GROWTH: Chunghwa Telecom has already sold 10,000 to 20,000 5G smartphones, and sales would surge when retail prices of the devices drop, a company official said

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 11, 2020
By: Lisa Wang / Staff reporter

Chunghwa Telecom Co (CHT, 中華電信) yesterday said that it expects its number of 5G subscribers to reach 1 million within a year of the new wireless technology’s commercial launch, adding that the uptake of 5G would be similar to that of 4G.

The company accumulated 1.33 million 4G subscribers in the 12 months after it rolled out its 4G services in June 2014.

Chunghwa is expected to launch its 5G services on July 1.

Yesterday, it demonstrated a 5G bus equipped with advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) in Taipei.    [FULL  STORY]