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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
20:23 (GMT+8)
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Taiwan market: Microsoft ties up with Senao to promote Windows 7 and Windows Mobile OS Nov 20, 17:06 Microsoft will team up with Taiwan-based Senao International, an IT and telecom retain chain, to promote its newly released Windows 7 and Windows Mobile operating systems, according to the companies. Read more |
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China Mobile and SingTel pick up suppliers for LTE trial networks Newswatch - Nov 20, 15:31 Two leading carriers in Asia, China Mobile and Singapore Telecommunication (SingTel), have kicked off roll-outs of their LTE trial networks, attracting the participation of a number of telecom equipment suppliers, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Over 60% of Internet-connected mobile devices sold will be through carrier channels by 2013, says In-Stat Nov 19, 12:22 By 2013, over 60% of all the Internet-connected mobile devices sold will be through carrier channels, according to In-Stat. Read more |
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Taiwan-based mobile telecom carriers to attend Mobile Asia Congress Newswatch - Nov 18, 12:27 Taiwan's main mobile telecom carriers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Vibo Telecom will send delegates to attend the 2009 GSM Association (GSMA) Mobile Asia Congress taking place in Hong Kong from November 18-19, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan Mobile expects handset procurement to increase 10-15% in 2010, says paper Nov 17, 15:41 Taiwan Mobile expects its purchase of handsets in 2010 to increase 10-15% from the 1.2 million units it purchased in 2009, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted Cliff Lai, COO of consumer business group at Taiwan Mobile as indicating. Read more |
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HTC to delay Qualcomm Brew MP handsets to early 2010, say sources Nov 17, 13:32 HTC (High Tech Computer) will delay the launch of its Qualcomm Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP)-based high-end feature handsets to early 2010 instead of the fourth quarter of 2009 as originally planned, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: CHT cuts 3G mobile Internet-access fee Nov 17, 10:56 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a 20% reduction in fixed monthly rate for its 3G-based unlimited mobile Internet-access service from NT$850 (US$26.3) to NT$680. Read more |
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Taiwan market: TWM offers new hourly charge scheme for 3.5G mobile access to Internet Nov 16, 16:08 Taiwan Mobile (TWM), a major mobile carrier in Taiwan, has offered a new rate scheme for its 3.5G Internet-access service. A monthly fee of NT$350 (US$10.8) will be charged for the first 10 hours, and an additional NT$60 per hour afterwards, the company said. But the monthly total payment will not exceed NT$1,300. Read more |
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Handset design house Indigo Mobile expected to close by year-end Nov 12, 12:13 Taiwan-based handset design house Indigo Mobile Technologies, which has investments from MediaTek and Foxconn Electronics, is likely to close its doors by the end of the year due to weak performance, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Worldwide smartphone market continues to grow despite economic malaise, says IDC Nov 9, 15:04 The worldwide smartphone market continued to weather the economic recession and reached a new record for shipments during a single quarter. According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 43.3 million units during the third quarter of 2009, up 4.2% from the 41.5 million units shipped in third-quarter 2008, and up 3.2% from shipments of 41.9 million units in second-quarter 2009. Read more |
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Taiwan market: CHT, FET and Taiwan Mobile competing for e-book services Nov 6, 15:11 The top-three Taiwan-based telecom carriers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Taiwan Mobile are all eager to offer e-book services in order to help boost their ARPU (average revenue per user), according to industry sources. Read more |
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Handset market turns corner in 3Q09; more gains expected in 4Q09, says IDC Nov 3, 10:22 The worldwide handset market saw mild sequential growth in third-quarter 2009, according to IDC. On-year growth remained negative, but improved from the first half of 2009. Handset shipments totaled 287.1 million units worldwide in the third quarter, down 6% from a year earlier, but up 5.6% from the second quarter. Read more |
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Taiwan Mobile aiming for net NT$4.67 per share in 2009 Oct 30, 15:32 Taiwan telco Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has released its third-quarter financial report saying it aims to see a net (EPS) of NT$4.67 for the whole year of 2009. Read more |
