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July 2008 China’s Nascent GPS Handset Market Growing Rapidly Shipments of GPS phones will exceed five million in 2009 and will account for about 10% of total mobile phone shipments in 2012. (July 2, 2008) June 2008 Indian Pay TV Market Forecast is Steady Growth Total pay-TV subscribers will grow at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2007 to 2012 (June 4, 2008) May 2008 Strong Growth Projected in Asian Online Gaming Total revenue for the Asia/Pacific online gaming market is expected to reach US$21.1 billion in 2013. (May 19, 2008) Taiwan’s Motherboard Domination Continues as OEMs Expand Outsourcing Some notebook OEMs, such as Apple, HP, and Acer, have outsourced complete production to Taiwanese makers. (May 15, 2008) March 2008 Broadcast Mobile TV Taking Root In China China’s digital mobile TV chipset revenue will grow from US$1.5 million in 2006 to US$196.9 million in 2012. (March 27, 2008) Awareness of Networked Multimedia Lacking but Growing in Asia/Pacific The majority of Asia/Pacific home network users still only use their network for Internet sharing. (March 7, 2008) February 2008 Desktop PCs Will Drive CE Growth in India Easily available financing for CE could result in faster purchases, high-end purchases, or more purchases among Indians. (February 28, 2008) Internet Service, GPS Driving Chinese Smartphone Market Smartphone shipments in China are expected to hit 33 million in 2012. (February 26, 2008) ULC Wireless Phone Sales Will Peak in China in 2008 There will be over 80 million new wireless subscribers each year in China between 2008 and 2012, which suggests a huge potential market for ULC phones. (February 14, 2008) Indian Chip Design Industry to Continue Impressive Growth Despite many challenges facing the Indian semiconductor design industry, the future looks bright. (February 13, 2008) Large-Scale Cable Modem Deployment at Least Two Years Away in China CMTS deployment and cable modem service are currently only available in a handful of locations. (February 7, 2008) January 2008 Bad News for Ultra-Low-Cost Cellphones – Users in India Want Full-featured Handsets A survey of consumers in India who are likely to purchase a low-cost handset show a strong preference for cell phones with advanced features. (January 18, 2008) 2006 a Breakthrough Year for Digital STBs in China Total digital STB shipments reached 9.97 million; nearly triple the previous year’s figure. (January 7, 2008) December 2007 Change in Japanese Wireless Market Good for Smartphones As many as 24 million fully-functional smartphones could be sold in Japan by 2012. (December 20, 2007) Rapid Digital Content Growth in Asia/Pacific An increasing appetite for digital content and innovations by market players has fueled the growth of the three main online content markets: music, videos, and games. (December 5, 2007) Asian Chip Manufacturing Capacity Growing At Double Digit Rate Semiconductor manufacturing in Asia has been increasing at an impressive pace, and that trend will continue for at least the next several years. (December 3, 2007) November 2007 Japan’s Portable Media Market Headed For Strong Growth Through 2011 Retail volume is expected to reach nearly 1.5 million units by 2011, up from 760,000 units in 2007. (November 26, 2007) October 2007 Explosive Growth Coming for Asian Home Automation Services: Half a Billion Dollars in 2011 Japan and South Korea are expected to continue to take the leading position in the region. (October 2, 2007) September 2007 Chinese Consumers Have Moderate Interest in Mobile IM 20% of respondents to an In-Stat survey who had not used mobile IM said they were either “extremely” or “very” interested in it. (September 27, 2007) South Korean Handset Market Promotes Advanced Services With one of the most advanced wireless services and device markets in the world, the South Korean handset market is among the world’s most sophisticated. (September 12, 2007) August 2007 DVD Recorder Sales Rise as Player Sales Fall Meanwhile, the format war over blue laser disc continues with no end in sight. (August 29, 2007) Chinese HDTV Market Developing Slowly HDTV subscriber growth will be slow in China over the next several years, reaching a modest two million by 2011. (August 7, 2007) Outsourcing Making Big Strides in Asian Semiconductor Market The fast-growing Global Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) market is the key story in the Asian semiconductor assembly and test market. (August 7, 2007) Mobile Search in China Enters Mass Market Phase However, a recent survey indicates that the user experience still needs to be improved. (August 2, 2007) July 2007 Big Jump Expected in Chinese Multimedia Phone Market in 2006 as Users Embrace Technologies The music playback function was the biggest driver to the growth of the multimedia phone market in China last year. (July 25, 2007)