Articles tagged with: Ict and WCDMA

Qualcomm and Broadcom Wave a Paper and Declare "Peace For Our Time"

.., including all patent infringement claims in the International Trade Commission and U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, as well as the withdrawal by Broadcom of its complaints to the European Commission and the Korea Fair Trade Commission. Unde more

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Shareholders Pushing for Sale of US Cellular to Larger Rival

..th just under 6.2m customers - although a recent analysis by the Mobile World predicted that it could well be surpassed by MetroPCS during 2009. A Reuters news report, citing people close to the matter said that Southeastern, which controls about more

ZTE, Other 3G Device Providers Play Active Role in Deploying 3G Networks in China

CCID, a research firm in China disclosed recently in an industry report which predicted that the rapid deployment of 3G networks in China will eventually result in the creation of about 660,000 3G subscriber lines by Q3 this year. This will make China the country with the largest 3G network construction in the world. more

Nokia Suspends Sales of Touschseen 5800 Handset in USA

..ny is still able to offer a European version of the handset, the 5800, which has slightly restricted 3G frequency band support for the US market. Two main problems have affected the North American version of the handset. Firstly, the earpieces ar more

Related Tags: 3g, nokia, eu, edge, cdma, customer-care, touchscreen, gsm,

Chinese Handset Production Growth Down to Single Figures

..e mobile handset chips market experienced a conspicuous decline in 2008. The research firm predicts that the scale of Chinese mobile phone chips market is expected to reach RMB 110 billion (US$16 billion), up by 6%, down to single-digit growth more

Qualcomm Chips Powering the BlackBerry Storm Smartphone

..strictions. The Storm, when compared with the Apple iPhone 3G, is marginally more expensive and complex in terms of sheer component count. iSuppli in July issued a preliminary estimate of $174.33 for initial production costs for the 8Gbyte iPho more

Taiwan Mobile Phone Sales to Reach 7.2 Million Units in 2008

According to MIC (Market Intelligence Center, Taiwan), an ict industry research institute based in Taipei, mobile data services will be a key focus for Taiwanese telecom operators in 2008, with the growing popularity of 3G/3.5G mobile phones. Thanks to the promotional plans offered by telecom operators to boost 3G subscriber numbers, Taiwanese mobile phone market volume for the entire 2008 is expected to slightly advance 0.9% to 7.2 million units, with the share of WCDMA models expected to top 40%. more

Related Tags: sony-ericsson, intel, mobile-data, samsung, smartphones, chunghwa-telecom, sony, mic, pda, Taiwan

Global Mobile Phone Subscribers to Reach 4.5 Billion by 2012

According to MIC (Market Intelligence Center), an ict industry research institute based in Taipei, global mobile phone subscribers hit 3.1 billion in 2007, thanks mainly to the continuing increase of prepaid subscribers with double SIM cards and corporate clients in the US and European markets. With the global mobile phone penetration rate reaching approximately half of the global population, growth momentum of global subscribers is expected to slow down after 2008. more

Emerging Markets Create Opportunities for Taiwan Handset Manufacturers

According to MIC (Market Intelligence Center), an ict industry research institute based in Taipei, owing to rollouts of new models by Motorola, LG, and Sony Ericsson, Taiwanese shipment volume is expected to reach 24.5 million units in the first quarter of 2008, representing a 10.1% sequential decline. In the second quarter of 2008, CDMA shipments for Nokia are expected to begin. In addition, as Motorola is likely to expand its procurement plans, along with existing orders from Sony Ericsson and LG, Taiwanese shipment volume is forecasted to reach 106.6 million units for the full year 2008, up 14.9% in comparison with 2007. more

Related Tags: sony-ericsson, reliance, sony, mic, motorola,, Taiwan

Taiwanese Mobile Phone Market Expected to Reach 7.1 Million Units in 2007

According to MIC (Market Intelligence Center), an ict industry research institute based in Taipei, the scale of the Taiwanese mobile phone market is expected to reach 7.1 million units for the full-year 2007, down 2% in comparison with 2006. Sales volume in the second quarter of 2007 is expected to reach 1.7 million units. Due to the continuing demand of the NCC (National Communications Commission) for mobile operators to cut their 2G voice call rates, mobile operators will face challenges in bolstering their revenues. Therefore, in 2007 they will focus their effort on accelerating popularity of WCDMA and HSDPA services, creating the conditions for expanded use of mobile Internet access, as well as increasing sales of value-added services other than SMS and ringback tones. more

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