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Thursday 6 February 2014
China December mobile phone user base growing to nearly 1.23 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.229 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2013, growing by 0.48% on month and by 10.42% on year, and 401.61 million...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Commentary: Is COS a genuine home-grown platform or a copycat?
China has unveiled a home-grown operating system, the China Operating System (COS), for use in smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes (STBs) and other types of smart devices, claiming...
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Supply chain continues to see strong orders from Xiaomi
Supply chain makers are continuing to see strong orders from Xiaomi as the company aims to sell 40 million handsets in 2014.
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Apple triggers 64-bit AP battle
Why is Apple so eager to adopt 64-bit technology for its processors? Digitimes Research believes it is because in the 32-bit segment, Apple is unable to use the existing architecture...
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Chunghwa Telecom sets aside record capex for 2014
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has set aside a capital expenditure budget of NT$40.113 (US$1.34 billion) for 2014, the highest annual sum, according to company president Shih Mu-piao.
Wednesday 29 January 2014
2014 global mobile application processor market forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a market forecast of the 2014 application processor market (AP). In addition to shipment forecasts for each major vendor, Digitimes...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Taiwan government considering 2.6GHz band for LTE, say telecom carriers
The Taiwan government has considered assigning 2.6GHz frequency band units for either operating TD-LTE or TDD LTE and FDD LTE mobile communication services, according to local telecom...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Taiwan market: NCC offers subsidies for digitizing cable TV networks
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has set aside a budget of NT$410 million (US$13.7 million) to subsidize the digitization of cable TV networks in 2014.
Wednesday 29 January 2014
TWM aims to net NT$1.45 per share for 1Q14
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, forecasts net EPS of NT$1.45 for the first quarter of 2014, the company said at a January 28 investors...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Chunghwa Telecom forecasts 2014 net EPS at NT$4.62
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on January 28 released its financial forecast for 2014, with net EPS estimated at NT$4.62.
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments to decline 15.4% sequentially in 1Q14
Combined handset shipments of Taiwan-based brand vendors and ODMs are expected to slide 15.4% sequentially in the first quarter of 2014, Digitimes Research has estimated.
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Nokia to unveil series of Windows Phone 8.1-based smartphone at MWC
Nokia is expected to unveil a series of Windows Phone 8.1-based smartphones at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC), targeting the high-end and entry-level segments, according...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Supply chains see increased orders for 4G smartphones in China
Panel and touch panel makers are seeing increased orders from China-based handset vendors as the vendors plan to release new large-size high-resolution 4G smartphones in 2014.
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Samsung and LG continue to invest in in-house smartphone component production
Approximately 70% of the major components used in Samsung Electronics smartphones come from in-house production while about 50% of LG Electronics smartphones come from in-house production,...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Worldwide smartphone shipments top 1 billion units in 2013, says IDC
The worldwide smartphone market has reached another milestone, shipping one billion units in a single year for the first time. According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 1.0042...