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Articles tagged with: Smartone
SmarTone Wins 3G License in Macau
Hong Kong based smartone has announced that its Macau subsidiary has been granted a 3G license and plans to launch a WCDMA based network next year. smartone Macau says that it will invest over MOP 180 million (US$23 million) in the first four years to build its 3G network. more
Related Tags: 3g-license, broadband, Macau
Three Bidders Win Addition Radio Spectrum in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's telecoms regulator has concluded an auction of radio spectrum that started earlier this week - stating that three mobile network operators have successfully bid for a total of 9.6 MHz of radio spectrum in the 1800 MHz frequency band at a total of upfront spectrum utilization fee of HK$46.1 million (US$5.95 million). more
Related Tags: ofta, china-mobile, hong-kong-telecommunications, gsm-license, radio-spectrum, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Names Interested Bidders for 1800Mhz Auction
Following the declaration last month that Hong Kong is to auction off some 1800Mhz spectrum next month, the regulator, OFTA has named three companies who have expressed an interest. more
Related Tags: ofta, china-mobile, hong-kong-telecommunications, base-stations, Hong Kong
Smartone - Customer Growth Improves but Remains Sluggish
smartone is Hong Kong's smallest mobile network by customer numbers, with 11.0% market share at the end of 2008. Its total customer base reached 1.14m, up from 1.11m at the end of 2007, with proportionate growth of 2.8% in the year. This was double the 1.4% rate recorded in 2007, but it looks set to be well below the growth rate of PCCW Mobile, its closest competitor. In fact, at the end of 2007 smartone had more customers than PCCW, but the positions were reversed during Q1 08. more
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Vodafone Offers Free HSDPA Access - Inside Taxi Cabs
Hong Kong's smartone-Vodafone has fitted out one hundred local taxi cabs with a platform which connects to the network operator's HSDPA network via a standard USB socket. The service is being offered free to taxi customers. more
Related Tags: usb-modem, free-mobile, taxi, smartone-vodafone
Hong Kong Government To Consult Public On 3G License Auction Plan
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- The Hong Kong government said Wednesday it will consult the public on a plan to auction a new third-generation wireless license. more
Related Tags: pccw, 3g-license, cdma2000, csl
Hong Kong SmarTone Launches 3G Upgrade
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- smartone Telecommunications Holdings said Tuesday it became the first of Hong Kong's mobile operators to launch a third-generation wireless technology upgrade, High Speed Downlink Packet Access. more
Hong Kong SmarTone: Hutchison-DoCoMo i-mode Service Not A Threat
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Hong Kong mobile-phone carrier smartone Telecommunications Holdings said Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) partnership with NTT DoCoMo to launch an i-mode service in the territory won't be a threat to its business. more
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Hong Kong Peoples Telephone Holders OK China Mobile Buyout Offer
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Independent shareholders of China Resources Peoples Telephone accepted a buyout offer from China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd., the companies said Friday. more
Related Tags: pccw, 3g-license, telstra, csl
DoCoMo has said that it is to expand FOMA 3G international roaming and videophone services in Europe and Asia. Starting from July 12, WORLD WING and WORLD WALKER users in Seoul, Korea will be able to use the FOMA N900iG handset for voice communications and accessing i-mode . Until now, a dedicated phone was required to use roaming services in Korea. Users will also be able to send/receive i-mode mail under the same address that they use in Japan. more