Last update: Monday 17 June 2013 [45 news items]
Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom mulls partnership for 4G investment
Jun 17, 10:42
Taiwan-based Vibo Telecom is considering seeking partners for joint investment in next-generation mobile communication (4G) operation, company chairman Rock Hsu has revealed.
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%...
Vibo Telecom aims at revenues of NT$8.2-8.5 billion for 2013
Mar 8, 14:50
Vibo Telecom, one of five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, aims to increase revenues to NT$8.2-8.3 billion (US$277-280 million) in 2013 from over NT$7 billion in 2012, according...
Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom to procure 300,000-400,000 terminal devices in 2013, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 4, 11:41
Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to procure 300,000-400,000 mobile terminal devices for contract-bundled sale in 2013, with smartphones to...
Vibo Telecom unlikely to cover cumulative losses in 2012
Jun 15, 16:13
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, believes that its operations in 2012 are unlikely to cover the cumulative operating loss of previous years, chairman Rock Hsu...
Taiwan market: Global Mobile unveils dual-mode smartphone
Feb 23, 11:52
Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in Taiwan, has launched 7G Miracle, a 3G/WiMAX dual-mode smartphone, in the Taiwan market for contract sale through carrier Vibo Telecom.
Taiwan market: Vibo introduces smartphone from SK Telesys
Feb 22, 14:09
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has unveiled W S150, a smartphone model provided by South Korea-based vendor SK Telesys, for contract sale, according to Vibo.
Taiwan market: Vibo to purchase 500,000 handsets in 2012
Feb 16, 11:54
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile teleocm carrier in Taiwan, plans to purchase 500,000 handsets in 2012, with 90% to be smartphones, according to company CEO George Chou.
Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom aims at over 300,000 smartphone-using subscriber in 2012
Dec 21, 01:30
Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, has set a goal of more than 300,000 subscribers using smartphones in 2012, according to company CEO George Chou.
Taiwan market: Vibo to invest NT$2 billion to expand 3G in 2012
Dec 5, 16:38
Vibo Telecom will invest NT$2 billion (US$66.4 million) to expand its 3G network in Taiwan to 7,000 base stations in 2012, according to company chairman Rock Hsu.
Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom to reduce capital
Nov 28, 10:27
Taiwan-based 3G mobile telecom carrier Vibo Telecom will downsize its paid-in capital by 65.55% from NT$19.534 billion (US$647 million) currently to NT$6.73 billion and then add paid-in...
Taiwan market: Vibo expanding 3G network
Nov 24, 14:05
Taiwan-based Vibo Telecom will add 650 base stations to its 3G network of more than 5,000 by the end of 2011 and set up 500 more in first-quarter 2011, according to the telecom carrier's...
Vibo signs NT$5.1 billion syndicated loan
Aug 18, 11:44
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has signed a NT$5.1 billion (US$176 million) five-year syndicated loan agreement with a consortium of 16 banks, with one-third...
Taiwan market: Vibo to offer Wi-Fi services for subscribers
Jul 28, 10:52
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, is negotiating use of outdoor Wi-Fi spots on lease to offer Wi-Fi services for its subscribers to use smartphones and tablet PCs...
Taiwan market: Vibo launches application store
Jul 15, 16:23
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, on July 14 announced the launch of MDO Market, an online mobile applications store, with downloads to be free until September...
Vibo Telecom plans to sell stake in WiMAX operator Vmax
Jun 22, 14:44
Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to sell its 34% stake in Vmax Telecom, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, to concentrate its operating...
Vibo plans to procure 2,000 HSPA+ base stations, 300,000 handsets in 2011
Jun 13, 16:39
Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to procure 2,000 HSPA+ base stations as well as 300,000 handsets of which 50% may be smartphones in 2011,...
Taiwan market: Vibo launches Huawei-made tablet PC
Newswatch - Jan 28, 17:04
Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Vibo Telecom has launched the S7, a customized tablet PC produced by China-based Huawei Device (a subsidiary of Huawei Technologies), for contract...
Vibo Telecom to set up HSPA+ network in Taiwan, cooperate with Palau Mobile
Jan 21, 11:58
Vibo Telecom has said it will establish HSPA+ (3.75G) infrastructure in Taiwan as soon as possible in 2011 and has signed an MOU with Palau Mobile Corporation for seven-year cooperation...
