14 April 2025 – Chunghwa Telecom today announced a strategic partnership with U.S. satellite innovator Astranis to bring a dedicated microGEO satellite to Taiwan. With features such as rapid deployment, high performance, and exceptional reliability, this satellite will significantly expand satellite capacity over Taiwan. The satellite is scheduled for launch by the end of this year, with full bandwidth availability as early as next year. It will be the first communications satellite ever exclusively dedicated to Taiwan. Astranis, a high-profile startup in the global satellite industry, specializes in agile, flexible, and compact geostationary orbit (MicroGEO) satellites. This strategic collaboration complements Chunghwa Telecom’s multi-orbit satellite architecture – which includes the in-orbit ST-2 GEO satellite, OneWeb’s LEO constellation, and SES’s MEO system – reinforcing its resilient “Sky, Land, Sea, and Air” network and advancing its Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) strategy. Read more