BROWSING: China Mobile Hong Kong

The subsidy scheme for encouraging early deployment of 5G was initially launched in May 2020 Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced that subsidies to encourage 5G deployments will end on December 31. The subsidy framework for encouraging early deployment of 5G was initially...

The Hong Kong government is taking comments through December 15 Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (SCED) and the Communications Authority (CA) recently launched a public consultation on the proposed reassignment of 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 850/900 MHz bands and 90...

Hong Kong operators have secured 700MHz frequencies in a spectrum auction last year Mobile operators in Hong Kong are set to gradually activate their mobile base stations in the 700 MHz band to provide 5G services, the Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA)...

China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) has reached over 1 million subscribers in the 5G segment, the telco said in a release. Li Feng, chairman of CMHK said: "We are delighted to announce that the number of 5G customers has exceeded 1 million just a few...

Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced the award of 255 megahertz of spectrum in 19 frequency blocks after a spectrum auction that required a total of 32 rounds of bidding in three days. In a release, the government agency said that the...

China Mobile Hong Kong, HKT, Hutchison Telephone and SmarTone Mobile Communications are the qualified bidders for an upcoming 5G spectrum auction, Hong Kong's Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) reported. Hong Kong plans to auction spectrum in the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 2.5/2.6...

The Office of the Communications Authority of Hong Kong (OFCA) officially invited interested parties to join the auction of radio spectrum in the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 2.5/2.6 GHz and 4.9 GHz bands. The Communications Authority (CA) had announced on March 30th that...

325 megahertz of low- and mid-band spectrum to be made available Hong Kong’s Communications Authority (CA) confirmed that it expects to award a total of 325 megahertz of spectrum in various frequency bands in the fourth quarter of this year. CA stated the sale will...

Hong Kong’s smallest mobile operator, SmarTone, said that its 5G network already provides coverage throughout Hong Kong, currently covering over 95% of the population. SmarTone’s 5G network coverage has been extended to 65 rural areas, including country parks, cycle tracks, hiking trails, nature trails and...

  3 Hong Kong, the mobile communications division of Hutchison Telecommunications, announced that its 5G network already covers 99% of Hong Kong. The telco said that the firm’s subscribers can now enjoy 5G technology at close to 600 indoor and outdoor premises and facilities across the...

  Sky Drone and China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of fostering 5G connectivity of drones as part of the work of China Mobile’s 5G innovation center. China Mobile Hong Kong has set up a 5G innovation center...

  Hong Kong’s smallest mobile operator, SmarTone, announced the launch of commercial 5G services in the territory using Ericsson’s Dynamic Spectrum Technology (DSS). The carrier said it adopting an integrated approach of combining high, mid and low spectrum bands to build a "robust" 5G network in...

Cloud gaming has been called a “killer” consumer use case for 5G time and time again China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) is following KT and Vodafone’s lead and teaming up with cloud gaming specialist Ubitus to launch a 5G cloud gaming service on its network....

  China Mobile Hong Kong, Hutchinson and HKT have launched commercial 5G services in Hong Kong as of April 1. Along with SmarTone, the operators had acquired 200 megahertz of 3.5 GHz spectrum for HKD1 billion ($129 million) in mid-October 2019. These 5G licenses will be...

  China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) announced what it claims to be Hong Kong’s first 5G Standalone (SA) network test. The operator said in a release that the radio cell sites supporting both 5G SA and NSA network are now installed for a trial at China...

  Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced that local carriers China Mobile Hong Kong and HKT secured spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band for the provision of 5G services. In a statement, the regulator confirmed that 80 MHz of spectrum in the 4.9...

  Mobile operators in Hong Kong each acquired 50 megahertz of 3.5GHz spectrum in the first of three 5G auctions, raising a total of HKD1.006 billion ($128 million), the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) reported. "Four bidders, namely China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited (CMHK),...

  Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has officially invited interested parties to take part in the auctions of 5G spectrum in the 3.3 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 4.9 GHz bands. The Communications Authority (CA) had announced in December 2018 its decision to auction...

The Hong Kong telecom regulator said it aims to award frequencies in the 600 MHz and 700 MHz bands in 2021 Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) released a spectrum roadmap for the next three years, through which the agency aims to award...

  The regulator said it will start offering a total of 4,500 megahertz in different bands next year Hong Kong’s Communications Authority (CA) has unveiled its plans for the allocation of 5G spectrum. Beginning in April 2019, the regulator plans to offer a total of 4,500 megahertz,...

  Smart Communications confirmed the Swedish vendor will provide equipment for the carrier’s 5G pilot network Philippine mobile operator Smart Communications announced it signed an agreement with Ericsson to deploy the country’s first 5G pilot network during the first half of 2019. The 5G trial system will...