Nokia lose Finland most valuable company status

According to the Helsinki daily "reports international edition, energy companies who have rich beyond nokia (the Po) become Finland's most valuable enterprise.

By last Friday, rich in Helsinki went to the market value of the stock exchange for 16.2 billion euros ($), nokia's market value of 15.3 billion euro. Nokia's market value was in the end of 2007 peak of 110 billion euros.

Nokia's market value of a sharp decline in part because in 2008 the outbreak of the economic crisis, and apple and Android device of the competition. Apple now also higher than nokia market value, and by Monday, apple market value for 417 billion euros.

Row after nokia in the financial holding company is Sampo bank, a market value for 12.1 billion euros. Northern bank and telecom giant TeliaSonera respectively for 27.5 billion euros and market value of 22.6 billion euros, higher than nokia, but belong to the Swedish company.

Analysts bullish on nokia to expand Chinese market increase stock rating

Nokia will be from April to start in China sales Windows Phone smart phones, hope that with this kind of products in the Chinese market challenge apple and samsung (the Po).

On Wednesday, the Swedish Banks will nokia stock ratings from "neutral" rise to "buy", which promoted the share price rise of nokia. On the other hand, CCS Insight analyst Clive signed in London Nebraska "(Geoff Blaber) said:" this is nokia in the Chinese market to develop a positive step."

China has become intelligent mobile phone manufacturer in the eyes of a hot market. Apple CEO Tim Cook (Tim Cook) this week's trip to China, and government officials are working conditions and iPad sui-hua talks on a trademark.

In the Chinese market for mobile Phone launch Windows Phone Windows Phone platform to be an important test. So far, Windows Phone in Europe and the United States of the achievements are very limited. As the world's biggest mobile Phone manufacturer, nokia announced last year, will give up independent saiban platform, turned to the Windows Phone.

Nokia CEO Stephen Evans the roper (Stephen Elop) for the Chinese market released two Windows Phone of smart phones, were based on Lumia 610 and Lumia 800. Among them, Lumia 800 C no contract price is 3599 yuan of RMBS, and Lumia 610 C the price is low, specific price will then released.

The new products will support China telecom (the Po) the CDMA network. Nokia plan the second quarter in the Chinese market all Windows Phone launch of 4 mobile phones, and will provide for China unicom (the Po) network support.

Nokia global sales director Colin, cobolli gigli (Colin Giles) said, nokia Windows Phone mobile Phone will eventually into China three big operators of network, but he declined to release schedule. He said: "we are a lot of investment in China. We in China, according to Chinese market and innovation, and many competitors didn't do that."

Nokia mobile phone market in China the number one position to already was samsung replaced. According to Gartner data, last year in the fourth quarter, samsung and nokia in China mobile phone market share to 24.3% and 19.6%, respectively. Huawei, zte and apple market share of 12.6%, 11.1% and 7.5% respectively.

Strategy Analytics analyst Neil moss tons (Neil Mawston) said: "nokia and Microsoft this year's biggest challenge is how to deal with apple's propaganda, the first to enter the recent iPhone for China telecom network." According to the Strategy Analytics data from 2010 to 2011, nokia in China mobile phone market share from 70% to 30%.

Microsoft's Windows Phone platform has won the support of nokia, but not getting the samsung and other mainstream manufacturer support. Microsoft platform in the smartphone market share to drop.

Broadcom into the smart phone market aimed at entry-level product processor

The recent mobile phone market is the processor, the CPU chip has been used in a number of samsung (the Po) in smart phones. Broadcom CEO Scott mike Greg (Scott McGregor) said, intelligent mobile phone has become a broadcom of an important business.

Dabbling in smart phones processor

When mainstream mobile phone manufacturer rolls out high-end phones, they usually that used the mobile phone, Nvidia or qualcomm Texas instruments (the Po) chip. However, these are not the only chip in cell phones. Samsung and huawei have their own chip products, Intel is also in development related technology. And broadcom also focus on the development of this field.

Earlier, broadcom main production bluetooth, WiFi and other communications chip. In the past few months, the company has started to market in the processor, and broadcom chip integrated application processor and baseband processor.

