Southeast Asia’s internet economy will log its slowest growth on record this year, a group of researchers said, underscoring weakness in consumer demand and a push to show profits instead of revenue gains.
Huawei’s flagship device, the Mate 70, is slated to be released at the end of November, following the recent debuts by Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and Honor. This smartphone has sparked widespread curiosity due to Huawei’s proprietary Kirin 9100 SoC and the use of the native HarmonyOS.
Following Nvidia’s footsteps, AMD is set to establish an R&D center in Taiwan. The project has received approval from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) under its “Global R&D Innovation Partner Program,” with AMD slated to receive over NT$3.3 billion (approx. US$103 million) in subsidies. However, the first phase of the funding has been delayed for two months before being scheduled for review by the Legislative Yuan.
The top three global cloud service providers (CSPs) are committing to strong investments in AI data centers, ensuring steady operations for Taiwan’s data center supply chain—covering servers, storage devices, and network switches—through 2025.
RichWave Technology reported a decline in revenue and gross margin. While Wi-Fi 7 is growing, the rapid decline of Wi-Fi 5 and price competition in the Chinese market are concerns. The company expects growth in mobile phone and networking equipment sectors, with Wi-Fi 7 playing a key role in future revenue and margin improvement.
While Apple anticipates a slight slowdown in revenue growth for the fourth quarter, industry analysts are optimistic that the Single’s Day e-commerce promotion, along with price cuts from various vendors, generative AI (GenAI) applications, and the traditional peak sales season, will collectively give smartphone sales a positive boost.
The sales performance of Apple’s iPhone 16 series has garnered mixed reviews since its launch. However, the benefits generated during the initial phase of the product release cannot be overlooked. Driven by growth in consumer electronics, Foxconn reported a revenue of NT$804.847 billion (approximately US$25.2 billion) for October 2024, marking an increase of 8.59% compared to NT$741.2 billion (approximately US$23.2 billion) in the same month last year.
Apple is strengthening its collaboration with China’s display industry, aiming to lower production costs and reduce reliance on primary South Korean suppliers, Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD). As Chinese OLED technology progresses, this shift is capturing significant attention in the industry.