Taiwan sees New Year's Eve data traffic nearly double year-on-year

Data traffic in Taiwan saw a significant increase on New Year’s Eve. Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom posted a 30 to 50 percent increase in data traffic in its network on New Year’s Eve, while Far EasTone saw a 141 percent growth, Taipei Times reports. Taiwan Mobile saw 4G data traffic nearly double year-on-year.

The live broadcast of countdown activities in Taipei on its myVideo platform alone drew a record 1.4 million visits, up from 1 million last year, Taiwan Mobile said. In Taipei’s Xinyi District, home to the Taipei 101 skyscraper that hosts the city’s year-end fireworks show, Taiwan Mobile’s cross-year network traffic flow jumped 75 percent year-on-year, the operator said. According to Taiwan Mobile, this traffic growth was mainly due to an increase in live streaming of New Year’s greetings and congratulatory messages sent via social media this year.