Taiwan 1Q13 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 910Gbps, says TWNIC

Apr 24, 10:25

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 17 countries/areas (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 910.364Gbps as of the end of first-quarter 2013, increasing...

Southeast Asia potential market for Taiwan-based Internet service providers, says Google Taiwan head

Apr 18, 13:38

As the population is large and Internet services as well as use of smartphones and other mobile terminal devices are growing rapidly in Southeast Asia, while there are relatively...

Taiwan market: Samsung to offer sub-NT$20,000 40-inch LCD TV

Apr 10, 21:53

To push its sales in Taiwan, Samsung Electronics plans to offer a 40-inch LCD TV, featuring LED backlights and Internet connectivity, at a price below NT$20,000 (US$667), down from...

Inventec sees clients asking to place server orders directly

Mar 28, 12:27

As placing orders directly to ODMs is gradually becoming a trend among large Internet players, Inventec has revealed that a few clients have been asking about directly placing orders,...

US consumers gain interest in TVs featuring 3D display and Internet connectivity, says IHS

Mar 7, 13:39

For years, US consumers have had three simple criteria when buying a TV: price, size and picture quality, according to research firm IHS. While those factors remain, American television...

Apple and Samsung devices displace Nokia worldwide for first time in terms of Internet usage, says StatCounter

Feb 8, 11:33

Apple dislodged Nokia in January 2013 for the first time as the most popular mobile vendor in terms of global Internet usage, according to website analytics company StatCounter. Samsung...

Taiwan international Internet bandwidth rises to nearly 785Gbps in 4Q12, says TWNIC

Jan 14, 15:13

Taiwan's direct Internet connections with 17 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 784.885Gbps as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing...

FET to set up Internet data center in northern Taiwan

Dec 24, 16:06

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will establish an Internet data center in the Taipei Far Eastern Telecom Park (Tpark)...

China market: 3Q12 mobile Internet user base grows to 489 million, says Analysys

Dec 20, 13:28

There were 489 million mobile Internet service subscribers in the China market in the third quarter of 2012, increasing 4.3% on quarter and 22.3% on year, according to China-based...

Taiwan 3Q12 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 781Gbps

Oct 24, 10:52

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 781.441Gbps as of the end of third-quarter 2012, increasing 20.37%...

Acer, Asustek Windows 8 tablet prices may be to high to attract consumers

Sep 20, 01:10

Acer and Asustek Computer's Windows 8 tablets are reportedly to be priced at above US$800, about the same price as the New iPad with the highest specifications, and market watchers...

Taiwan government yet to decide on inclusion of WiMAX bands in new mobile Internet licenses

Sep 17, 15:10

As the Taiwan government is expected to approve release of two total bandwidth allocations of 135MHz (one for upload, one for download) for operating mobile access to the Internet...

Chunghwa Telecom lowers 2012 target user bases for fixed-line broadband access to Internet, MOD

Aug 31, 14:17

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has downward adjusted the 2012 target number of subscribers for its fixed-line Internet-access services from five million to 4.75 million, and that for its...

Taiwan market: NCC to release new licenses for mobile Internet at end of 2013

Aug 27, 15:57

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to offer two total bandwidth allocations of 135MHz (one for upload, one for download) to operate mobile Internet-access in...

Quanta chairman reportedly may invest in VMware

Jul 31, 01:25

Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam has recently sold shares totaling a 1.67% stake in Quanta through global depositary receipts (GDR) for a price of US$150 million, accounting for...

Foxconn to set up satellite Internet operations center, R&D/production base in China

Jul 25, 13:55

The Foxconn Group will cooperate with Hughes Network Systems (HughesNet), a US-based provider of high-speed satellite Internet services, and China-based GCL Group to establish an...

China market: Internet users increase to 537.6 million in June, says CNNIC

Jul 20, 15:41

The number of fixed-line and mobile Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 537.6 million as of the end of June 2012, according to the China Internet Network Information...

Taiwan 2Q12 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 649Gbps

Jul 18, 11:22

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 649.193Gbps at the end of second-quarter 2012, increasing 5.08%...

Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile launches low-price 1GB mobile Internet

Jul 2, 16:02

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has launched a mobile Internet-access services with a monthly data cap of 1GB for entry-level users at a monthly fixed charge rate of NT$50 (US$1.67), the lowest...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom expects mobile Internet-access users to grow to 2.35 million at end of 2012

May 2, 16:28

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) expects the number of its mobile Internet-access subscribers to increase from 1.801 million at the end of March 2012 to 2.35 million at the end of the year,...

China Internet user base tops 513 million at end of 2011, says CNNIC

Feb 2, 13:48

The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 513.1 million as of the end of 2011, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by the China Internet Network...

Taiwan 4Q11 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 579Gbps

Jan 30, 11:21

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 579.309Gbps as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2011, increasing...

Taiwan market: Taipei city government to expand Wi-Fi network of free access to Internet

Jan 4, 01:00

The Taipei City Government will enlarge the coverage of Taipei Free, its free 512Kbps wireless Internet-access service via Wi-Fi hot spots at selected public places, through expanding...

Taiwan government may establish second Internet exchange center

Dec 19, 15:00

The Taiwan government, in response to call from ISPs, is considering establishing a second Internet exchange center (IX) to better the environment for ISP market competition, according...

Taiwan 3Q11 international Internet bandwidth reaches over 554Gbps

Nov 16, 10:00

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macau) reached a total bandwidth of 554.751Gbps as of the end of third-quarter 2011, increasing 5.34%...

LTE and 3G driving 30% growth in APAC mobile Internet infrastructure market, says Synergy Research

Nov 11, 11:25

One of the fastest growing technology markets is networking equipment to support mobile Internet access. The second quarter of 2011 saw mobile Internet infrastructure revenues pass...

Google pushing Chrome OS for PCs; vendors give it the cold shoulder

Nov 10, 13:59

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, at speech in Taiwan on November 9, promoted Chrome OS in high-profile for the PC market, but PC players are rather pessimistic about the idea...

New Windows verification process creates controversy between ODM and brand vendors

Oct 25, 01:00

Microsoft's new verification system for Windows 8 - OA 3.0 - which will add complications toward the upstream ODM's production lines and relatively generate significant extra cost,...

China plans big investment in Internet of Things

Oct 24, 11:08

The Chines government has planned total investment of CNY3,860 billion (US$603 billion) to develop the country's Internet of Things industry until 2020, China-based 21st Century...

Ultrabooks expected to impact tablet PCs

Sep 29, 01:10

With notebook players such as Acer, Asustek Computer as well as Lenovo, Toshiba, Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard (HP) all set launch ultrabooks in the near future, sources...

Facebook has Quanta Computer, Wistron set up Internet data centers in US

Sep 14, 16:49

Facebook has skipped original partner Dell to commission Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer to set up a customized data center in Oregon and another one in North Carolina through cooperation...

China Internet user base at 485 million at end of June 2011, says CNNIC

Aug 12, 10:45

The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 485 million as of the end of June 2011, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by China Internet Network...

Taiwan 2Q11 international Internet bandwidth rises

Aug 11, 11:37

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macau) reached a total bandwidth of 526.644Gbps as of the end of second-quarter 2011, increasing 0.14%...

Taiwan market: TWM to complete HSPA+ network by year-end

Jul 14, 10:45

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will complete the upgrade of its base stations around Taiwan to HSPA+ (so-called 3.75G) to offer mobile Internet-access services at a maximum download speed of...