Global LTE subscriptions to exceed 2 billion in 2019, driven by LTE-Advanced, says ABI Research

Mar 5, 16:00

Worldwide LTE-related subscriptions reached 229.7 million in 2013, and will continually grow at a CAGR of 43.6% between 2013-2019, to exceed two billion. By the end of 2013, LTE-TDD subscribers accounted for 5% of the LTE market, while 94.2% of the LTE market was taken up by LTE-FDD, according to ABI...

China January mobile phone user base growing to 1.235 billion, says MIIT

Mar 5, 15:58

There were 1.235 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2014, growing 0.5% on month and 10.08% on year. 419.24 million (33.94%) were 3G users and 837.54 million (67.80%) were mobile Internet-access users, according to statistics published by China's Ministry...

Taiwan market: Ambit, Taiwan Star Cellular may cooperate with 7-Eleven, FamilyMart

Mar 4, 14:52

Ambit Microsystems and Taiwan Star Cellular, two newcomers set to operate 4G mobile communication services in Taiwan, are likely to cooperate with 7-Eleven and FamilyMart, the top two convenience store chains, respectively, to sell their 4G services and devices, according to market analysts.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom launches LCD TVs with built-in MOD

Mar 4, 10:37

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on March 3 announced the launch of 42- and 50-inch smart LCD TVs with built-in MOD (multimedia on demand), CHT's platform for delivering IPTV services, in the Taiwan market through cooperation with Taiwan-based vendor Chimei and China-based ODM TPV Technology.

China Unicom posts 2013 revenues of over CNY295 billion

Mar 3, 10:32

China Unicom, the only WCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, recorded consolidated revenues of CNY295.04 billion (US$47.97 billion) and net profit of CNY10.41 billion for 2013, growing on year by 18.5% and 46.7%, respectively, according to the company.

Taiwan Star Cellular adds 2 shareholders

Mar 3, 10:30

Taiwan-based memory module maker Power Quotient International (PQI) and real estate developer Cathay Real Estate will invest NT$500 million (US$16.5 million) for a 2.5% stake and NT$1 billion for a 5% stake, respectively, in Taiwan Star Cellular, one of the six 4G mobile communication licensees in...

Worldwide WLAN market continues to show solid growth in 4Q13, says IDC

Feb 27, 15:37

The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments increased 11.5% on year in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to IDC. The enterprise segment continued to grow at a very healthy rate and increased 11.7% over the same period in 2012. While the pace...

Taiwan Star Cellular to increase paid-in capital

Feb 27, 14:49

Taiwan Star Cellular, one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, will issue 1.2 billion new shares to expand paid-in capital by NT$12 billion (US$395 million) to NT$20 billion, according to the company.

Taiwan market: FET aims at 500,000 4G users in 2014

Feb 26, 13:56

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, will start commercial operations on a 700MHz frequency band unit initially in the third quarter of 2014 and aims at 500,000 subscribers by the end of the year, according to company executive...

Asia NFC Alliance formed at 2014 MWC

Feb 26, 11:28

Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced the formation of Asia NFC (near field communication) Alliance with Japan-based KDDI, South Korea-based SK Planet and Hong Kong-based HKT at the 2014 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain.

LTE data plan share of the market grows by 150%, but does not always boost revenues, says ABI Research

Feb 25, 15:39

According to ABI Research, more than 55% of the cheapest country tariff plans are 4G compared to just 22% a year ago. This has been driven by the aggressive deployment of LTE networks and a wider choice of consumer-centric LTE smartphones.

Taiwan Mobile to deploy 8,000-10,000 4G base stations by end of 2015

Feb 25, 13:59

Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, will kick off 4G commercial operations on a 700MHz frequency band in quarter of 2014 and expects to set up 8,000-10,000 base stations to cover about 90% of the total population in main urban areas by...

Taiwan market: CHT, TWM, FET shifting 2G users to 3G

Feb 24, 21:37

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have been shifting mobile communication subscribers from 2G to 3G, aiming to reduce the numbers of 2G subscribers by 1.2 million, 500,000 and 500,000 respectively...

Chunghwa Telecom to add overseas business offices

Feb 24, 10:08

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will set up business offices in Myanmar and the Philippines in 2014 and plans to expand in India, the UK, and Latin America in 2015-2016, according to CHT's International Business Group president Leng Tai-feng.

FET to procure 2.5 million handsets in 2014

Feb 21, 14:38

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will procure 2.5 million handsets of which most will be smartphones, as well as 360,000 tablets in 2014 for contract-bundled sale, according to the company.

