Last update: Tuesday 14 May 2013 [169 news items]
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch own-brand tablet
May 14, 11:34
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will launch myPad P4 Lite, an own-brand 7-inch tablet, for contract-bundled sale on May 15.
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.
TWM to deal record cash dividend for 2012
May 2, 11:10
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$5.50 (US$0.19) for 2012 operation, the highest ever for the company, according to the carrier.
Taiwan market: TWM Broadband, kbro cut Internet-access prices
Apr 18, 15:22
TWM Broadband and kbro, two MSOs (multi-system operators of cable TV) in Taiwan, on April 17 lowered charges for their cable-modem Internet-access services to follow Chunghwa Telecom's...
Taiwan market: TWM expects smartphones to take up 85-90% of handset sales in 2H13
Apr 16, 13:55
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, saw the proportion of smartphones from contract-bundled handset sales increase from 78% at the end...
Taiwan market: BlackBerry launches Z10
Apr 15, 23:45
BlackBerry and Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on April 15 jointly announced the launch of Z10, a smartphone model based on the BlackBerry...
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 Mobile to issue 5-year unsecured bonds worth NT$5.8 billion
Mar 25, 22:08
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on March 25 announced that it will issue 5-year 1.29%-interest unsecured corporate bonds worth NT$5.8...
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%...
Taiwan Mobile obtains SGS Qualicert
Mar 6, 15:31
Telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has obtained SGS Qualicert certification for quality of customer services from Switzerland-based SGS, for myfone, its retail chain, according to...
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 Mobile aims to net NT$5.71 per share for 2013
Feb 1, 14:20
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, expects to generate a net EPS of NT$5.71 (US$0.19) for 2013, according to the company's 2013 financial...
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...
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.
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: Telecom carriers see decreased New Year text message traffic
Newswatch - Jan 3, 12:18
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone Telecommunications saw declines in New Year mobile text message traffic due to growing use of free instant messenger applications...
Taiwan Mobile instant message application aims to reach 5-6 million users in 2013
Dec 21, 11:56
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, introduced an in-house instant message application, M+ Messenger, in August 2012 and has accumulated...
Taiwan market: CHT, TWM, FET set 2013 targets
Dec 14, 15:33
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have set respective handset procurement...
Taiwan market: Telecom carriers offer contract iPhone 5 deals
Dec 12, 16:05
Taiwan's mobile telecom carriers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have announced the pricing for their respective contract iPhone...
Chunghwa Telecom posts January-November net EPS of NT$4.94
Dec 10, 22:18
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on December 10 reported net profit of NT$3.84 billion (US$132 million) for November, resulting in January-November net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$4.94.
Taiwan Mobile plans to spin off retail chain Myfone
Dec 3, 21:20
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carries in Taiwan, has planned to spin off Myfone, its self-operated retail chain to sell handsets and offer after-sale...
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile launches cross-platform mobile streaming video services
Nov 30, 12:31
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on November 29 launched myVideo, a mobile streaming video service for smartphones, tablets, notebooks...
Chunghwa Telecom posts January-October net EPS of NT$4.45
Nov 13, 12:02
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$3.56 billion (US$122 million) for October, resulting in January-October net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$4.45.
Taiwan market: CatchPlay to cooperate with TWM, CHT, kbro
Oct 23, 15:10
CatchPlay, an operator of online digital entertainment services in Taiwan, will expand the utilization of its licensed movies to increase revenues through cooperation with telecom...
Taiwan market: TWM launches own-brand smartphone Amazing A2
Oct 22, 21:06
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on October 22 announced the launch of Amazing A2, its own-brand smartphone, for contract-bundled sale...
Chunghwa Telecom posts January-September net EPS of NT$3.99
Oct 11, 18:44
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on October 11 reported net profit of NT$3.13 billion (US$106 million) for September, resulting in January-September net EPS of NT$3.99.
Taiwan market: Top-3 mobile telecom carriers on track to 2012 user-base targets
Sep 12, 01:35
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, are on track to hit their subscriber targets...
Chunghwa Telecom posts January-August net EPS of NT$3.59
Sep 11, 01:15
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on September 10 reported net profit of NT$3.53 billion (US$118 million) for August 2012, resulting in January-August net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.59.
Taiwan market: Nexus 7 pricing announced
Sep 4, 15:17
Asustek Computer on September 3 announced the availability of the 16GB Wi-Fi version of Nexus 7 for pre-order in the Taiwan market through retail channels and mobile telecom carriers...
Taiwan market: TWM cooperates with Evernote to offer personal cloud computing services
Aug 31, 15:53
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on August 30 announced cooperation with California-based Evernote to promote its notetaking personal...
Chunghwa Telecom posts January-July net EPS of NT$2.95
Aug 13, 16:08
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profits of NT$3.54 billion (US$118 million) for July 2012, resulting in January-July net EPS of NT$2.95.
Taiwan Mobile hikes 2012 capex
Jul 27, 10:32
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has decided to increase its capital expenditure budget for 2012 from NT$10.8 billion (US$360 million) to NT$11.8 billion, the company revealed at an investors...
Chunghwa Telecom posts January-June net EPS of NT$2.49
Jul 11, 01:00
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on July 10 reported net profit of NT$2.47 billion (US$82.5 million) for June 2012, resulting in January-June net EPS of NT$2.49.
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 2min 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
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- 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
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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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