Slow acceptance of 5G forecast: NCC officialsBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterWhile the nation’s three main telecoms are launching 5G service this week, Taiwan is not going to see a large-scale migration from 4G to 5G, given the scarcity of smartphone models that can support the service, National Communications Commission (NCC) officials said yesterday. Photo: Wu Po-wei, Taipei TimesThe fees are the lowest in the world, compared with other nations where 5G service is available, NCC chief secretary Hsiao Chi-hung (蕭祈宏) said. A large-scale migration from the 4G to the 5G service would not happen until new 5G iPhones are launched, NCC officials said, adding that the estimation was made based on observations from the launch of 4G services. Meanwhile, an online poll by text messaging app Line on whether consumers would be motivated by the launch of 5G service to buy 5G smartphones found that more than 60 percent of respondents said they would not by a new phone to be able to access a 5G service. About 30 percent said they would consider changing their phones, and 10 percent said they would change their phones to access a 5G service.

Source: Taipei Times July 01, 2020 15:56 UTC