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Wednesday 29 July 2009
Demand for 3G-, WLAN- and PON-enabled equipment picking up in China
Demand for 3G- and WLAN-enabled devices and passive optical network (PON) equipment is rapidly expanding in China as 3G operators are focusing their efforts on improving the efficiency...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Taiwan networking chipmakers to see improved gross margins in 3Q09
Realtek Semiconductor and Ralink Technology are expected to see gross margins improve in the third quarter, as WLAN chip prices have stabilized, according to industry sources. Realtek's...
Friday 24 July 2009
Ralink employs MIPS32 74K processors in new 802.11n dual-band WLAN AP/router SoC
MIPS Technologies has announced that its MIPS32 74K processor core is powering Ralink Technology's next-generation 802.11n dual-band WLAN AP/router SoC.
Wednesday 15 July 2009
D-Link cooperates with Samsung to sell own-brand WLAN routers
Taiwan-based network equipment maker D-Link is cooperating with Samsung Electronics to sell its own-brand WLAN routers along with Samsung LCD TVs, enabling wireless access to the...
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Taiwan IC designers Realtek, Ralink expect revenue growth in June
Taiwan-based IC design houses Realtek Semiconductor and Ralink Technology expect their June 2009 revenues to increase by over 10% on month to NT$1.7 billion (US$52 million) and a...
Wednesday 24 June 2009
Taiwan makers to benefit from large demand for WLAN APs from telecom carriers in China
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...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Killer app for the networked TV: Broadcom talks up OTT video
While the traditional WLAN market has been sluggish due to a slump in the economy, chip specialist Broadcom recently noted that the company has seen a rebound in its traditional WLAN...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Ralink forecasts more than 30% shipment growth for WLAN chips in 2Q09
Networking IC designer Ralink Technology has upward adjusted its second-quarter WLAN chip shipment growth to more than 30% thanks to Wi-Fi deployments in China. The company estimated...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Zyxel delivers dual-band 802.11N WLAN AP for mid-size businesses
Zyxel Communications has announced the availability of its dual-band 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) product, the Zyxel NWA 3166, for medium-size enterprises and vertical markets including...
Thursday 21 May 2009
More IC design houses and WLAN makers to stepping into Bluetooth
More Taiwan-based IC design houses and WLAN device makers are to venture into the Bluetooth application segment now that the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) has formally ratified...
Wednesday 20 May 2009
Taiwan WLAN sector – 1Q 2009

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Wednesday 13 May 2009
Network equipment maker AboCom enjoys orders for netbook components from China
AboCom Systems has obtained orders for 60,000-70,000 802.11n WLAN and webcam modules for use in netbooks from white-box makers in China, with shipments to begin in June 2009, according...
Wednesday 13 May 2009
China may allow sales of WLAN-enabled handsets at end of 2009
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is expected to lift the ban on sales of handsets with WLAN functions in the China market at the end of 2009 or the beginning...
Monday 4 May 2009
Realtek forecasts 25% revenue growth in 2Q09
Networking IC design house Realtek Semiconductor forecasts second-quarter revenues to have a 25% increase as monthly shipments of WLAN chips are expected to reach one million this...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
ABI Research expects strong growth in wireless PAN market
The market for low-rate wireless personal area network (LR-WPAN, IEEE 802.15.4) semiconductors, in both consumer electronics and commercial markets, is set for significant growth...