Chunghwa Telecom

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Simplified Chinese	中华电信股份有限公司
Traditional Chinese	中華電信股份有限公司
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá Diànxìn Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Wade–Giles	Chung1-hua2 Tien4-hsin4ku3 fen4 yu3 hsien4 kung1 ssu1

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Native name	中華電信股份有限公司
Company type	Public
Traded as	TWSE: 2412 ; NYSE: CHT
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	June 15, 1996; 28 years ago
Headquarters	Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan
Key people	Shui-Yi Kuo, Chairman; Chau-Young Lin, CEO
Products	Mobile ; Internet ; Fixed Network ; ICT integrated services
Revenue	NTD 223,199 million (2023)
Net income	NTD 37,991 million (2023)
Total assets	NTD 523,939 million (2023)
Owner	Ministry of Transportation and Communications (35.29%)
Number of employees	20,008 (2023)
Website	cht.com.tw

Chunghwa Telecom Dongmen Service Center in Zhongzheng District, Taipei

Chunghwa Telecom Company, Ltd. (Chinese: 中華電信股份有限公司; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Diànxìn; Wade–Giles: Chung¹-hua² Tien⁴-hsin⁴, lit. Chinese Telecom Company) is the largest integrated telecom service provider in Taiwan,^[1] and the incumbent local exchange carrier of PSTN, Mobile, and broadband services in the country.

History

Chunghwa Telecom was founded as a company on June 15, 1996 as part of the government's privatization efforts. Prior to this, it was operated as a business unit of the Directorate General of Telecommunications [zh] for over 100 years.

The company's common shares have been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the number "2412" since October 2000, and its ADSs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CHT" since July 2003.

In August 2005, Chunghwa Telecom became a privatized company, as the Taiwan government's ownership was reduced to less than 50%.

The Directorate General of Telecommunications once exercised a monopoly on the telecommunications market in Taiwan. To make the telecommunications industry more competitive and improve service quality, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications began to promote "telecommunications liberalization" policy from the late 1980s, in which the telecom industry would gradually be opened to private industry operations. The liberalization of telecommunications, as well as the management and operation of telecommunications business as mentioned in the plan, aimed to achieve "separation between government and enterprises".

On July 1, 1996, the "Chunghwa Telecom Ordinance" was enacted under an amendment of the "Telecommunications Act", which formally established Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. with a capital of NT$96.477 billion yuan, operating first class and second class telecom services, under the "Taiwan Northern Telecom Branch", "Central Taiwan telecommunications branch", "Southern Taiwan telecommunications branch"," long-distance and mobile communications branch", "International Telecommunication Branch", "Data Communications Branch", "Telecommunications Research Institute" and "Telecommunications Training Institute".

In 1997, Chunghwa Telecom was awarded the license to operate a second-generation mobile communications (2G) network (GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz).

In October 2000, Chunghwa Telecom was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "2412." In July 2003, Chunghwa Telecom was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CHT" and on 12 August 2005, the Government of China Telecom's stake to 50%, and officially became a private company.

In 2007, Chunghwa Telecom acquired Senao International, and Senao becomes the exclusive sales agent of Chunghwa Telecom mobile phones.

On May 1, 2007, Chunghwa Telecom set up a division for enterprise customers, incorporated in the Southern Taiwan telecommunications branch.

On October 30, 2013, Chunghwa Telecom acquired in an auction for NT$39.075 billion a spectrum of LTE bands (900 MHz B2 / 1800 MHz C2 / C5), with a bandwidth limit of 2x35MHz, as well as C5-band (1800 MHz).

On May 29, 2014, Chunghwa Telecom held a press conference to announce the start of 4G LTE services on May 30, 2014, and this made Chunghwa Telecom the first telco in Taiwan to provide LTE services.

Chunghwa Telecom launched Taiwan's first 5G NR network on June 30, 2020,^[2] and has also announced the arrival of a Cloud Gaming service as part of its 5G package. The service has been developed in cooperation with Gamestream and Intel.^[3]

On Dec 10, 2022, Chunghwa Telecom has been selected as a member of both the 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) - World Index and Emerging Markets Index.^[4]

On Feb. 7, 2023, Chunghwa Telecom has been awarded Top 5% S&P Global ESG Score in the Sustainability Yearbook 2023 for the Telecommunications group.^[5]

On May 5, 2023, Chunghwa Telecom announced the appointment of President Mr. Shui-Yi Kuo as the new Chairman, succeeding Mr. Chi-Mau Sheih.^[6]

Mobile networks

Frequency	Technology Type	Band	Bandwidth	Attributes
2100 MHz	NR, HSPA+	n1	2x20 MHz	This frequency is shared by NR and UMTS/HSPA since June 2020 and the NR is deploying in progress.
900 MHz	LTE-A	8	2x20 MHz	This frequency is to provide supplemental coverage in areas where the 1800 MHz or 2600 MHz frequencies are weak or non-existent. (Better in-building penetration) and 2x10MHz of these comes from trading with Asia Pacific Telecom in 2022.
1800 MHz	LTE-A	3	2x10 MHz + 2x20 MHz	Main LTE band for most services.
2600 MHz	LTE-A	7	2x20 MHz + 2x10 MHz	Supplemental network capacity in certain areas.
3.5 GHz	NR	n78	90 MHz	Deployment in progress.
28 GHz	NR	n257	600 MHz	Recently won in a spectrum auction in early 2020.

Subsidiaries

Senao International Co., Ltd., a cellular phone distributor from which Senao Networks, manufacturer of data networking products and wireless telephones under the EnGenius and Senao brands was spun off.^[7]
Light Era Development Co.
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.
CHIEF Telecom Inc.
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Co., Ltd.
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.
Honghwa International Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
CHT Security Co., Ltd.
International Integrated Systems, Inc.