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Ericsson to launch HSDPA+ mobile broadband modules in 2010 Oct 30, 14:26 Ericsson will launch HSDPA+ mobile broadband modules with download speeds of up to 21Mbps in 2010, with plans to also roll out LTE modules in 2011-2012, according to Mats Norin, vice president and head of mobile broadband module unit at Ericsson. Read more |
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Ultra mobile device shipments to hit 385 million in 2014, says ABI Research Oct 27, 16:56 ABI Research expects the ultra mobile device (UMD) market – ultra mobile PCs (UMPCs), netbooks, MIDs and mobile consumer electronics devices – to reach 385 million units shipped in 2014. The diversity of form factors and device types will likely continue as vendors look to meet the unique preferences of particular markets. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Vmax, FET and Vee Telecom to start WiMAX services by year-end 2009 Oct 27, 16:11 Taiwan-based WiMAX operators Vmax Telecom, Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Vee Telecom Multimedia will begin commercial operations of their WiMAX services by the end of 2009, while Global Mobile plans to start operations in the beginning of 2010, according to the companies. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Ericsson to showcase mobile broadband devices at Broadband Taiwan 2009 Oct 23, 13:51 Ericsson will showcase a variety of terminal end mobile broadband devices co-developed with international IT players as well as Taiwan makers at the upcoming Broadband Taiwan 2009 trade fair. Read more |
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MediaTek to launch mobile TV chips in 2010, say sources Oct 22, 14:32 MediaTek will roll out mobile TV solutions supporting the DVB-H and DVB-T standards in 2010, according to market sources. The designer is also considering the possibility of developing chip solutions compliant with China's CMMB mobile TV standard. Read more |
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Samsung, LGE expected to spearhead production of ATSC Mobile DTV-enabled devices Newswatch - Oct 20, 14:05 The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has approved the ATSC Mobile DTV standard, and Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE) are likely to spearhead production of related products, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan government to release two mobile TV licenses in 2010, says paper Newswatch - Oct 19, 11:31 Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has completed a draft proposal for the release of two national mobile TV operating licenses in Taiwan in 2010, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Google to launch Chinese-language mobile voice search service Oct 16, 15:51 Google will launch a Chinese-language version of mobile voice research service for handset users a few weeks later, with China, Taiwan and Hong Kong to be target markets, according to the company's engineering vice president Vic Gundotra at an October 15 press conference in Beijing, China. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch HTC-branded Android phones Newswatch - Oct 9, 15:11 Taiwan-based 3G carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) plans to launch a mid-range Android-powered smartphone in the Taiwan market in mid-October with a suggested retail price of below NT$15,000 (US$468), according to market sources. Read more |
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Mobile subscriptions to reach 4.6 billion by the end of 2009, says ITU Oct 8, 16:53 Mobile growth is continuing unabated, with global mobile subscriptions expected to reach 4.6 billion by the end of 2009, and mobile broadband subscriptions to top 600 million, having overtaken fixed broadband subscribers in 2008, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Read more |
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Mobile data and emerging markets are key to continued growth in the telecoms market, says Analysys Mason Oct 7, 17:05 The worldwide telecoms market will grow at a 6% CAGR to reach US$2.4 trillion in revenues in 2013, according to Analysys Mason. This growth will be driven by mobile data services. Communication service providers (CSPs) are launching 3G networks in many emerging markets, such as China and India, and LTE technology will become available in most mature markets during the next few years. Analysys Mason has predicted that mobile data traffic will grow at a 131% CAGR through 2013. Read more |
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HTC unveils windows Mobile 6.5-based HTC HD2 Oct 7, 15:13 HTC has officially unveiled the Windows Mobile 6.5-based HTC HD2, which will be available soon from selected operators across Europe, before rolling out to other regions. The company announced in August that its HTC Touch2 would support Windows Mobile 6.5 when the platform launched (on October 6). Read more |
