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Friday 14 August 2020
Taiwan 5G subscriber penetration rate to be higher than global average in 2025
The number of 5G service subscribers in the Taiwan market is expected to total 14.3 million by 2025, representing a penetration rate of 48%, higher than a global average of nearly...
Friday 14 August 2020
Taiwan could develop into a mmWave industry base, says Qualcomm executive
Taiwan has an opportunity to become a base for the development of mmWave technology, leveraging its established industry foundations, OEM/ODM technologies and related talent, according...
Thursday 13 August 2020
Wistron steps up investment in India
ODM Wistron has announced plans to invest an additional US$45 million in its subsidiary in India to support construction of its third wholly-owned plant there.
Thursday 13 August 2020
Sercomm net earnings hit high in 2Q20
Networking device maker Sercomm has reported strong earnings for second-quarter 2020, driven by increased shipments of high-margin products and Wi-Fi AP devices supporting work-from-home...
Thursday 13 August 2020
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 2Q 2020
Small-to-medium-size panel shipments by Taiwan-based manufacturers soared 37.5% quarter-over-quarter and 28.9% year-over-year in second-quarter 2020.
Thursday 13 August 2020
Inventec Appliances has a tough year in 2020, says president
Inventec Appliances, a maker of smart hand-held devices, is having its most difficult year in 2020 since it was founded in 2000, because of the coronavirus pandemic and US-trade tensions,...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Inventec optimistic about notebook shipments
Notebook ODM Inventec has painted a rosy picture for notebook industry outlook, expecting global notebook shipments to remain robust in the next six months, according to company president...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
UK-based Rainmaking Innovation sets up accelerator in STSP
UK-based Rainmaking Innovation recently inaugurated its Center of Excellence and Expertise in Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), becoming the third accelerator there.
Wednesday 12 August 2020
China handset players launch 5G phones in Taiwan
China's handset brands including Realme and Oppo have launched new 5G phones in the Taiwan market.
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Highlights of the day: Server shipments to Facebook to remain strong
The needs to connect during pandemic lockdowns have spurred demand for servers. Shipments of servers to Facebook in...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Server shipments to Facebook to rise 15% in 3Q20, says Digitimes Research
Server shipments to Facebook are forecast to register a 15% sequential increase in the third quarter of 2020, when the social network giant is expected to absorb over 15% of total...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Taiwan, Cisco jointly set up 5G open networking experiment platform
Taiwan's Industrial Development Bureau has teamed up with Cisco to set up the country's first 5G open networking experiment platform, gathering heavyweight server and networking firms...
Monday 10 August 2020
Taiwan makers eyeing Open RAN
Open RAN (Open Radio Access Network) is one of the options for telecom operators' deployments in the 5G era. As Open RAN can adopt COTS (commercial off the shelf) or GPP (general...
Friday 7 August 2020
Taiwan Mobile, Formosa Plastics Transport unveil autonomous vehicles
Taiwan Mobile and Formosa Plastics Transport (FPT) have unveiled two autonomous vehicles for trial operation along a 3km road in a retiree commuinity.
Friday 7 August 2020
HTC reports weak sales for July
HTC's sales in July remained weak ahead of the release of its 5G phones in August. Its July revenues came to NT$284 million (US$9.66 million), down 56% sequentially and 36% on year...