19 February 2008
Taiwan had 24.282 million subscribers of mobile communication services at the end of 2007, according to statistics published by Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC). The total number of subscribers consisted of 15.907 million for 2G services, 6.915 million for 3G and 1.46 million for low-power PHS (personal handy-phone system).
The total number of 2G subscribers in Taiwan reached a peak of 25.29 million at the end of August 2003 and then has steadily decreased mainly due to a shift from 2G to 3G services, the NCC pointed out. In 2007, the number of 3G subscribers increased by a monthly average of 290,000, NCC noted.
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest operator of both 2G and 3G services, expects the number of its 3G subscribers to rise from 2.29 million at the end of 2007 to 3.50 million at the end of 2008, with about one million subscribers to come from its existing 2G users, according to the company.
