Far EasTone Telecommunication holds its 2026 shareholders' meeting

        Far EasTone Telecommunication held its shareholders' meeting on May 20th to present its operational results and future layout for 2025. Far EasTone Telecommunications has set a strategic goal of "expanding its base within one year, achieving success within two years, and taking off within three years" after the merger with Far EasTone. With the efforts of all colleagues, the comprehensive effects have been fully demonstrated. By 2025, all financial indicators will reach a historic high, and the annual growth rates of consolidated total revenue, consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, depreciation, and amortization), and net profit after tax will all rank first in the industry, maintaining the title of "Telecom Growth King" and delivering outstanding results for the second year of the merger.

        Far EasTone Telecommunication's consolidated total revenue, consolidated EBITDA, and net profit after tax for 2025 are NTD 110.346 billion, NTD 38.08 billion, and NTD 13.732 billion, respectively, with annual growth rates of 5.5%, 4.9%, and 6.9%, respectively. The consolidated total revenue and consolidated EBITDA have reached new historical highs, and the annual net profit after tax has reached a nearly 20-year high; Earnings per share (EPS) reached NTD 3.81, setting a new historical high, with a financial forecast achievement rate of 105%; The comprehensive effect of the merger continues to ferment and the growth momentum is strong, heading towards the growth takeoff year of 2026.

        Far EasTone Telecommunication will steadily grow and give back to its shareholders. This year, it has issued a cash dividend of NTD 3.81 per share, setting a new historical high. The distribution amount has grown by up to 7% annually, and the distribution rate has reached 100%. Since 2025, Far EasTone Telecommunication's stock price has continued to rise, with the highest market value increase in the telecommunications industry, reflecting the market's high recognition of Far EasTone Telecommunication's operational performance and growth potential.

        Various financial indicators set a new historical trend in 2026, accelerating towards value creators through the "amplification of three strategies"

        Chee Ching President stated that the second year of the Far East Asia merger has shown outstanding results, with key indicators such as total revenue, merged EBITDA, after tax net profit, and market value performance, all of which have the highest annual growth rates in the industry. Far EasTone Telecommunication utilizes AI to accelerate its digital and net zero dual axis transformation, and continues to deepen its "Far EasTone Telecommunication Big Data+AI+IoT" strategy, promoting the dual track development of personal digital life and enterprise solutions, expanding application scenarios, and strengthening growth momentum. In 2026, the company will launch the "Scaling Up Three Strategies", focusing on "scaling up synergies, scaling up services, and scaling up AI", deeply integrating technology into daily life and business operations, steadily advancing towards the goal of "surpassing telecommunications and becoming a value creator", and opening a new wave of growth curve.

        In terms of group synergy, Far EasTone Telecommunication continues to integrate online and offline channel resources, expand product categories and service depth, and strengthen personal digital life circles; At the same time, we will work together with our subsidiaries Nextlink and InFROMMation Security Service Digital United to integrate key capabilities such as cloud, security, energy management, and system integration, creating a service ecosystem that spans both enterprise and daily life scenarios. In terms of expanding its service landscape, Far EasTone Telecommunication continues to launch innovative digital services that are close to high-frequency life, leveraging the scale advantage of having 8 million users on the "Far EasTone Telecommunication Heart Life App". In terms of AI layout, empowering various operational processes through AI, transforming technology into replicable substantive competitiveness, and establishing a consistent governance structure. As AI gradually becomes internalized as a core capability, Far EasTone Telecommunication is also accelerating the transition of AI from "self use" to "commercialization", becoming an important engine driving growth.

        Mobile service revenue hits a 9-year high, high-speed and low orbit satellites help enterprises and government clients build high resilience communication

        Faced with the slowing growth of global telecommunications, Far EasTone Telecommunications has achieved a nearly 9-year high in mobile service revenue by 2025 with innovative information fee solutions and high-quality network experiences, reaching NTD 62 billion and maintaining a stable low customer churn rate. Far EasTone Telecommunications has the highest average revenue per user (ARPU) in the industry; As of April this year, the penetration rate of monthly 5G users has reached 48.7%, consistently ranking first in the industry.

