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China Telecom to procure 50-80 million CDMA handsets in 2010, says VIA Telecom CEO

China Telecom plans to procure 50-80 million CDMA handsets in 2010, of which 70% will be inexpensive models with average sales prices of 200 yuan (US$29), to meet expected demand from new subscribers mainly in    

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Telecom carriers still pushing for LTE deployment despite adoption of HSPA+ technology

Telecom carriers around the globe have continued to push forward the deployment of LTE networks despite a growing interest among WCDMA players to upgrade their systems to HSPA+ as a stopgap before committing fu    

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Ichia October revenues fall short of expectation, says paper

Handset keypad and flexible PCB maker Ichia Technologies saw October revenues fall short of market expectations due to slower-than-expected keypad orders from clients in Korea, according to a Chinese-language C    

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Handset market turns corner in 3Q09; more gains expected in 4Q09, says IDC

The worldwide handset market saw mild sequential growth in third-quarter 2009, according to IDC. On-year growth remained negative, but improved from the first half of 2009. Handset shipments totaled 287.1 milli    

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Pico projectors for handsets to see staggering growth in 2012, says Young Optics president

Claude Hsu, president of Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics, has predicted that shipments of pico projectors for handsets will grow to 10-25 million units in 2012, compared to 20,000-30,000 in 2009.    

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