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Thursday 3 December 2015
China October mobile phone user base grows to 1.302 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.302 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of October 2015, growing 0.15% on month and 1.97% on year, and 418.93 million (32.18%)...
Thursday 3 December 2015
Open bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands increase to NT$27.145 billion, says NCC
Open-bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands for 4G operations on December 2 resulted in total bids of NT$27.145 billion (US$835 million), 88.51% over the floor price, according to the National...
Thursday 3 December 2015
Taiwan players expect business opportunities from Facebook datacenter
Commenting on reports Facebook is considering plans to establish a datacenter in Changhua, central Taiwan, related upstream supply chain players pointed out that Taiwan's low power...
Thursday 3 December 2015
Taiwan market: Apple begins selling iPad Pro tablets in local market
Apple has begun selling its iPad Pro products in the Taiwan market, with a 32GB Wi-Fi version priced at NT$27,900 (US$853), 128GB Wi-Fi version at NT$32,900 and 128GB Wi-Fi+Cellular...
Thursday 3 December 2015
Taiwan market: TWM launches own-brand 4G smartphones
Mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has launched two own-brand entry-level 4G smartphone models, the Android 5.0 Amazing X7 and Android 5.1 Amazing X5s, in the Taiwan market...
Thursday 3 December 2015
Foxconn increases presence in second-hand handset market
Foxconn Electronics has stepped up its investments in the second-hand smartphone market as part of its efforts to promote environmental protection globally, according to industry...
Wednesday 2 December 2015
China market: FIH Mobile sets up electric car rental service company in Hangzhou
FIH Mobile, a mobile device maker under the Foxconn Group, has invested CNY1.2 billion (US$187.57 million) to set up an electric car rental service company in Hangzhou, China, according...
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Quanta Storage lands orders for TM5 robots
Quanta Storage, a subsidiary of Quanta Computer, has landed orders for its TM5 robots during the ongoing IREX 2015, an international robot exhibition currently being held in Tokyo.
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Open bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands increase to NT$26.305 billion, says NCC
Open-bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands available for 4G on December 1 reached NT$26.305 billion (US$809 million), 82.67% over the floor price, according to the National Communications...
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Join In to acquire a 100% stake of handset ODM Wingtech
China-based real estate developer Join In Holding will acquire all outstanding shares of handset ODM maker Wingtech at CNY17.54 (US$2.74) per share. Join In currently holds a 51%...
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Taiwan 4G user base over 10 million at end of October, says NCC
The total number of 4G mobile communication subscribers in Taiwan increased to 10.087 million as of the end of October 2015, accounting for 43.8% of the population (user density),...
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Edge Computing Shows IIoT Values with Instant Feedback and Response
The IIoT essence lies in providing instant response, adding values to applications through the interweaving of internet resources and data analysis. "Despite the cloud and the...
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Wistron lands tourism-related cloud computing service orders in Southeast Asia
Wistron's cloud computing service business has cooperated with outside partners and developed cloud computing services for tourism. Its airport service apps for travelers and backend...
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Asustek to begin selling smartphones in Myanmar, Cambodia, Bangladesh in 1Q16, says paper
Asustek Computer will begin marketing its ZenFone 2 smartphones in Myanmar, Cambodia and Bangladesh in the first quarter of 2016, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily...
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to drop less than 5% in 2016 thanks to large-size models
Apple's iPad Pro and Microsoft's Surface 2-in-1 devices are expected to boost demand for large-size tablets, partly offsetting the shipment declines in small-size segments. This will...