Far EasTone installs base stations at Taiwan offshore wind farm

遠傳電信在台灣離岸風電場安裝基地台

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Far EasTone announced Tuesday it has completed the installation of offshore 4G/5G base stations for the Hai Long offshore wind farm, replacing traditional satellite communications.

Located off Changhua County, the facility is the largest offshore wind farm in the Asia-Pacific and Taiwan’s first to exceed 1 gigawatt in installed capacity. The first wind turbine completed grid connection testing in June, integrating green electricity into the Taipower grid, CNA reported.

To improve operational efficiency, Far EasTone installed 4G and 5G bases at the wind farm’s offshore substation. By switching from satellite to mobile network technology, the site gains a stable, high-speed, low-latency communication environment.

Far EasTone Vice President Philip Tseng (曾詩淵) said traditional offshore operations rely on satellite communications, which suffer from unstable signals and limited bandwidth, reducing efficiency and safety.

The company’s private network design uses a dual-mode system of low-frequency NR and LTE, balancing wide-area coverage with multi-device access. This supports applications such as engineering fleet operations, personnel communication, and AI monitoring system data transmission.

Far EasTone said its mobile enterprise private network has been applied in manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, smart cities, and cultural and artistic performances. It plans to extend its core telecommunications technologies to more energy and infrastructure projects.