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Taiwan market: Global Mobile expects to start WiMAX operation in early 2010 Oct 6, 11:38 Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Global Mobile on October 5 held a ceremony for the completion of its initial WiMAX infrastructure rollout in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, and the company expects to pass examination by the National Communications Commission by the end of 2009 and then begin commercial operations in early 2010, according to chairperson Rosemary Ho. Read more |
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HTC to launch two Windows Mobile 6.5-based smartphones in October Oct 1, 10:59 HTC (High Tech Computer) will launch two Windows Mobile 6.5-based smartphones, the HTC HD2 (Leo) and HTC Whitestone, in October marking the introduction of the new mobile platform on October 6, according to market sources. Read more |
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OLED displays revenues set new record of US$192 million in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch Sep 30, 16:07 Global OLED revenues have set a new record of US$192 million for the second quarter of 2009, up 32% sequentially and 22% on year, according to DisplaySearch. The research firm forecasts the total OLED display market will grow to US$6.2 billion by 2016 from US$0.6 billion in 2008, with a CAGR of 33%. Handset main displays will be the leading application with revenues of about US$3 billion in 2016; OLED TV will be the second largest application, with revenues of about US$2 billion in 2016. Read more |
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China market: Mobile phone user base increases to over 710 million in August 2009 Sep 30, 14:31 There were 710.5 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of August 2009, growing by 1.12% on month and by 15.34% on year, according to statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Read more |
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IC distributor Coasia expects September sales up 30% on Samsung products Sep 30, 11:54 Coasia Microelectronics has estimated revenues for September to rise over 30% on month thanks to increased demand for Samsung Electronics' products, while it is uncertain about fourth-quarter outlook, according to market sources. The company's revenues for the third quarter are expected to increase 40% sequentially. Read more |
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Elpida develops 2Gb DDR2 mobile RAM Sep 28, 16:29 Elpida Memory has announced it has developed its first 2Gb DDR2 mobile RAM for mobile applications such as smartphones, netbooks and mobile Internet devices (MIDs). Sample shipments are expected to begin in October with the start-up of mass production scheduled for the first half of 2010. Read more |
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IDF San Francisco: Intel unveils new mobile chips and technologies Sep 24, 16:02 David Perlmutter, executive vice president and general manager, Architecture Group of Intel has debuted three new Intel Core i7 processors for notebooks based on Intel's Nehalem microarchitecture at IDF San Francisco 2009. Read more |
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Samsung Mobile Display reaches monthly shipments of 2 million AMOLED panels Sep 23, 16:05 Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) reached a monthly shipment volume of two million AMOLED panels in July 2009, according to the company. Read more |
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Over 30 Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones to be launched before year-end, says Microsoft executive Sep 23, 13:55 More than 30 smartphones running on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 from a total of over 15 handset vendors are to be launched before the end of 2009, according to Benjamin Tan, senior director, GCR Mobile Team Unit at Microsoft China. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to take up MSO kbro from Carlyle Sep 17, 14:19 Taiwan Mobile (TWM) on September 16 announced that it will spend about NT$56.84 billion (US$1.73 billion) to take up 12 local cable TV networks, as well as other channel operating rights, from kbro, an MSO (multi-system operator) of which the Carlyle Group is the largest shareholder. Read more |
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Huawei sells 60 million mobile broadband cards and modules Sep 16, 14:19 China-based Huawei Technologies has sold a total of 60 million units of mobile broadband data cards and built-in modules to 315 telecom carriers, including Vodafone, Telefonica, T-Mobile, Orange, Hutchison and Emobile, across 133 countries, according to the company. Read more |
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Telecom providers in Asia gear up for LTE services Sep 9, 15:23 A number of telecom service providers in Asia are gearing up to establish LTE networks, with plans to launch LTE-enabled services in 2010-2012, according to market sources. Read more |
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HTC unveils Windows Mobile 6.5-based HTC Touch2 smartphone Sep 3, 12:30 HTC (High Tech Computer) has unveiled its new HTC Touch2 smartphone, utilizing Windows Mobile 6.5 and new services like Microsoft My Phone and Windows Marketplace for Mobile, according to a company press release. Read more |