Mike Greg last week, in an interview, said: "smart phones has become one of the most important broadcom business." He declined to give any more details. But jpmorgan chase recently in a report estimates that the baseband and broadcom application processor has been used in the third of the smart phone samsung.

Jpmorgan chase said, use broadcom chip smartphone including Galaxy Y, Galaxy Mini and Galaxy Ace, etc. These cell phones quarterly sales of about 12 million to 13 million units, which is equivalent to $500 million a year revenue.

In addition, in the smartphone and tablet computers use the WiFi, bluetooth and GPS chip market, broadcom has about 70% of the share. According to the information taken apart IHS iSuppli, new iPad also use broadcom chip. Jpmorgan chase analyst in the report says: "the next few years, broadcom will become mobile phone market of semiconductor/one of the main manufacturers."

Aimed at entry-level products

Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair (Brian Blair), says that in the last month by mobile world congress in Barcelona (MWC) of observation, he think broadcom has a good prospect. He said: "we had thought, the next 10 years, the most important is the low end of the trend will smartphone. Surprisingly, entry-level products has become very good, and the reason is the one of the YuBo."

Blair said, some without subsidies for $150 smart phone has the low end of two years ago to realize the function of high-end smartphones. These cell phones usually by 1 GHz processor, in addition, it also includes baseband and other communication, and power management chips, and these functions are integrated in the price of $20 to 22 bo TongXin slices.

Before, broadcom aim at end of the market. But mike Greg says, broadcom this year will enter the high-end equipment market. He said: "we will cover the entire market." He admitted that, in the application processor and high-end modem areas, such as application of equipment in 4 G chips, broadcom to chase other manufacturers.

Mike Greg also said, Android system is rapid development, but other operating system there is still a certain development space, especially when you consider that Microsoft (the Po) has forced several mobile phone manufacturer for Android mobile payment is a patent license fee.

He said: "one of the challenges facing the Android is Microsoft is targeting all mobile phone manufacturer, request the dinner party 'KaiPingFei'. I think that this is the mobile phone industry facing an interesting challenge."

The report says the NFC global sales this year mobile phone will reach 100 million units

Market research firm Berg Insight report released Monday this year, according to NFC (near field communication) of the global smartphone sales will reach 100 million units sold to three times more than last year.

Berg Insight expected, by 2016, global sales of mobile phone NFC will increase from 30 million last year to 700 million. Mobile phone manufacturer in 2011, launched the 40 of the smartphone NFC, hoping to to score emerging market mobile payment areas.

NFC function can allow the data in a few centimeters of the distance within the wireless exchange, this means that mobile phones can be used to pay for goods, electronic ticket, download music and photos and exchange business CARDS.

NXP semiconductor company (NXP Semiconductors) is the leading NFC chip maker, Inside Secure also won the part of the order.

Microsoft will push the configuration of the different price WP7 mobile phones

In the "2012 China's IT leaders summit", Microsoft global senior vice President zhang (the Po) revealed that Microsoft has and global more than 10 factories cell Phone manufacturers have reached a cooperation, will release different prices, the configuration of the Windows Phone mobile phones.

Last week, Microsoft has just released in the Chinese market the Windows Phone7.5 operating system, but the market in China and Google, apple launched versus the horn. Zhang said that Microsoft very bullish on Windows Phone in the Chinese market prospect, and also attach great importance in the Chinese market partners, in addition to nokia (the Po) is an important partners outside, including HTC, zte (the Po) and so on several mobile Phone manufacturers are already and Microsoft have reached a cooperation, will be releasing different price Windows Phone mobile phones.

RIM iOS developers for apple for product development and application

According to the American professional social networking sites in RIM released on LinkedIn recruitment announcement, RIM is looking for experienced the iOS software developers, for apple iPhone and iPad application development.

RIM required candidates can "developed in iOS platform released the enterprise application framework, can, the design, the development and testing of the iPhone and iPad applications complex".

Now difficult to maintain its RIM smartphone market share, and not in the tablet computer on the market, which indicated that they might be interested in part of the proprietary applications for apple iOS system after the modification.

Involving people have long been speculated that RIM BlackBerry Messenger the popular even communications services to include Android and cisco iOS rival platform, which will bring additional revenue for RIM, but will reduce the BlackBerry (the Po) customer loyalty.

RIM has not yet be spokesman could not be reached for comment.

