Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom sees net profit of almost NT$15 billion for January-April

May 12, 10:24

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported a net profit of NT$3.91 billion (US$117 million) for April 2009, with January-April net profit of NT$14.69 billion translating into net earnings...

Qisda lands 3.5G data card orders from CHT, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 20, 11:45

Qisda has landed 3.5G data card orders from Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), which had previously purchased devices solely from China-based Huawei Technologies, according to a Chinese-language...

Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$1.11 per share for first quarter

Apr 13, 10:57

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on April 10 reported a net profit of NT$2.80 billion (US$82.8 million) for March 2009, with its January-March net profit of NT$10.78 billion translating into...

Taiwan market: Initial iPhone 3G sales fall slightly short of target; CHT to continue pushing sales

Apr 7, 15:10

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will continue to push sales of the iPhone 3G in the Taiwan market although initial sales fell slightly short of its target, according to company sources.

Chunghwa Telecom to allocate 15-17% of revenues for capex over next 2-3 years

Mar 31, 12:01

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will set aside an annual budget of NT$30-32 billion (US$880-940 million) for capital expenditure (capex) from 2009 to 2010 or 2011, with the amount estimated...

Chunghwa Telecom to deal out lowest dividend in seven years

Stockwatch - Mar 30, 10:49

The board of directors of Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has approved the proposed distribution of a dividend per share of NT$3.83, all in cash, for the company's 2008 operation, according...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom promoting karaoke service

Mar 27, 16:01

Chunghwa Teleocm has had about 600 subscribers of its karaoke on demand (KOD) service launched in the Taiwan market in February 2009, and aims at 5,000 subscribers by the end of the...

Government ministry hopes Chunghwa Telecom can take over failing 3G service provider

Mar 26, 11:35

Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), the largest shareholder in Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), hopes CHT can take over the operation of Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom works with Warner Music to set up online store

Mar 24, 12:18

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced the cooperation with Warner Music Taiwan to establish an online retail channel for downloading DRM (digital rights management)-free music titles...

Taiwan market: CHT to acquire 30% stake in So-net Entertainment subsidiary

Mar 19, 12:07

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on March 18 signed with So-net Entertainment Taiwan to take an about 30% stake in the subsidiary of So-net Entertainment Corporation under the Sony Group, according...

CHT likely to set 2009 capex at NT$32 billion, says CFO

Newswatch - Mar 13, 10:36

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 2009 is likely to set its 2009 capex at NT$32 billion (US$922 million) compared to an actual capital spending of NT$30 billion in 2008, according to company...

Chunghwa Telecom sets up system integration joint venture

Mar 6, 15:08

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has established InfoExplorer, a provider of IT system integration services, in a joint venture with the Information Engineering Institute under the Taiwan government-sponsored...

WiMAX licensee Global Mobile to join planned SI firm organized by MOEA, CHT and Intel, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 5, 13:57

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has invited WiMAX licensee Global Mobile to commit equity investment in the planned system integrator (SI) company being organized by the Taiwan government,...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom sees FTTx surpass 2M/256K ADSL in user volume

Feb 23, 10:51

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has indicated the number of its 10Mbps/2Mbps FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) broadband Internet-access subscribers has risen to 1.05 million, exceeding...

Taiwan market: CHT to purchase over one million VDSL CPE products in 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 20, 15:51

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expected to purchase over one million units of VDSL CPE (customer premise equipment) products in 2009 compared to 800,000 units it bought in the previous...

Taiwan market: CHT to boost FTTx subscribers to 1.8 million in 2009

Feb 11, 12:14

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest telecom service operator in Taiwan, aims to boost the number of its FTTx subscribers to 1.8 million in 2009, an increase of 800,000 from 2008 during...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom net profits top NT$4 billion in January

Feb 10, 17:22

Chuunghwa Telecom (CHT) on February 9 reported self-estimated net profit of NT$4.33 billion (US$130 million) for January 2009, translating into net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0...

Taiwan market: CHT to begin marketing second Android-powered handset from HTC in 2Q09

Feb 5, 14:37

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is likely to launch the second Android-powered handset from High Tech Company (HTC) in the second quarter of this year, according to market sources.

Taiwan market: CHT, FET, TWM gearing up for 3.5G data card user base expansion

Newswatch - Feb 5, 11:43

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Taiwan Mobile (TWM), the three largest providers of 3.5G mobile Internet-access service using HSDPA (high-speed downlink...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom's MOD revenues spike during Lunar New Year

Feb 3, 14:26

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) brought in revenues of NT$10.2 million (US$305,000) from VOD (video on demand) delivered through its MOD (multimedia on demand) platform during the one-week...

CHT to cut handset purchases nearly 10% in 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 13, 12:07

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest telecom service provider in Taiwan, expects its handset purchases to decline to 2.1 million units in 2009, down from 2.3 million units it purchased...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom 2008 revenues meet target

Jan 12, 11:42

Chuunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported self-estimated revenues of NT$15.87 billion (US$477.69 million) for December 2008, with revenues of NT$186.78 billion for 2008 slightly rising...

CHT 2009 capex unaffected by economic slump

Jan 7, 14:03

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) expects its capital expenditure (capex) for 2009 not to be affected by the current economic slump, according to company chairman Shyue-ching Lu.

Tecom wins CHT network equipment contract, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 29, 16:35

Taiwan-based telecom equipment maker Tecom has won an open bid to supply Chunghwa Telcom (CHT) with a batch of MSAN (multi-service access network) equipment, according to a Chinese-language...

Chunghwa Telecom-developed SNMP test specifications adopted for IPv6 Ready Logo

Dec 26, 16:28

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on December 25 announced that its IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) specifications have been adopted by the IPv6...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom cuts China roaming pricing for its users

Dec 26, 10:44

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on December 25 announced reductions in its roaming service charge rates in China by 34-71.1% in cooperation with China Mobile Communications (China Mobile)...

Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile launches HTC Touch HD to compete with iPhone 3G

Dec 12, 17:31

Taiwan-based telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile on December 12 launched the HTC Touch HD handset from High Tech Computer (HTC) in the Taiwan market, just prior to the official debut of...

Alcatel-Lucent wins Chunghwa Telecom femtocell bid

Dec 11, 11:53

Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it has been awarded a femtocell bid from Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest telecommunications provider, to deploy Taiwan's first femtocell network,...

Chunghwa Telecom exceeds 2008 profit goal

Dec 11, 11:22

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on December 10 reported financial figures for November 2008, with January-November net profits reaching NT$44.86 billion exceeding the 2008 target of NT$43.60...

CHT to transfer 30 WiMAX base stations to Global Mobile for commercial operation

Dec 4, 16:31

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has signed an agreement to transfer the 30 WiMAX base stations and other related equipment it built for the M-Taiwan (mobile Taiwan) project to WiMAX licensee...

Taiwan market: CHT aims to sell 50,000 iPhone 3Gs by 1Q09

Dec 1, 12:29

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will start marketing the iPhone 3G handsets in the Taiwan market on December 13, with an aim to sell up to 50,000 units by the end of the first quarter of 2009,...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to add 550,000 FTTx users in 2009

Nov 24, 15:19

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will expand the capacity of its fiber-optic network around Taiwan by more than 900,000 ports, and it expects an addition of 550,000 FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb)...