        In addition, Far EasTone Telecommunication announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Amazon Leo, a low Earth orbit satellite network service owned by global e-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon, to become its authorized distributor in Taiwan. The high-speed low Earth orbit satellite service will be introduced to Taiwan and integrated into the overall network architecture and telecommunications service portfolio through Amazon Leo. It can assist public sector livelihood applications and enterprise users in maintaining network connections required for critical systems and operational processes, ensuring uninterrupted services.

        AI imports operation and service core dual engines to drive new economic growth, 'Far EasTone Telecommunication Intelligence' enters a period of efficiency growth

        Far EasTone Telecommunication actively introduces AI into its operations and service core, and the results continue to show. The growth curve of new economy business is steadily upward. With the dual engines of personal digital life and smart communication, the proportion of new economy revenue has been increasing year by year, growing from 5% in 2016 to over 20% by 2025. In terms of personal digital life, with the "Far EasTone Telecommunication Heart Life App" as the core, combined with AI technology to connect multiple scenarios, creating a digital ecosystem covering shopping, entertainment, tourism, life services, health and security; This year, we will once again venture into the fields of catering and gaming, launching the "Where to Eat App" one-stop catering service platform, strengthening user experience and stickiness, and driving the growth of value-added service revenue.

        At the same time, Far EasTone Telecommunication's four major areas of intelligent information and communication business, namely digital transformation, sustainable smart cities, telecommunications system integration, and smart healthcare, continue to gain popularity. The AI platform "Far EasTone Telecommunication Intelligence" independently developed by Far EasTone Telecommunication has been widely used in internal scenarios such as human resources, legal, finance, customer service, etc., and gradually exported to different industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, education, and government, entering a period of efficiency growth. Driven by the demand for integration of AI, cloud, and large-scale systems, the revenue of enterprise intelligent information and communication services will reach double-digit growth by 2025, injecting strong momentum into the overall development of the new economy.

        A new milestone in sustainability! For three consecutive years, the Dow Jones World Index has become the world's first interbank to issue green bonds

        Far EasTone Telecommunications has incorporated Sustainability Development into its core business strategy, continuously deepening its efforts in corporate governance, environmental action, and social participation. Its achievements have been highly recognized by authoritative institutions both domestically and internationally, including being selected for consecutive years in the Dow Jones Leading Index (DJBIC)'s "World Index" and "Emerging Markets Index" constant stock, and ranking first in the global telecommunications industry for three consecutive years in the "World Index"; Simultaneously selected as a constant stock in S&P's 2026 Sustainability Yearbook, ranking in the top 1% of the global telecommunications industry; And it has been selected as a constant stock in the Taiwan Sustainability Index for 8 consecutive years, and ranked in the top 5% of the stock exchange's corporate governance evaluation for 12 consecutive years, demonstrating its long-term and stable sustainable governance strength.

        In terms of the environment, Far EasTone Telecommunications is the first to issue Taiwan's telecommunications industry's first "green bond", with all funds invested in the construction of renewable energy, actively developing solar and wind power generation, and planning to complete the full use of renewable energy in IDC data centers, offices, and stores by 2030. In terms of social aspects, Far EasTone Telecommunication promotes 5G remote healthcare, fraud prevention applications, and digital empowerment of rural areas, connecting supply chains and employee strength, continuously investing in education, infrastructure, and community care, and using technology to fulfill the long-term commitment of enterprises and society to achieve mutual benefit, and maximizing sustainable impact.

        In the face of rapidly changing market environments and technological waves, Far EasTone Telecommunication will use AI as its core engine to continuously strengthen the telecommunications industry, deepen the layout of smart information and communication solutions and personal life services, create a world-class communication network that combines quality, resilience, and sustainability, and continue to create long-term value for the industry, society, and environment.

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