Chunghwa Telecom Co (中華電信), the nation’s biggest telecom, aims to win more government bids and offer more services as it works to increase revenue from corporate users by a double-digit percentage this year, a senior executive said yesterday.
Revenue from corporate customers is expected to expand to more than NT$60 billion (US$1.96 billion) this year, accounting for 30 percent of the company’s total revenue of NT$200 billion this year, president Shih Mu-piao (石木標) told reporters on the sidelines of a news conference.
CORPORATE FOCUS
“Corporate customers are our focus this year,” Shih said. “We have to seek new revenue growth drivers, as voice calls and text messaging shrink.”
Chunghwa, which has 50 percent of the nation’s corporate user market, counts the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (台積電) among its major corporate clients.
SMART CITIES
The company has won bids to build smart-city systems for 15 counties and cities, including Taipei, as well as operate CCTV surveillance systems nationwide.
Shih made the remarks after Chunghwa introduced a new instant messaging service, called Qmi, for corporate clients.
Taiwan Mobile Co (台灣大哥大) and Far EasTone Telecommunications Co (遠傳電信) last year launched similar instant message services, called M+ and EMMA respectively.
Chunghwa aims to draw 1 million Qmi users within two years, similar to Line’s uptake in the nation.
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