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China market: Over 702 million mobile phone users in July 2009, says MIIT Sep 3, 10:46 There were 702.65 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of July 2009, growing by 1.07% on month and by 15.50% on year, according to statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Read more |
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Big drop in GSM spending drives mobile infrastructure market to steep on-year decline, says Dell'Oro Group Sep 2, 17:09 Worldwide mobile infrastructure market revenues contracted 12% on year in the second quarter of 2009 mainly due to declines in the 2G market, particularly with GSM, despite very strong growth in the 3G markets, according to Dell'Oro Group. Read more |
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WiMAX licensee Global Mobile to start selecting CPE suppliers in September Sep 1, 14:17 Taiwan-based WiMAX licensee Global Mobile completed interoperability testing (IOT) with CPE (customer premise equipment) suppliers in August and will start selecting suppliers in accordance with the IOT result in September, according the company. Read more |
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Taiwan still prohibits China Mobile equity investment in FET Aug 28, 17:04 The Taiwan government currently still prohibits China-based companies to invest in the island's telecom carriers, and will not approve China Mobile's plan to acquire a 12% stake in Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), according to Taiwan's vice economic minister, Hwang Jung-chiou. Read more |
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MediaTek and China Mobile to strengthen cooperation on TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE technologies Aug 27, 15:38 Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek and China-based carrier China Mobile will strengthen their strategic alliance in the deployment of TD-SCDMA technology and will also cooperate on TD-LTE technology, according to MediaTek. MediaTek chairman Tsai Ming-Kai and China Mobile chairman Wang Jianzhou met on August 26. Read more |
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China Mobile to spend more than 120 billion yuan for TD-SCDMA CPE products, says chairman Aug 25, 14:00 China Mobile will invest 120 billion yuan (US$17.57 billion) to build up its TD-SCDMA networks in the next three years, and the company will spend even more on purchasing TD-SCDMA CPE products, company chairman Wang Jianzhou said in Taipei recently. Read more |
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Himax hopes to cooperate with China Mobile for pico projectors Newswatch - Aug 25, 11:18 Taiwan LCD driver IC design house Himax Technologies is looking forward to having its liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) pico projector solutions adopted by China Mobile Communications for its customized handsets, according to company president and CEO Jordan Wu. However, Wu did not reveal detailed plans about any cooperation between the two companies.
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Southeast Asia handset sector to surpass 453 million subscribers, US$32 billion in 2009, says Frost & Sullivan Aug 24, 17:10 Southeast Asia (SEA) mobile users are expected to hit 453.3 million subscribers by the end of this year, growing 18.4% over 2008. Billings are estimated to grow by 13.6% on year to top US$32 billion by year-end, according to Frost & Sullivan. Read more |
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Feature phones comprise overwhelming majority of handset sales in 2Q09, says NPD Group Aug 24, 16:58 According to The NPD Group, feature phones still rule the market, even as smartphone sales continue to increase their share of overall handset sales. Unit-sales of new feature phones fell 5pp to 72% of new handset sales in the second quarter of 2009, while sales of new smartphones reached 28% of overall consumer purchases – a 47% increase since 2008. Read more |
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China Mobile and Foxconn discussing e-book reader production, reveals chairman Aug 24, 14:00 China Mobile plans to team up with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) for the production of e-book readers, company chairman Wang Jianzhou said recently in Taipei. Wang arrived in Taipei on August 21 for a nine-day visit. Read more |
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HTC and China Mobile sign TD-SCDMA partnership MOU Aug 24, 10:46 HTC (High Tech Computer) on August 24 signed a MOU with China-based carrier China Mobile to cooperate in the development of TD-SCDMA technology and related products, according to a joint press release of the companies. Read more |
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China Mobile 3G subscribers top one million in July 2009 Aug 21, 15:35 The total number of 3G subscribers of China Mobile reached 1.09 million at the end of July 2009, an increase of 129,000 from the previous month, according data released by the largest carrier in China. Read more |
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