Chunghwa Telecom announced on November 3, 2025, that it has received formal approval from regulators to begin commercial operations using SES’s O3b medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellite network, completing a 14-month review process. The license, granted on October 30, 2025, makes Chunghwa Telecom the first carrier in Taiwan authorized to operate across all three major satellite orbits—GEO, MEO, and LEO.