“We will launch 5G services in the third quarter as planned,” FET president Chee Ching (井琪) said. Operating expenses are forecast to jump 10.5 percent to NT$16.39 billion, compared with NT$14.83 billion last year, the telecom said. FET spent a total of NT$41 billion on 5G spectrum, including 80 megahertz (MHz) of bandwidth in the 3.5-gigahertz (GHz) band, the best suited for 5G services in terms of coverage and capacity, for NT$40.6 billion in the spectrum auction last month. Ching declined to comment on price increases for 5G services, but said that the company would issue pricing once Chunghwa reveals its fee structure. In countries that have already rolled out 5G services, it is more expensive than 4G by between 60 percent and 100 percent, FET said.

Source: Taipei Times February 19, 2020 15:56 UTC