Vol 21 - Issue 50

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Ofcom Measures White Space Interference

by Bob Raikes

Ofcom, in the UK, is testing the possibility of interference to DTT signals when using white space devices. The regulator is trialling a system called dynamic spectrum access; white space devices could use this …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 50

IPTV Grows in Czech Republic

by Bob Raikes

O2 TV, an IPTV service in the Czech Republic, has announced that it has gained more than 4,000 new subscribers through October and November. 182,000 people are now customers of O2 TV.

Tags:Czech Republic| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 21 - Issue 50

France’s ARCEP Reviews Frequency Bands

by Bob Raikes

ARCEP, the French communications regulator, is holding a two-month consultation on a review of spectrum for high-speed mobile systems. The consultation is examining the re-use of existing frequencies, with more efficient technologies, and the …

Tags:France| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Canal Digital Chooses ADB

by Bob Raikes

The ADB Multi-Screen software suite is now in use on Canal Digital’s Kabel-TV network in Norway. The suite is running on ADB’s Wideband Tuner, an eight-tuner hybrid cable HD DVR. Customers can use the …

Tags:ADB (Advanced Digital Broadcasting)| Mobile Display Monitor| Norway| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Analogue Remains On In Uganda

by Bob Raikes

Uganda has abandoned its plan to switch off analogue TV services on 31st December. The country is still working towards the June 2015 ASO deadline, but according to local media, this will be difficult …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Wah Hong Looks to Capacity Expansion

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial is to begin producing films for display sizes up to 90″ next year. The company currently produces films up to 60″ in size. In addition, two more …

Tags:Film materials| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 21 - Issue 50

TV Panel Prices to Fall on Lower Chinese Demand

by Bob Raikes

Falling LCD TV demand from China could lead to excess panel capacity next year, leading to a price fall in the second half of 2015, say industry sources. LCD TV sales in the country …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TV Production| Vol 21 - Issue 50

TCL On Course to Meet Smartphone Targets

by Bob Raikes

TCL expects to meet its 40 million-unit smartphone shipment target this year, following the ramp of monthly shipments to over 8 million units in October. Shipments have also risen to Europe, Africa, Latin America …

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SMI Begins Operations in Shenzen

by Bob Raikes

Semiconductor Manufacturing International has begun operations at its 200mm wafer fab in Shenzen. 10,000 wafers will be produced each month by the end of the year, growing to 20,000 per month by the end …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Shipments Will Fall, Says Inventec

by Bob Raikes

Shipments of laptop PCs from Inventec will fall between November and December, the company has said. Inventec shipped 1.5 million notebooks in October and 1.6 million in November.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| ODMs & OEMs| Vol 21 - Issue 50

LED-Lit Displays’ Value Falling

by Bob Raikes

LEDinside, a division of Trendforce, has predicted that global production value of LED-backlit tablets and LCD TVs will fall 21.7% and 14.3% YoY, respectively, this year. The products’ production value will be $476 million …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 50

G-Tech Plans 3D-Forming Glass in 2015

by Bob Raikes

In Q1’15, Taiwan’s G-Tech Optoelectronics will begin to produce 3D-forming glass (using materials from Corning) for use in vehicles and smartphone screens. According to sources in the country, monthly capacity will begin at 200,000 …

Tags:Corning| Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 50