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Taiwan - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses

Synopsis

Taiwan has developed a dynamic telecommunications industry defined by excellent telecommunications infrastructure and a very competitive mobile market. Private investors are attracted to Taiwan due to its regulatory certainty, market maturity, an educated workforce and highly clustered ICT sector that sits at the heart of Taiwan’s economic development.

Recognising the ability of utilising ICT to improve both social and economic development, Taiwan has taken steps to develop a digital economy, encompassing digital media and e-services and building upon the high availability of fixed and mobile broadband networks.

Overall fixed line penetration decreased from 2012 to 2018. The market is predicted to gradually decline over the next five years to 2023. Fixed line penetration is predicted to drop as mobile and mobile broadband penetration continue to increase.

Taiwan is implementing a strategy to leverage its strengths in cost-effective, advanced manufacturing to attain a significant share of the global IoT market. The government has included technological development of IoT-enabled devices under its “5+2” industrial development plan.

Key Developments:

  • Taiwan is implementing a strategy to attain a significant share of the global IoT market.
  • There is still limited competition in the local access market which is dominated by Chunghwa Telecom.
  • Fixed line penetration is predicted to gradually decline over the next five years to 2023.

Companies covered in this report include:

Chunghwa Telecom, New Century Infocom, Taiwan Fixed Network Telecom, Asia Pacific Broadband Telecommunications

Table of Contents

  • Key statistics

  • Telecommunications market

    • Market overview and analysis
    • Market revenues
    • Regional Asian Market Comparison
    • Historical overview

  • Regulatory environment

    • Historic overview
    • Regulatory authority
    • Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC)
    • National Communications Commission (NCC)
    • Government policies eg Telecom sector liberalisation
      • Liberalisation
      • Government initiatives for broadband and m-Taiwan
    • Legislation and market liberalisation
    • The 1996 Telecom Bill
    • Foreign investment
    • Licensing
      • WiMAX in Taiwan – licensing
    • Foreign equipment restrictions
    • Telecoms tariffs
    • Amendments to the Radio and Television act
    • National Information and Communication Initiative (NICI)

  • Fixed network operators

    • Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd (CHT)

  • Telecommunications infrastructure

    • Fixed line subscribers and market forecast
    • Forward looking infrastructure project to 2025
    • Submarine cable networks
    • Satellite networks
    • Cloud computing

  • Smart infrastructure

    • Internet of Things (IoT)
      • Government strategy
      • Market sizing and forecasts
      • Industry developments
    • Smart grids

  • Related reports


List of Tables

  • Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – 2018 (e)
  • Table 2 – Key Metrics - Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) - 2018 – 2023
  • Table 3 – Taiwan - Distribution of telecom revenue by services – 2016 – 2017
  • Table 4 – Data communication revenue and mobile data service revenue ratios – 2001 – 2017
  • Table 5 – Historic - Taiwan telecoms service revenue – 1985 – 2014
  • Table 6 – Taiwan 2.5GHz spectrum winners – 2007
  • Table 7 – Taiwan - Chunghwa Telecom revenue, capex, net profit – 2000 – 2017
  • Table 8 – Historic - Taiwan - Chunghwa Telecom revenue breakdown – 2006 – 2016
  • Table 9 – Chunghwa Telecom fixed line subscribers, residential and business – 2000 – 2018
  • Table 10 – Fixed Line Subscriptions and Penetration – 2007 – 2018
  • Table 11 – Historic - Fixed-line subscribers and penetration – 1995 – 2011
  • Table 12 – Historic - Taiwan - Call volumes for outgoing mobile and fixed network traffic – 1999 – 2016

List of Charts

  • Chart 1 – Mobile, Mobile Broadband & Fixed Broadband Penetration – 2018; 2023
  • Chart 2 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index by Market Category
  • Chart 3 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
  • Chart 4 – Telecoms Maturity Index – Northern Asia
  • Chart 5 – Fixed Line Subscriptions and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2007 – 2018

List of Exhibits

  • Exhibit 1 – Key Market Characteristics by Market Segment
  • Exhibit 2 – Northern Asia - Key Characteristics of Telecoms Markets by Country
  • Exhibit 3 – Major global/regional submarine cables with landing point in Taiwan

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Number of pages 54

Status Current

Last updated 24 Sep 2018
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Analyst: Phil Harpur

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