Chunghwa Telecom's 2025 Guidance: A Balanced Approach to Growth and Sustainability

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) ("Chunghwa" or "the Company") has released its guidance for 2025, outlining a strategic vision that focuses on sustainable growth, AI applications, and network resilience. The company projects a total revenue increase of NT$2.71~NT$3.71 billion (1.2%~1.6%) to NT$232.74~NT$233.74 billion compared to 2024, driven by growth in mobile communications, broadband access, and data communications revenue, as well as emerging businesses.

Chunghwa Telecom's strategic pillars for 2025 include "Sustainable Future," "Smart Empowerment," and "Digital Resilience." The company aims to leverage its cross-sector collaboration to accurately identify and address customer needs and business opportunities, enhance user value, consistently increase ARPU, and achieve steady growth in revenue and profitability across the Group. By focusing on these strategic pillars, Chunghwa Telecom seeks to capitalize on global trends in ESG sustainability, AI boom, industrial transformation, growing demands for security and resilience, and alignment with national policies.

The company expects operating costs and expenses for 2025 to increase by NT$4.31~NT$4.38 billion (2.4%) to NT$187.58~NT$187.65 billion compared to the prior year. This increase is mainly due to the cost of infrastructure that supports future business development, investment in talents, as well as the enhancement of network resilience and security driven by evolving technologies. Income from operations is projected to decrease by NT$0.16~NT$1.58 billion (-0.3%~3.4%) to NT$45.30~NT$46.72 billion compared to the prior year.

Chunghwa Telecom's acquisition of property, plant, and equipment in 2025 is expected to increase by NT$3.37 billion to NT$32.36 billion compared to the prior year. This investment is driven by the expansion of AI internet data centers, new construction of submarine cables, investments in 5G deployment to maintain a competitive edge, enhance network resilience and security, and the elimination of energy-intensive equipment to realize ESG practices.

Chunghwa Telecom Chairman Chien emphasized that the company will follow a management philosophy focused on simplification, pragmatism, and intelligence. This approach aims to lead the entire team in moving forward with "steadiness," ensuring stable growth in revenue and profits and establishing a strong foothold in emerging markets and new technologies. By embracing this philosophy, Chunghwa Telecom aims to achieve better business results and lead the company to be "Always Ahead" and "Always Amazingly Ahead."



In conclusion, Chunghwa Telecom's 2025 guidance demonstrates a balanced approach to growth and sustainability, focusing on strategic pillars that address global trends and customer needs. The company's projections for revenue growth, operating costs, and capital expenditures indicate a commitment to investing in emerging technologies and ESG practices. By leveraging its cross-sector collaboration and embracing a management philosophy focused on simplification, pragmatism, and intelligence, Chunghwa Telecom is well-positioned to achieve its vision of being "Always Ahead" and "Always Amazingly Ahead" in the telecommunications industry.