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Friday 25 December 2009
China market: 3G users top 10 million at end of 2009, says MIIT
After the government issued the first three 3G mobile communication licenses in early 2009, the total number of 3G subscribers in China has been rapidly increasing and is expected...
Friday 25 December 2009
Taiwan market: Mobile Internet-access via 3G over 76% in 3Q09
There were 17.595 million subscribers of handset-based mobile access to the Internet in Taiwan in the third quarter of 2009, with 3G accounting for 76.48%, GPRS for 15.58%, PHS 7.91%...
Thursday 24 December 2009
Taiwan market: Netbook sales through 3G carriers to drop 20% sequentially in 4Q09
Netbook sales through bundling with 3G services in Taiwan are expected to drop more than 20% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2009 due to the rapid drop in netbook retail prices,...
Thursday 24 December 2009
Taiwan market: LGE launches Lollipop GD580 3G handset
LG Electronics (LGE) has launched its Lollipop-series GD580 3G handset in the Taiwan market targeting the younger-generation segment with a suggested retail price of NT$9,900 (US$3...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
HT mMobile draws new strategic partner; targets China 3G handset market
HT mMobile, a 30%-held affiliate of Taiwan-based Sunplus Technology, has drawn NT$100 million (US$3.09 million) worth of investment from IC distributor Asec International, according...
Tuesday 22 December 2009
Acer to launch 8-10 smartphones in 2010; to adopt ST-Ericsson 3G solutions for Android models
Acer plans to launch 8-10 new smartphones in 2010 with Android-powered models likely to be slightly more than Windows Mobile-based ones, according to sources at Taiwan handset indu...
Thursday 17 December 2009
China market: 3G network investments total over 102 billion yuan in January-October 2009
China Mobile Communications, China Telecom and China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) invested a total of 102.3 billion yuan (US$14.97 billion) in establishing their 3G infrastructure...
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Spreadtrum TD-SCDMA chip adopted in 3G OPhone Lenovo O1
Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology has launched TD-SCDMA standard-based OPhone smartphone Lenovo O1, with immediate sales in all local markets in mainland China. The phone is...
Friday 11 December 2009
Acer and Asustek to launch customized 3G handsets for China market in 2010
Acer and Asustek Computer both plan to launch customized 3G smartphones in cooperation with China-based 3G carriers, including China Mobile and China Unicom, in 2010, according to...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Operators rushing to upgrade 3G networks while LTE waits in the wings, says ABI Research
LTE trials are picking up pace, with operators eager to roll out 4G networks as soon as possible. As of the end of September 2009, 100 mobile networks had LTE trials or commitments...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
MediaTek adopts EDoF image sensors for handset solutions to tap 3G market in China
MediaTek has begun to adopt extended depth of field (EDoF)-enabled image sensors for its 3G handset IC solutions since the first half of 2009 to reinforce its competitiveness in China's...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Compal Communications to use MediaTek 3G handset solutions
Compal Communications will begin to use handset solutions, including 3G TD-SCDMA chips, from MediaTek for handset production, according to Compal chairman Ray Chen.
Monday 23 November 2009
MediaTek-Qualcomm patent arrangement to help China vendors enter global handset market
MediaTek's patent arrangement with Qualcomm is expected to help China's first-tier handset vendors enter the global handset market while gradually eliminating the nation's gray handset...
Monday 23 November 2009
Qualcomm new Gobi2000 technology to deliver 3G connectivity in Lenovo ThinkPad
Qualcomm and Lenovo Group have announced that Lenovo will incorporate Qualcomm's new Gobi2000 technology into upcoming ThinkPad notebooks in the X, T and W Series beginning in 2010...
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Taiwan market: CHT cuts 3G mobile Internet-access fee
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a 20% reduction in fixed monthly rate for its 3G-based unlimited mobile Internet-access service from NT$850 (US$26.3) to NT$680.