Telecom & Internet
SmarTone launches partnership with international mobile top-up platform Ding
SmarTone launches partnership with international mobile top-up platform Ding
The service will help expats living in Hong Kong to send mobile top-ups to their families back home.
China Mobile falls behind on mobile service revenue: OCBC
The bank has estimated China Mobile's mobile service revenue dropped 7% year-on-year.
Xiaomi beats market expectations as profit gains 12.8%
The company’s smartphone and IoT products revenue grew by 24% and 8%, respectively.
China Unicom posts RMB12.5b profit in 2020
The company also achieved successful 5G network 'co-build co-share'.
CITIC Telecom profit up 2% in 2020
The company’s total dividends per share rose 5% YoY to 21 cents.
Hong Kong launches public consultation on additional spectrum in 4.9 GHz band
It also aims to discuss the spectrum utilisation fee for the provision of public mobile services.
Tycoon Richard Li's telecom firm weighs $7.75b unit sale
The asset could attract interest from other telecom companies as well as private-equity funds.
China Mobile Hong Kong wins 3.5GHz spectrum for $300m
The company will build a territory wide 5G network.
Four mobile networks buy 5G spectrum for $1b
It will take effect on April 2020.
Hong Kong gears for 5G rollout in 2020
Around 1,000 government premises will open for applications.
Chinese TMT IPO proceeds triples to $264.9b in 2018
China Tower Corp, Xiaomi Corp and Meituan Dianping had the largest IPOs in H2 2018.
Residential broadband provider HKBN to buy WTT HK in $10.5b deal
The private equity firms that own WTT would own around 11.66% stake each in HKBN.
Communications Authority makes 5 GHz shared band available for faster Internet
This gives Hong Kong the status of being one of the first to adopt such advanced mobile tech.
Price war looms over telcos amidst iPhoneX release
One of the operators slashed monthly package fee by 25%.
Wharf T&T changes name to WTT
It also unveiled a new logo.
Australian messaging app instantly translates voice and word chats
It can translate up to 90 different languages.
Keeping businesses connected in Hong Kong's skyscrapers
Now home to more than 3,000 buildings that qualify as skyscrapers, Hong Kong’s first structures of notable height stood just six stories tall...