Taiwan operators put attention on IoT applications - report

Telecom operators in Taiwan, namely Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have begun promoting related IoT applications as they are prepare for the launch of commercial 5G operations in 2020, DigiTimes reported, citing industry sources. 

Taiwan Mobile has put its attention on the development of global eSIM (eUICC) and Sim management platforms. It believes that with the help of eSIM services, IoT devices will be used for manufacturing, logistics, channel marketing and terminal operation globally without the need to change Sim cards. 

Taiwan Mobile believes that with eSim services, enterprise clients would be abel to reduce their cross-border roaming costs and shorten logistics management, sources within the company said. 

FET wants commercial operations of its NB-IoT networks for applications including smart street lamps, smart manufacturing and IoV services. The company also wants to set up a network of 8,000 connected points for its NB-IoT networks in the first half of 2018. 

Meanwhile, CHT has unveiled its in-house developed IoT service platform for applications including fast connection, information security, smart traffic control, smart environmental protection monitoring and smart analyzing. CHT said it plans to kick off the commercial operation of its IoT service platform before the end of this year.