The 2025 Mobile World Congress in Shanghai (MWC Shanghai) officially opened on June 18, 2025. Just before the event, Francesc Fajula, CEO of Mobile World Capital Barcelona, made his first visit to Taiwan and granted an exclusive interview to DIGITIMES. He shared his views on the Shanghai exhibition and emphasized Taiwan's critical role in the global technology ecosystem.

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) noted minimal impact from the recent appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar against the US dollar, according to chairman Alex Chien. The company's domestic demand-driven operations and hedging strategies limit exposure to currency fluctuations.

Google Chrome browser will stop trusting TLS certificates issued by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) starting August 1, raising public concern. CHT chairman Alex Chien clarified that the move does not stem from a cybersecurity or national security issue.

Taiwanese integrated telecommunications service provider Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) held a press conference on June 17 to announce the start of the CHT Digital Innovative Application Series Competition, a national digital creation competition.

Amid mounting US sanctions and continued supply chain constraints on its HiSilicon Ascend processors, Huawei took the spotlight at the MWC Shanghai 2025 Global Mobile Broadband Elite Forum to underscore its strategic pivot toward integrating 5G-Advanced (5G-A) with artificial intelligence (AI).

China’s weather agency is testing more than a dozen artificial intelligence models in an effort to enhance its forecasting, with a system from Huawei Technologies Co. showing accelerated improvement.
The best models from the trial will be prioritized for deployment by provincial bureaus, and granted priority access to official weather data, according to the China Meteorological Administration, which is running the program. The CMA has said it wants to ensure “orderly and standardized development” as the technology rapidly develops at home and abroad.

PCL Technologies has secured a significant laser optical packaging order from Broadcom for its next-generation data center switch chips, signaling a milestone in the commercial rollout of co-packaged optics (CPO). Initial shipments are expected as early as July, with PCL positioned as the exclusive supplier for several of Broadcom's advanced optical packaging modules.

Google Chrome announced on May 30 that it would revoke default trust for transport layer security (TLS) certificates issued by Chunghwa Telecom, due to numerous certificate management violations by Chunghwa Telecom and failure to implement corrective measures.

Japanese telecommunications company NTT is repositioning itself as a next-generation infrastructure provider, betting on optical communications and quantum technologies to regain prominence in global markets. The Tokyo-based firm has dropped its full corporate name, "Nippon Telegraph and Telephone," from external communications as part of its transformation from traditional telecom operator to technology leader.

South Korean internet giant Naver and US streaming powerhouse Netflix are exploring deeper ties, following the success of their joint initiatives in South Korea. In a recent high-level meeting at Netflix's Los Angeles headquarters, executives from both companies discussed expanding their collaboration across global markets.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick released new guidance aimed at reshaping a massive internet infrastructure program to connect the entire country with broadband service, ordering states to rework their initial coverage plans to deliver service at the lowest-possible price.

Chief Telecom Inc. reported record-high monthly revenue of NT$446 million (approx. US$14.9 million) in May 2025, marking a 56.42% year-over-year increase fueled by rising enterprise demand for AI-driven data center infrastructure and cloud services.

As Taiwan confronts an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape and more frequent natural disasters, building resilient communications networks has become a national priority. In a major step toward that goal, Chunghwa Telecom — the island's largest telecommunications provider — announced on June 4, 2025, that it had officially secured government approval to operate OneWeb's low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service for commercial fixed communications as of June 3, 2025. Chunghwa Telecom is the first company in Taiwan to receive such a license.

Google's decision to remove default trust for digital certificates issued by Chunghwa Telecom starting July 31, 2025, has ignited global debate over certificate authority (CA) governance and digital trust mechanisms. The move places Taiwan's CA ecosystem under heightened international scrutiny.

China has made the low-altitude economy a national strategic priority, featuring it in government work reports for two consecutive years as part of its "new quality productivity" initiative. The sector's supply chain is now developing at unprecedented speed.

Huawei posted its second-highest revenue on record as the Chinese telecommunications giant demonstrates resilience despite years of US trade restrictions that have reshaped its business model.

Taiwan-based optical communications manufacturer EZconn is poised to leverage the global rise in artificial intelligence and continued US infrastructure spending to drive growth across its three main product lines in 2025. Despite challenges related to currency fluctuations, the company expects to maintain stable gross margins while achieving positive revenue and profit growth throughout the year.

Apple's first real effort to cut ties with Qualcomm's modem dominance appears to have stumbled out of the gate. Qualcomm commissioned Cellular Insights to run real-world 5G tests on T-Mobile's sub-6GHz standalone network in New York City. The results, reported by Bloomberg, MacRumors, TrendForce, and Mobile World Live, showed Android devices with Qualcomm modems consistently outperforming Apple's iPhone 16e—Apple's first handset powered by its self-developed C1 modem.

Sercomm, a networking equipment manufacturer, released its 2024 business report and financial statements during a shareholders meeting held on May 29, 2025. Company Chairman James Wang presided over the meeting, during which a new board composed of eight directors, including four independent directors, was elected.

With artificial intelligence driving explosive demand for high-speed data transfer, optical communication technologies are advancing in lockstep. Foxconn's Hon Hai Research Institute (HHRI), in partnership with National Taiwan University (NTU) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), has unveiled a breakthrough in multi-wavelength micro-LED (μ-LED) technology.

Networking company Alpha Networks (Alpha) held its shareholders meeting on May 27, 2025, where it expressed optimism about the continued strengthening of shipment momentum for its core products in the second half of 2025. Coupled with active expansion into emerging telecom markets and accelerated development of high-end products, Alpha maintains a cautiously positive outlook for its business growth this year.

At the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, Japan's NTT presents its corporate pavilion under the theme "Parallel Travel." Through a narrative that transcends time and space, the company offers an experimental glimpse into the future of communication.

At the Osaka Expo 2025, Japan's NTT and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) staged the world's first real-time cross-border performance using the IOWN all-photonics network (APN). This showcased the IOWN-APN international fiber link between Japan and Taiwan, featuring synchronized multi-language narration, interactive audience participation, and seamless live streaming, highlighting the potential of next-generation network technology in cultural entertainment.

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), one of Taiwan's major telecommunications companies, is considering collaboration with international AI data centers leveraging all-photonics networks (APN) to break geographic barriers, avoiding concentration of computing power for model training in a single location, according to company chairman Chih-Cheng Chien.