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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Friday, December 5, 2008
08:55 (GMT+8)
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Panel makers' development projects for international handset vendors unaffected by economic downturn Dec 4, 16:28 Although international handset vendors such as Nokia, LG Electronics (LGE) and Samsung Electronics have trimmed their handset shipment forecasts for the fourth quarter, small- to medium-size LCD panel makers' product development projects for these handset clients for 2009 remain unaffected, according to market sources. Read more |
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Small- to mid-size LCD panel maker Wintek reports 38% drop in November revenues Dec 3, 11:28 TFT LCD and touch panel supplier Wintek has announced November consolidated revenues of NT$2.2 billion (US$65.7 million), down 38% from record high of NT$3.6 billion in October and down 37.6% on year. The company's accumulated consolidated revenues from January to November were NT$31 billion, up 8% on year. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Nokia launches 5800 XpressMusic handset Nov 26, 15:13 Nokia on November 25 launched its first touch panel 5800 XpressMusic handsets in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$14,900 (US$446). Read more |
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MediaTek not to supply handset chips to Nokia or Motorola next year Nov 26, 11:38 While Texas Instruments (TI), Infineon Technologies and Freescale Semiconductor are expected to be on the supplier lists of Nokia and Motorola for 2.5G handset chips next year, MediaTek will not make it to the list at least in the first half of 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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MediaTek expected to supply chips for Nokia TD-SCDMA handsets Newswatch - Nov 21, 16:55 The market is speculating that MediaTek will be the supplier for Nokia's customized TD-SCDMA handsets which are expected to be launched in China by the end of 2009, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Samsung, LG handset shares hit record in October Nov 21, 15:43 In Taiwan's handset market, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics occupied 20.3% and 7.6% respectively of the total shipment volume in October 2008, the highest ever monthly figures for the companies, according to market sources. Read more |
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Nokia to customize TD-SCDMA handsets for China Mobile Nov 20, 14:40 Nokia and China Mobile Communications, China's largest mobile telecom carrier, have entered into cooperation for the handset vendor to supply customized TD-SCDMA handsets. Initial model(s) will be available by the end of 2009, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Driver IC supplier Orise secures 2009 orders from handset vendors Nov 18, 16:31 Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology has reportedly landed new orders from US- and Japan-based handset vendors for 2009. As reported previously, the company has also secured orders from Nokia. Read more |
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Foxconn Technology to benefit from Nokia switching chassis supplier, says paper Newswatch - Nov 13, 11:55 Benefiting from Nokia's switch of its handset chassis supplier from Catcher Technology to Foxconn Technology, Foxconn Technology is expected to see on-quarter revenues growth in the fourth quarter this year, according to a Chinese-language report in The Liberty Times citing market sources. Read more |
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China market: Smartphone sales expand over 12% on year in September Nov 11, 17:02 Volume sales of smartphones in the China market grew 12.2% on year to 2.53 million units in September 2008. Nokia, Motorola and Dopod China were the top-three branded vendors, according to data from China-based CCID Consulting. Read more |
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Top-five handset vendors sourcing more LCD panels from Taiwan Nov 6, 12:00 The global top-five handset vendors are sourcing more LCD panels from Taiwan makers, breaking Japanese suppliers' dominance in the segment, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: LGE squeezes Motorola out of handset top-5 Oct 22, 14:32 According to retail channels, total handset shipment volumes in September in Taiwan were 610,000 units, and LG Electronics (LGE) surpassed Motorola to take fifth ranking in terms of sales. Read more |
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Falling handset vendor performance to pressure Taiwan OEMs Oct 20, 12:25 Fierce price competition in the global handset market has caused handset vendors such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson to see a drop in average selling prices (ASPs) and profits. Market watchers also expect Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics (LGE) and Motorola to report an decline in ASPs for the third quarter. Handset vendors are working to negotiate more favorable prices with their suppliers putting pressure on Taiwan-based handset OEMs. Read more |
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Nokia Comes with Music must come with operator support too, says Ovum Oct 7, 17:01 Last week Nokia unveiled its much anticipated Comes with Music (CwM) proposition, whereby Nokia will bundle a phone with unlimited music downloads for a year. While Nokia also unveiled the 5800 XpressMusic phone, its flagship CwM device and its first handset with a touch screen, what was notable at the launch was the absence of its mobile operator partners, according to Ovum. Read more |
