Comment from Andrew Yang, deputy chief executive, Taiwan Renaissance Platform

In the past, telecommunications industry’s main source of revenue came from connection, but in the ongoing 5G and the AIoT (artificial intelligence-of-things) era, telecoms operators around the world are facing a decline in profit. How should Taiwan’s telecoms companies shake off the “dumb pipe” image and explore new growth momentum?

Joseph Yang, the chief executive of Taiwan Renaissance Platform, hosted a discussion on Chunghwa Telecom’s innovation strategies for the 5G era, which featured Chih-Mao Hsieh, president of Chunghwa…