Taiwan market: 3.5G data card subscribers to top one million in 2010 Tweet

The number of 3.5G data card subscribers in the Taiwan market more than doubled to 660,000 in 2009 and is expected to further expand to one million by the end of 2010, according to industry sources, who cited data from the National Communications Commission (NCC).

Although the proliferation of smartphones and WiMAX services may lure away some users from the 3.5G data card segment, the 3.5G data card service will also be able to continue attracting users from the fixed-line ADSL sector, the sources noted. There are two million ADSL subscribers currently.

Each of Taiwan's top-three mobile service operators - Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) - has about 230,000 3.5G data card subscribers currently.

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E-book reader, cloud computing and 3D to be spotlights of Computex 2010 Tweet

Computex Taipei 2010, which will take place during June 1-5, is expected to have a total of 1,750 exhibitors and 4,700 booths, up from last year's 1,700 and 4,495, respectively, while e-book readers, cloud computing, 3D technology, mobile network and digital signage will be the spotlights of the show, according to the organizer, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).

The government-sponsored TAITRA also expects the number of visitors to the show will surpass that in 2009, with more business opportunities than last year's US$20 billion.

Players such as Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Microsft, Asustek Computer, Acer and Micro-Start International (MSI) are all expected to expand their booths this year.

Asustek, MSI and BenQ are also expected to reveal more details about their tablet PCs, and Acer is expected to showcase its Chrome-based notebook/netbook.

Motherboard makers are expected to demonstrate their USB 3.0 as well as their latest technologies.

Several China-based IT players such as Malata, Hanwang Technlogy and BYD will also exhibit their latest products at the show.

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Chunghwa Telecom to downsize capital by 20% Tweet

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will reduce its paid-in capital by 20% from NT$96.968 billion (US$3.04 billion) to NT$77.574 billion, returning NT$19.394 billion to shareholders at NT$2 per share, CHT's board of directors decided on March 30.

This is the fourth time that CHT has reduced its paid-in capital in its history, the company noted.

CHT said its board of directors also decided to add investment of US$45 million in Donghwa Telecom, CHT's wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong, to fund its participation in the construction of the Southeast Asia Japan Cable (SJC).

According to industry sources in Taiwan, SJC is a new submarine cable system to link Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan with other Asian countries at a design capacity of 17Tbps (terabit per second), and can be a backup route for CHT.

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Huawei Retains Its No.3 Position in the 2009 Global Service Provider IP Router Market Tweet

Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, recently announced that according to the 2009 annual data from Infonetics Research, Huawei kept its strong growth in the global service provider IP router market with a revenue market share of 14.21%, retaining the third position and standing out as the industry's only vendor with significant market share growth.

With regard to specific equipment segments, Huawei ranked No. 3 in both the IP core router and IP edge router, with market shares of 10.60% and 15.61% respectively. In terms of regions, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are the major contributing regions, where Huawei secured number two position with a market share of 20.83%.

"Infonetics' report for 2009 reflects Huawei' s strong momentum in IP field " said Zha Jun, president of Network, Huawei, " As part of Huawei' s All-IP convergence strategy ,our router portfolio is well suited to support the continued and rapid growth in internet and business traffic. We will continue to strengthen our efforts in the IP field and focus on addressing challenges of carriers evolving towards ultra-broadband."

In 2009, Huawei reinforced its leadership in service provider IP router with a series of innovations, including the Solar 2.0 100G chipset, industry' s end-to-end 100G solution, IP-and-OTN synergy, commercial deployment of NE5000E 2+4 cluster system, and 300 mm-depth "Mini" metro service platform (CX600-X1/X2). At the same time, Huawei's "SingleMetro, MultiPlay" solution has attracted wide attention and won recognition from operators worldwide since its launch in 2009. So far, the "SingleMetro, MultiPlay" solution has mass commercial deployment in the world's leading operators including Telefonica, Mobistar, and Bharti Airtel.


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Motorola handset component supply chain in Taiwan likely to undergo rearrangement Tweet

The supply chain of handset keypads, cases, panels, PCBs and camera modules for Motorola in Taiwan may come to a rearrangement as Arima Communications is likely to replace Compal Communications as the largest production partner for the US handset vendor, according to industry sources.

Motorola aims to ship 30 million Android-based smartphones as well as 30 million entry-level feature phones in 2010, with plans to outsource the production of all feature phones to ODM makers in Taiwan and China, said the sources, who are familiar with Motorola roadmap.

Motorola has selected 4-5 makers in Taiwan and China as potential partners and may release orders for 10-20 new handsets to those partners, indicated the sources, noting that most new feature phones will be built using MediaTek chipset solutions.

