Taiwan will deliberately slow mobile internet service in 14 cities and counties during August resilience drills so people can practice coping with wartime or disaster-related network disruption. The National Communications Commission said 4G and 5G data capacity will be reduced to about 1% of normal for 30 minutes during the Urban Resilience Exercises held alongside Han Kuang drills; voice calls, text messages, emergency alerts, landlines, fixed broadband, Wi‑Fi, and dedicated networks are expected to keep working.
Why it matters: This matters because millions of residents may temporarily lose practical access to mobile internet services even though it is not a full shutdown. People and organizations in affected areas should plan around the exercise by using Wi‑Fi where possible, downloading offline resources, and confirming backup ways to communicate.
2026.07.21
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This article establishes a new tracked story because it is the first concrete report of Taiwan's planned, government-directed throttling of mobile data during national resilience drills.
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