Taiwan Telecommunication Industry Report, 2009

In 2009, the total sales revenue from mobile services reached NTD154.3 billion (about US$4.83 billion) in Taiwan, down 5.4% yr-on-yr; and the sales revenue from fixed-line telephone business was NTD96.8 billion (about US$3.03 billion), up 31 % yr-on-yr. In Taiwan, mobile business income is far more than fixed-line telephone business revenue, because the number of mobile phone subscribers is bigger than that of fixed-line telephone subscribers and the charges of mobile services is higher than that of fixed-line telephone business.

ChungHwa Telecom is the largest telecom operator in Taiwan. In 2009, its consolidated revenue reached NTD184 billion (about US$5.76 billion), representing a decline of 1.47% over the same period in 2008. In 2009, the mobile services accounted for 40.27% of the business of ChungHwa Telecom, fixed-line network business 47.2%, Internet and data services 12.42%. The revenue decline of ChungHwa Telecom was primarily incurred by decreasing fixed-line telephone business income.

In addition to ChungHwa Telecom, the telecom operators in Taiwan include Asia Pacific Telecom, Vibo Telecom, Far EasTone Telecommunications, Taiwan Mobile and so on. The report focuses on telecom services, subscribers, and operators to analyze the telecommunication industry in Taiwan, explores the development trends of Taiwan telecom industry, and gives related investment advice.