Articles tagged with: Isuppli
Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to isuppli. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, , wi-fi, microsoft, nokia, sim, iphone, samsung, wimax, apple, sprint-nextel, gps, tim, wind, lte, docomo, ericsson, ovi, palm, blackberry, rim, sony, kyocera, mobile-internet, touch-screen, navteq, sprint, nextel, smart, windows, las-vegas, ctia, kyocera-wireless
Despite Rising Demand, Small/Medium Display Pricing Falling
After three months of decline, small/medium LCD displays in February experienced a pick-up in sales driven by the Chinese market, with local Chinese mobile handset makers increasing their demand, according to isuppli Corp. more
Related Tags: samsung, rural, tim, netbook, lcd-displays, lcd, displays, China
Intel Unleashes Atom Bomb on the Competition in 2008
Intel gained share in the global microprocessor during every quarter of 2008, partly due to the success of its Atom chip in the emerging netbook sector, according to isuppli Corp. more
Related Tags: advanced-micro-devices, amd, intel, tim, netbooks, netbook, notebook
Nokia Pulls More Than $5 Billion in Business From Contract Manufacturers
In another blow to the beleaguered electronics contract manufacturing business, Nokia - the world's largest mobile handset brand -announced that it has stopped using outside contract manufacturers for the assembly of its phones. more
Related Tags: foxconn, nokia, itu, ovi
Russia Falls off the Electronics Contract Manufacturing Map
Once viewed as a promising emerging market with massive growth potential for the global electronics contract manufacturing business, Russia now is facing a cessation of new investment, along with shutdowns in existing facilities and delays in new ones, according to isuppli Corp. more
Related Tags: foxconn, semiconductor, ict, ovi, iden, personal, hewlett-packard, elcoteq, lcd, flextronics, counterfeit, Russia
Mobile Internet Device Shipments to Rise Nearly Eightfold by 2012
The definition of the Mobile Internet Device (MID) may be somewhat nebulous, given the category overlaps multiple products, ranging from some Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPCs) to certain Portable Media Players (PMPs). However, there's nothing nebulous about the MID growth opportunity, with global unit shipments expected to expand by nearly a factor of eight from 2007 to 2012, according to isuppli Corp. more
Related Tags: 3g, kindle, amazon, e-book-reader, driving, lte, e-book, netbooks, sony, mobile-internet, pnds, battery, 3, smart, wlan
Semiconductor Kings Suffer Sales Tragedy in 2008
Shakespeare's adage, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," was certainly true for the kings of the semiconductor industry in 2008, with eight out of the Top-10 suppliers suffering revenue declines for the year, according to isuppli Corp. more
Related Tags: broadcom, semiconductor, texas-instruments, intel, flash-memory, samsung, qualcomm, digital-signal-processor, lte, texas, toshiba, fujitsu, nec, nxp, sony, sharp, 3, memory, analog, hynix, nand, on-semiconductor, flash
"Foxconn Effect" Fades as Top EMS Providers' Revenue Shrinks in 2008
After years of single-handedly powering the robust growth of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) business, Foxconn, aka Hon Hai Precision Industry achieved only a marginal revenue increase in 2008, causing the top-tier EMS market to contract, according to preliminary market-share results from isuppli. more
Related Tags: foxconn, nokia, sun-microsystems, rsa, driving, lte, lenovo, emc, research-in-motion, sun, elcoteq
India's BSNL Planning 3G Launch Across 700 Cities
India's state-owned operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) intends to expand its 3G network to 700 cities across the North and East of the country by June. A second wave of launches in the South of the country will follow in July. Ericsson is BSNL's partner for 3G roll-out in over 400 of these cities. more
Related Tags: 3g, wimax, ict, 3g-license, mtn, ericsson, vas, bsnl, mtnl, partner, 3g-licenses, jharkhand, kolkata, India
Smart Phones Ring in Healthy Growth in 2009 Despite Mobile Meltdown
Although the outlook for the overall mobile handset market continues to dim, smart phones remain a bright spot with global unit growth as high as 11.1 percent in 2009, isuppli is predicting. isuppli's optimistic forecast for global smart phone unit shipments calls for 192.3 million units in 2009, up 11.1 percent from 173.6 million in 2008. A more pessimistic outlook calls for growth of only 6 percent this year, reaching 183.9 million units. more
Related Tags: android, google, orange, 3g, windows-mobile, microsoft, nokia, sim, social-networking, samsung, apple, qualcomm, ict, huawei, wind, ovi, lg, rim, personal, symbian, smart, operating-system, windows, widgets, google-android
