Taipei, Taiwan - Chunghwa Telecom has been honored with Frost & Sullivan’s prestigious 2025 Taiwan Data Center Services Competitive Strategy Leadership Award, marking the company’s first recognition in this category. This follows six consecutive wins of the Taiwan Data Center Services Company of the Year Award, underscoring its continued excellence and leadership in the data center services industry. The accolade recognizes Chunghwa Telecom’s strategic development, infrastructure modernization, and customer-centric innovation. It also reflects the company’s exceptional performance in driving AI-ready infrastructure, strategic innovation, and sustainable growth amid the rapidly evolving Taiwanese data center market.
Frost & Sullivan conducts annual evaluations based on two key dimensions: strategic effectiveness and execution excellence. Chunghwa Telecom excelled in both, demonstrating its ability to meet market demands with consistent and scalable implementation of strategic initiatives. Nishchal Khorana, Vice Partner at Frost & Sullivan, remarked, “Chunghwa Telecom’s focus on addressing emerging customer needs and adapting its value proposition to meet the unique requirements of AI workloads in existing and upcoming data center infrastructures is reshaping Taiwan’s digital infrastructure landscape.”
With a long-term strategy rooted in infrastructure innovation, customer and market needs, and sustainability, Chunghwa Telecom has demonstrated remarkable agility in the dynamic digital ecosystem. The company continues to invest in advanced infrastructure, including high-density data centers and AI application services, reinforcing its role as a key enabler of Taiwan’s digital economy. Among its major initiatives is a planned hyperscale data center in northern Taiwan, designed to support at least 12 megawatts of IT load—setting a new benchmark in energy efficiency and high-capacity colocation, specifically tailored for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications.
Chunghwa Telecom’s commitment to customer-centricity is evident in its proactive approach to infrastructure modernization. Its 2024 renovation initiative focuses on upgrading existing facilities into AI-ready data centers by enhancing power capacity, cooling efficiency, and structural reinforcement. These upgraded sites will serve as new data centers, expanding total IT load capacity and strengthening Chunghwa Telecom’s position as Taiwan’s largest data center operator.
The company is accelerating its green energy and ESG strategies, aiming to become a global leader in the low-carbon transition. Chunghwa Telecom holds ISO certifications and meets Tier 3 power design standards, with a target of powering 100% of its IDC cloud data centers with green energy by 2030—reinforcing its appeal as a trusted data center partner for FAANG companies. Since 2022, it has been steadily increasing its renewable energy usage through phased procurement and long-term Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs). The company is committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, demonstrating a long-standing dedication to environmental sustainability.
Looking ahead, Chunghwa Telecom will continue to advance digital transformation and carbon neutrality as dual pillars of its core strategy. Building on the momentum of this award, the company remains focused on elevating service quality and customer experience—collaborating with partners to shape a brighter future.
