Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom has planned to invest at least TWD 3 billion to double the number of wireless hotspots to 12,000 next year to offer Wi-Fi bandwidth for users of Apple’s iPhone and other smartphones, reports The Taipei Times. The spending on Wi-Fi deployment would make up less than 10 percent of the phone company’s total capital spending of about TWD 35 billion next year. The company is collaborating with the food producer Uni-President Group to expand its hotspot network to 4,600 President Chain Store outlets around the nation by year-end. At the moment the company has 1,300 hotspots in airports, coffee shops and McDonald’s restaurants across the country. Next year, the Wi-Fi coverage may be expanded to Uni-President Group’s drugstore chain Cosmed and doughnut chain Mr Donut. Chunghwa plans to offer Wi-Fi service to its household ADSL subscribers by charging an extra flat rate of TWD 100 per month per household, beginning early next year. The services would allow the company’s ADSL users to obtain wireless access to the internet at home, cafes and restaurants.
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Chunghwa Telecom to expand Wi-Fi hotspots
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