Taiwan Academic Network (TANet) plays a critical role in Taiwan's academic contributions and Internet development. TANet's goal is an establishment of the educational infrastructure, and information integration of teaching and academic research. In this paper, the process of TANet development is reviewed and the current development status of TANet indicated. In addition, TANet's future prospects are illustrated based on past and present developments. The present paper provides an overview for research scholars who are involved in the development of TANet.