- NCC approves
first application for
5G spectrum sharing - Mobile operators
accelerate 5G for business - Mobile operator’s security
breach hits headlines - What you need to know
about the new Telecoms Act - NCC grants subsidy to
broadcasters and channel
operators affected by
COVID-19 pandemic - Government subsidy scheme
for 5G network deployment
available from 2021 - Taiwanese 5G operators
receive
“clean’ 5G status - Taiwan accelerates ban
on Chinese OTT TV
services - Bill to establish
Ministry of
Digital Development
in preparation - Low-power radio frequency
equipment
further deregulated - NCC bans
Chinese OTT TV services - NCC regulates
significant market powers
in telecoms - Huawei’s confrontation
with NCC’s
new compliance rule - PTC Channel 3 assigned
to provide support
for distance learning
during pandemic - THE GLOBAL REACH YOU NEED
FROM THE LOCAL FIRM YOU TRUSTTHE GLOBAL REACH YOU NEED
FROM THE LOCAL FIRM YOU TRUST - Cell site location
information helps
digital fencing against
COVID-19 pandemic - NCC requisitions
airtime to broadcast
health-related
information - 5G spectrum auction ends
and real competition
begins
Updates

NCC approves first application for 5G spectrum sha...
On 3 March 2021 the National Communications Commission (NCC) approved the first application for 5G spectrum sharing under the new Telecoms Act (for further details please see “What you need to know about the new Telecoms Act“). The application was jointly filed by FarEasTone (FET) and Asia Pacific Telecom (APT).

Mobile operators accelerate 5G for business
Introduction Taiwanese mobile operators are aiming for mass user migration to 5G networks in 2021, following confirmation that a special government budget of approximately NT$15.5 billion has been allocated to a subsidy scheme for 5G network deployment between 2021 and 2022. All major mobile operators met their subscriber targets in

Mobile operator’s security breach hits headl...
On 15 January 2021 the National Communications Commission (NCC) issued an official order of recall against Taiwan Mobile, one of the country’s top three mobile operators. The order concerned Taiwan Mobile’s self- branded smartphone (the Amazing A32), which had been supplied by a Chinese company and was sold to more

What you need to know about the new Telecoms Act
IntroductionThe new Telecoms Act came into effect on 1 July 2020. The licences of incumbent telecoms operators will expire on 30 June 2023 if not earlier on their registration with the National Communications Commission (NCC). While the Taiwan telecoms regulatory regime is switching from heavy-handed regulation to light-touch administration as

NCC approves first application for 5G spectrum sha...
On 3 March 2021 the National Communications Commission (NCC) approved the first application for 5G spectrum sharing under the new Telecoms Act (for further details please see “What you need to know about the new Telecoms Act“). The application was jointly filed by FarEasTone (FET) and Asia Pacific Telecom (APT).

Mobile operators accelerate 5G for business
Introduction Taiwanese mobile operators are aiming for mass user migration to 5G networks in 2021, following confirmation that a special government budget of approximately NT$15.5 billion has been allocated to a subsidy scheme for 5G network deployment between 2021 and 2022. All major mobile operators met their subscriber targets in

Mobile operator’s security breach hits headl...
On 15 January 2021 the National Communications Commission (NCC) issued an official order of recall against Taiwan Mobile, one of the country’s top three mobile operators. The order concerned Taiwan Mobile’s self- branded smartphone (the Amazing A32), which had been supplied by a Chinese company and was sold to more

What you need to know about the new Telecoms Act
IntroductionThe new Telecoms Act came into effect on 1 July 2020. The licences of incumbent telecoms operators will expire on 30 June 2023 if not earlier on their registration with the National Communications Commission (NCC). While the Taiwan telecoms regulatory regime is switching from heavy-handed regulation to light-touch administration as