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Chunghwa Telecom’s AI Surge — International Revenue Explodes 242%!

Chunghwa Telecom reported its second quarter 2026 financial and operating results with solid year-over-year growth, achieving the highest quarterly revenue for any second quarter since 2010. Consolidated revenue increased by 8.2% to TWD 61.36 billion, driven by broad-based expansions across core telecom services, enterprise ICT offerings, and international subsidiaries. Operating income rose 5.7%, net income grew 3.9%, and earnings per share reached TWD 1.38, marking the strongest Q2 EPS performance in a decade. EBITDA increased 4.1%, supporting a healthy margin of 38.3%. The company demonstrated continued leadership in Taiwan’s mobile market, with mobile revenue market share climbing to a record 41.2% and subscriber market share rising to 39.8%. The 5G market share held at 39.4%, with nearly half of Taiwanese smartphone users adopting 5G by June 2026. Postpaid average revenue per user (ARPU) increased modestly by 2.