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Nokia expects digital music to account for half of world's music market in 2010 Oct 6, 16:20 The production value of digital music is likely to grow sharply, to account for half of the world's entire music market in 2010 if Nokia's recently launched 'Comes With Music' business mode proves successful, representatives from Nokia said recently at a presentation event in Singapore. Read more |
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Slower economic growth affect mid-range handset segment the most, says Nokia Taiwan Oct 1, 12:41 The impact of a slowing global economy has been stronger on the mid-range handset segments, as compared with the high- and low-end segments, indicated Tsung-kai Cheng, general manager of Nokia Taiwan's clients and market operations. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Nokia eyeing higher market share with new models Sep 9, 12:43 Nokia Taiwan on September 8 launched its new flagship handset, the N96, in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$29,700 (US$877). The company also plans to bring in more models to further pull up its market share. Read more |
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Nokia confident about handset sales during October holidays in China Sep 4, 01:05 David Tang, vice president of Nokia China, has said the company is very optimistic about handset sales during the week-long holidays in China that start from October 1. Despite seeing a rise in non-branded handsets in China, Tang stressed that Nokia has measures to ensure its sales. Read more |
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BYD using VIA Telecom chipsets in CDMA handsets for Nokia, says paper Newswatch - Aug 18, 12:05 China-based handset maker BYD Electronics began to ship CDMA handsets, made using chipsets from VIA Telecom, to Nokia in the middle of this year, making VIA Telecom a member company of the supply chain of the world's largest branded handset vendor, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Nokia requires panel suppliers to be AMOLED-capable Aug 13, 01:10 Nokia has set the capability of AMOLED development as a condition for the selection of its panel suppliers, as the handset vendor expects AMOLED to play a major role in the market in the future, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Mobile handset shipments still on course for 1.3 billion shipments in 2008, says ABI Research Aug 1, 10:14 In the second quarter of 2008, tier one handset vendors enjoyed year-over-year unit shipment growth of between 15-22%. ABI Research estimates that 301 million units were shipped during the quarter and therefore reaffirms its forecast that the mobile device market will deliver 13% growth to take 2008 annual shipments to 1.3 billion units. Read more |
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AUO and TPO see Nokia orders driving small- to medium-size panel shipments, say sources Jul 25, 14:41 Demand for small- to medium-size LCD panels from the handset market is warming up, with major vendor Nokia increasing orders at AU Optronics (AUO) and TPO Displays, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan handset makers likely to benefit from Nokia-Qualcomm new licensing deal Jul 25, 14:26 Taiwan ODM/OEM handset makers are positive about the new licensing agreement reached between Nokia and Qualcomm, stating that the new deal may result in more handset orders from Nokia, according to sources from the Taiwan handset industry. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson tops Nokia in handset sales value in June, says paper Newswatch - Jul 23, 12:00 Sony Ericsson outperformed Nokia and was ranked as the largest handset vendor in terms of sales value with a 31.6% share of the Taiwan handset market in June, compared to Nokia's 30.8%, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted sources in Taiwan's retail channel as saying. Read more |
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Handset component suppliers upbeat about 3Q08 Jul 23, 01:15 Taiwan-based handset component suppliers remain optimistic about demand in the third quarter although international handset vendors have given mixed outlooks for the period. Read more |
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Slow 3Q expected for handset chipmakers Jul 10, 17:01 Slowing handset shipment growth at the end of the second quarter from major handset vendors including Nokia, Samsung Electronics, and LG Electronics does not bode well for the global handset market in the third quarter, a sentiment that has been echoed by some major handset chipset players, which have noted that their customers are calling for market growth of lower than 5% in the third quarter, rather than in the 20% range, as seen in previous years. Read more |
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Motorola to fall to fifth place in 2Q handset ranking Jul 10, 12:26 Shipments of handsets from Motorola in the second quarter of this year might lag behind those from LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson, which will push down the global ranking of the US handset vendor to the fifth place, according to sources in the Taiwan handset industry. Read more |
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Taiwan handset IC design houses worry about vendors trimming shipments Jun 2, 12:36 Taiwan handset IC design houses express concern about leading vendors possibly trimming shipments, citing a slow demand warm up seen so far, according to sources at the companies. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Handset sales down 8.5% on month in April May 26, 11:48 Sales of handsets in Taiwan totaled slightly over 540,000 units in April 2008, compared to 590,000 units sold in March, according to preliminary data compiled by retail channels in Taiwan. Read more |
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