The China Post
Date: July 27, 2016
By: Christine Chou
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Transportation Ministry said it would push harder to free up much-needed
Transportation Minister Ho Chen Tan (賀陳旦), fourth right; Chunghwa Telecom Chairman Rick Tsai (蔡力行), fourth left; Google Taiwan Managing Director Chien Lee-feng (簡立峰), second left; and Advantech Managing Director Chaney Ho (何春盛), third left, attend a telecommunications technology forum in Taipei on Tuesday, July 26. (Christine Chou, The China Post)
wireless spectrum for Taiwan’s internet of things (IoT).
Transportation Minister Ho Chen Tan (賀陳旦), speaking at a telecom technology forum in Taipei organized by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT, 中華電信) and Economic Daily News (經濟日報), said IoT offered market opportunities to Taiwan, but that allocating more spectrum was critical to the next wave of IoT development.
The ministry’s next steps include distributing more spectrum licenses and relinquishing more unused spectrum to IoT.
Technological development has brought Taiwan to where it is today — a global leader in hardware manufacturing, Ho Chen said.
He urged firms to take advantage of Taiwan’s tech-savvy user base, which leads the world in time spent online and in 4G adoption.
The Transportation Ministry is the majority shareholder of Chunghwa Telecom, the nation’s leading telecommunications firm. [FULL STORY]