Digitimes Research: Pay TV subscriber demand sees changes in 3Q13

Feb 21, 12:21

Pay TV subscriptions in the US reached 84.5 million in the third quarter of 2013, with cable TV users making up 47.2%, while 40.3% were direct broadcast satellite users ,and 12.5% IPTV users. Since 2011, the number of cable TV users has dropped by 2.5 million while companies such as Verizon and AT&T...

FET forecasts 2014 net EPS at NT$3.35

Feb 19, 13:02

Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) expects net EPS of NT$3.35 (US$0.11) for 2014, the company said at a February 18 investors conference.

Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom to start 4G operations in 4Q14, says CNA

Newswatch - Feb 18, 15:03

Asia Pacific Telecom, one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, will begin commercial operations in the fourth quarter of 2014, the Central News Agency (CNA) cited the company as indicating.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to kick off 4G operation in July

Feb 17, 20:31

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), among the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees, aims to start commercial operation in July 2014 and is expected to be the first one to do so, according to industry sources.

Taiwan Star Cellular plans to start 4G operations in 3Q14

Feb 13, 14:56

Taiwan Star Cellular, one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, plans to kick off commercial operations in the third quarter of 2014, according to the company.

Chunghwa Telecom aims at revenue proportion of 51% for non-voice business in 2014

Feb 13, 14:19

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to hike revenues from non-voice operations to account for 51% of consolidated revenues for 2014, according to the company.

Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$0.45 per share for January

Feb 10, 22:47

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on February reported net profit of NT$3.46 billion (US$114 million) for January 2014, translating into net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.45.

4G smartphone market to boom in China, says IHS

Feb 10, 14:30

China's domestic market for 4G smartphones is poised for a massive liftoff in 2014, as shipments grow sixteen-fold from 2013 levels, according to IHS.

Taiwan 4Q13 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 1.2Tbps, says TWNIC

Feb 6, 13:51

Taiwan's direct Internet connections with 17 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 1.214Tbps as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2013, increasing 3.99% on quarter and 54.63% on year, according to the latest quarterly survey conducted by the government-sponsored Taiwan...

China December mobile phone user base growing to nearly 1.23 billion, says MIIT

Feb 6, 11:37

There were 1.229 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2013, growing by 0.48% on month and by 10.42% on year, and 401.61 million (32.67%) of them were 3G users and 807.56 million (65.70%) were mobile Internet-access users, according to China's Ministry...

Chunghwa Telecom sets aside record capex for 2014

Feb 5, 11:37

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has set aside a capital expenditure budget of NT$40.113 (US$1.34 billion) for 2014, the highest annual sum, according to company president Shih Mu-piao.

Taiwan government considering 2.6GHz band for LTE, say telecom carriers

Jan 29, 15:03

The Taiwan government has considered assigning 2.6GHz frequency band units for either operating TD-LTE or TDD LTE and FDD LTE mobile communication services, according to local telecom carriers.

Taiwan market: NCC offers subsidies for digitizing cable TV networks

Jan 29, 12:56

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has set aside a budget of NT$410 million (US$13.7 million) to subsidize the digitization of cable TV networks in 2014.

TWM aims to net NT$1.45 per share for 1Q14

Jan 29, 11:31

Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, forecasts net EPS of NT$1.45 for the first quarter of 2014, the company said at a January 28 investors conference.

Chunghwa Telecom forecasts 2014 net EPS at NT$4.62

Jan 29, 10:18

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on January 28 released its financial forecast for 2014, with net EPS estimated at NT$4.62.

Taiwan market: Fixed-line Internet-access speeds close to advertised levels, says NCC

Jan 24, 15:02

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on January 21 released results of a sample survey of fixed-line broadband Internet-access speeds in six metropolitan areas in Taiwan, with average measured download speeds reaching 98.3% of the speeds claimed by operators.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom lands exclusive rights for new media broadcasts of 2014 FIFA World Cup

Jan 22, 14:07

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has obtained exclusive rights for new media broadcasts of the 2014 FIFA World Cup to take place in Brazil during June 12-July 13 in the Taiwan market and will deliver 64 football games in HD though its MOD (multimedia on demand), and Internet streaming platforms, according to...

Taiwan market: FET tops 3G mobile telecom carriers in mobile Internet-access speed, says NCC

Jan 16, 14:16

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), among the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, led in mobile Internet-access speed with an average download speed of 4.96Mbps and upload speed of 1.396Mbps as measured in five metropolitan areas in 2013, according to survey results released by the National...

