BROWSING: HKT

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)...

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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

The initial phase of the HKT 5G launch will cover 11 of Hong Kong's 18 districts Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) has set the first of April as its 5G launch date in parts of Hong Kong, and if that deadline is met, it will be...

  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),...

APAC carriers try to define the "killer" 5G app for the region SINGAPORE--China covers more than 9.5 million square kilometers and contains massive deposits of natural resources that support the country's industrial base, including the high-value agriculture, mining and manufacturing verticals. Singapore is a city-state...

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,...

HKT is partnering Huawei on a customer-centric approach to digital transformation HONG KONG--Hong Kong telecom operator HKT is currently undergoing a process to implement an integral digital transformation process in a move to capture growth opportunities in the digital era, the telco’s general manager Alex...

The companies say the new IoT platform will allow enterprises to launch IoT through partnerships China Telecom and Ericsson have launched the China Telecom IoT Open Platform, a global connection management platform to enable companies to accelerate the deployment of internet of things solutions and...

Regulator looks to open up 5G spectrum during 2019 and 2020. Hong Kong’s Communications Authority announced plans to open up new spectrum for "5G" services in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands in 2019, and in the 3.4 GHz to 3.7...

The project stipulates a smart city initiative in China’s Pilot Free Trade Zone Hengqin PCCW Global, the international operating division of Hong Kong telecoms services provider HKT, and Chinese company Zhuhai Da Hengqin Technology Development Company (DHQ Tech) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

The Ultra Express Link submarine cable is set to be operational next year. Hong Kong telecom firm HKT revealed plans to deploy the Ultra Express Link, a high-capacity fiber optic submarine cable connecting Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate and Chai Wan, both in...

Huawei and partners show use cases of digital transformation to demonstrate importance of agile, elastic operations BARCELONA, Spain – With a focus on enabling a customer-centric business model, Huawei representatives and clients gathered during Mobile World Congress to discuss the importance of digital business transformation. Transformation has been...

HKT, Huawei claim demo reached peak download speed of 1.2 Gbps HONG KONG – Hong Kong Telecom and Chinese vendor Huawei said they successfully demonstrated the world’s first 1 gigabit-per-second mobile network at the Global Mobile Broadband Forum 2015 in Hong Kong. The demo is said...