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Monday 13 March 2017
Digitimes Research: Growth in global 4G user base to slow down beginning 2017
The global number of LTE (4G) mobile communication subscribers quickly increased to 1.935 billion at the end of 2016 according to statistics by the GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association),...
Monday 13 March 2017
IBM pushes blockchain system for e-transaction
IBM has been aggressively pushing the blockchain system. In a recen press conference in Taiwan to talk about the system's development, Christopher Ferris, IBM's CTO of Open Technology...
Monday 13 March 2017
HTC expected to see revenues start picking up in March
HTC is expected to see its revenues begin to pick up in March due to increasing shipments of its HTC U series flagship smartphones, according to industry sources.
Monday 13 March 2017
FIH Mobile reports decreased earnings for 2016
FIH Mobile, the handset arm of the Foxconn Group, has reported net profits of US$136 million for 2016, declining 40.4% from a year earlier.
Monday 13 March 2017
Chunghwa Telecom sees profits down in February
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profits of NT$3.01 billion (US$96.96 million) for February, down 21.2% from a year earlier. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$0.39...
Friday 10 March 2017
Asustek reports 10% on-year decline in February revenues
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$31.818 billion (US$1.02 billion) for February 2017, representing a 1.5% increase on month and 10.1% drop on year.
Friday 10 March 2017
China smartphone vendors conservative about placing component orders
Competition in China's smartphone market is getting keener, forcing some players including Huawei, Xiaomi, Vivo and LeEco to turn more conservative about placing orders with upstream...
Friday 10 March 2017
Taiwan Mobile sees profits up 7% on year in January-February
Mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile saw its net profits increase 7% on year to NT$2.68 billion (US$86.47 million) in the first two months of 2017.
Friday 10 March 2017
Taiwan forms alliance to promote IoT
Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC) has organized Asia Silicon Valley Development Agency (ASVDA), a cross-industry alliance specifically to promote IoT, according to NDC deputy...
Thursday 9 March 2017
Adlink sees 2016 net profits slip 29% on year
Industrial PC maker Adlink has announced consolidated revenues of NT$9.57 billion (US$309.56 million) for 2016, up 5.5% on year with gross margins reaching 43.5%, up from 41.3% in...
Thursday 9 March 2017
Taiwan to release more frequency bands for 4G
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on March 8 indicated that it plans to release frequency bands with a total bandwidth of 150MHz for 4G mobile communications, with...
Thursday 9 March 2017
Global tablet market – 4Q 2016
In the fourth quarter of 2016, global tablet shipments reached 52.25 million units, showing on-quarter growth of 14.3%.
Thursday 9 March 2017
China makers ship 46.86 million handsets in January
Handset shipments, including exports, by China-based makers totaled 46.86 million units in January, of which 45.03 million units were smartphones, according to a ChinaTechNews.com...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Chunghwa Telecom to deal out cash dividend of NT$4.94 for 2016
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to distribute a cash dividend of NT$4.9419 for 2016 based on a net profit of NT$40.03 billion or NT$5.16 per share recorded in the year.
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Taiwan market: HMD launches Nokia 6
HMD Global has launched the Android-based Nokia 6 smartphone in the Taiwan market targeting the mid-tier market. The phone will be available from Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) or yahoo.com...