Taiwan market: NCC inclined to support RAN sharing

Jan 15, 15:42

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) is inclined to support radio access network (RAN) sharing, a mechanism to allow mobile communication operators to share networks to reduce their total operating costs, according to industry sources.

China beefs up TD-LTE promotion in 2014

Jan 13, 21:34

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), following the release of three TD-LTE (Time Division-Long Term Evolution) licensees to three major mobile telecom carriers each in late 2013, has been strengthening its promotion efforts to internationalize the 4G standard in a bid to...

TWM, FET net NT$5.80, NT$3.61 per share for 2013

Jan 13, 10:56

Taiwan-based telecom carriers Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have reported net EPS of 5.80 and 3.61 respectively for 2013.

Taifo fiber-optic network covers 23% of Taipei

Jan 10, 15:09

Taiwan Intelligent Fiber Optic Network Consortium (Taifo), a joint venture established in 2012 specifically for constructing a fiber-optic network around Taipei City, has attained a coverage of 23% of the city's population as of the end of 2013, according to Taifo.

Chunghwa Telecom reportedly seeking APT cooperation for 4G

Jan 9, 11:23

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been talking with Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) about cooperation for 4G services, according to industry sources. In response, both companies declined to comment.

Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$5.14 per share for 2013

Jan 8, 11:42

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$2.33 billion (US$77.7 million) for December 2013, leading to net EPS of NT$5.14 for the entire 2013.

TWM, FET to offer own-brand 4G smartphones

Jan 8, 11:33

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), two of six 4G licensees in Taiwan, will offer own-brand 4G smartphones to support their operations scheduled to begin in second-half 2014, according to the companies.

Sony to offer MOD service from CHT on PS4

Jan 6, 22:01

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) Taiwan reportedly will cooperate with Taiwan's largest telecom carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to add the carrier's Multimedia on Demand (MOD) service on its PlayStation 4 (PS4) game console, according to some market watchers.

Sony Mobile to launch WP8 phones, say sources

Jan 6, 14:09

Sony Mobile Communications has decided to launch ODM models of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones, while concentrating its R&D efforts on Android and Firefox models, according to industry sources.

Digitimes Research: China pushing fixed-line broadband network development

Jan 3, 14:33

According to the statistics from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the number of fixed-line subscribers in China reached 185 million as of the third quarter of 2013, up only by 9% compared to the same quarter a year ago.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 1.4 million MOD users in 2014

Jan 3, 10:44

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to increase its number of MOD (multimedia on demand) subscribers from 1.24 million currently to 1.4 million by the end of 2014, according to the company.

Huawei posts revenues of US$38.5 billion in 2013, says top executive

Jan 2, 15:01

Huawei Technologies' revenues for 2013 are likely to total US$38.5 billion, increasing 10% from a year earlier, according to company vice chairman and acting CEO Eric Xu.

MIMO, AMC, CA technologies to be adopted in 4G infrastructure, says CHT executive

Dec 31, 15:14

MIMO (multiple input, multiple output), AMC (adaptive modulation and coding) and CA (carrier aggregation) technologies will be adopted in establishing 4G mobile communication networks in Taiwan, Mobile Business Group president Lin Kuo-feng for Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) said.

TWM plans to procure 2.3 million handsets, tablets in 2014, says president

Dec 31, 10:23

Telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) plans to procure 2.3 million 4G-supporting handsets and tablets in total in 2014, growing 15% on year, according to company president Cliff Lai.

Taiwan market: TWM launches three new smartphones and one tablet

Dec 30, 16:35

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has launched three new Amazing own-brand smartphones, the A5C, A6S and A7, for the entry-level segment in Taiwan. The Taiwan-based mobile telecom operator also released one own-brand tablet, the P5.

China November mobile phone user base growing to 1.223 billion, says MIIT

Dec 30, 11:10

China had 1.223 billion subscribers of mobile communication services as of the end of November 2013, growing 0.62% sequentially and 10.78% on year, and 386.88 million (31.63%) of them were 3G users and 803.58 million (65.69%) were mobile Internet-access users, according to China's Ministry of Industry...

Asia Pacific Telecom expects to start 4G trials at end of 2014

Dec 27, 14:22

Asia Pacific Telecom, the only CDMA 2000 mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, is in the process of procuring equipment for next-generation (4G) mobile communications and expects to kick off trial operations at the end of 2014, according to company president Vincent Chih.