Sony Ericsson invites Compal Communications to bid for 2009 low-cost handset orders, says paper

13 March 2008
Sony Ericsson has invited Compal Communications to participate in a bidding for orders of five ODM handsets, including low-cost and mid-range models, to be launched by the vendor in 2009, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Sony Ericsson switched most of its low-cost ODM orders from Compal to Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS) in the second half of 2007, the paper noted.
Compal is emerging, once again, as a potential supplier for Sony Ericsson now that CMCS has already received 2009 orders for 30 million ultra low-cost handsets from Motorola, while Arima Communications, another ODM handset maker for Sony Ericsson, is reluctant to accept orders for low-cost handsets, the paper said.

Sony Ericsson reportedly outsources production of new handsets to Taiwan-based makers

Monday 28 January 2008
Sony Ericsson is outsourcing the production of its four newly released entry-level handsets to two Taiwan OEMs – Arima Communications and Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS) – with total shipments from the two makers expected to reach 15-18 million units in 2008, according to sources in Taiwan's handset industry.
Arima will handle the production of Sony Ericsson's T270, T280 as well as R300 Radio, whereas CMCS will manufacture the R306 Radio, the sources noted. Sony Ericsson has announced that the T270 and T280 will be available in the first quarter of this year, followed by the R300 in the second quarter and the R306 in the third quarter.
Including the T270, 280, R300 and R306, Sony Ericsson is expected to launch a total of 5-6 entry-level handsets targeting emerging markets in 2008 with the company likely to outsource 1-2 more models to Arima and an additional model to CMCS during the year, the sources indicated.
Sony Ericsson purchased about 8.5 million handsets from Taiwan-based OEMs in 2007, according to an estimate of market sources.

HTC revenues to decline over 38% sequentially in 1Q08 due to chipset shortages, says paper

24 Dec, 2007

High Tech Computer (HTC) revenues are expected to decline 38.5% sequentially to NT$24 billion (US$738.5 million) in the first quarter of 2008 from the NT$39 billion projected for the fourth quarter of this year due to an insufficient supply of chipset solutions from Qualcomm, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Despite a capacity ramp by Qualcomm, HTC is expected to receive up to only 70% of the CDMA and WCDMA solutions its needs for the first quarter of 2008. This will consequently affect HTC's shipments of CDMA handsets to the US and WCDMA handsets to Europe, the paper said.
In addition, handset shipments from Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS) to Nokia are also likely to be affected by Qualcomm's supply shortages, the paper added.
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Motorola to increase outsourcing of handsets in 2008, says paper

17 Dec, 2007

Motorola is expected to expand its outsourcing policy by increasing the ratio of ODM handsets to its total output to 50% in 2008 compared to 40% in 2007, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Under the new outsourcing strategy, Motorola is expected to outsource 75-80 million handsets to ODM makers in the coming year, with more than 50 million units outsourced to Compal Communications and the rest of the handsets outsourced to Chi Mei Communications System (CMCS), the paper said.
Component suppliers, including Toppoly Optoelectronics (display), Wintek and Giantplus Technology (CTSN panels), Career Technology and Ichia Technology (flexible PCBs), Silitek (keypads) and Compeq Manufacturing and United Printed Circuit Board (PCBs), will also benefit from the increased outsourcing, noted the paper.

Chi Mei Communication Systems lands ultra-low cost handset orders from Motorola, says paper

14 Dec, 2007

Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS), an affiliate of Hong Kong-based Foxconn International Holdings (FIH), has landed a large-quantity order for ultra-low cost handsets from Motorola, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
CMCS is expected to begin delivering the ultra-low cost handsets to Motorola in the second quarter of 2008, with total shipments likely to reach 30 million units, said the paper, which also noted that the handsets will initially target the market in India.

They are also doing good with Nokia. They are building capacity to ensure cost advantages. Also, they have windows mobile....

Other news.

1. Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) has taken over the CDMA team of Nokia located in San Diego, USA

2. FIH to build new handset plant in Guangdong

3. Handset start-up Mobinnova lands smartphone orders from i-mate