Arima reportedly will receive a windfall of orders from Motorola due to its expertise in the manufacture of MediaTek-based handsets, according to earlier reporters.

Having begun releasing orders to new partners, Motorola has also allowed the new partners to choose their own suppliers for related parts and components, and this policy will affect the supply chain for keypads, PCBs, cases, electronics and audio components, panels and camera modules, the sources noted.

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Bharti Airtel extends partnership with Ericsson Tweet

USD 1.3 billion network expansion contract

· Airtel users to enjoy an enhanced voice quality and faster data access

· Agreement will enable Airtel to put in place a converged network and expanded coverage in rural India

· Ericsson will expand and upgrade Airtel's network in 15 circles

Today, Bharti Airtel and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) further strengthened their strategic partnership with a USD 1.3 billion network expansion contract. Airtel users will enjoy an enhanced voice quality and faster data access. The agreement will enable Airtel to put in place a converged network and expanded coverage in rural India. Ericsson will expand and upgrade Airtel's network in 15 of India's 22 telecom circles.

"Our pioneering model of aligning with strategic partners who share our vision and bring in world-class experience and expertise to execute our plans has helped us focus on our customers and market place," says Sanjay Kapoor, CEO- India & South Asia, Bharti Airtel. "The extension of our fifteen years association with Ericsson is testimony to the strength of the relationship as well as the success of the model. We continue to be delighted with Ericsson's expertise in network expansion and transformation, helping us to reduce operating expenditures and enhance network quality. This way we can continue to provide a superior customer experience."

Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of Ericsson, says "Airtel is poised to spearhead the next telecom revolution in India and take the 2G experience to greater heights. In this partnership, we will set a new benchmark for the world in terms of network size and quality, types of services and end-user experience."

As part of this contract, Ericsson will supply its industry-leading portfolio of energy efficient 2G/2.5G radio base stations, circuit and packet core, microwave transmission and Intelligent Network. In addition, Ericsson will ensure that Bharti Airtel's core and transport network is 3G-ready in order to reduce time to market and enable the fast rollout of 3G services at a later date. The expansion covers introduction of some of the latest technologies within the wireless world which will bring better quality voice to end users, support more users in using one base station, enhanced data rates using Evolved EDGE technology and other new services.

Ericsson is the largest telecom network supplier supplying, for example, mobile, wire line, DTH, device management and variety of services such as prepaid to Airtel.

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About Bharti Airtel Limited

Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, is among Asia's leading integrated telecom services providers with operations in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In South Asia, the company had an aggregate of over 134 million customers as of the end February 2010, including 124.6 million mobile customers in India. Bharti Airtel has been ranked among the six best performing technology companies in the world by BusinessWeek.

Bharti Airtel is structured as four strategic business units - Mobile, Telemedia, Enterprise and Digital TV. The mobile business offers services in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The Telemedia business provides broadband, IPTV and telephone services in 94 Indian cities. The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and national and international long-distance services to carriers. The Digital TV business provides DTH services across India. All these services are provided under the Airtel brand. Airtel's national high-speed optic-fiber network currently spans over 118,337km across India. Airtel's international network infrastructure includes ownership of the i2i submarine cable system and consortium ownership in five global undersea cable systems, SEA-ME-WE 4, EIG, I-ME-WE, AAG and UNITY. For more information, visit www.airtel.in

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Change in Ericsson's executive leadership team Tweet

Marita Hellberg, current head of corporate HR, takes on HR in China and North East Asia

· Effective as of July 1st

Marita Hellberg, currently Senior Vice President and Head of Human Resources for the Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) Group, has been appointed to take over as Head of Human Resources of Ericsson's new region China and North East Asia.

"This is a great and exciting challenge for me. China and North East Asia are today among the fastest growing and most sophisticated telecommunications markets in the world," says Marita Hellberg. "Ericsson's new regional set-up aims to drive flexibility, speed and innovation in our organization, but it will also require a strong focus from the human resources and cultural perspective."

Marita Hellberg joined Ericsson in 1978 and before becoming Head of corporate Human Resources she held various positions in that area in different parts of the organization. Hellberg was born in Djurö, Sweden, in 1955 and graduated in social studies from the University of Stockholm.

The search for Marita Hellberg's replacement has started; a new Head of HR will be announced separately.

Notes to editors:

Photos of Marita Hellberg:

www.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/photos/marita_hellberg.shtml

Profile and video of Marita Hellberg:

www.ericsson.com/ericsson/corpinfo/management/marita_hellberg.shtml

Press release new organization:

www.ericsson.com/thecompany/press/releases/2010/02/1381506

Ericsson's Executive Leadership Team

http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson/corpinfo/management/index.shtml

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