Docomo said that the new service is offered using mmWave technology running on 26 GHz to 28 GHz spectrum
Docomo Business, the enterprise business brand of Japan’s NTT Group, has launched an end-to-end, fully managed private 5G service in Hong Kong with a vendor-agnostic approach.
In a release, the company said that the new service, which is offered using mmWave spectrum at 26 GHz to 28 GHz, will enable local enterprises to build highly secure digital infrastructure operating with fast data transfer speeds and ultra-low latency.
The offering, Docomo Business says, will enable enterprises in Hong Kong to build private 5G networks to support the “massive demand for uplink-centric IoT” and “mission-critical push to everything” with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), text and video applications running on a single network. “These standout features make it an ideal network for connected devices to transmit information quickly and efficiently at an enterprise level,” the company added.
Docomo said it has already conducted approximately 850 projects from service to launch. Through its 5G Open Partner Program, Docomo has collaborated with over 5,200 partners with the aim of creating innovative 5G services.
“We have been allocating significant information and communications technology investments to Hong Kong for the ongoing benefit of our customers over the years. Bringing Docomo Business to Hong Kong is a strong testament to our confidence in the city’s massive growth opportunities and solidifies the vision of offering businesses here an accelerated start to enterprise 5G network running on true mmWave technology,” said Taichi Hiramatsu, CEO of NTT Hong Kong.
Docomo Business said it aims to help Hong Kong enterprises develop their purpose-built private 5G network from design, build and deployment processes to operations and on-going management. The service allows for a high degree of customization, with ready-to-deploy IoT solutions well-equipped for a variety of industries to address multiple use case scenarios, the company said.
Stephen Tsang, chief revenue officer of NTT Hong Kong, said: “We envision our private 5G network service to be an accelerator for enterprises to tap into new business opportunities as the demand for edge devices continues to grow. Increasing enterprise adoption of private 5G will further strengthen the city’s position as a gateway for outbound IoT innovation, establishing it as a robust Innovation and Technology hub.
“By replicating our success and lessons learned from Japan, we have established a new Private 5G/IoT showcase lab in Hong Kong to serve as a hotbed for experimentation and implementation of new innovations within an ecosystem of partners that will help conceptualize Hong Kong’s smart city blueprint,” Tsang added.
