Telecom & Internet

ESR to develop US$2b data centre in Japan
8 Apr 21
The company plans to build two additional data centres at the site in Osaka.
Hong Kong's privacy watchdog asks Facebook to report on data leak
7 Apr 21
The social media giant has reportedly had an issue involving the personal data of some 500 million users.
SmarTone launches partnership with international mobile top-up platform Ding
31 Mar 21
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
29 Mar 21
The bank has estimated China Mobile's mobile service revenue dropped 7% year-on-year.
Xiaomi beats market expectations as profit gains 12.8%
25 Mar 21
The company’s smartphone and IoT products revenue grew by 24% and 8%, respectively.
China Unicom posts RMB12.5b profit in 2020
12 Mar 21
The company also achieved successful 5G network 'co-build co-share'.
CITIC Telecom profit up 2% in 2020
5 Mar 21
The company’s total dividends per share rose 5% YoY to 21 cents.
Hong Kong's 5G coverage to expand up to 99%
19 Oct 20
Consumers can enjoy super high-speed connections at ultra-low latency.
Hong Kong launches public consultation on additional spectrum in 4.9 GHz band
28 Jul 20
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
4 Jun 20
The asset could attract interest from other telecom companies as well as private-equity funds.
HKB Technology Excellence Awards 2020 opens doors for nominations
28 Jan 20
Deadline of entries is on 26 June 2020, Friday.
China Mobile Hong Kong wins 3.5GHz spectrum for $300m
16 Oct 19
The company will build a territory wide 5G network.
Four mobile networks buy 5G spectrum for $1b
16 Oct 19
It will take effect on April 2020.
Indonesia telcos' revenue could grow 9% in 2019: analyst
4 Oct 19
The big three are aggressively monetising data services.
Hong Kong gears for 5G rollout in 2020
12 Aug 19
Around 1,000 government premises will open for applications.
Three major towercos emerge from India's wave of consolidation
9 Aug 19
Bharti Infratel - Indus Towers, Reliance Jio, and American Tower command a market share of 80%.
Chinese TMT IPO proceeds triples to $264.9b in 2018
25 Feb 19
China Tower Corp, Xiaomi Corp and Meituan Dianping had the largest IPOs in H2 2018.
Malaysian telcos set for 2% profits boost in 2019 amidst looming 5G rollout
12 Feb 19
The service revenues of the country's big 3 players will also inch up by 1% following a flattish year.
Thailand to switch off its 2G services by October 2019
25 Jan 19
Operators are looking to make way for 4G and eventually 5G data networks.
Indian telcos could get a boost from new digital policy
4 Oct 18
The government eyes to launch two million Wi-Fi hotspots in rural areas.
Hong Kong has slower fixed broadband speed than Singapore
20 Aug 18
The SAR fell to second place with a speed of 145.65 Mbps.
Residential broadband provider HKBN to buy WTT HK in $10.5b deal
9 Aug 18
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
4 Jun 18
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
13 Sep 17
One of the operators slashed monthly package fee by 25%.
Wharf T&T changes name to WTT
16 Jun 17
It also unveiled a new logo.
Australian messaging app instantly translates voice and word chats
9 Mar 17
It can translate up to 90 different languages.
Keeping businesses connected in Hong Kong's skyscrapers
6 Feb 17
Now home to more than 3,000 buildings that qualify as skyscrapers, Hong Kong’s first structures of notable height stood just six stories...
Outlook for Indian telco bleak amidst intense competition
21 Oct 16
Industry revenue may only rise 7-8% in 2016.
This app helps you find a place for your next party
13 Sep 16
Membership is growing 20% week on week.
EC greenlights 3 Italia and WIND merger
7 Sep 16
Possibly affecting CK Hutchison share price positively.
Optimism in mobile wallets ahead due to new SVF licences
7 Sep 16
Mobile payment sector is relatively less developed.
Hong Kong needs to get ready: Pokémon Go is a sign of things to come
23 Aug 16
Who could have imagined that in 2016, millions of Hong Kongers from 6 to 60 would be walking for kilometers...
HKBN scores approval to offer mobile virtual network operator services
4 Aug 16
Soft launch will begin as early as August 2016.
Meet Hong Kong's trailblazing firms at HKB's International Business Awards and Business Ranking Awards 2016
15 Jul 16
Over 30 companies were awarded.
Hong Kong leads as world’s most “connected” population in 2016
17 May 16
Hongkongers sure love keeping in touch.
CK Hutchison still in active talks with EU commission over O2 acquisition
22 Mar 16
It's saying the acquisition will be synergistic.
Inside Microsoft’s super cool new office in Hong Kong
17 Mar 16
Gone are the days of dull and drab cubicle spaces.
HKBN’s collaboration with LeTV draws investor focus
23 Nov 15
It could boost subscriber acquisitions.
HKBN zeroes in on harvesting more subscribers
10 Nov 15
Rather than on ARPU.
Why an apparent lack of price hikes in iPhone 6s plans is disappointing for analysts
27 Sep 15
Will recontracting trend among telco players be affected?

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