Taiwan consumer IC firms revenues to pick up in March

Taiwan-based MCU and consumer IC design houses have recently seen customer orders pick up, and are expected to see their revenues start to rise in March, according to industry sources. Companies including Alpha Microelectronics, Generalplus Technology ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom to launch LWA services

Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on Thursday announced it will officially introduce the world's first LTE-WLAN aggregation (LWA) services later this year. LWA allows mobile handsets supporting both LTE and Wi-Fi to access LTE and Wi-Fi ... ( read original story ...)

Sercomm Launches the World's First LWA Small Cell Solution

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb. 23, 2017 /CNW/ -- Sercomm Corporation (TWSE: 5388), a leading manufacturer of telecom and broadband equipment, today launches the world's 1st Enterprise Small Cell, which supports LTE-WLAN Aggregation (LWA). Adopted by Chunghwa Telecom ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan market: Xiaomi launches Mi Note 2, Redmi Note 4X

Xiaomi has launched its Mi Note 2 and Redmi Note 4X smartphones in the Taiwan market. The two models will be available starting March 1, with the Mi Note 2 priced at NT$16,999 (US$552), and the Redmi Note 4X at NT$4,999. The Mi Note 2, which targets the ... ( read original story ...)

Apple tops Taiwan's smartphone sales in January

Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) Apple Inc. was the top smartphone vendor in Taiwan in terms of both sales volume and value for the fifth consecutive month in January, industry sources said Wednesday. Apple was the top smartphone vendor by volume during the month ... ( read original story ...)

Wearable Technology to Take Center Stage at the Taiwan Show

David Liu of the Taipei Computer Association said that wearable technology and smart living remain the focus of the show, but visitors will find more mature products this year. For example, in the case of home security, the latest products use infrared ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan export orders grow as world gears up for iPhone 8

Orders for Taiwan’s exports rose for a sixth straight month in January on strong global demand for hi-tech gadgets such as Apple Inc.’s iPhones and Chinese smartphones, bolstering the government’s view that economic growth could hit a three-year high ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese technology can help India fight pollution: official

Instead of letting farmers and landowners burn agricultural waste like straws, stalks, pasture and woody chips and pollute the air, Taiwan has second-generation bioethanol technology to manufacture cellulosic ethanol from a wide range of those waste ... ( read original story ...)

Growth calling for Chunghwa Telecom

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. said it expected total revenue to increase by NT$1.15 billion, or 0.5 percent, to NT$231.16 billion in 2017 as compared to the unaudited consolidated revenue of 2016. The increase in revenue is expected to be ... ( read original story ...)

Zyxel wins Taiwan Excellence Awards for 12 consecutive years

Zyxel has won the Taiwan Excellence recognitions for 12 years in a row ... speedy Wi-Fi throughout the house and light up the Wi-Fi dead corners with 802.11ac technology, whether it’s on the balcony or across floors. For business, the 802.11ac Smart ... ( read original story ...)

Asus plans to gain in smartphone market

Asustek Computer Thailand, the local operating unit of Taiwanese notebook and smartphone maker Asus, expects to sustain its robust revenue growth pace of 20% this year amid a still-healthy smartphone market and strong demand for gaming computers. ( read original story ...)

Eight arrested in multimillion dollar telecom fraud case

Police in Taiwan have broken up a telecom fraud case in which a university professor on the mainland was scammed out of around 18 million yuan ($2.6 million), according to a report from China News Service. The report said Taiwan police arrested eight ... ( read original story ...)