Latest market and regulatory data suggests that the mobile market lost around 272,000 subscribers in 2017 before losing another 19,000 subscriptions in Q118. The mobile market ended March 2018 with an estimated total of 28.638mn subscribers, representing an y-o-y contraction of 0.7%. In late October 2017, the National Communications Commission (NCC) held an auction for six blocks on the 1,800MHz frequency band and 24 blocks of the 2,100MHz frequency band. Chunghwa Telecom, FarEastone, Taiwan Mobile and Taiwan Star Telecom all won spectrum, with Asia Pacific Telecom being the only mobile operator not to secure spectrum. The NCC is due to hold an auction for 5G frequencies in June 2019, although it recently stated that it is wary of allocating spectrum for operator trials, and prefers adopting a wait-and-see" approach. Upgrades to wireline (cable TV, xDSL, FTTH) facilitate improved delivery of bandwidth-intensive multi-play services, particularly premium TV services as well as connected home solutions.

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Developing Asia Telecoms Presents Opportunities, But Not Without Risk

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Chunghwa Telecom

Far EasTone

Taiwan Mobile

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