STMicroelectronics has made four major acquisitions since 2007 – Genesis Microchip, Nokia's 3G and 3.5G R&D team, NXP Semiconductors and Ericsson Mobile Platform (EMP)....
Defying an expected 10.7% decline in global handset shipments, China's domestic wireless handset market is set to maintain its growth in 2009, with a 7.7% increase for the year, according...
APAC was home to some 121 million 3G subscribers in 2007 and an estimated 158.4 million in 2008. By 2013, the region's 3G subscriber base is expected to top 564 million, accounting...
MediaTek has signed strategic alliance agreement with China Telecommunication Technology Labs (CTTL), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), to promote TD-SCDMA,...
Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to launch new members in its Mini-note family including the Mini-note 2150 with built-in a 3G module at the beginning of June this year, according to sources...
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), one of the five operators of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, has estimated its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation,...
Vibo Telecom, one of the five operators of 3G services in Taiwan, has announced the cooperation with Sim2Travel, an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) registered in the British...
China's State Council has given the nod for its administrative branch to issue the long-awaited 3G licenses to the country's telecom service operators, paving the way for a take-off...
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT) and Vibo Telecom, two comparatively small operators of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, expect their 2009 revenues to increase 18.9%...
Qualcomm and China handset maker Beijing Tianyu Communications Equipment have entered into a subscriber unit and modem card/module license agreement (including PCB assemblies). Under...
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on December 19 released latest statistics on the number of 3G and 3.5G data cards being used for mobile access to the Internet. As...
The three leading China telecom service providers – China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom – are expected to invest a total of 280 billion yuan (US$40.94 billion)...
Contrary to earlier expectations, iPhone 3Gs bought in the Taiwan market are not restricted to only using SIM cards from Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), leaving owners the option to switch...
Taiwan-based telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile on December 12 launched the HTC Touch HD handset from High Tech Computer (HTC) in the Taiwan market, just prior to the official debut of...
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is expected to receive a positive sales contribution from its strategic partnership with Datang Telecom Technology &...