Nanya reportedly enters supply chain for Google TV

Stockwatch - Nov 25, 16:37

Nanya Technology's specialty DRAM chips have been adopted by China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE for their set-top boxes (STBs) specifically for use with Google TV, according to a...

Option withdraws anti-dumping charges against Huawei dashing hopes of Taiwan makers

Oct 29, 01:05

Belgium-based wireless Internet-access equipment maker Option has announced it has withdrawn its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy charges against imports of wireless/mobile Internet-access...

Mistrust in US and India may limit China telecom gear suppliers growth, says iSuppli

Aug 24, 16:58

Concerns are rising in the US and India over perceived security risks associated with using China-made telecommunications equipment, potentially slowing global sales growth for China's...

ZTE, Huawei face competition from international vendors in digital mobile TV handsets in South America

Aug 19, 11:36

China-based ZTE and Huawei Technologies, which have offered handsets and network interface cards for mobile ISDB-T TV services in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, and will launch in other...

Prices for LTE cards expected to fall to US$50 at end of 2011, say Taiwan makers

Jul 13, 11:59

Due to efforts from chip developers such as Qualcomm and ST-Ericsson to move from 3G/3.5G to LTE (Long Term Evolution) and efforts to minimize production costs by system makers such...

ZTE to introduce US$150 smartphone in June 2010, says paper

Newswatch - May 19, 14:11

China-based handset maker ZTE and telecom carrier China Unicom are co-developing an Android-based smartphone estimated to retail at about US$150, according to a Chinese-language Commerical...

ZTE, Huawei tapping ISDB-T mobile TV market in Latin America

Apr 29, 14:06

China-based makers ZTE and Huawei Technologies are pushing handsets and 3G cards featuring ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial) mobile TV service in the Latin...

3G handset chip shipments to see strong growth in March

Newswatch - Feb 25, 10:47

Global 3G handset chip shipments are expected to increase significantly in March as China-based Huawei Technologies and ZTE have released substantial orders for 3G chips, and some...

Top China-based telecom executives to visit Taiwan in March, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 24, 14:02

A group of high-profile executives from three China-based telecom companies, China Mobile, ZTE and Datang Telecom Technology, will visit Taiwan at the end of March 2010 with plans...

Huawei poised to tap Taiwan HSPA+ data card market

Oct 21, 14:12

China-based Huawei Technology has sent samples of its HSPA+ data cards to mobile Internet-access service providers in Taiwan for testing as local carriers are expected to launch HSPA+...

China-based ZTE ships 27 million handsets in 1H09

Newswatch - Sep 4, 15:41

China-based ZTE shipped a total of 27 million handsets in the first half of 2009, increasing 36% from a year earlier, according to a Chinese-based sina.com report, citing data released...

ZTE sees both revenues and profits grow over 40% in 1H09

Aug 21, 16:36

China-based telecom solution provider ZTE has posted revenues of 27.71 billion yuan (US$4.06 billion) and net profits of 780 million yuan for the first half of 2009, up 40.4% and...

China IC firms more eager to develop patent portfolios, says CSIA

Jul 22, 17:01

China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) became the top recipient of wafer foundry patents approved by the China authorities in 2008, whereas Taiwan...

China market: ZTE to launch Android-based Ophones at year-end 2009, says reports

Jul 21, 14:08

China-based telecom equipment maker ZTE will launch Android-based smartphones running on Open Mobile System (OMS) developed by China Mobile at the end of 2009, the China-based Sina.com...

Huawei remains top vendor in Asia optical network hardware market, says Infonetics Research

Jul 14, 14:49

"Optical network hardware markets grew at a fast pace throughout the Asia Pacific region in 2008, led by India (up 35% from 2007), Japan (up 25%), and China (up 12%). For comparison,...

ZTE and Qualcomm collaborate to boost UMTS system performance

Jul 6, 16:53

Qualcomm and ZTE have announced their collaboration to significantly enhance the capacity and performance of UMTS systems with the integration of Qualcomm's uplink interference cancellation...

