The "burning platforms" leaked email specifically named this company as a problem on the low-end and developing nations:
"Let’s not forget about the low-end price range. In 2008, MediaTek supplied complete reference designs for phone chipsets, which enabled manufacturers in the Shenzhen region of China to produce phones at an unbelievable pace. By some accounts, this ecosystem now produces more than one third of the phones sold globally – taking share from us in emerging markets."
Mediatek now have complete Android reference platforms, and seem set to do the same to the low-end of the smartphone market as all phones become smartphones.
"Let’s not forget about the low-end price range. In 2008, MediaTek supplied complete reference designs for phone chipsets, which enabled manufacturers in the Shenzhen region of China to produce phones at an unbelievable pace. By some accounts, this ecosystem now produces more than one third of the phones sold globally – taking share from us in emerging markets."
Mediatek now have complete Android reference platforms, and seem set to do the same to the low-end of the smartphone market as all phones become smartphones.