Chinese Telecom Weekly news

December 20th to December 28th 2007

Dec 28
Taiwan market: WiMAX licensee Vastar poised to operate regional fixed-line network
Management shake-up may lead to a shift in business focus for China-based Amoi
Taiwan market: Motorola launches Moto Z8, heating up competition for Symbian-based smartphones
Taiwan handset shipments to rebound in 2008, growth of 30% expected
CHT to purchase 350,000 customized handsets in 2008, says paper

Dec 27
Taiwan WiMAX licensee Global Mobile raises initial paid-in capital of over NT$1 billion
AsureWave to focus on production of GPS SiP modules in 2008
Taiwan market: Samsung aims to ship 1.8 million handsets in 2008

Dec 26
Taiwan market: NCC to shift fixed-mobile pricing to fixed telecom carriers in 2011
Chunghwa Telecom to deal out record bonus to employees in 2007
Innolux to ship LCD panels to Nokia, reports paper
HP teams up with Taiwan makers to offer more iPAQ handheld devices
Foxlink reportedly lands handset OEM orders from China Mobile
Handset makers to hit both high- and low-end markets in India

Dec 25
HTC denies that operations in 1Q08 will be affected by Qualcomm chipset shortages
Taiwan market: Handset shipments up for first time this year in 3Q
VIA Telecom continues to make inroads into CDMA chipset segment

Dec 24
Chunghwa Telecom to release over 60% of annual capex to Taiwan-based makers over next 5-6 years
Inventec Appliances to benefit from newly assigned Willcom wireless broadband license
HTC revenues to decline over 38% sequentially in 1Q08 due to chipset shortages, says paper

Dec 21
BYD Electronics keeps expansion plans despite FIH complaints
Wintek tops in mobile phone main display market for first time in 3Q07, says DisplaySearch