Articles tagged with: Smartone and Pccw

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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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

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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

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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

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