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Tuesday 30 December 2014
Foxconn said to partner with Ericsson for 5G R&D
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly is preparing to invest NT$4 billion (US$126.16 million) and a team of 200 technicians for 5G communication technology development...
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Asustek aims to ship over 15 million smartphones in China in 2015
Asustek Computer just launched the X002 TD-LTE smartphone under its second brand Pegasus in the China market and aims to ship more than 15 million ZenFone series and Pegasus series...
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Sales of smartphones based on new platforms set to increase
Sales of smartphones based on newly emerging platforms, including Android One, Firefox OS and Tizen, are expected to increase significantly in 2015, buoyed by replacement demand from...
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Taiwan market: Fitel looking for bankruptcy trustee
First International Telecom (Fitel), the only PHS mobile communication operator in Taiwan, has asked the government to help arrange for Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to become its bankruptcy...
Monday 29 December 2014
Digitimes Research: China Mobile to have 80 million TD-LTE users at end of 2014
China Mobile had the number of its TD-LTE subscribers growing to 54.45 million as of the end of October 2014 and is expected to see the number reach 80 million at the end of the year,...
Monday 29 December 2014
Taiwan market: PHS operator Fitel goes bankrupt
First International Telecom (Fitel), the only PHS low-power mobile communication operator in Taiwan, has declared bankruptcy.
Monday 29 December 2014
China telecom carriers set aggressive 4G smartphone sales goals, says report
China Telecom and China United Network Communications (China Unicom) have been setting up LTE FDD/TD-LTE 4G networks in China, and have set aside budgets of CNY16 billion (US$2.58...
Monday 29 December 2014
Compal to resume production at Vietnam factory, says president
Notebook ODM Compal Electronics will resume production at its factory in Hanoi, northern Vietnam, as soon as the second half of 2015, according to company president Ray Chen.
Monday 29 December 2014
Compal smartphone shipments reach 20 million in 2014, to double in 2015
Buoyed by its integration with its handset subsidiary Compal Communications in February, Compal Electronics will ramp up its smartphone shipments to 20 million units in 2014, doubling...
Friday 26 December 2014
Commentary: Competition in cloud server market heating up
Since server products have longer product life cycles than PCs and smartphones, global server shipments have been hovering around 10 million units a year for some time. However, the...
Friday 26 December 2014
Asustek expects to ship 8 million ZenFone smartphones in 2014
Asustek Computer expects its ZenFone smartphone shipments to reach eight million units globally in 2014 and 16-20 million units in 2015, while monthly shipments of its recently launched...
Friday 26 December 2014
Acer unveils smart classrooms in China
Smart classrooms with hardware and software provided by Taiwan-based vendor Acer were unveiled in a primary school in Chongqing, western China, on December 25, with Acer founder Stan...
Friday 26 December 2014
Taiwan market: NCC to probe 4G cooperation row
Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), which started 4G commercial operations in Taiwan on December 24, has seen its competitors file a complaint with the country's regulators about its use...
Thursday 25 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Microsoft Band to make headway in mobile device market
Although Microsoft has missed out on business opportunities arose from the mobile device market, the software vendor has been developing eye-worn and smart bracelet products for years...
Thursday 25 December 2014
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom kicks off 4G commercial operation
Asia Pacific Telecom began commercial operation of 4G mobile communication services on December 24 and aims to have its 4G subscribers accounting for 15-20% of all 4G subscribers...