Taiwan will have 24-hour access to OneWeb’s low Earth orbit satellites by the end of October through service provided by Eutelsat OneWeb as part of the nation’s effort to enhance signal resilience, a Chunghwa Telecom spokesperson has confirmed.

The Taipei Times reported that earlier this year the country’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, which partnered with Chunghwa Telecom on a two-year project to boost signal resilience throughout the nation, reached a milestone when it made contact with OneWeb’s satellite.

Chunghwa Telecom copresident Alex Chien confirmed that constant contact with the satellites had been made and there would be nationwide coverage by the end of this month. To ensure that the nation’s communication network can operate through non-geosynchronous satellites, a network that incorporates satellite equipment has been installed in Taiwan and other countries, as well as low and medium orbit satellites.

“For the satellite system to operate normally, it requires three major elements: satellites in the sky, terminal equipment and ground receiving stations. All three are indispensable,” he said.

The terminal equipment used in the network includes 700 sites in Taiwan and abroad, and the ground receiving stations are set up in Japan, Thailand and Guam. “Initially there were some problems with the ground receiving station in Thailand, but OneWeb has solved the issue,” he added.

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