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Thursday 28 January 2016
NCC conditionally approves NHPEA taking over MBK stake in CNS
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on January 27 approved an investment proposed by Netherlands-based NHPEA Chrome Holding B.V. to acquire a majority stake in China...
Thursday 28 January 2016
Digitimes Research: More fashion, sports gear, medical vendors step into smartwatch sector
New smartwatches displayed at CES 2016 indicate that more vendors of fashion products, sports gear, medicare devices and traditional watches have stepped into the smartwatch segment,...
Thursday 28 January 2016
Chunghwa Telecom forecasts profit decline for 2016
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has released its financial forecast for 2016 business operations, with net EPS expected at NT$5.15, declining 6.7% on year.
Thursday 28 January 2016
Digitimes Research: China vendors ship over 150 million smartphones in 4Q15
Total shipments of smartphones by China-based vendors grew 8.8% on quarter and 18.3% on year to 154.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the latest data released...
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Taiwan Star Cellular aims at over 1 million 4G users by end of 2016
Mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Star Cellular has set a goal of exceeding one million subscribers by the end of 2016, 3.5 times the number at present, according to company president...
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Apple reports record fiscal 1Q16 results
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended December 26, 2015. The Company posted record quarterly revenues of US$75.9 billion and record quarterly...
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Taiwan market: TWM launches VoLTE services
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has launched VoLTE (voice over LTE) services based on SRVCC (single radio voice call continuity) technology which features seamless switching from VoLTE to 3G...
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Digitimes Research: Vendors showcase more applications to promote personal security at CES 2016
Smart home device and service vendors were showcasing more devices and service applications dedicated to the promotion of personal security at the recently concluded CES 2016, according...
Tuesday 26 January 2016
Huawei to lead smartphone vendors in shipment growth in 2016
Huawei is expected to lead smartphone vendors with the highest shipment growth rate in 2016 as other brands including Samsung Electronics, Apple and Xiaomi are likely to see their...
Tuesday 26 January 2016
Second-generation Apple Watch to enter mass production in 2Q16
The second-generation Apple Watch is expected to enter mass production in the second quarter with Quanta Computer to be the sole manufacturer of the device, according to sources from...
Tuesday 26 January 2016
China market: Meizu to cut personnel, says report
China-based vendor smartphone Meizu plans to slash its workforce as part of its restructuring plan, with less than 5% of its total 4,000 employees to be affected, according to China-based...
Tuesday 26 January 2016
Asia Pacific Telecom chairman to obtain 100% stake in Macquarie APTT Management
Lu Fang-ming, chairman for mobile telecom carrier Asia Pacific Telecom and vice president for Foxconn Electronics, has announced that Dynami Vision, a new company he wholly owns,...
Monday 25 January 2016
China December mobile phone user base grows to 1.306 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.306 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2015, growing 0.16% on month and 1.53% on year, and 399.10 million (30.57%)...
Monday 25 January 2016
Asustek eyes 30 million smartphone shipments in 2016; to push shipments in India, Brazil, Russia and Africa
Asustek Computer is aiming to ship 30 million smartphones in 2016 and become a worldwide top-10 smartphone vendor. To achieve the goal, India, Brazil, Russia and Africa will become...
Monday 25 January 2016
Foxconn invests in high-tech construction company Katerra
Icreate Investments, an investment arm of Foxconn Electronics, has invested US$51 million to take a 10.7% stake in the US-based smart building solution vendor Katerra, according to...