Taiwan market: Vibo launches own-brand tablet PC, smartphones for contract-bundled sale
Dec 3, 12:42
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, on December 2 debuted an own-brand tablet PC, the VPad, and four own-brand smartphones, the A688+, A699, A600 and A300, for contract-bundled...
Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom to offer own-brand smartphones, tablet PCs
Nov 2, 01:15
Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to offer own-brand smartphones and tablet PCs beginning November 2010, with Taiwan-based ODM maker Compal...
Taiwan market: Vibo to complete HSPA+ core network in November
Sep 27, 16:08
Taiwan 3G mobile telecom carrier Vibo is upgrading its core network from the existing 3G equipment supplied by Ericsson to HSPA+ (3.75G) equipment supplied by Nokia Siemens Networks,...
Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom to offer own-brand Android tablet PC in November
Sep 14, 10:25
Taiwan 3G mobile telecom carrier Vibo Telecom will offer an own-brand Android 2.2-based 7-inch tablet PC model worth around NT$10,000 (US$313) for free bundled with a contract in...
Taiwan market: Vibo to upgrade 3G to 3.75G
Aug 2, 12:01
Vibo Telecom will upgrade its data communication service in Taiwan from 3G to 3.75G, with the highest download speed to increase from 7.2Mbps to 21Mbps, according to the company.
Vibo Telecom offers discounts for data roaming in Japan via SoftBank
Jul 7, 15:18
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has announced discount prices for its subscribers to use their handsets to surf the Internet in Japan through SoftBank Mobile's...
Vibo Telecom expects break-even operations in 4Q10, says chairman
Jun 18, 10:08
Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, expects to attain monthly break-even operations in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to company chairman Rock...
Vibo Telecom signs NT$3 billion syndicated loan, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 27, 15:41
Taiwan-based 3G operator Vibo Telecom has signed a three-year NT$3 billion (US$93.6 million) syndicated loan with a consortium led by five commercial banks including Chinatrust Commercial...
Compal aims to become number one in LCD TV manufacturing
Jan 18, 14:27
Compal Electronics is targeting to become the largest maker of LCD TVs globally after having become the number one notebook manufacturer in 2009, according to company president Ray...
Taiwan market: Vibo offers own-brand Android smartphones
Jan 13, 14:39
Taiwan-based 3G carrier Vibo Telecom has unveiled its first own-brand Android-powered smartphone, the A688, in the local market. Vibo outsources the production of the A668 to Foxconn...
Vibo Telecom sets 2010 capex at NT$2-3 billion
Dec 8, 15:25
Taiwan-based 3G operator Vibo Telecom expects its capex for 2010 to top NT$2-3 billion (US$61.92-92.88 million), the majority of which will be used for the roll-outs of its HSPA+...
Vibo Telecom sets up trial TD-SCDMA network in Taiwan
Nov 25, 11:56
Taiwan-based 3G operator Vibo Telecom and China's TD-SCDMA Alliance have jointly completed an experimental TD-SCDMA network in Taipei City at a total cost of NT$50 million (US$1.54...

Taiwan market: Netbook sales through carriers account for 50% of total retail sales in August 2009
Sep 25, 15:50
Sales of netbooks bundled with 3G services in the Taiwan market reached 15,000 units in August, accounting for 50% of total retail sales, according to market sources. However, netbooks...
Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom expects to attain 2009 goal of 3G subscriptions in November
Sep 9, 14:56
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, will be able to reach the 2009 goal of 1.5 million subscribers ahead of schedule in November, according to company president Feng-hsiung...
Compal subscribes to half of Vibo Telecom convertible bonds
Jul 17, 10:24
Compal Electronics on July 16 announced that it will subscribe to 50% of the unsecured convertible bonds to be issued by Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in...
Vibo Telecom to issue convertible bonds
Jun 29, 09:48
Vibo Telecom, one of five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will issue five-year convertible bonds to raise an estimated NT$3.49 billion (US$107 million) for private placement,...
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 13min ago
Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
Bits + chips | 28min ago
Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
Bits + chips | 51min ago
Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
Green energy | 1h 4min ago
DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
Bits + chips | 1h 8min ago
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Displays | 2h 8min ago
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 2h 48min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 2h 50min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 3h 50min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 4h 5min ago
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Releases
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- 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
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















