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Executive Vice President of Chunghwa option. Therefore, satellite services are “Eutelsat OneWeb strives to enable our
Telecom, led a delegation to the London essential communication tools for the partner’s growth and this agreement is a
offices of Eutelsat OneWeb, which is part of Taiwanese government and businesses. By testament to the success of our approach
Eutelsat Group - the world’s first GEO-LEO integrating Eutelsat OneWeb's LEO satellite and the continued demand for our services.
satellite operator - to sign the agreement. service with our Geostationary Orbit (GEO) Chunghwa Telecom has long been a premier
He commented: “Eutelsat OneWeb is a satellite service, Chunghwa Telecom takes provider in the region and we look forward
leading provider of LEO satellite services the first step towards establishing a multi to working together to deliver robust,
and Chunghwa Telecom is excited to orbit satellite service portfolio.” "We are resilient connectivity services.” Eutelsat
have the opportunity to collaborate with thrilled by the opportunity to partner with OneWeb’s LEO satellite constellation
the Eutelsat OneWeb team to introduce Chunghwa Telecom and the ability it gives comprises more than 600 satellites and
LEO satellite services into the country. us to extend our mission of bringing high- due to their proximity to Earth, they are able
Taiwan is an island and relies heavily on speed, low-latency connectivity to people to deliver fast, low-latency communication
submarine cables for external connectivity, around the world,” said Stephen Beynon, services, meeting the demand for high-
with satellites serving as a secondary co-General Manager of Eutelsat OneWeb. quality network connectivity and achieving
resilience through network redundancy.
Chunghwa Telecom plans to continue
actively collaborating with international
and domestic industry partners, including
participating in key satellite business
developments. Additionally, Chunghwa
Telecom plans to establish a satellite
service terminal testing center in
Taiwan with Eutelsat OneWeb, aiming to
provide technical expertise and integrate
domestic and international satellite
service resources. Chunghwa Telecom
will collaborate with government satellite
research institutions, academic units, and
satellite industry vendors to collectively
promote the development of the domestic
satellite industry.

Huawei unveils joint fellowship with ITU, makes

strides in digital inclusion

Huawei announced it has already brought
connectivity to 90 million people in
remote regions in nearly 80 countries
following its pledge to the International
Telecommunication Union's (ITU)
Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition.
The announcement was made as part
of Huawei's first progress report since it
joined the Coalition last year. Dr. Liang Hua,
Chairman of the Board of Huawei, made
the announcement at the company's 2023
Sustainability Forum, which is themed
"Thriving Together with Tech: Realizing
Sustainable Development." The event also
brought together Doreen Bogdan-Martin,
the Secretary-General of ITU; Jeffrey
Sachs, President of the UN Sustainable Dr. Liang Hua, Huawei Chairman, addressing the audience at the Sustainability
Development Solutions Network and Forum

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