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Friday 5 July 2019
Samsung says 2Q19 operating profit fell 56% on year
Samsung Electronics has announced its earnings guidance for the second quarter of 2019, disclosing that its operating profit for the period reached KRW6.5 trillion (US$US$5.5 billion),...
Thursday 4 July 2019
Profitable operation models crucial for deepening IIoT development
Along with the booming development of the industry IoT (IIoT), more and more businesses are able to provide relevant total solutions, but few of them have been able to make profits...
Thursday 4 July 2019
Cloud equipment providers enhancing deployments for 5G
Cloud equipment providers including Quanta Cloud Technology and Wiwynn are stepping up their deployments in related 5G equipment targeting enterprise and industrial segments, according...
Thursday 4 July 2019
Worldwide public cloud services spending to more than double by 2023, says IDC
Worldwide spending on public cloud services and infrastructure will more than double over the 2019-2023 forecast period, according to IDC. With a five-year compound annual growth...
Thursday 4 July 2019
Advantech creates branch office in Israel
Taiwan-based IPC maker Advantech, following its investments in Russia, Turkey and Japan, has announced the establishment of a branch office in Israel, eyeing the country's strong...
Thursday 4 July 2019
Telecom operators to benefit as digital service providers in 5G era, says Nokia expert
Telecom operators will embrace an enterprise/industrial market that will catapult from US$50 billion at present to US$2 trillion if they are able to transform themselves into digital...
Thursday 4 July 2019
ITRI to build bogie running tester for THSRC
Government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has disclosed its Mechanical and Mechatronics Research Laboratories (MMRL) will develop and establish a bogie...
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Taiwan to form blockchain alliance
Taiwan will form a blockchain alliance on July 12, looking to create an environment to help companies and developer enter the blockchain industry, a government minister has announc...
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Foxconn set to build 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 as IDM
Foxconn Technology Group is likely to kick off construction of a 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 in Zhuhai, southern China in cooperation with the city government there, and will operate...
Tuesday 2 July 2019
Global shortages of software engineers to worsen, says Microsoft executive
Microsoft corporate vice president Julia Liuson expects shortages of worldwide software development engineers to expand to one million in the next five years as the business opportunity...
Tuesday 2 July 2019
Huawei order visibility for 5G chips, IC backend services to extend to year-end 2019, say makers
Taiwan's chips and IC backend service suppliers have felt a sense of relief after the US government softened its stance against Huawei, and expect their order visibility from Huawei,...
Tuesday 2 July 2019
FII developing smart home, smart city solutions
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a maker of networking devices for IIoT-based smart manufacturing, has extended business to development of smart home and smart city solutions, according...
Tuesday 2 July 2019
5G smartphones to hit Taiwan market in late 2019
A number of handset brands are likely to launch their 5G-enabled smartphones in the Taiwan market before the end of 2019 as commercial operations of 5G networks in the local market...
Tuesday 2 July 2019
Collaborative robots face dilemma between human safety and working speed
Demand for collaborative robots is fast growing because they are safer to human workers than conventional industrial robots. But the priority given to safety, which is restricting...
Monday 1 July 2019
China Mobile to push down 5G phone prices below CNY2,000 by year-end 2020
China Mobile is working with Chinese handset players trying to roll out 5G smartphones priced below CNY2,000 (US$292) before the end of 2020 compared to a range of CNY8,000-10,000...