Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to hike 50Mbps user base to nearly 1 million in 2012

Mar 29, 16:24

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has focused promotions of its FTTx broadband Internet-access services on download speeds of 50Mbps in 2012 and aims to increase the number of 50Mbps FTTx subscribers...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom plans trial run of 1Gbps FTTx

Jan 6, 12:26

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to start trial operation of 1Gbps FTTx Internet-access service in five metropolitan areas around Taiwan in the first quarter of 2012, according to the...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to trial 1G Internet service in 2012

Dec 27, 10:46

Chunghaw Telecom (CHT) will undertake trial operation of 1,024Mbps (1G) fixed-line Internet-access service in some selected areas in 2012, according to company chairman Lu Shyue-ch...

Taiwan market: NCC approves price cut for fixed-line Internet

Jun 9, 16:39

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on June 8 gave the green light to reduce charge rates for ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services as well as increased download/upload...

China-based makers of fiber-optic cable foresee impact from Japan earthquake, say Taiwan makers

Mar 22, 02:15

China-based makers of fiber-optic cable used to lay FTTx networks are worried about short supply of optical fiber perform, a prefabricated material, from Japan due to the earthquake...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to offer 50Mbps FTTx service in 2Q11

Jan 12, 01:55

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to launch FTTx service at a download speed of 50Mbps in the second quarter of 2011, with monthly fixed rate limited to NT$2,000 (US$67), according to...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 2 million FTTx users

Nov 17, 01:50

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has 1.78 million FTTx subscribers currently and aims to increase the number to two million as soon as possible, according to the company.

Chunghwa Telecom posts January-September EPS of NT$3.81

Oct 12, 09:50

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on October 11 reported unaudited net profit of NT$3.586 billion (US$113 million) for September 2010, resulting in January-September net earnings per share (EPS)...

Taiwan aims at 76% FTTx penetration of households in 2015

Jul 9, 15:53

The Taiwan government on July 8 passed the Digital Convergence Development Initiative, with one of the five targets being to increase the number of households using FTTx (fiber to...

Chunghwa Telecom aims at FTTx coverage of 85% in 2014

May 3, 10:19

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expanding its fiber-optic network around Taiwan and expects the number of its FTTx subscribers to exceed that of its ADSL subscribers in 2011 and its FTTx...

China aims at over 80 million FTTx users in 2011, says MIIT

Apr 20, 10:08

The China government plans to invest more than 150 billion yuan (US$22.0 billion) in 2010-2011 to establish fiber-optic networks around the country, with aims to increase the number...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to invest NT$13.5 billion in fiber-optic infrastructure in 2010

Mar 2, 11:41

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will continue setting up its fiber-optic network by investing NT$13.5 billion (US$422 million) in 2010, according to the company.

Taiwan market: 3.5G data card users double in 2009

Feb 8, 16:26

The number of 3.5G data card users in Taiwan doubled to 660,000 at the end of 2009 compared to 330,000 a year earlier, according to data compiled by Taiwan's National Communications...

Taiwan market: CHT aims to expand FTTx user base to over 60% of fixed-line Internet access in 2010

Feb 2, 14:09

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to increase the proportion of its fixed-line Internet-access subscribers using FTTx from 42% currently to more than 60% by the end of 2010, according to...

Chunghwa Telecom capex tops NT$16.5 billion in Jan-Sep 2009

Nov 2, 10:22

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) recorded a capex of NT$16.56 billion (US$505 million) for January-September 2009, 79.8% of which went on fixed-line and Internet infrastructure and 17.8% on...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to offer 20M/2M FTTx service

Oct 27, 14:48

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will roll out a 20Mbps/2Mbps (20M/2M) FTTx service as early as the end of 2009, according to the company.

Taiwan market: NCC conditionally approves Chunghwa Telecom 20M/2M FTTx pricing

Oct 1, 14:32

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on September 30 approved rates proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for its 20Mbps (20M/2M) FTTx Internet-access service, but asked...

Top-three Taiwan carriers post strong earnings gains in August

Sep 14, 10:02

The top-three carriers in Taiwan, Taiwan Mobile, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), all posted strong profit gains in August, with their EPS' topping...

Chunghwa Telecom lands 4-year FTTB/ADSL network contract from Taipei City Government

Sep 7, 10:31

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has obtained a contract from the Taipei City Government to provide a network of 13,800 FTTB and ADSL leased-circuits specifically for a security monitoring...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom gaining users in FTTx, losing in ADSL

Sep 3, 15:49

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) saw a rise of 25.4% in subscribers to its FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) broadband Internet service but a drop of 8.6% in ADSL users in the first half...

Taiwan market: TWM lowers broadband Internet-access rates

Aug 10, 11:54

Telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has announced a reduction in charge rates for its ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services by 20-58%.

Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$2.30 per share for January-June 2009

Jul 13, 10:36

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on July 10 reported a net profit of NT$4.024 billion (US$123 million) for June 2009, with a January-June net profit of NT$22.323 billion translating into net...

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: 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 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 FTTx users exceed 1 million

Dec 22, 09:55

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has indicated that the number of its FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) subscribers exceeded one million earlier this month, and based on the monthly growth...

Taipei to set up fiber-optic network along sewer system

Dec 18, 12:38

The Taipei City government plans to establish a fiber-optic network for FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) along the city's sewer conduits, with the project to be undertaken by...

Taiwan market: TFN Media offers free HD LCD TVs to promote FTTx service

Dec 17, 11:35

TFN Media, one of the largest MSOs (multi-system operators of cable TV) and an ISP (Internet service provider) in Taiwan, have announced the offering of free HD LCD TVs for new subscribers...

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)...

Taiwan market: NCC approves Chunghwa Telecom ADSL/FTTx network fee cuts

Nov 6, 15:44

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on November 5 approved reductions in network fees proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for using its ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access...

Taiwan market: NCC gives nod to new Chunghwa Telecom FTTx pricing

Oct 16, 15:47

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on October 15 approved a proposal by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to reduce the circuit-lease fee for its 10M/2M FTTx Internet-access service...

Alcatel-Lucent aims to build broadband optical network ecosystem with Taiwan makers

Oct 9, 14:52

Alcatel-Lucent will continue to cooperate with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) as well as Taiwan-based network-equipment makers to develop broadband optical network products...

Chunghwa Telecom FTTx subscribers approaching one million

Jun 27, 15:03

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has had more than 700,000 FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) subscribers and the number keeps increasing steadily by 40,000 or more per month as the company...

Taiwan market: CHT aims at FTTx capacity of 5 million users in 2011, to adopt NG SDH

May 27, 14:37

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is establishing its FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) network and expects to complete a total capacity to serve five million subscribers at download speeds...