One of Japan public broadcaster NHK’s regional stations, NHK Obihiro, is cooperating with Taiwanese public broadcaster PTS on a documentary following the launch of the first Taiwanese rocket which will take off from Hokkaido in Japan. The rocket launch by Taiwan Innovative Space (TiSpace) is scheduled for spring 2025. It will be the first-ever Taiwanese […]
Taiwan’s mobile service revenues is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9 per cent from $6 billion (€5.5bn) in 2024 to $7.3 billion in 2029, driven mainly by the rising adoption of mobile data services, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Taiwan Mobile Broadband Forecast (Q2 2024) reveals […]
Taiwan will have 24-hour access to OneWeb’s low Earth orbit satellites by the end of October through service provided by Eutelsat OneWeb as part of the nation’s effort to enhance signal resilience, a Chunghwa Telecom spokesperson has confirmed. The Taipei Times reported that earlier this year the country’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, which partnered with […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced a partnership with Tradable Bits, a provider of fan engagement, data, and marketing solutions, to enhance telecasts in Taiwan. The companies will pilot a series of activations designed to increase viewers’ engagement with content before, during, and after sports events. Fans who interact with DAZN’s content by scanning […]
Taiwan wants its own satellite broadband system. Taiwan is just 80 miles from China’s mainland, and is anxious that it must have an independent infrastructure in case of near-by crisis. A report in The New York Times says that Taiwan wants to see an initial satellite orbiting by 2026. Meanwhile, Taiwan has a partnership agreement […]
SpaceX has been accused of denying its Starlink broadband service to Taiwan in order not to upset China, and in so doing may be in violation of its obligations to the US government, reports the WSJ. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R., Wis.) has written to Elon Musk that multiple sources told a House committee he leads […]
Taiwan Mobile has expanded its entertainment offering by adding Warner Bros Discovery’s regional streaming service HBO GO. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Taiwan Mobile is offering a special promotional annual subscription price of NT$69 (€2) month available from February 1st-14th (regular price NT$90), giving users access to some of the world’s most iconic shows […]
Eutelsat OneWeb has won a multi-million dollar agreement with Chunghwa Telecom, the largest integrated telecommunication service provider in Taiwan. The deal covers access to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services from OneWeb. Eutelsat says that its OneWeb’s LEO satellite network will enable Chunghwa Telecom to bolster their suite of communication services with additional space-based connectivity. […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), Taiwan Mobile and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), have signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create and distribute Taiwanese original content locally and across international markets. Taiwan’s content industry has been flourishing in recent years particularly in mainland China, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong, and the Chinese-speaking territories of […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has announced that telco operator Taiwan Mobile is using Broadpeak’s BkS350 Origin Packager to improve live multiscreen video delivery across Asia. Broadpeak’s Origin Packager solution enables Taiwan Mobile to package and protect ABR content delivered to mobile […]