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HKT sees revenues drop, plans 5G launch for April

February 13, 2020 News Centre 0

Hong Kong fixed and mobile operator HKT, which is part of the PCCW Group, saw revenues, Including handset sales, drop 6% to HKD33.10 billion. Read more…

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HKT and ASTRI set up smart city joint lab

November 26, 2018 News Centre 0

HKT and Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) have established a joint laboratory to pursue advanced technologies and solutions for smart cities. The HKT-ASTRI Smart City Joint Laboratory will leverage ASTRI’s R&D Read more…

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HKT and Huawei deploy 5G-ready indoor fiber on new MTR line

November 21, 2018 News Centre 0

HKT and Huawei announced they are building an all-fiber mobile network architecture on a new Mass Transit Railway (MTR) line that Hong Kong’s cellcos will be able to use for future 5G rollouts. The two Read more…

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Transformation practice makes perfect with Huawei DTPC

September 5, 2018 Alex Leslie 0

It seems that Huawei is putting good ideas – and money – where its mouth is. At the Operations Transformation Forum (OTF) in Munich on Tuesday, the company announced the opening of its Digital Transformation Read more…

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HKT wants to use 700-MHz band for underground coverage

August 29, 2018 John C. Tanner 0

Hong Kong incumbent telco HKT says it has proof that the 700-MHz band can provide mobile coverage in underground train stations without interfering with signals above ground – and wants telecoms regulator OFCA to let Read more…

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FIRA WIRE, DAY 0: GSMA warnings, holographic assistants and more

February 26, 2018 News Centre 0

MWC18 news from Day 0: GSMA warns of megacity broadband doom; Nokia takes Facebook’s Terragraph global; Ericsson and China Mobile do Industry 4.0; HKT and Huawei make a DPTC; and SK Telecom’s Nugu assistant now Read more…

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Jumbo Taxi teams with HKT for connectivity and mobile payments

February 2, 2018 News Centre 0

Hong Kong incumbent operator HKT says it is collaborating with Jumbo Taxi to introduce connected-car and mobile-payment features it says will make taxi rides safer and more convenient. HKT’s mobile unit CSL Mobile is providing Read more…

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HKT shows enterprises its very big IoT ecosystem

January 25, 2018 News Centre 0

HKT announced it has established an IoT ecosystem for enterprises offering multiple connectivity technologies including NB-IoT, LoRa, 3G, 4G, LTE-M and Wi-Fi. HKT said IoT has been playing an increasingly important role in many sectors, Read more…

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CSL 1010 launches data roaming for airplane passengers

September 4, 2017 News Centre 0

CSL says it is first mobile operator in Hong Kong to offer “In-flight Day Pass” to enable customers of its 1010 business branded service to use data roaming while onboard an airplane. The pass allows Read more…

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HKT and StarHub announce exclusive offers with Google-Wifi

August 31, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

Google-Wifi has landed in Hong Kong and Singapore via separate exclusive deals with telcos HKT and StarHub, who are offering the mesh Wi-Fi device as part of revamped broadband bundles. HKT Smart Living is offering Read more…

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HKT kicks off LTE-A upgrade to 1 Gbps (more or less)

August 10, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

HKT says it is upgrading its LTE-A network to gigabit levels by rolling out 4×4 MIMO and four component carrier (4CC) aggregation. Following on from its May launch of 600-Mbps LTE-A – which utilized 3CC aggregation Read more…

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HK’s Smart Mobility Consortium demos C-V2X tech

June 27, 2017 News Centre 0

Hong Kong’s Smart Mobility Consortium (SMC) has staged a live demo showcasing Cellular-Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology for connected cars. C-V2X enables vehicles to have tactile exchange of information with other vehicles, pedestrians, and roadside infrastructure – Read more…

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Tap & Go and Heycoins turn coins into mobile wallet top-ups

June 13, 2017 News Centre 0

HKT Payment – which runs the Tap & Go mobile payment service – has announced a collaboration with Heycoins that will enable Tap & Go customers to convert coins into instant top-ups for their mobile Read more…

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HK cellcos disagree on 900/1800 but agree govt spectrum policy stinks

May 29, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

Last week Hong Kong’s major cellcos officially submitted their comments to the independent regulator CA on how it should go about reassigning 900/1800 spectrum once those licenses expire. The submissions from HKT, SmarTone and 3 Read more…

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CTG and HKT Payment to launch co-branded mobile payment card

March 31, 2017 News Centre 0

China Telecom Global (CTG) and HKT Payment – which operates Tap & Go – announced a strategic partnership to issue a co-branded “CTExcel x Tap & Go” card for China Telecom Global’s CTExcel customers. CTExcel Read more…

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ASTRI, HKT, Huawei and Qualcomm to build cellular V2X system for Hong Kong

March 16, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI), HKT, Huawei and Qualcomm Technologies have formed a consortium to build a “smart mobility” system for Hong Kong using cellular V2X technologies. The Smart Mobility Consortium Read more…

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Lack of spectrum today is a poor excuse for becoming a 5G laggard tomorrow

February 14, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

ITEM: Hong Kong incumbent telco HKT is very angry with the Hong Kong government because it is desperately worried that Hong Kong is going to be left behind in the global 5G race unless it Read more…

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HKT slams regulator for refusing to release new 5G spectrum

January 11, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

Hong Kong cellco HKT is continuing its publicity blitz against the Office of the Communications Authority’s spectrum policies with another paper arguing that cellcos urgently need new spectrum to meet increasing demand for mobile data Read more…

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HKT plans short fat fiber cable for data center hub in Tseung Kwan O

November 23, 2016 News Centre 0

Hong Kong incumbent telco HKT announced it will build a short but powerful fiber optic cable boost data center connectivity in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate (TKOIE). The Ultra Express Link is a 3-km high Read more…

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HKT’s Tap & Go targets taxis in SynCab mobile payments deal

November 17, 2016 News Centre 0

HKT Payment Limited has expanded its Tap & Go mobile payment service to taxi commuters via a deal with Chung Shing Taxi’s SynCab as it targets Hong Kong’s transportation sector. Tap & Go is now Read more…

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