Fiber Broadband Speed Test Log: Chunghwa Telecom HiNet Pure Fiber Connection

In our previous coverage of the Tamsui telecom cable theft incident, we documented how severed copper cables abruptly disrupted fixed-line telephone and broadband services for an entire neighborhood. Fortunately, the instant telecom repair crews spliced and restored the fiber trunks—with technicians still seated beside the outdoor utility access hole—we seized the immediate opportunity to run clean broadband performance tests using an Apple MacBook Pro and an iPhone.

Testing Environment & Hardware Specs

• Internet Service Provider (ISP): Chunghwa Telecom (HiNet)
• Subscribed Plan: HiNet Fiber 100M/40M (100 Mbps downstream / 40 Mbps upstream)
• Customer Premises Equipment: D-Link DSL-6740C VDSL/Fiber Wi-Fi gateway
• Testing Clients: Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (connected via 5GHz Wi-Fi / Gigabit Ethernet) and Apple iPhone

Benchmark Results

Running multi-threaded speed tests against Chunghwa Telecom’s official HiNet SpeedTest server, Speedtest.net (Ookla), and Fast.com yielded exceptional benchmarks:

1. Ping Latency: Averaged between 3ms to 5ms to Taipei gateway nodes, reflecting pristine packet routing free of local neighborhood node congestion.
2. Downstream Throughput: Consistently clocked between 94.2 Mbps and 98.7 Mbps, practically saturating the theoretical overhead limits of a 100M provisioned port.
3. Upstream Throughput: Stable at 39.1 Mbps to 40.2 Mbps, delivering rock-solid performance for video conference streaming and cloud backups.

Takeaway

Chunghwa Telecom’s HiNet fiber infrastructure maintains remarkably clean routing purity and low jitter when line attenuation and physical cabling are properly maintained. For users experiencing persistent throttling, requesting a physical line technician audit or resetting the terminal gateway often resolves underlying transmission bottlenecks.