users double in 2009
Feb 8, 16:26
The number of 3.5G data card users in Taiwan doubled to 660,000 at the end of 2009 compared to 330,000 a year earlier, according to data compiled by Taiwan's National Communications...
Taiwan market: CHT aims to expand FTTx user base to over 60% of fixed-line Internet access in 2010
Feb 2, 14:09
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to increase the proportion of its fixed-line Internet-access subscribers using FTTx from 42% currently to more than 60% by the end of 2010, according to...
Chunghwa Telecom capex tops NT$16.5 billion in Jan-Sep 2009
Nov 2, 10:22
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) recorded a capex of NT$16.56 billion (US$505 million) for January-September 2009, 79.8% of which went on fixed-line and Internet infrastructure and 17.8% on...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to offer 20M/2M FTTx service
Oct 27, 14:48
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will roll out a 20Mbps/2Mbps (20M/2M) FTTx service as early as the end of 2009, according to the company.
Taiwan market: NCC conditionally approves Chunghwa Telecom 20M/2M FTTx pricing
Oct 1, 14:32
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on September 30 approved rates proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for its 20Mbps (20M/2M) FTTx Internet-access service, but asked...
Top-three Taiwan carriers post strong earnings gains in August
Sep 14, 10:02
The top-three carriers in Taiwan, Taiwan Mobile, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), all posted strong profit gains in August, with their EPS' topping...
Chunghwa Telecom lands 4-year FTTB/ADSL network contract from Taipei City Government
Sep 7, 10:31
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has obtained a contract from the Taipei City Government to provide a network of 13,800 FTTB and ADSL leased-circuits specifically for a security monitoring...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom gaining users in FTTx, losing in ADSL
Sep 3, 15:49
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) saw a rise of 25.4% in subscribers to its FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) broadband Internet service but a drop of 8.6% in ADSL users in the first half...
Taiwan market: TWM lowers broadband Internet-access rates
Aug 10, 11:54
Telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has announced a reduction in charge rates for its ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services by 20-58%.
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$2.30 per share for January-June 2009
Jul 13, 10:36
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on July 10 reported a net profit of NT$4.024 billion (US$123 million) for June 2009, with a January-June net profit of NT$22.323 billion translating into net...
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$1.11 per share for first quarter
Apr 13, 10:57
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on April 10 reported a net profit of NT$2.80 billion (US$82.8 million) for March 2009, with its January-March net profit of NT$10.78 billion translating into...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom sees FTTx surpass 2M/256K ADSL in user volume
Feb 23, 10:51
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has indicated the number of its 10Mbps/2Mbps FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) broadband Internet-access subscribers has risen to 1.05 million, exceeding...
Taiwan market: CHT to boost FTTx subscribers to 1.8 million in 2009
Feb 11, 12:14
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest telecom service operator in Taiwan, aims to boost the number of its FTTx subscribers to 1.8 million in 2009, an increase of 800,000 from 2008 during...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom FTTx users exceed 1 million
Dec 22, 09:55
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has indicated that the number of its FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) subscribers exceeded one million earlier this month, and based on the monthly growth...
Taipei to set up fiber-optic network along sewer system
Dec 18, 12:38
The Taipei City government plans to establish a fiber-optic network for FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) along the city's sewer conduits, with the project to be undertaken by...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 4h 54min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 5h 8min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 5h 20min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 6h 6min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 6h 32min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 6h 44min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 6h 48min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 6h 49min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 6h 52min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 7h 34min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 8h 34min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 5h 20min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 5h 28min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 5h 49min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 5h 59min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 6h 10min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 6h 11min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 6h 12min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 6h 44min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 7h 47min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 7h 47min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 43min ago
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
21-May-2013 markets closed
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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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