SmarTone 2G service makes way for 5G
Hong Kong-based SmarTone received regulatory approval to shut down its 2G network in October as users migrate off its legacy infrastructure to 5G services, with less than 0.1 per cent…
HK pushes back mmWave deployment deadline
Hong Kong’s Communications Authority (CA) gave HKT, China Mobile Hong Kong and SmarTone an additional two years to deploy 5G services using 26GHz and 28GHz spectrum due to later-than-expected availability…
SmarTone books profit, warns on challenging outlook
Hong Kong-based SmarTone claimed to have reached 99 per cent 5G population coverage 13 months after launching the service, but adoption of the premium offering couldn’t stem a drop in…
SmarTone stands by 5G strategy
GSMA THRIVE CHINA 2020: SmarTone CEO Anna Yip (pictured) explained the operator took a different tack to its Hong Kong rivals when deploying 5G, preferring to wait until it had…
Hong Kong awards first 5G subsidies
The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) approved the first batch of applications for a government subsidy to promote early deployment of 5G services, with funding awarded to three projects…