Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Tuesday that marked its highest annual earnings in eight years, fueled by a surge in digital transformation and 5G migration.
The Taipei-based carrier posted fourth-quarter net income of $299.3 million, or 39 cents per share, on revenue of $2.12 billion.
For the full year, profit reached $1.24 billion ($1.60 per share) on total revenue of $7.58 billion, as the company benefited from a dominant 40% mobile revenue market share in Taiwan.
Despite the record profit, the company’s outlook for 2026 shifts focus toward a massive infrastructure ramp-up under its new strategic vision, “Igniting the Future with AI.”
Chunghwa announced a 14.6% increase in capital expenditures for the coming year, earmarked for a "sea, land, sky, and space" network.
This includes the construction of the East-to-Asia (E2A) submarine cable, the expansion of cloud AI data centers, and the deployment of a multi-orbit satellite network involving Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) partnerships to ensure national digital resilience.