TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Chunghwa Telecom announced Thursday it set up a compact antenna test range millimeter-wave laboratory in Taoyuan.

The company said in a press release that a compact antenna test range (CATR) enhances testing space efficiency through electromagnetic wave reflection, per CNA. Millimeter waves offer advantages such as large transmission bandwidth and fast response times, making them suitable for 6G and satellite communication frequencies, per UDN.

This helps companies reduce barriers to equipment development and testing, shortening product timelines and accelerating commercialization, it explained.

The company added that its new lab provides advanced 5G FR2 over-the-air testing capabilities. The lab can support data transmission measurements for low, medium, and high-orbit satellites using Ku-band and Ka-band frequencies.

Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories President Su Tian-tsair (蘇添財) said that the company aims to accelerate research and development, strengthening Taiwan’s position in the global communications market. He added that the company will focus on integrating terrestrial and satellite communications.

5G offers theoretical speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second, 30 times faster than its predecessor. 6G is even faster, with a lab in China claiming it reached 206.25 gigabits per second.