Articles tagged with: Asia Pacific and Smart

Just Under 3 Billion SIM Cards Shipped in 2008

SIMalliance, the global association of SIM card manufacturers has reported that global SIM card shipments exceeded 2.9 billion units during 2008, with strong demand from the emerging markets of India, China, Asia Pacific and Latin America contributing to a 29 per cent increase on shipments over the previous year.  more

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Contactless Smart Card Market Expected to Weather the Storm Caused by Economic Uncertainties

With Asia Pacific being a highly diverse geographic region with dissimilar market conditions, participants in the contactless smart card market should be prepared for varied reactions to the economic downturn. While countries that have not yet achieved mass deployment of contactless smart cards could experience further delays, more advanced countries such as Japan and South Korea that possess strong contactless infrastructure and high penetration rates are unlikely to slow down drastically.  more

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Sony Ericsson Enters the South Korean Market

Sony Ericsson is to enter the South Korean market for the first time - as it prepares to offer its Windows Mobile based Xperia X1 smartphone on SK Telecom's mobile network. Although the government has dropped the requirement that all handsets sold in the country use the proprietary WIPI platform - Sony Ericsson has chosen to retain that for its first product launch.  more

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