Huawei and ZTE cause major shakeup in mobile infrastructure market, says Infonetics Research

Jul 2, 16:25

Huawei and ZTE are growing rapidly thanks to China's strong 3G deployment despite that the mobile infrastructure market declined in the first quarter of 2009, according to Infonetics...

Base station market contracting, says In-Stat

Jun 24, 14:06

After many years of rapid growth, the worldwide cellular base station market revenues will decline 22% in 2009, with shipments falling from the high levels of the 3G rollout frenzy...

Taiwan makers to benefit from large demand for WLAN APs from telecom carriers in China

Jun 24, 11:30

China-based mobile 3G operators China Telecom and China Mobile both plan to purchase large volume of WLAN access points (APs) for their respective deployments of WLAN hot-spot networks...

Nokia 2730 Classic aims to take on Samsung, LGE, Huawei and ZTE, say Taiwan makers

May 20, 13:56

Nokia has unveiled three new handsets, the 2730 Classic, 7020, and 2720 fold, which are expected to hit the market starting in the third quarter of 2009.

Five handset makers qualify as China Mobile TD-SCDMA suppliers with MediaTek handset chips, says paper

Newswatch - May 19, 17:12

China Mobile has listed several handset makers which it has qualified as suppliers for its 600 million RMB (US$87.85 million) TD-SCDMA deployment. Five of the makers, including ZTE,...

ZTE ships 48,000 CDMA base stations in January-April 2009

May 19, 11:25

ZTE has announced that it shipped 48,000 CDMA base station units worldwide in the first four months of 2009, almost reaching the 2008 total shipment volume. CDMA SDR-based base stations...

More China enterprises coming to Taiwan for joint procurement talks

May 19, 10:39

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) on May 18 announced that the Association of Economy and Trade across Taiwan Straits belonging to China's Ministry of Commerce...

Headset maker Merry looking to improved revenues and profits starting 2Q09

May 14, 16:02

Merry Electronics expects its revenues and gross margin to improve significantly starting the second quarter thanks to shipments of new products and non-handset related devices, according...

China market: Handset sales up over 11% in March, CCID says

May 12, 14:36

Sales of handsets in the China market grew 11.6% sequentially to 13.04 million units in March, according to data released recently by China-based market research firm CCID Consulti...

MediaTek chips selected by LGE, ZTE for China Mobile TD-SCDMA bidding, says paper

Newswatch - May 12, 12:17

LG Electronics and ZTE have separately teamed up with MediaTek in order to enter the handset supply chain of China Mobile's TD-SCDMA deployment, which is expected to help the Taiwan-based...

China market: Handset shipments up 9.2% in 1Q09, says EJL

May 6, 11:35

Production of GSM and CDMA handsets in China in first-quarter 2009 dropped back to first-quarter 2007 levels at 102.3 million units, according to EJL Wireless Research. Shipments...

ZTE to rank as one of top-5 handset makers globally in 2009, say observers

Mar 31, 12:10

China-based handset maker ZTE is likely to rank as one of the top-5 handset makers globally in 2009 after the company saw its handset shipments increase 40% on year to 45 million...

Nuance tapping China market

Mar 25, 11:42

Nuance Communications, a US-based provider of speech recognition solutions, has been negotiating with China-based handset vendors including Huawei Technologies, ZTE and TCL to adopt...

China Telecom starting purchase of CDMA handsets for 2009

Mar 12, 11:33

China Telecom has recently launched its initial purchase of CDMA 3G handsets for 2009 with about 40 models coming from overseas and domestic vendors, including Samsung Electronics,...

ZTE and Huawei Technologies strengthening presence in global smartphone market

Feb 23, 11:40

Taiwan-based smartphones makers are facing increasing competition from China-based ZTE and Huawei Technologies as the two leading China telecom equipment and handset makers have gradually...

ZTE strengthens relationship with German T-Mobile

Feb 23, 09:50

ZTE has established a cooperation with T-Mobile, one of Europe's largest mobile operators. This cooperation covers handsets and data card devices for mobile applications. T-Mobile...

MediaTek sets up team of 500 people for WCDMA, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 16, 17:12

MediaTek is stepping up the development of WCDMA chips this year, setting up a team of 500 people for the segment, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...