The latest survey shows that only 16% of the developers' for the blackberry application development "very interested" in, 90% of the developers to develop iOS applications "very interested" in, 80% of the developers to develop Android application "very interested" in.

RIM in February this year upgrade sales of poor PlayBook tablet computer system, makes this device can run Android applications. Last November, RIM launched new software, enterprise and the government allowed like using the blackberry devices like apple and Android equipment management.

Stmicroelectronics JiHengHua: greater China and South Asia's share of the global 6 into

Stmicroelectronics executive vice President and greater China and South Asia area JiHengHua President in an interview with sina science and technology, said stmicroelectronics greater China and South Asia area in 2011 business share is already account for 62% of the world, the future will continue to keep growing. For China's three nets fusion progress, he said, "not surprised nor disappointing," he believe 3-5 years will have a great progress.

The greater China and South Asia area have accounted for sixty percent of the world's share

On March 20, 2012 CCBN the previous day, the same place, the same time, JiHengHua again with the author face to face.

Remember in March 2011, JiHengHua in an interview with sina science and technology, he expects 2011 to "ZengChangNian". For 2009 years of hard experience, in 2010, the company ushered in the integration of rapid growth. Then he believe, if 2010 years of growth can be sustained, 2011 years of growth will be very natural thing to do.

Stmicroelectronics in 2011 whole year the results showed that the stmicroelectronics 2011 net income of $9.73 billion, with $2010 in 10.35 billion reduced by 5.9%. From the industry distribution to see, stmicroelectronics five big businesses, the telecom 27%, car 17%, consumer electronics accounted for 10%, the computer is occupied 14%, industry accounted for 9%, and another 23% from distribution channels.

To this, JiHengHua explained, "although the market downturn in 2011, but our own business or appeared growth. Stmicroelectronics wholly owned business net income growth of about 1%."

And from regional contribution to see, JiHengHua are responsible for greater China and South Asia area contributed to a 62% income, and another 14% of revenue from America, 24% of the revenue from the European market.

However, JiHengHua think 62% share of not limit, "the 62% does not mean that in the market we have in saturated state. Although said China, India and other countries the GDP growth rate will have lower, but remains generally continues to grow."

ST-Ericsson will publish profit plan

Careful research stmicroelectronics 2011 years of earnings and revenue decline is one of the reasons by ST-Ericsson company of the losses incurred. A source says since February 2009 was founded, ST-Ericsson has losses of $2 billion.

As Ericsson (the Po) and stmicroelectronics, the joint venture company of ST-Ericsson, also appeared last week by other company takeover rumours.

"ST-Ericsson's new CEO di del • pull moche (Didier Lamouche) last December 1, took office just, at the end of the month, he will be released before the profit plan. ST Ericsson strategic things should be to ST-EricssonCEO speaking, I cannot make evaluation". JiHengHua said.

For China's three nets fusion progress not surprised also not disappointed

The CCBN exhibition, stmicroelectronics brought Newman TV system first products, so as to layout intelligent TV market.

JiHengHua revealed that code for Newman Ultra products in the first quarter of this year FLI7680 will provide test samples, the fourth quarter volume production can be realized.

In STB field, stmicroelectronics will also launched the latest in China the set-top box SoC series products.

JiHengHua said, "is currently in the set-top box field, stmicroelectronics products in the world, China ranked second first. According to the state administration of radio, predicted that the satellite live TV (DTH) set-top box installed number will reach 200 million units, the next two years the market and television market, set-top boxes of our business in China, Taiwan can continue to expand."

How to see China's three nets fusion progress?

JiHengHua think, "three nets fusion progress depends on the speed of the deployment, while deployed to consider a country speed or society to deploy solutions how fast the absorption of how high."

"Fifteen years ago have many engineers speak digital TV, but now just saw the development of digital TV. For China's three nets fusion progress, we should say is not surprised also don't disappointed. I believe, three to five years three nets fusion progress will be very significant." JiHengHua said.

At present stmicroelectronics in about 50000 employees worldwide, there are 12 manufacturing base, in 10 countries have research and development center, about 12000 people to do research and development, research and development in 2011 accounted for about 24%. In greater China and South Asia area, about 21600 employees, of which, China had 7100.